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JK is Back

Jp Magazine Jeep Wrangler
Posted December 11 2007 03:50 PM by Jp Editor 
Filed under: Editorials, Jeep Enthusiast Culture, Trail Head

Back in my hands!

I finally got the Jp '07 JK back from the body shop after the wreck in September. 68 days later!


Apparently the people at Jeep hadn't planned too well for the rocker area of the JK to get crushed. The body parts they offer do not allow a real solid replacement assembly. That should change shortly. Anyway, the Jeep came back to me the day before Thanksgiving. Funny thing is you really have to expect your Jeep to never be the same after a wreck. New scratches and poor fitment of aftermarket parts is often the result. The paint looks good for the most part but the curve of the rocker area on the driverside was not duplicated very well. Anyway, since I've had it back it's received some heavy-duty rockerguards and a leveling kit to compensate for the weight of the front bumper and winch (which you can read about in some upcoming isues of Jp). Oh, and two abusive desert trips. I've said it before and I'll say it again: The suspension on the two-door JK is amazing. Light years better than a stock TJ. It really drives like a longer wheelbase Jeep than it actually is. The coils, shocks, swaybar, and ESP system all work really well together. The 4:1 low-range and locker buttons of the Rubicon model on the other hand are a little bit of a pain. At least for me. I've never been a fan of  push-button lockers, and this Jeep keeps me busy with buttons when wheeling. The 4:1 is too low for anything but really putt-putting  down the trail. Our JK is just now reaching 17K miles so keep an eye out for full a love/hate update in the pages of Jp.

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