My Overland Project, the RME JKU
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Greg@RME
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Awesome! Yeah, that road gets pretty tight, doesn't it! :smiley_drive:
Interesting fact. Overheated the jku on the way up from the creek and had to stop at the midway point (trail wraps the boulder in the middle point). Had a guy in a tj come up and check on me. Said his jku overheats all the time to the same point while going up. Every other part I was fine (left Marble and went to Crested Butte.
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Greg@RME
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Ha! That is interesting, I'll have to pay attention next time I go up the trail and see if mine does the same. These 3.6 engines run very hot, they make a lot of power for the size but after adding the gauge, I'm constantly surprised by the coolant temps!
DIESEL_RANGER
New member
Thank you for the measurement. I went out again and measured mine. They are sitting at 10" from the bracket to the tube where you measured somewhere around 11.5". The specs that I requested from teraflex:
Front, 1863202- LOAD : 1110 LBS @ 13.75"
Rear, 1864202 LOAD : 930 LBS @ 13.5
Mark Burrup || TERAFLEX, INC.
Dealer Account & Customer Service Rep
Phone: 801.713-3314 Ext 319
I assume they measure from spring "tip" to "tip", which might yield about 12.5"-13" on your set up.
I might have to go with their 4" spring in order to get the desired lift height (the height the kit was designed to deliver) back, but this measurement helped a lot as I move forward. I really appreciate it, and will let you know what I end up with at the end of the month.
Front, 1863202- LOAD : 1110 LBS @ 13.75"
Rear, 1864202 LOAD : 930 LBS @ 13.5
Mark Burrup || TERAFLEX, INC.
Dealer Account & Customer Service Rep
Phone: 801.713-3314 Ext 319
I assume they measure from spring "tip" to "tip", which might yield about 12.5"-13" on your set up.
I might have to go with their 4" spring in order to get the desired lift height (the height the kit was designed to deliver) back, but this measurement helped a lot as I move forward. I really appreciate it, and will let you know what I end up with at the end of the month.
DIESEL_RANGER
New member
AgentOrange76
Adventurer
Just browsed your thread, awesome pictures and videos! Really enjoyed them, that's some beautiful scenery! Nice Jeep too.
Greg@RME
Adventurer
Sounds good, best of luck! I hope you end up with the suspension you want!
Appreciate the kind comments, we've been having fun with the Jeep! Here's a pic from last weekend....
Trip Report here... http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...Collett-canyon-Oct-2016?p=2179048#post2179048
And our annual Fall Colors trip (warning; swear word at 1:47!)
SoDakSooner
Adventurer
Nice Pic. Cant watch the vid, but I am sure it's great.
Greg@RME
Adventurer
Thanks, appreciate it!
Thanks, a friend Marty took it... turned out great!
The vid is ok...
Put the JKU to work today, as a tow rig! I dragged home a CJ2a project... may be awhile before I get to it, but that's OK! The JKU actually tows pretty well, the CJ2a doesn't have an engine, transmission or t-case so it was pretty light and I stayed in town, so didn't go over 60 MPH.
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Ryan Ronning
Professional Wanderer
Thats a pretty sweet jeep
Greg@RME
Adventurer
I was able to hear the Magnaflow 15115 on a friend's Jeep in Moab before i purchased it and I was pretty impressed with what I heard, it has a healthy tone without sounding annoying.
In my experience these 3.6 liter Pentastar engines need a quality resonator badly, they are very loud without. There are times with my current exhaust that it's almost a little too loud in my opinion, mostly when on the freeway and at high RPMs climbing a hill.
After my experience with the crappy Dynomax exhaust, I believe that you would be much better off getting the MagnaFlow exhaust that does come with the resonator.
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Greg@RME
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