New rubber on the Jeep...

[RanchRoper]

Took the BFG KM2 mud tires off and put snow rated Falken Wildpeak AT3W's on. Went from 32" to 33" too. Biggest I can go with no lift or spacers. Rides nicer, and gave me almost a foot of ground clearance now.

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[daytime dave]

Looks good.

[Headhog]

Nice RR. Very nice.

Paul

[dave77]

Did you or will you be able to sell the BFG's? Looked at them on Tirerack and they're a pretty spendy tire.

[BrokenolMarine]

Never owned a Jeep, always wanted one. Looks good.

[bandit1250]

That is what a Jeep should look like. One of the best looking ones I have seen. I like plain looking vehicles with none of the fancy looking junk a lot of vehicles have on them.

[Ernie]

Looks sharp. I am really liking it.

[JEBar]

love the look .... you most certainly live in an area that needs tires to be designed to deal with snow .... did the size change have any impact on your speedometer accuracy ..

[Hatchdog]

Good looking rig Roper. As stated above a nice clean simple look.

My wife and I are considering getting a Jeep for easy towing behind the motor home. Probably next spring.

[markiver54]

Those are great tires RR. I have a set on my 98 4Runner and love them. They ride really quiet on pavement, yet they have the traction when you need it. Good looking tread pattern to boot. The same tires are going on my newer 4Runner when it needs new rubber...congratulations.

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[RanchRoper]

I will sell the KM2's. Only 23,000 kms on them. Like new.

Speedometer 60mph is 61.9 with the 33's. Not much different. Gas mileage is better though with an AT tire versus Mud.

I love the Jeep, don't think I'll ever drive anything else now.

The tires are same width as the 32's, 10.5" I don't like the look of tires sticking out past the fender flares.

[dave77]

That is what a Jeep should look like. One of the best looking ones I have seen. I like plain looking vehicles with none of the fancy looking junk a lot of vehicles have on them.

You'd have loved my 53 CJ3B. Couldn't get much simpler, selling it was one of my biggest mistakes.



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[RanchRoper]

I sometimes take the freedom panels off the roof, it's fun the have the open air but the wind is loud. Have to turn up Ozzy's Boneyard to compensate.

[BigAl52]

I sometimes take the freedom panels off the roof, it's fun the have the open air but the wind is loud. Have to turn up Ozzy's Boneyard to compensate.

What no country boy can survive?

[markiver54]

I don't like the look of tires sticking out past the fender flares.

I totally agree.

[RanchRoper]

Willie's Roadhouse, Met Opera, Hair Nation, 40's Junction or nothing at all....depends on the day.

[dave77]

I sometimes take the freedom panels off the roof, it's fun the have the open air but the wind is loud. Have to turn up Ozzy's Boneyard to compensate.

If weather allowed I usually had the windshield down when we were out 4-wheeling, always had the top off in the Summer, it very rarely rains here in the Summer and no AC so didn't need the top on to help with cooling. I never had a radio/stereo in it. The only mods it had was I replaced the driver's side vacuum operated wiper with an electric one and I did upgrade the brakes. I think the PO added an aftermarket heater, it didn't look oem. The defroster was a towel between the seats or if it was really cold you would have to use a ice scrapper on the inside.

[RanchRoper]

Been a few upgrades since '53....

[Hatchdog]

Been a few upgrades since '53....

Yeah, we are finding in our Jeep research that we are wanting all the modern convinces available. There’s a Sport model just across the state line in Post Falls Id that’s loaded and priced reasonably. We’re thinking of stopping in tomorrow as we will be over there anyway. Problem is we’ll probably want it and making the purchase next spring is better for us financially. But my wife made the mistake of mentioning yesterday that she wants to take a winter RV trip this year. I told her not without a tow car along.

[BrokenolMarine]

When we had gone looking to replace a vehicle several years ago, (2013/2014?) it was going to be MY daily driver, and I had always wanted a Wrangler. We stopped in the Jeep Dealer in Richmond, and I found the perfect one. It was set up basically the way I would have set it up and some sort of a package deal. Black jeep, with Black interior, flat black trim. Roll bars, and bully bars. with lights. Soft top and hard top. Summer and winter doors. No fancy stereo, No fancy paint schemes, black off road wheels and tires, but no chrome. Winch. We actually went places where 4wd and a winch comes in handy. We drove it, and liked it.

I asked the salesman what the bottom line price would be.
He pointed at the sticker.

I asked him what the best price would be if I bought it today, in the next hour.
He pointed at the sticker.

Any incentives or discounts at all?
Pointed at the sticker.

"We don't have to discount them," he said. "We sell out each model year before the next year's stock reaches the lot."

I thanked him for his time and we left. I refused to pay MSRP, didn't want it that bad.
We ended up buying a Nissan Two Door the wife found, paying $10k under MSRP. She kept it less than a year before deciding we really weren't CAR people.

We replaced it with another Nissan truck and we have been driving it since 2015. Both the 2010 and 2015 Nissan Trucks are still with us. Never went back to the Jeep dealer. I thought about buying a well used Jeep just for fun... but these days... Whew... they are dear.