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@glwood My biggest concern I have with mine is the budget lift the PO installed. It's a 4" trailmaster lift that is pretty complete for a budget lift but I'm keeping my eyes on the bushings.

Looking at your intro post it seems that you now have a killer low mileage Ruby!


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@glwood My biggest concern I have with mine is the budget lift the PO installed. It's a 4" trailmaster lift that is pretty complete for a budget lift but I'm keeping my eyes on the bushings.

Looking at your intro post it seems that you now have a killer low mileage Ruby!


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As long as the TM lift works for you, you are good. But you're wise to keep an eye out for the bushings. The budget lifts are budget for a reason.

The Rubi I ended up is the best of the bunch, no question about it. The previous one I mentioned having in between the yellow and the silver current one was this:
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That was a 2006 with 33k or so mileage, 6-spd., dual tops. Good Jeep, should have kept it. My 2005 Toyota Tacoma TRD 4x4 truck ran off the road late in 2012, got that fixed and when I put it up for sale, the buyer wanted it and the Rubi...I had never sold two vehicles to the same person before...anyway, for some reason I was fed up with vehicles, and Jeeps at the time, so I sold both and that's when I bought my current 2013 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4 with the funds from selling those vehicles. As you might guess, the Jeep itch came back again, and when I stumbled on the current 2004 Rubicon, I had to get it. It does not apparently have the OPDA issues. No more plans to sell my Jeep again. Also, I do like the automatic transmission on the current one vs. the 6-spd, but that's just my preference. The only reason I say I should have kept that khaki Rubi is I would be several thousand $$ ahead by this time. :cool: My buddies always tell me to let them know when I am selling a Jeep, cause it's always in better shape when I sell it than when I picked it up. Two of my friends are/were driving TJs that I previously owned. None of the Rubis though.
 
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Nice Rubicon @glwood!

You're spot on. The budget lifts are called "budget" for a reason. And, as is usually the case, you get what you pay for.
 
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