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#24 ·
jonkat44 said:
Thanks. And yes it was pretty easy, except I had to put spacer washers in due to hitch being about a half inch to small between the frame rails. But it turned out ok. Luckily I have access to vehicle lift. Makes all my little projects go so much easier when I need it. Also my wife has a 2015 compass and my daughter drives a 2016 patriot.


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breadtruck said:
I had to do the same. Not sure why their dimensions are so far off, but with as cheap as the hitch cost me compared to hitches I put on other vehicles, I aint gonna complain too much
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I only had about 0.03" play between the receiver and frame. I didn't bother putting any shim in between them, since it wasn't too bad. I was rather impressed with mine.
 
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Spacers are installed. Cleaned off hub used small amount of grease on the hub ring. I used anti seize on the backside. Used red thread lock on studs attaching the 1.5" spacer. Torqued spacer to 100 lbs. replaced wheel and torqued. Have my Goodyear SRA 215 65 17 on now. I am going to decide which tire I want to buy. Any recommendations? I want to do some light trail driving soon. Nothing to major just want to go have some fun.

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At the tire shop now. Attempted 245 70 17. No go, too much rub. Going with 245 65 17 just need to do pinch weld mod tomorrow. Only a slight rub. Able to drive it home just no full lock until tomorrow. Bought the Goodyear Adventurer A/T with Kevlar. Kinda expensive but have pretty good off road tread but still good for highway trips. Pics in a bit when done installing.



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Discussion starter · #30 · (Edited)
NEW TIRE PICS

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Goodyear SRA 215 65 17

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Goodyear A/T Adventure With Kevlar 245 65 17

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Will be doing pinch weld mod tomorrow . Has a slight rub. Will take better pics tomorrow. The ride is a lot different. Totally liking it. Can't wait to do some off roading with these.



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allblackeverything17 said:
is that for you speed since it's different because different wheels


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Actually no, I changed up the display to show me the coolant temp, voltage, air intake temp, and transmission temp. I want to see if it is all higher due to the heavier tires. The air intake won't fluctuate but my coolant and trans temp might. I guess we will see.



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Discussion starter · #36 ·
Update. So the first number in the upper left corner is my intake air temp. Below it is my horsepower (I am at idle at time of pic). The number top right is coolant temp under it is tranny temp.
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Discussion starter · #37 · (Edited)
GOT RID OF MY PATRIOT

Well I hate to say it but I traded my Patriot in. Mine was a FWD. and I really wanted something trail rated. I ran into a deal that I couldn't pass up. I have bought from the same Jeep dealer many years. My sales man new I was looking for a trail rated Patriot, but they only had colors I did not want or optioned differently than I wanted. He called the other day and told me they had a few Renegade Trailhawks that they could discount 30% and also 3,000.00 rebate. I owned my Patriot outright so this turned out very well. So I started doing research and the Renegade Trailhawk is a very capable Jeep. I still love the Patriot, I've had 3 through the years. It was just time for a change to a trail rated Jeep. I've only had my Renegade 2 days, but I can't wait to hit the trails. Plus my wife has a compass so I can still hang on this site lol. I know I havent been on here long . But I really enjoy this site. And all the mods I have done to my Patriot.

I had put 1.5" Hub Centric spacers on. They were only on maybe 2 weeks. I took them off before trade. If anyone is interested? Also took off my 245 65 17 Goodyear A/T Adventure w/Kevlar tires. The spacers cost me around 120.00. But if your interested just pm me an offer, they are just sitting in my garage.

Again thanks for being such a cool group.
I will stay active here because it's so cool here

The first is my beloved Patriot High Altitude second is my new Renegade Trailhawk

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#38 ·
Congrats on getting the trail rated vehicle you desired. Im surprised they couldnt find a Patriot that matched the features you wanted, I guess there arent too many left out there (hear that folks, jump on one while the getting's good!)
Good thing is you can still do all the same Patriot mods to that Compass your wife has (just gotta have her permission first, haha)
 
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breadtruck said:
Congrats on getting the trail rated vehicle you desired. Im surprised they couldnt find a Patriot that matched the features you wanted, I guess there arent too many left out there (hear that folks, jump on one while the getting's good!)

Good thing is you can still do all the same Patriot mods to that Compass your wife has (just gotta have her permission first, haha)
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LOL, yea, I keep hers pretty much stock. The dealer had a 30,000.00 dollar FD2 and a 20,000.00 bone stock . Wanted something in the middle. But with the deal I got it was cheaper. It's actually a nice little rig. It's a bit shorter which is nice in my garage. I have a small 2 stall garage. Just irritated that I bought the tires and I don't think they will fit the Renegade.



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#40 ·
Renegayde probably has same bolt pattern as the Patriot, but, sad news...Renegayde is just a rebadged Fiat 500x. Same exact vehicle, just with Jeep "easter eggs" and a better AWD system. Granted, some say the same about the Patriot compared to the Caliber, but the Patriot has alot more differences vs the Caliber as opposed to the virtually identical(besides sheetmetal) Renny/500x. I'm happy you've got a vehicle you like, but I'm afraid it's just not a Jeep. Not even built in this country, they're imported from Italy, and got the gascap on the right-hand side of all places.
 
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