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Hi my name is Alex and I am picking up my 2007 KJ cherokee 3.7lt 65th anniversary army green jeep in 4 days time. I have never been off road before or owned a 4x4 so Im quite excited to give it a go. Any advice appreciated regarding where I can get best prices for bull bars, wheels, tyres, lift kits etc....... as I cant wait to begin the metomorphising process! Pics to come in the next few days when I bring it home.

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Hi Alex, welcome to the forum.
Best advice I can give is join a club- melbourne Jeep Owners Clud is a great place to learn about you vehicle and how to use it. They meet monthly at Norrth Balwyn, check them out, or send a PM (private message) to PK, Fletch or BDASH on this forum.
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Thx Richo appreciate it.
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Hey Alex, congrats on choosing a KJ, top ride (especially if you're planning to get it dirty!). You've just missed an MJOC meeting as we get together on the last Tuesday of each month @ 19:30 at the North Balwyn RSL off Doncaster Rd in North Balwyn -Melway 46G2, light dinner (think Pizza, pies etc) is usually provided from around 19:00.

MJOC is totally worth at least a look as the meetings are informative (usually including a guest speaker or two), very well run by some great sorts with plenty of pics vids and reports to get the juices flowing as well as an open forum to ask what else you need to do to your KJ (the president also drives a KJ!).

Sorry that sounded a bit too promotional; I'm a member of 2 clubs presently and that's how I feel.

Anyway make the most of the search function on this site re the upgrades (filter it by KJ/cherokee etc) and you'll get an idea of what's on offer and what's good. ARB do sell some very good product although I suspect not all of their accessory installers love their jobs to the same level.

Give us an idea of your intended usage of the Jeep, like how many road kms vs recreational kms and we should be able to help point you in the right direction re tyres, lifts accessories etc. Also let us know what tyres your KJ has currently as you may need to go on a couple of trips (or more) before you decide whether you're OK with All Terrains or you'd rather put up with a bit of extra noise etc during the week for more capability gained on the weekend from some Mud Terrains.

Looking forward to seeing your new pride and joy plastered in mud!!

Oh yeah an UHF radio is going to be on your shopping list, if you think you'll be doing this more than once a month consider a radio mounted in your car. 5 Watt is good
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Thanks for that! I forgot to mention, I am desperately wanting to buy a set of pro comp alloys in black for my kj and am in love with the model number 7069 and or 7031 . I was wondering if anyone has fitted aftermarket rims to their kj what the largest size rim it could be without having to put flares on it and what the offsets are and backspacing etc....
Any help appreciated.

Alex

ps- the sizes available are on the attached links below.

http://www.procomp.com.au/Default.asp?MenuId=WHEEL_7031

http://www.procomp.com.au/Default.asp?MenuId=WHEEL_7069
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Alex contact Greg at G&S Tyres in Somerville, he is the wheel and tyre guru.
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