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  1. 05/17/2009, 10:17 PM #1
    Rubicool
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    My new VX....I've joined the cult!

    I joined the ranks of VX owners last week when I picked up a 2001 Kaiser with 35K miles. It seems to be in pretty good shape and of course I started mod'd it right away!

    Here's some before pics.......


    And here some after shots.......


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    I went with 2" spacers in rear and 8 turns on the t-bars up front. The wheels are 17x9 +25 offset and the tires are 285-70-17 (33 x 11.50) Terra Dune Grapplers.
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  2. 05/17/2009, 10:33 PM #2
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    Welcome Rubicool! That's a nice Kaiser you got there, and only 35k on it. Good find! I like the all black wheels, look’s like you did your research. It’s giving that jeep liberty an inferiority complex.
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  3. 05/18/2009, 09:54 AM #3
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    Welcome to the addiction. I know there will be MANY happy turns to the wrench in the near future.

    BTW - nice ride (even if you did get the wrong color)
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  4. 05/18/2009, 10:40 AM #4
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    Excellent, looks bad a$5!!!

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  5. 05/18/2009, 12:03 PM #5
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    Welcome to the Club

    Hi and welcome to a very proud international "owner's club". The more you put into the forum the more you'll get out of it.

    Kirk

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  6. 05/18/2009, 02:01 PM #6
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    You bought THAT VX?!?!?! You should have bought mine! ;-)

    J/K - nice job finding such a low-mileage example, Rubicool!
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  7. 05/19/2009, 08:01 AM #7
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    Looks awsome dude!!!! Welcome !
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  8. 05/19/2009, 11:34 AM #8
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    welcome to the world of VX......
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  9. 05/19/2009, 04:43 PM #9
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    Very same welcome rubicool,your VX stands out;It's in very nice shape
    Dakar was just the begining.
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  10. 05/20/2009, 03:42 AM #10
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    I just did my first road trip with the new lift/tires and was quite surprised at the mileage I got. When I bought this VX I had a 14 hour drive home and got 22mpg with the stock wheels/tires and I thought putting 33's on it would drop me down to 13-15 mpg but I just did a 400+ mile trip and got 18mpg!!! That was a pleasant surprise!

    Next mods will be audio related......trying to decide what I want to do. I want GPS/Sirius and I'm leaning towards a Pioneer head unit.
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  11. 05/20/2009, 12:43 PM #11
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    zues

    actually, your math is backwards...larger diameter= less revolutions, meaning you are not registering all of the miles travelled. I have 275-75 16's and my speedo is of by 10%, making more like 20mpg
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  12. 05/20/2009, 02:09 PM #12
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    Is it really 10% for 265-75-16's?
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  13. 05/20/2009, 08:06 PM #13
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    In any case you're really lucky if you're getting that kind of mileage... I got about 20-22 when I picked mine up stock, and get ~16 with 33X12.5 and that's on a good day.
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  14. 05/20/2009, 08:45 PM #14
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    Yay! Another addict! Welcome home, Rubicool!
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  15. 05/21/2009, 07:21 AM #15
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    Missed the new face. Welcome.
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