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Its my understanding that they already have a lift and beadlock ready wheels. I really like the wheels by the way.
I'm seriously thinking about getting a Rubicon 392
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Rubicons come with an additional lift over the non rubicons. As far as the 392 goes I do not know if its taller yet. Reading the promotional details it mentions an additional 1.5" on rubicons so I'm assuming that's additional to the current rubicon not sport.
The cool thing for the 2 door manual crowd is that the v6 will get factory 35s w/4.88 gears pushing it to a crawl ratio of 100:1.
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I've watched a few videos. One had a JLUR with 35's next to a completely stock 392 (on 33's) parked next to each other. The 392 was taller.
Is the 4.88 gearing a rumor or confirmed?
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I dont doubt that. A factory warranty goes a long way though for most people. Also, litebrite does a hell of a lot more technical trails then 99.9% of JL owners. Should be fun to see them once they get the bronco.
I'm more concerned with the potential wheel speed of the 392 with 37s on stock 44s. I won't be shocked if we start hearing about breaking and swapping axles soon.
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Someone put 37's on a stock 392 and they rubbed at full stuff and full turn. I honestly don't think I would go with 37's to begin with. 35 inch Ridge Grapplers would be my choice.
For the price you could get a full size truck on tons with 35’s and double the torque, just saying.
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Somehow I think there would be more smiles per mile for me in a Rubicon 392 than an F-350.
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Damn @Starrs ! I have not heard from you in a while and you drop that sweet link here! That thing is awesome! My browser seems messed up and I can't get much info on it. I doubt I would drop that kind of money on a vehicle with no warranty and some crazy ass electronics that I cant work on.
with the way the car market is and the "chip shortage" buying anything now is crazy!
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I must have read your post wrong…I thought you wanted to buy a 392 lol they come with all the same electronics. Dakota customs did the hemi swap. I’m sure it is covered through them.
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I know. It has only been a week or two since I was telling a group of friends that I was thankful that I don't need to buy a house, a vehicle, tires etc etc but then I started looking into the 392.
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Not too familiar either myself. First 2 door 392 I’ve come across tho. The 392 by itself is 35k for engine and labor. The jeep itself was roughly 44-45k. Whomever traded that in lost a bunch of money.
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Kind of my thought. Seems like someone would lose some money on that and thats a bad sign.