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Pull the trigger on a 12?

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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by bymoosek
Great looking Jeep and sounds like a good deal.
I would see if the dealer would let you drive it for a few days.
My dealer did. It will really give you a chance to run across
about any typical driving instance to make sure it really
performs as you like. But you did say you were 3 hours away,
so maybe not feasible. Just a thought, It really helped reassure
me with my purchase.
Yes. I second that. Excellent advice for anyone purchasing a Jeep with an aftermarket lift. Really, any lift is considered aftermarket since it was not factory installed.
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 10:38 AM
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I can't figure out why you are hesitating. I went through the same delima when trading in my 07 for my 12. I have no regrets. You only live once.
As for the color? I love the Dozer.
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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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Great looking Jeep!! Love the color!! Tell them you would have to regear if not running 4:10's minimum (4.56's are nice), that's $1500-$2000 at least if you go get them done, (if not doing them yourself). The stock tire carrier is not meant to carry more than a 33" tire... You will have to buy a new rear bumper with a tire carrier mounted to it or a tail gate reinforcement kit(plan on $1000). If you need a high third brake light, that's another expense due to the OEM one a bit too low (would need a rear picture to verify and depending on local laws) Did they calibrate the speedo for you? Dealers can only reprogram stock tire sizes with factory equipment in their shops. You will need a reprogrammer to fix the speedo, shift points, and let the computer know what gears you are running (when regeared). How about that lift kit? Is it a Stage 1 or Stage 2 kit? Stage 2 from Mopar is a coil lift with tuned FOX shocks, a much better lift for your money compared to the Stage 1 (both are 2" lifts by the way). You could also argue about the winch and aux lights putting a drain on the battery and you want a BD dual battery system, that's $500 for the system and $500 for some awesome batteries to run all of your gear. Hey do those tires stick out past your fenders? Some states require that the tread be completely covered by your fenders... that could be a big ticket and you would have to switch out your tires for your yearly inspection (depending on local laws). The KBB will also be lower if you would resell since you have a lift kit on the Jeep... unless they give you all of your stock components back and you want to put them back on... A lot to talk them down in price and good luck!!!

Yikes!!! Dana 30's... might want C-Gusset supports welded onto those axles... and that voids the warranty... Might want to see what the dealer is going to cover since most will ding the vin of your Jeep for being a modified vehicle and trying to get warranty service would be hard... get written proof that they will service all OEM warranty items along with those items they installed (wheels, tires, lights, winch)!

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Old Jun 21, 2012 | 01:13 PM
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love my dozer!
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