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To the
trail...
The jeepfan.com
JK has seen trail use before and has been broken in so we
already knew what to expect. See the article
Post First
Trail Run Impressions of the jeepfan.com JK Wrangler
Unlimited Rubicon. But this area offered
some different trails so we could gather more data to
provide more feedback. The trails were were running
were old logging trails, not rocky but the washed out
ravines, mud, and hill climbs made it interesting and
relaxing.
The above images
show the JK in action. The Jeep's off road manners are
excellent. Ride quality over the rough stuff is
controlled and smooth. The coil spring suspension
provides almost effortless suspension movement and the
Rubicon gas charged shocks absorb the bumps and provide
control. The Rubicon 4:1 Rock Trac transfer case
provides the low crawl ratio key to keeping speed down.
VIDEO
Lockers
 The
Rubicon version of the JK is factory equipped with front and
rear electronic lockers. The X model and Sahara can be
ordered with a rear locker. Locker operation in simple
and at the push of a button. The lockers only work in
4WD low and under 18 mph (see the article:
Locker
Hacks). The locker engage/disengage button
is a two direction button. Pressing the lower button
once turns on the rear, pressing the lower again turns on
the front (keeping the rear on - the front will only work if
the rear is on) Pressing the lower button a third time
will turn the front off while keeping the rear on.
Pressing the upper button will turn all off.
Sway Bar
The Rubicon
version of the JK is factory equipped with a front
electronic sway bar disconnect. The X model and Sahara
can be ordered with a sway bar disconnect option. Sway
bar operation in simple and at the push of a button.
The sway bar works in 4WD low and under 18 mph (see the
article:
Locker Hacks).
Trail
annoyances and oddities
 The
Jeep tends to run on at 2000 rpm. For example, say you
are running along in low range 2nd gear at 2000 rpm.
Let off the accelerator and the Jeep just keeps on going
like it's on cruise control. A touch of the brake or
clutch and the Jeep slows back down, weird! The fuel gauge - we
were going slowly down the side of a long hill, after 10
minutes or so on the hill the low fuel warning alarm and
indicator came on. When we started our day the Jeep
had nearly 1/2 tank of gas! It couldn't be out?
We stopped and checked outside the Jeep for a leak but found
nothing. We reached a level part and after a few
minutes the gauge started climbing until it returned to it's
original position. It turns out the sender is
susceptible to extended down hill slopes and will report the
fuel level being lower than it really is.
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Specifications and Underneath
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