Rick,

I am not sure you are going to get much better than what you have now.

- The wheel base is pretty short. You will never correct the quick steer
and over all brut bull dog feel of it.
- you might replace the shocks with something designed for a cushy car ?
- you could put nice riding radial tires and smaller wheels on it ?
- maybe replace the seats with something more cushy ?

They are meant to be rugged & brutish. I'm not sure even those changes will
help.

I love being knocked around in my Rubi. It is the hardest riding,(I look
for every pot hole) snappiest steering, most "bash you in the mouth"
vehicle I have ever had...and damn I love it and the buzz of the tires on
the hwy That is why I bought it over a Mustang Cobra. Why haven't I owned
a Jeep all these years ?

Good luck Rick. Your Jeep just ain't ever going to be a car.

dave

=== you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately ===


"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

Rick,

I am not sure you are going to get much better than what you have now.

- The wheel base is pretty short. You will never correct the quick steer
and over all brut bull dog feel of it.
- you might replace the shocks with something designed for a cushy car ?
- you could put nice riding radial tires and smaller wheels on it ?
- maybe replace the seats with something more cushy ?

They are meant to be rugged & brutish. I'm not sure even those changes will
help.

I love being knocked around in my Rubi. It is the hardest riding,(I look
for every pot hole) snappiest steering, most "bash you in the mouth"
vehicle I have ever had...and damn I love it and the buzz of the tires on
the hwy That is why I bought it over a Mustang Cobra. Why haven't I owned
a Jeep all these years ?

Good luck Rick. Your Jeep just ain't ever going to be a car.

dave

=== you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately ===


"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

Rick,

I am not sure you are going to get much better than what you have now.

- The wheel base is pretty short. You will never correct the quick steer
and over all brut bull dog feel of it.
- you might replace the shocks with something designed for a cushy car ?
- you could put nice riding radial tires and smaller wheels on it ?
- maybe replace the seats with something more cushy ?

They are meant to be rugged & brutish. I'm not sure even those changes will
help.

I love being knocked around in my Rubi. It is the hardest riding,(I look
for every pot hole) snappiest steering, most "bash you in the mouth"
vehicle I have ever had...and damn I love it and the buzz of the tires on
the hwy That is why I bought it over a Mustang Cobra. Why haven't I owned
a Jeep all these years ?

Good luck Rick. Your Jeep just ain't ever going to be a car.

dave

=== you must first take out MYUGLYSISTER to email me privately ===


"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

It's not a car ..it's a truck.

There's only 3 reasons to buy a Jeep:
1. Offroading
2. Convertible rugged ride
3. Towing

If you aren't offroading, then you must want the convertible. But if you
don't want the rugged ride, ditch the Jeep and buy a car. So, I'm guessing
it can't be for the convertible so you must need to tow? Again, you would
get a way comfier ride with a big SUV or Pickup so ditch the Jeep. Maybe you
want a convertible towing vehicle? Buy a powerful car, like a Nissan Altima
or Maxima and cut the roof off. Or buy a Sebring or 300M convertible.

If you bought it just for looks, then the only way to get any better
handling/feel is to lower it and buy nice tires/springs/seats/etc ...but
then it doesn't look like a Jeep.

In a nutshell ...I'm confused? When I was driving the new '85 CJ7 home that
I just bought, I was doing 80kmh on a two-lane backroad with oncoming
trucks. I had to two-hand the steering wheel the entire drive and still
almost (honest-to-god, I'm not even exagerrating) died a few times from
oncoming collisions. I was so scared and barely kept it on the road that
when I got home all I wanted to do was go and drive it again! Talk about
adrenaline drive. Screw a sportscar!! It's a JEEP!!!! Drive it hard and let
it drive you hard!

griffin
'85 CJ7

"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

It's not a car ..it's a truck.

There's only 3 reasons to buy a Jeep:
1. Offroading
2. Convertible rugged ride
3. Towing

If you aren't offroading, then you must want the convertible. But if you
don't want the rugged ride, ditch the Jeep and buy a car. So, I'm guessing
it can't be for the convertible so you must need to tow? Again, you would
get a way comfier ride with a big SUV or Pickup so ditch the Jeep. Maybe you
want a convertible towing vehicle? Buy a powerful car, like a Nissan Altima
or Maxima and cut the roof off. Or buy a Sebring or 300M convertible.

If you bought it just for looks, then the only way to get any better
handling/feel is to lower it and buy nice tires/springs/seats/etc ...but
then it doesn't look like a Jeep.

In a nutshell ...I'm confused? When I was driving the new '85 CJ7 home that
I just bought, I was doing 80kmh on a two-lane backroad with oncoming
trucks. I had to two-hand the steering wheel the entire drive and still
almost (honest-to-god, I'm not even exagerrating) died a few times from
oncoming collisions. I was so scared and barely kept it on the road that
when I got home all I wanted to do was go and drive it again! Talk about
adrenaline drive. Screw a sportscar!! It's a JEEP!!!! Drive it hard and let
it drive you hard!

griffin
'85 CJ7

"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

It's not a car ..it's a truck.

There's only 3 reasons to buy a Jeep:
1. Offroading
2. Convertible rugged ride
3. Towing

If you aren't offroading, then you must want the convertible. But if you
don't want the rugged ride, ditch the Jeep and buy a car. So, I'm guessing
it can't be for the convertible so you must need to tow? Again, you would
get a way comfier ride with a big SUV or Pickup so ditch the Jeep. Maybe you
want a convertible towing vehicle? Buy a powerful car, like a Nissan Altima
or Maxima and cut the roof off. Or buy a Sebring or 300M convertible.

If you bought it just for looks, then the only way to get any better
handling/feel is to lower it and buy nice tires/springs/seats/etc ...but
then it doesn't look like a Jeep.

In a nutshell ...I'm confused? When I was driving the new '85 CJ7 home that
I just bought, I was doing 80kmh on a two-lane backroad with oncoming
trucks. I had to two-hand the steering wheel the entire drive and still
almost (honest-to-god, I'm not even exagerrating) died a few times from
oncoming collisions. I was so scared and barely kept it on the road that
when I got home all I wanted to do was go and drive it again! Talk about
adrenaline drive. Screw a sportscar!! It's a JEEP!!!! Drive it hard and let
it drive you hard!

griffin
'85 CJ7

"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

It's not a car ..it's a truck.

There's only 3 reasons to buy a Jeep:
1. Offroading
2. Convertible rugged ride
3. Towing

If you aren't offroading, then you must want the convertible. But if you
don't want the rugged ride, ditch the Jeep and buy a car. So, I'm guessing
it can't be for the convertible so you must need to tow? Again, you would
get a way comfier ride with a big SUV or Pickup so ditch the Jeep. Maybe you
want a convertible towing vehicle? Buy a powerful car, like a Nissan Altima
or Maxima and cut the roof off. Or buy a Sebring or 300M convertible.

If you bought it just for looks, then the only way to get any better
handling/feel is to lower it and buy nice tires/springs/seats/etc ...but
then it doesn't look like a Jeep.

In a nutshell ...I'm confused? When I was driving the new '85 CJ7 home that
I just bought, I was doing 80kmh on a two-lane backroad with oncoming
trucks. I had to two-hand the steering wheel the entire drive and still
almost (honest-to-god, I'm not even exagerrating) died a few times from
oncoming collisions. I was so scared and barely kept it on the road that
when I got home all I wanted to do was go and drive it again! Talk about
adrenaline drive. Screw a sportscar!! It's a JEEP!!!! Drive it hard and let
it drive you hard!

griffin
'85 CJ7

"Rick Ramos" <thewatcher@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
news:77d4ec40.0408100742.3a1a82df@posting.google.c om...
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

Hi Rick,
Lower it, lowering the center of gravity. Put street tires on it
like you see on the little rice burners, And of course, the megaphone
exhaust extension: http://www.----------.com/jeep22rim.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Rick Ramos wrote:
>
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

Hi Rick,
Lower it, lowering the center of gravity. Put street tires on it
like you see on the little rice burners, And of course, the megaphone
exhaust extension: http://www.----------.com/jeep22rim.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Rick Ramos wrote:
>
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick

 

Hi Rick,
Lower it, lowering the center of gravity. Put street tires on it
like you see on the little rice burners, And of course, the megaphone
exhaust extension: http://www.----------.com/jeep22rim.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

Rick Ramos wrote:
>
> I have a 2004 Jeep Wrangler SE and I would like to make it handle
> better on-road. I live in South Florida and this Jeep will NEVER go
> off-road.
>
> Can anyone make any recommendation on how to make this car handle
> better on-road?
>
> Different Shocks, Tires, Springs, etc?
>
> Thanks
> Rick