Baystate Jeepers

01shucker wrote:I’m taking my Metalcloak standard size overland fenders off soon. If your interested they will sell cheap. They are red for now.

mikepa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:12 am Yeah. Trouble shooting incompetence aside, I guess I was hoping they were more interested in being mod-friendly and selling Jeeps than mini vans. Yet another newb lesson learned.

Hank wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:23 am

mikepa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:12 am Yeah. Trouble shooting incompetence aside, I guess I was hoping they were more interested in being mod-friendly and selling Jeeps than mini vans. Yet another newb lesson learned.

If they give you grief, go to a different dealer. The only warranty work I had done was a bad coil replacement, but Acton Jeep didn't say a word about any of the mods I had at that time. (there weren't as many as now, but suspension, wheels/tires, electrical, and body had all been touched) They did the work, didn't try to charge, and complimented the Jeep when they gave it back.

YMMV, but you're definitely not tied to the dealer where you bought the Jeep. If you don't like the service, don't give them the business.

BlackKnight wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:05 am BTW, for those that have Tires outside the wheel well of their Jeeps. Here is the law as written in MGL 90-7:

"Every motor vehicle or trailer, excepting passenger motor vehicles, operated in or upon any way shall be equipped with suitable guards which will effectively reduce the spray or splash to the rear of mud, water or slush caused by the rear wheels thereof. Every passenger motor vehicle which is equipped with tires which extend beyond the fenders or body of such vehicle and which is operated in or upon any way shall be equipped with flaps or suitable guards to reduce such spray or splash to the rear and sides."

That is the law as written, However Inspection rules and regulations are, as I've been told, entirely different and do not allow tires to extend outside the fender flares...

And here is the PDF Link to the Lift laws of MA, which again are different than what is in the Inspection Rules and Regulations...

As stated, Lift (combined both Tire and mechanical lift) on 4WD vehicles are limited to the following calculation: (Wheel Base x Wheel Track)/2200 = Maximum height above OEM door jam height. Specifically, note that body lift is not included in the calculation, and thus if we need more height to clear tires we could put some body lift in.

Source for a bunch of the laws across the states... https://www.liftlaws.com

Hank wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:23 am

mikepa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 7:12 am Yeah. Trouble shooting incompetence aside, I guess I was hoping they were more interested in being mod-friendly and selling Jeeps than mini vans. Yet another newb lesson learned.

If they give you grief, go to a different dealer. The only warranty work I had done was a bad coil replacement, but Acton Jeep didn't say a word about any of the mods I had at that time. (there weren't as many as now, but suspension, wheels/tires, electrical, and body had all been touched) They did the work, didn't try to charge, and complimented the Jeep when they gave it back.

YMMV, but you're definitely not tied to the dealer where you bought the Jeep. If you don't like the service, don't give them the business.

mikepa wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:18 am Thanks Bob. Using the links you had sent previously and the specs FCA has published, I calculate an allowable mechanical and tire lift of approximately 3.5" for the JL Rubicon. (118.4 WB x 64.4 WT)/2200. BTW, I have not been able to verify whether the 64.4 wheel track published is for the wider Rubicon D44 M210/M220 axles but the 3.5" is about the same even if you use the sometimes quoted but not confirmed 68" wide D44 number. With 37's and 2.5" lift, I am 4.5" taller. Guess I have to go back to my stock 33's or downsize to 35's and get those flaps on .