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[Cleggmeister]

So, after a few months away I've finally spent some money on the JK...

2" Skyjacker lift
30mm spacers
15" Procomp wheels
33x12.50x15 Kumho Road Venture MT's
PIAA rear reversing lights
Removed swaybar
And a new number plate

Before:



After:



Right after the lift and new wheels I was pulled over and given 3 points and a £60 fine (CU20) for a dangerous part, i.e. the tyres protruded from the wheel arches.  Bummer.  £250 later and I've installed some extended flares.  Eventually I'll replace the stock arches with Xenon's or something, but it's around £800 for the set.

And my MPG has been fun!  Prior to the work I was getting 38mpg on the motorway.  Now I get 28 if I'm very lucky.

Oh, and insurance.  Yep, was £250 per year, now £625 (and that was a struggle - nobody wants to insure a modified car!).  Thanks to Adrian Flux for the best deal in the end...

The good news - it was totally worth it!  Off road is now several shades more awesome, and on road it's a lot of fun and attracts a lot of (positive) attention.

Happy days!

[Bulldog67]

Looks way sweet Cleggy 

I take it u were a gobby fuck with Plod? Or was plod just a fuckwit? Straight to a fine  no advice to go home and get it sorted  where do u live? will make sure i avoid it!! Famous last words but never met a plod that dont respond to a bit of civility.

Anyway, mad insurance hike, but as u say, looks alone worth it so performance added in makes it a sweet deal

[Bishops Finger]

Looks great

[Dave69]

looks better,

never had an insurance hike when declaring modifications, i asked what will create an increase and the answer was modify the engine and the premium will go up. Bit of a bummer with an anal plod who thinks he knows what he is talking about.

[kinger]

i had a £60 slap for my personalised plate by a happy blue boy who had just come on duty and driving out of the police station car park he saw me coming in to the police staion car park turned back around  and booked me, only had the car MOT done a month before but he wouldnt have it. dont muck about with the cambourne traffic police lol

[Dave69]

any small or modified number plate will get the interest of the police. reason being the anpr camera's can't read the plate if it's smaller than the required size. easy answer if you don't want it to be read is not to clean it.

[Jonny Jeep]

But then you might get fined for an obscured registration plate!

I got done twice in the space of four days at roadside checks for the US style plates I had fitted. The second time the policeman was not too bad. He explained they are no longer allowed to give rectification notices - seven days to rectify and get inspected at MOT station - as the Chief Constable of GMP no longer gives them that authority.

At that stop HMR&C were strolling up to test for red diesel. I told them they'd have a job as the ball valve in the tank prevents petrol syphoning. It was great to see them turn around and trudge back to their van.

[scrw]

reason being the anpr camera's can't read the plate if it's smaller than the required size. easy answer if you don't want it to be read is not to clean it.

wouldn't bet on it, system I work with can read all sorts, just how it assigns a country from the plate spec will be out, but they get the text

[Carlos Fandango]

That looks really cool.

You need to change the comment at the bottom of your post now....

2008 2.8 CRD Sahara JK
Stock, at the moment... 

[PtP]

Nice looking!

Right after the lift and new wheels I was pulled over and given 3 points and a £60 fine (CU20) for a dangerous part, i.e. the tyres protruded from the wheel arches. 

I just wonder how road-going quad bikes get away with their wheels sticking out well passed their wheel arches.

[Bubba]

that ones easy depends on the copper and how he veiws it same can be said of hotrods and retrorods

[rob.79]

one fine looking jeep.....................

[pauly]

very nice looking truck