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Hey everyone, I just purchased my first jeep. After a couple of months of research I finally pulled the trigger. I purchased an '02 Sport 4.0 I6 w/114,400 miles. It has the 3.5" rubicon express lift.
I did a lot of research on this website (fantastic information everyone) and the guy selling me the jeep didn't realize it had the dana 44 rear end and 3.73 gears so that was a big bonus.
It needed a new stabilizer and a small oil leak (which it appears is fairly common). My mechanic was able to get it all fixed and now it is in fantastic condition.
Currently it has BFG 33x12.50r15 tires. The tires will need to be replaced before next inter and I am looking and changing the tires. I am not crazy about the tires being that far outside the fender profile. I am considering going to a 10.50 tire. This is my daily driver (less that 15 total miles per day) and my wife and I are big campers (tent of course) and I hunt and fish a ton. That said I was looking for what some of you think are good tires that hit the sweet spot for daily driving (including snow) as well as off road. We don't do extreme 4x4 but certainly find ourselves in mud, loose gravel and sand.
I am also figuring out where I want to mount my 48" Hi-Lift jack and have realized there are many options.
Anyway, just looking for some information from some experienced folks.
Thanks and great to be in the Jeep family.
We just got my wife the 2014 Grand Cherokee 4x4 Diesel and she loves it, also her 1st Jeep. We are now a 100% jeep family.
Cheers,
I did a lot of research on this website (fantastic information everyone) and the guy selling me the jeep didn't realize it had the dana 44 rear end and 3.73 gears so that was a big bonus.
It needed a new stabilizer and a small oil leak (which it appears is fairly common). My mechanic was able to get it all fixed and now it is in fantastic condition.
Currently it has BFG 33x12.50r15 tires. The tires will need to be replaced before next inter and I am looking and changing the tires. I am not crazy about the tires being that far outside the fender profile. I am considering going to a 10.50 tire. This is my daily driver (less that 15 total miles per day) and my wife and I are big campers (tent of course) and I hunt and fish a ton. That said I was looking for what some of you think are good tires that hit the sweet spot for daily driving (including snow) as well as off road. We don't do extreme 4x4 but certainly find ourselves in mud, loose gravel and sand.
I am also figuring out where I want to mount my 48" Hi-Lift jack and have realized there are many options.
Anyway, just looking for some information from some experienced folks.
Thanks and great to be in the Jeep family.
We just got my wife the 2014 Grand Cherokee 4x4 Diesel and she loves it, also her 1st Jeep. We are now a 100% jeep family.
Cheers,