Recent content by mickey_rubicon

Senor Suave mucho gracias for the endless number of tequila shots ... I hope to see you soon on the mesa, keep in touch. This has been a continuos blur 8 years in a row. I ate all the chili and tri tip at Pozo and all the olives. The one and only MickeyRubicon PS: I was hoping Ari would show...

I paid $4K for my 96 with lockers, higher miles around 180k but runs better than the wife's almost new lexus RX350 and the only thing in bad shape is the front seats. I don't want to sound crazy but an 80 in almost any condition is a good buy especially if you can do a lot of the work yourself...

My Rubicon definitely jiggles my spine more than my 80. I could never have only one or the other. I love them both unconditionally and would recommend both vehicles to anybody getting into going out on the trails.

I have two 80 series and a TJ in the driveway now for at least 3 years, not one of them tried eating the other alive. Using both vehicles on the same trails, I prefer the 80 series in almost every situation over the TJ. If the 80 came with a soft top from factory I might have never bought a TJ...

I think I am going to start making those! That is awesome. I plugged the heater return line with a spent shotgun shell on my 80 once out in the wild but this one takes the cake.

I have both a 93 and a 96. My 93 is lifted on 33s and except for two or three spots it did fine on the Rubicon driven by Rubicon first timer. I have 246 thousand miles on my 93 and it runs fine. My 96 is bone stock and I will be making an expedition rig out of it. As far as limits of capabilty...