My 6 week review of my 1st Jeep

[DGZK]

I purchased my first Jeep in Spetember of this year after being a Ford man all my life. However I have also had a liking for the Wranglers.

I did a fair bit of research on the Wrangler and in particualr lurking on here. Even with the issues I had read I still decided that I need to have a go at one.

I came out of a 2007 Territory Turbo into a 2011 unlimited factory program/demo with 8,000 k's on it. Silver in colour and with Renegade pack.

Its is used as a dialy driver and after 6 weeks of driving it I must say i do love it.

While it is no speed machine the performance of the 3.8 is better than I expected. Handles better than I expected and just love the look of it.

Have only had the fronts of the hardtop off so far but the soft top will be fitted in the next week or so.

As far as the mods go I have fitted mopar towbar and loom ( waiting on Jeep to fit Trannie cooler before i tow anything) and also have purchase a MYGIG from the states with u-connect and iphone adapter and lockpic all at a good price. Always been one to keep that side of thsing factory as possible.

Have no noticed any wobbles so far but will be going to DBOR to see hwat they reccomend as insurance down the track.

Not sure I'll do anything on the height front yet but might look at some different rims.

Have spent many hour on here reading posts and must say like my old fordforums these sites are a wealth of information.

Any way just thought Id ley you all know and thaks for the help so far and hears to many happy years in the Wrangler.

Cheers

Darren

[crisis]

I've had my pentastar JKU since May
Soft top went on mid winter and is folded back regularly.
Hardtop is in the garage where it belongs
Pedal height adjustment on accelerator is beneficial.
Xenon upgrades to lighting is also good.
Seems to tow a 20 foot boat OK
Just wish it had the 3 litre diesel with the 8 speed auto
will upgrade when that comes around

[Gecko JK]

Originally Posted by crisis

Pedal height adjustment on accelerator is beneficial.
Xenon upgrades to lighting is also good.

What have you done to adjust pedal height?
Did you put in Xenon bulbs into stock headlamps?

[Banshee]

There are a couple of threads around, but basically, you undo 2 screws that hold it to the floor & mount a wedge under it to bring it more level with the other pedals.

1st mod I made after getting mine! ('08 JKU) I did a similar thing to my TJ, but that just took a spacer & couple of cable ties on the throttle cable.

[Gecko JK]

Originally Posted by Banshee

There are a couple of threads around, but basically, you undo 2 screws that hold it to the floor & mount a wedge under it to bring it more level with the other pedals.

1st mod I made after getting mine! ('08 JKU) I did a similar thing to my TJ, but that just took a spacer & couple of cable ties on the throttle cable.

Haha ok so I'm not the only one that thinks that pedal is way too low compared to the rest let alone any other car I've driven.

Any known reason for it?

[SeaComms]

So that when you lift off the accelerator to hit the brakes in a hurry you get your boot stuck under the brake pedal....

Lifted mine too.

I also cant understand why the clutch pedal is an inch higher then the brake. Just poor design if you ask me.

[Banshee]

Nope. I'd just say it's those crazy Yanks!

I couldn't find the thread I was thinking of, but I did find this recent one with a very nicely made bracket. Low throttle pedal JK diesel