I bought these axles after my Yukon gears in the rear grenaded driving down the highway. $3,500 for the pair. Another $250 for shipping from Illinois to PA. It was winter so I paid someone about $1,000 if I recall correctly to put them on my Jeep. So under $5k for Rubi axles with factory...
I generally consider Motor Trend a decent info source. Maybe I’m wrong? They are not as good as they once were but they still seem reasonably accurate and respectable?
Not a troll. The link is broken (I think because I had a MT account ?!?) but another user posted the correct link. Now if MT is pushing clickbait - that’s debatable.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/2029-jeep-wrangler-what-we-know-future-cars
I don’t have any deserts in PA and I don’t want to spend $10,000 to lift my Jee.
Steering stabilizers are never the cause or the fix for DW. Good luck.
No mention of Gladiator but this Motortrend article states that Independent Front Suspension is coming to Wrangler in 2029. I’ve had and ruined all sorts of IFS setups and I’m not a fan for lifting and off-roading. This might be my last new Jeep. Thoughts??
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My son got a 2004 for $1. It was similarly optioned and priced. Brought it home on a trailer and did most of the work except the frame repairs, ourselves. We have $9k in it now.
Ughh. Sorry to hear that. I was a Yukon victim on factory D44 Rubi axles. I’ll never buy anything Yukon ever again.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/yukon-gear-fail-at-50k-miles.88590/
It’s not CA aligned. You can swap engines. The emissions need to be in the range of the original engine /chassis. Seems like a 5.7 with factory emissions would pass. If you fail, you can spend $450 in trying to get it to pass and if it doesn’t you get an annual exemption.