Reggie Landicho Posted October 12, 2021 Report Share Posted October 12, 2021 Hello team, can you share the upgrades (interior & exterior) you have done in your car and the benefits you're getting from it? As a newbie, this will really help us guage the pros & cons of that particular upgrade and may help us decide to go for it in the future. If you have photos, much appreciated Looking forward... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunil Mathew Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 OK, first of all ..Thank you @JAISROCK for shaking up this , otherwise dormant Jeep Wrangler forum 👍.. My "upgrades" are quite cheap, as i am a firm believer in the Carnity Philospohy of "Keep it stock" ...so no lifts, no reservoir and bypass shocks, no large tyres, no re-gearing etc. mainly because i dont have the money 😂😂 1. Auxillary Fan -300AED - Added a fan in front of the radiators - This helps a bit in technical drives where the car speed is very slow and the radiator doesn't get enough air draft. 2. Low temp thermostat (open at 75 Deg) - 250 AED - This helps in making the best of drive breaks and lets the coolant cool down below 95 deg , which is the temp at which the stock thermostat closes. The above 2 semi-mods gave me a lower coolant temperature by at least 5 deg , and some breathing time until the stock fan decides itself to switch to high speed (i think somewhere around 116 deg??..not sure) 3. Tyres - This one could be termed as a "downgrade". I bought the car with 285/70-17 tyres on it. It was rubbing against the sway bar and i felt there was loss of power when you needed to do steep climbs in short distance. I changed to the so called Carnity tyres - Yoko Geolandars - 265/70-17 and i could feel a marked difference in the grip as well as power. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Landicho Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Sunil Mathew said: OK, first of all ..Thank you @JAISROCK for shaking up this , otherwise dormant Jeep Wrangler forum 👍.. My "upgrades" are quite cheap, as i am a firm believer in the Carnity Philospohy of "Keep it stock" ...so no lifts, no reservoir and bypass shocks, no large tyres, no re-gearing etc. mainly because i dont have the money 😂😂 1. Auxillary Fan -300AED - Added a fan in front of the radiators - This helps a bit in technical drives where the car speed is very slow and the radiator doesn't get enough air draft. 2. Low temp thermostat (open at 75 Deg) - 250 AED - This helps in making the best of drive breaks and lets the coolant cool down below 95 deg , which is the temp at which the stock thermostat closes. The above 2 semi-mods gave me a lower coolant temperature by at least 5 deg , and some breathing time until the stock fan decides itself to switch to high speed (i think somewhere around 116 deg??..not sure) 3. Tyres - This one could be termed as a "downgrade". I bought the car with 285/70-17 tyres on it. It was rubbing against the sway bar and i felt there was loss of power when you needed to do steep climbs in short distance. I changed to the so called Carnity tyres - Yoko Geolandars - 265/70-17 and i could feel a marked difference in the grip as well as power. Thanks @Sunil Mathew! Appreciate all your suggested points. Point #1 is the first thing I have done on Wrangler. Driving an old car, i think its a must to have for desert driving. For the point 2, I'll definitely ask my mechanic on this, though after installing the transmission cooler and aux fan, I don't see any fluctuations on my temp. Anyone have installed wheel spacers? Your experience please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 For Jeep JL the first and must do upgrade or mod for desert driving is the rear bumper. Change to a AOR or cut off the rear bottom part and relocate the number place. Many a bumpers have been lost to the sand scooping. 2 don't drive like its your last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Landicho Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 32 minutes ago, Looper said: For Jeep JL the first and must do upgrade or mod for desert driving is the rear bumper. Change to a AOR or cut off the rear bottom part and relocate the number place. Many a bumpers have been lost to the sand scooping. Hi @Looper this is interesting. I didn't expect this on a Wrangler. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Looper Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 Without a lift and with stock plastic bumper - it scoops sand and breaks. Ask anyone and they will tell you that they have changed one bumper at least. I am running on my 4th. Now a Rubicon Steel bumper. That too scoops sand in it’s only plastic part the number plate holder. 2 don't drive like its your last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Landicho Posted October 13, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Looper said: Without a lift and with stock plastic bumper - it scoops sand and breaks. Ask anyone and they will tell you that they have changed one bumper at least. I am running on my 4th. Now a Rubicon Steel bumper. That too scoops sand in it’s only plastic part the number plate holder. Hmmm, I was just thinking, if I damaged my rear bumper, I will now have a very good reason and force my self to change it🤣🤣🤣. Similar to @Sunil Mathew comment above hahhaha. Trying to preserve the stock parts as much as I can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunil Mathew Posted October 13, 2021 Report Share Posted October 13, 2021 I dont want to jinx myself by saying this... so far , my stock bumper is safe ...but i just got into the intermediate level...so 🤞 3 hours ago, JAISROCK said: I don't see any fluctuations on my temp. how do you monitor the "fluctuation" ? Is it just by the needle guage? If YES, the fluctuations will be very minor and you may not be able to recognise it, it could just remain in the centre within a range say 10 degC. I use an OBD scanner permanently connected and showing me the temp in digits through an app on my phone. So there is always fluctuation. Coolant temperatures are rarely constant on a desert drive. 3 hours ago, JAISROCK said: Anyone have installed wheel spacers I toyed with this idea when i had the rubbing issue with my 285 wide tyres, but then the advice i got was that once installed, the tyres will not rub the sway bar, but your wheel fender flares/arch may hit the tyres during full compression of suspension. To prevent that , YES, you will need a lift ...so i saw the entrance to the rabbit hole of mods...turned back and ran for my life!!! (Or you need to change to those thinner flares, which i dont like the looks of) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Landicho Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 3:54 PM, Sunil Mathew said: I dont want to jinx myself by saying this... so far , my stock bumper is safe ...but i just got into the intermediate level...so 🤞 how do you monitor the "fluctuation" ? Is it just by the needle guage? If YES, the fluctuations will be very minor and you may not be able to recognise it, it could just remain in the centre within a range say 10 degC. I use an OBD scanner permanently connected and showing me the temp in digits through an app on my phone. So there is always fluctuation. Coolant temperatures are rarely constant on a desert drive. Hi Sunil, can you share the photo of the one you have? and the app? I toyed with this idea when i had the rubbing issue with my 285 wide tyres, but then the advice i got was that once installed, the tyres will not rub the sway bar, but your wheel fender flares/arch may hit the tyres during full compression of suspension. To prevent that , YES, you will need a lift ...so i saw the entrance to the rabbit hole of mods...turned back and ran for my life!!! (Or you need to change to those thinner flares, which i dont like the looks of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Landicho Posted October 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just to share, I got a pedal commander installed. Woah! amazing how this tiny tool can make such big impact on the throttle response of the Wrangler. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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