08 Wrangler Changes?

Jeep Green

For the record, this is the 3rd Jeep Wrangler I've driven. I pass them down to my boys. I own 4. I moved into the 08 Rubicon from an 04 Rubicon, and like everybody, I wasn't sure how I'd like it. I've driven it for 2 months now and have to say I love it. It is a completely different ride/drive. Much quieter, soft top up or down. It will even tell you the outside temperature on the dash (and inside temp when the top's down :-)) Good family fun - two thumbs up.

-Fred

Sorry. :-( God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

Sorry? I'm confused.

Yes, the UK market had it as standard on Sports and Saharas. And they even sell the Rubicon here. For $46,247 given today's exchange rate. For which I could get a LWB LandRover 130 with a 1.38 ton payload capacity. Probably explains why I have never seen one !

Dave

Yeah. Yeah. And the new Boeing 787 is made out of plastic. Next Generation fellas, it's hapening all around you. Maybe it's just time to move along. ;-)

On another note, I have a Lifetime Powertrain warranty, so what the hell do I care.

They don't give a lifetime warranty here in Canada, likely because we actually off road the suckers or have to use them in 4x4 for half the year.

That would be a deal breaker for me. No way in hell would I buy a vehicle that can't hold it's own weight on the drivetrain parts because I 'do' offroad.

A plastic rad is foolish enough.

There is such a thing as too cheap there guys.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - G> Yeah. Yeah. And the new Boeing 787 is made out of plastic. Next

I've looked into this a bit and it seems the JK rear D44 is a pretty good axle. The tubes are bigger than normal, D60 size, and the pinion is also larger. I guess it is still called a D44 because of the ring gear. The front D44 seems to have the small D30 tubes just like the TJ Rubicons.

The radiator in my thirteen year old Wrangler is plastic top and bottom tanks. No problems yet, knock on wood, except for stick damage to a tube. I soldered that myself in the field. I have heard they are bad if you overheat though. The tank to manifold seals are supposed to go out then. What you need on your rig is a rubber radiator.

Cheers,

Earle

LOL!

You are right, our bush trails are so twisty I have seen a mess of the tops ripped off the Jeep plastic rads and I have torn my steel strapped one in half twice. No more though, I put a 1X1/8" bar over the side straps full length and they used them in the re-core laughing about me never tearing this one up. I now have a 'custom' rad. It is 1/4" longer on one side and 3/8" longer on the other with 1/8" thicker reinforced sides. It cools really well too with 25% more cores than the old one.

Mike

Earle Hort> The radiator in my thirteen year old Wrangler is plastic top and bottom

Then I can=B4t figure what exactly makes it a Dana 44. Marketing gimmick?

Beats the heck out of me! But Daimler has been doing since they started assembling the Dana 35c in '88. God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O mailto: snipped-for-privacy@aol.com

You have a LIMITED lifetime powertrain warranty. If the powertrain were truly bulletproof, such a warranty need not exist.

LOL! Yeah. You Canadians are tough breed. No wonder they don't give you a lifetime warranty. Or, maybe, your guys will buy them anyway.