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I've been wondering what most people think about this as well. Personally - I've THOUGHT about getting rid of my LJ Rubicon & then getting a JKU Rubicon if they ever offer a better engine. But, if I drop a large chunk of $ this spring on mods (like I'm planning), they won't be able to pry my LJ out of my hands. My primary reason for even thinking about it is I have 3 little ones & it sucks buckling them (only 2 of them @ a time) in the LJ. If Jeep were to offer the J7, bye bye. 
There was a JK in the showroom of the local dealer. I was very tempted to fold down the seat, crawl in and see what kind of sleeping room (length) was available, but I didn't have the courage to do it. good to know there is enough length.mac said:
The friend that has owned two JKs has never complained about power. First was a Sahara, now a Rubi. Sahara had 3.73 gears
I'm with Mac on this. Everybody is talking about the engine's lack of power, the axles, blah blah blah. Here's some first hand experience from somebody who has owned both, AND heavily wheeled both........me.
I had a TJ on 37's w/ 5.13 gears, and now a JKU on 37's w/ factory, 4.10 gears. Check out my build thread in the JK section and see where I've been and what I've done with the Jeep so far. Filled with gear, tools, parts, fridge, camping equipment, etc all the way up to Canada to run the Whipsaw for a few days, and all the way down to California to run the Rubicon trail for a week. So far so good, and a few members on here can tell you just how well the Jeep did during some pretty tough stuff on the trails. I was doing 75 on the freeway w/ 37's and fully loaded with gear. Even though I could have gone faster, no need to. It's not legal and it puts others on the road in danger.
All this crying I hear about the motor/power is more often that not, people repeating what they've read on the internet. Why do you need to haul ass...it's a JEEP and it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. Ah, I feel much better
I had a TJ on 37's w/ 5.13 gears, and now a JKU on 37's w/ factory, 4.10 gears. Check out my build thread in the JK section and see where I've been and what I've done with the Jeep so far. Filled with gear, tools, parts, fridge, camping equipment, etc all the way up to Canada to run the Whipsaw for a few days, and all the way down to California to run the Rubicon trail for a week. So far so good, and a few members on here can tell you just how well the Jeep did during some pretty tough stuff on the trails. I was doing 75 on the freeway w/ 37's and fully loaded with gear. Even though I could have gone faster, no need to. It's not legal and it puts others on the road in danger.
All this crying I hear about the motor/power is more often that not, people repeating what they've read on the internet. Why do you need to haul ass...it's a JEEP and it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. Ah, I feel much better
I traveled to the Rubicon on this trip in my LJ on 37s and every time we stopped for gas Ryan had about a half tank when I was on 1/4. He also had more tools than I did (I didn't see any reason for both of us to pack the same stuff), weight might have been equal with my extra armor. He led most of the way and it looked like his jeep rode a lot better than mine and was less affected by the wind. On the trail he had no problems.TenaciousTJ said:I'm with Mac on this. Everybody is talking about the engine's lack of power, the axles, blah blah blah. Here's some first hand experience from somebody who has owned both, AND heavily wheeled both........me.
I had a TJ on 37's w/ 5.13 gears, and now a JKU on 37's w/ factory, 4.10 gears. Check out my build thread in the JK section and see where I've been and what I've done with the Jeep so far. Filled with gear, tools, parts, fridge, camping equipment, etc all the way up to Canada to run the Whipsaw for a few days, and all the way down to California to run the Rubicon trail for a week. So far so good, and a few members on here can tell you just how well the Jeep did during some pretty tough stuff on the trails. I was doing 75 on the freeway w/ 37's and fully loaded with gear. Even though I could have gone faster, no need to. It's not legal and it puts others on the road in danger.
All this crying I hear about the motor/power is more often that not, people repeating what they've read on the internet. Why do you need to haul ass...it's a JEEP and it's not about the destination, it's about the journey. Ah, I feel much better
Personally a JKU is on my list once the LJ is done for a daily driver. I want both and will keep the JK mostly stock for touring and moderate trails and the LJ will be for the harder stuff. I sometimes miss the days when my LJ was stock and every trail was a challenge.
So far the only JK I test drove ran like crap (it was a used Sahara) - it had a minor misfire of some sort, so i can't really comment with regards to "does it have enough power". When I drive it, I was mostly comparing it to the Liberty I had just finished driving before hoping in the JK.
My thinking is "if there's a new motor going in them soon, hold out and get that model instead. I also won't be ready to buy until about the time the 2012 models hit the showrooms. If they are making deals on left over 2011s, then I might snatch up one of them, but so far, Rubicon models are hard to find near me.
That's kind of my line of thinking too. I'm still up in the air air about keeping the TJ or not though.
My thinking is "if there's a new motor going in them soon, hold out and get that model instead. I also won't be ready to buy until about the time the 2012 models hit the showrooms. If they are making deals on left over 2011s, then I might snatch up one of them, but so far, Rubicon models are hard to find near me.
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That's kind of my line of thinking too. I'm still up in the air air about keeping the TJ or not though.1 - 20 of 28 Posts
