SOLD - 2005 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon “Solo-Lander” or “Rubi-Camper”

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This vehicle has been sold.

I’m selling my 2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ Rubicon. I’ve been an ultralight backpacker for most of my life and decided to build a Micro-Overlander on the premise that if I can carry 2 weeks of provisions in my backpack into the back country, I ought to be able to live almost indefinitely in comfort solo out of a small incredibly capable vehicle. I have wheeled and camped all over the western US and Mexico with this vehicle. The interior has many configurations. Both front seats and rear bench, or remove rear bench and install 2 modules of custom 80/20 Aluminum platform that creates a two layer storage system allowing 2 adults to tent camp out of it, or remove the rear seat and front passenger seat for a full length fully enclosed area that a 6’+ adult can sleep in with the windows opened or all of them closed. I carry 2-2.5 gallon water tanks and a water filter, a Yeti cooler under a quick access hatch and 4 Front Runner storage boxes under the platform. I also carry a full tool kit for the vehicle, recovery gear, jack, first aid kit, fishing tackle and stove. A super light custom aluminum tailgate table handles your food prep needs.

This vehicle is extremely capable of getting you DEEP INTO THE BACK COUNTRY. it rock crawls like a horny mountain goat, gobbles up desert washboard and whoops and does 80mph down the highway. Long travel Fox coilovers/air bump stops handle any terrain you can throw at it. It is softly spring for comfort and flex, roll control is managed by Currie Anti-rock sway bars that provide on road stability with off road flex. Want to put more weight in the vehicle, no problem, you can adjust ride height at each corner by dropping or raising the top coil adjustment ring in less than 10 minutes.

Vehicle details: 2005 Jeep Wrangler TJ Rubicon, 29,932 miles. Stored in a temp/humidity controlled garage it’s whole life. Body is 100% rust free/damage free and vehicle gets a premium clay bar/wax treatment every 6 months. Factory white exterior and black interior. 6 speed manual tran paired to a Rubicon 4:1 transfer case, Dana 44 axles with Front and Rear lockers, with Dynatrac Cast Iron Armored diff covers, Nitro 5.13 ring and pinion gears. JE Reel custom drive shafts. Rubicon Express long arm kit front 3 link-pan hard /rear 4 link. Fox 2.5 Coilovers w/ remote reservoirs. Front engine cage hoop with removable sections to allow service/main. Fox 2” air bump stops. Full flay belly skid plates are integrated into long arm kit. Hardtop is perfect. Tinted windows all around. AC blows ice cold ( I do a lot of desert exploring, AC has to be bomber ). The fuel injected engine runs very strong and is 100% stock except for: Cold air intake, K&N filter, dirt bag prefilter, Power aid Throttle body Spacer. Sits on 37” Nitto Trail Grapplers and 17” Method true Beadlocks. I run these tires for grip, height and because they are damn tough as I don’t carry a spare. I carry tire plugs and internal boot/patch kits. Never have had to use, but with Beadlocks you can service the tire and plug/patch the tire trail side. Rigid Industries ditch/driving lights, LED headlights and Tail lights, BTF rock rails and corner armor as well as custom tube flat fenders, Warn gas tank skid plate, steering stabilizer, custom power steering, 1ton rod ends on HD custom pan hard/track bar and crossover steering bar. 4 wheel disc brakes and handbrake. Hanson front Bumper, Warn rear bumper (2” receiver) with custom rear fuel tank swing out rack. Extraction shackle points on all four corners. Rotopax spare fuel tank, rhino lined coating in wheel wells and rock rails. Optima battery and LED interior lights. Warm M8000 winch with remote and Synthetic Rope with Pro-Link. factory front and rear seats. Comes with a custom tow bar that integrates with font bumper so you can flat tow it behind an RV or. Wired to be flat towed (brake/turn/running lights). If you have a 2” ball on your hitch, you can tow it anywhere, tows straight as an arrow!

Time for me to build my next rig, 16 years of love and care for this vehicle has prepared it for its new owners.

Registered in MT, summering in Southern California.

2 known items. Needs A new radio (intermittent digital gremlin) however stock speakers are great. No room for stock evap canister. Replaced with a smaller unit. This throws a CEL. I have a diagnostic tool and can show you the evap canister code. Plug in a stock evap canister, CEL goes away. It has been this way since 2005 when I pulled it. That’s it. Fresh fluids all around every 5k.