Showing posts with label Wrangler. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wrangler. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 May 2013

An Off-road Car Modification: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicorn





An off-road enthusiast from Long Beach shared his experience in modifying his ride by using a forum. In the forum, he wrote that he did some modification for his Jeep JKUR and got help from Rebel Off Road. At first he just wanted to built a lift kit as simple as possible, but then he decided to do some drastic changes to make his Jeep becomes reliable when it comes to face off-road driving form like deserts. He wanted his Jeep to be able to go through the driving form with high speed intact. To fulfill his wish about his Jeep, he added Speed Bumps and King Shocks. Besides, decided to change his basic lift kits into the Teraflex Elite 3” LCG long-arm setup for the Jeep’s right lift.

However, those modifications are not enough to make the Jeep has its great performances for off-roading. He came up with the idea to rebuild the rest of the Jeep’s system. He decided to use JE Reel 1350 driveshafts for the Jeep’s front and rear, a Blistein HD for steering stabilizer, Teraflex inner axle sleeve for the front axle, Synergy suspension combined with a matching front lower arm skids. To solve his electronics issue, he decided to replace the old one with Currie AntiRock with aluminum arms. He also completed his front Jeep modification by adding HD Ball joinst and a Poly HD chromoly tie-rod. For the back part of the Jeep he agreed with Rebel Off Road’s custom skids to have all powder-coated black.

He set his sight also in armor duties. He went with River Raider skids powder-coated silver with Teraflex diff covers intact, powder-coated black Poison Spyder Brawler Rockers and Crusher Flares for front or back with amber LEDs intact. He also replaced 33s on AR Mojaves with 35” Toyo Open Country tires on black Raceline Monsters (17 x 9, beadlock). To improve the performance of his Jeep, he went with Motive 4.88 ring/pinion gears, instead of the Jeep’s 4.10s.

Thursday, 2 May 2013

An Off-Road Car Review: 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab Edition



This year, Jeep Wrangler launched another edition of its car named Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab in 2013.  For the off-roaders, Moab is exactly not unfamiliar name. The fact is that the Wrangler is named after the world most famous off-road destination in Utah called Moab. The Wrangler Unlimited Moab designed based on Sahara premium model and equipped with a Dana 30 front axle and 44 rear axle, Command Track transfer case, Trac-Lock differential, and new 245/75R17 Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor tires with Kevlar reinforcement. Those equipments are designed for the off-roading enthusiasts and provided them with great adventure. Besides, the uniqueness of the Wrangler and its performances on challenging tracks can catch the attention of customers around the world.

The exterior features of the Moab consist of 17 inch diameter of painted Rubicon aluminum wheel, premium winch front bumper with foglights intact and premium rear bumper, Moab decals in its Mopar Power Doom hood, standard premium soft top, a black fuel filler door, trail lamp guards, and many more. While the interior of the Moab consists of a steering wheel wrapped with black leather, black leather seats designed for the Moab that improved over the seats from previous editions,  electrochromatic rearview mirror with LED interior lamps intact, the Connectivity Group, seven-speaker audio from Alpine, Mopar slush mats, instrument panel grab handle with ‘Moab’ embossed on it, Iron Gray trim on the vent rings, and many more interesting and excellent interior features provided for off-road enthusiast. The audio system that attached to the Moab works very well to draw out the wind noise when the Moab at the highway speeds.  
The 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Moab edition is available in several colors, such as crush, dozer, rock, lobster, gecko, black and bright white exterior. It is also available as Wrangler with two doors or four doors.                

Monday, 29 April 2013

2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition Fulfills Off-Roaders’ Needs


 Jeep introduced Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 10th Anniversary Edition in 2013 to represent its 10th anniversary of Rubicon models since 2003. With standard designs and features like any others Rubicon and several additions for this newest edition, the 10th Anniversary Edition shows the functional yet fashionable off-road car that off-road enthusiasts will find it thrilling. The 4x4 provides many features to support drivers’ hobby for off-roading, such as front and rear steel bumpers, mud-terrains tires, and heavy-duty rock rails.

Since the special edition’s main purpose is to fulfill the off-roaders’ needs, the upgrades consist of ½-inch lift, 265/70R17 (31.7x10.7) BF Goodrich KM2 Mud-Terrains that proved to be reliable when it comes to rocky and sharp roads and slippery slopes. Another feature like the Power Dome hood that designed by Quality MetalCraft and ultra-comfy red leather seats will catch the attention of off-road enthusiasts easily. The Power Doom that designed to make the exterior of the Jeep looks cool consist of dual ventilation intakes functioned to make the engine cooler. It has a very big Rubicon graphics on the side of the Jeep and 10th anniversary badge attached to the front fenders. It also provides additional useful accessories, such as a spare full tank, Pull-Pal, large reverse lamp, shovel, Hi-lift Jack, and a CB antenna. The winch-ready front bumper easily removed by the off-roaders for their convenience.
The new Pentastar 3.6lt V-6 engine with 285 hp and 260 lb-ft of twist provides a very great power to go anywhere and anytime the off-roaders want to. The gearing of 4:1 range transfer case ratio makes the off-roaders have a totally control over the bumpy and rocky roads. The steering wheel buttons in the Jeep provide control the navigation and audio, the phone system with Bluetooth intact, and also to give the drivers access to information like real-time fuel economy.