New Buckeye onboard

[GaugedFreak]

Hey everyone,

My wife and I just picked up a 2007 Jeep Commander Sport with the Rocky Mountain package a few weeks ago. It came with a 2 inch RC lift and 17 inch KMC Addict wheels sitting on 265/70-17s. We absolutely love it! This thing has been great in the snow and rides very nicely. My wishlist for goodies to install is growing quickly too. :o I'll be lurking around learning about all of the fun stuff I can do with it.

[stites-xk]

Welcome! Nice XK.

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[Core XK]

Welcome. Nice XK! I love the silver :p

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[H53Ecrewchief]

Nice! I have the same wheels sitting in my garage waiting for rubber. Glad to know they are going to look good.

[Matt]

Welcome aboard man. We got a good group of guys here :)

[The_War_Wagon]

Welcome aboard! Whereabouts in southern OH? I used to live in Ashland, KY - I've motored around from Portsmouth to Chillicothe, to Zanesville to Gallipolis, and back again!

I like my chrome wheels, but I'm looking forward to a leveling kit, and bigger, more aggressive tires. Yours looks sharp! :cool:

[GaugedFreak]

Hey, it's not silver! It's light graystone pearl. lol j/k Thanks for the Welcome everyone.

H53Ecrewchief > The wheels are really nice, I'm not sure what offset these are since I haven't taken the time to look yet but they fit perfectly with no rubbing.

The_War_Wagon > I'm around the Wilmington Area. Probably about an hour from Chillicothe.

Once it warms up a little I'm going to plastidip the grill black to match the wheels a little better. I'm dying to get the 4xguard brush guard, I just cant bring myself to spend the money yet.:eek:

[stites-xk]

The steel Amarillo is coming out with a keystone soon that like matrix!

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[GaugedFreak]

The steel Amarillo is coming out with a keystone soon that like matrix!

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Hmm, I'll have to keep an eye out for that. I'm sure it will be a little while before I order something anyway. I wonder if it will have the versatility in configurations like the Martix does.

[Core XK]

Matrix is nice but before I spend $600 on that id much rather save $1k for a steal front bumper. Steal front bumper will probably be the first mod I do once the XK is paid off.

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[Ross]

The keystone is cheaper than the matrix, with all the same possible add-ons such as receiver, hoop, etc. Although the addons do not yet have a set price, the keystone is listed at $300 and would look to be equivalent to the matrix basic setup that goes for $330.

[Core XK]

Yeah a basic is fine for $330 but no better then my cosmetic brush guard. To really get a functional one your looking at much more it seems?

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[Ross]

Not sure as to the strength of yours, but most cosmetic guards I've seen tend to break upon the first few impacts, especially the "Bull-bar" style I see on alot of street queens around Houston. Whereas the Keystone and Matrix are probably rated to take much more force. I admit that I accidentally rear ended an old Toyota truck a few years back and had to replace his entire OEM metal bumper. Lucky for me, not even the paint on the matrix was scratched!

[Core XK]

Well every accident is different so it could really depend on where you hit. Oh no I l know my cosmetic guard will crumble but I didnt buy it for anything but looks until I can afford a steel bumper. I just think the matrix is high priced for what you get.

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[The_War_Wagon]

Matrix is nice but before I spend $600 on that id much rather save $1k for a steal front bumper. Steal front bumper will probably be the first mod I do once the XK is paid off.


I'm with ya' there. That's why I'm playing wioth the Ramcharger now - until the Jeep is paid off! ;)

[FLYCAV]

Nice looking ride. It's amazing how the 265/70's look bigger on the lighter colored XK's. I'm running the same size with the RC lift and they look smaller on my black XK.