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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Newbie, lessons learned on a road trip with the 3.8 with 6-speed manual and soft top
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<blockquote data-quote="72c10" data-source="post: 435689" data-attributes="member: 19352"><p>UPDATE: 5 months later. Just took the same trip with the PEDAL COMMANDER. It's like night and day difference for the same trip with multiple steep grades going up 500 - 1000 feet in elevation at a time (estimated) for a mile or more. I was able to maintain 70-75 up these hills in the right gear. Love it. The Utah speed limit on I-15 is 80mph and I maintained that at the least (some times were 85 in 6th gear) on flats. </p><p></p><p>Soft top hack: noise level (and collaterally, insulation) reduced a bit (40-50%) when I bought a 3 to 4" by 3' foam pad that you get for a camping bed from Home Depot and put it between the roll bar and the soft top, before closing. Hindsight, I could've gone with a 6" by 4' if that's even available. I know - ghetto, but it works. I don't even see the pad, because I left the bikini sun shade on and the pad is between that and the top.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="72c10, post: 435689, member: 19352"] UPDATE: 5 months later. Just took the same trip with the PEDAL COMMANDER. It's like night and day difference for the same trip with multiple steep grades going up 500 - 1000 feet in elevation at a time (estimated) for a mile or more. I was able to maintain 70-75 up these hills in the right gear. Love it. The Utah speed limit on I-15 is 80mph and I maintained that at the least (some times were 85 in 6th gear) on flats. Soft top hack: noise level (and collaterally, insulation) reduced a bit (40-50%) when I bought a 3 to 4" by 3' foam pad that you get for a camping bed from Home Depot and put it between the roll bar and the soft top, before closing. Hindsight, I could've gone with a 6" by 4' if that's even available. I know - ghetto, but it works. I don't even see the pad, because I left the bikini sun shade on and the pad is between that and the top. [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Newbie, lessons learned on a road trip with the 3.8 with 6-speed manual and soft top
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