Convincing the wife I need a lift.
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Convincing the wife I need a lift.
So my Cherokee is a dd I don't take it offroad nearly as much as I would like but have gotten in a few tight spots that a small lift would have helped. I'm only looking at a 3" or so. The issue is my wife refuses to let me get a lift, EVER. Now I don't have a great reason for why I want/need the lift, which is to say I just want one.
So how many people out there have had a similar problem and have convinced their significant other to get a lift? What are some benefits that I might have overlooked.
So how many people out there have had a similar problem and have convinced their significant other to get a lift? What are some benefits that I might have overlooked.
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Can she really control what you do? Yeah she'll be mad but it's your money. So I say just order it and let her be mad until she sees it installed. Then again, I'm not married lol
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lifted the bought new 92 in 98 "honey the springs are shot, lift is same price"
she liked it
it was the only vehicle between us til 05 when i bought the 1st 98 already lifted, gave that to her, i took the 92
08 bought the other 98 gave that to her, i took the 'older' 98
she feels tough driving it and taking the backroads that her friends dont
she doesnt 'wheel' at all.
she liked it
it was the only vehicle between us til 05 when i bought the 1st 98 already lifted, gave that to her, i took the 92
08 bought the other 98 gave that to her, i took the 'older' 98
she feels tough driving it and taking the backroads that her friends dont
she doesnt 'wheel' at all.
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Grow a pair and spend your money how you wish. If she doesn't like it she can buy her own car.
And this is why I'm not married.
And this is why I'm not married.
Shut the hell up. You’re not paying for the repairs. It’s absolutely none of your business what he does with his Jeep or his money. I know your type well… first it’s “Sell the Jeep because it’s costing too much money.” Then it’s “No, you can’t go spend the weekend with your buddies because I need you to take me shopping.” Then it’s “Oh gee, honey… I’m pregnant. Gosh, I have no idea how that happened.”
You’re a DreamKiller. You kill a guy’s dreams, take away his future, tie him down with a fat mortgage and too many babies, and turn him into just another miserable guy wondering, “How the hell did I get here?”
Do you really want to help him? Here’s what you do… go to your local library (it’s a big building with books inside) and check out a couple of books on rebuilding engines. Read them, over and over, until YOU understand what needs to be done. Then help him get that engine out and rebuild it. Tie your hair back in a ponytail, put on some old jeans and get your hands dirty. Hand him wrenches, hold the light, pull the wire connectors apart, help him get the hood off… help him with anything he needs. When he gets tired, run inside and make him a hot lunch or dinner. Fix him coffee, hot chocolate, whatever he wants. (But NO beer. Beer is for when the job is done.)
Then when the day is over and you’re both exhausted from working on the engine, push him into a hot shower and jump in with him. Scrub his back, wash his hair, rinse him off, and dry him with fluffy towels still hot from the dryer. Then push him into bed and screw his ears off. Then get up the next day and do it all over again.
Make him realize that rebuilding an engine is a slow and methodical process. Make him realize that every step should be regarded as surgery; every step must be perfect… perfect torque, perfect fit, perfectly clean. If you run into a step that you just can’t figure out, ask for help from someone who knows what he’s doing. Are you cute? Put on a low-cut top, show some cleavage and go (by yourself) to the local Jeep shop, and explain to the guys that you are helping your boyfriend to rebuild his engine and neither of you can figure out this one little step, and do they have any advice…
Think it won’t work? Think again. We guys love to help cute girls, even if they have a boyfriend. (Hey, maybe you’ve got a sister, or girlfriend…)
But absolutely DO NOT whine or complain. Do not say a single negative thing. Not a single “Oooooo, I broke a nail.” If you break a nail, or cut your finger, or bang a knuckle, you just shut up and DEAL WITH IT. You should be a hopelessly optomistic, never-say-die cheerleader, encouraging him every step of the way.
That’s my opinion.
You’re a DreamKiller. You kill a guy’s dreams, take away his future, tie him down with a fat mortgage and too many babies, and turn him into just another miserable guy wondering, “How the hell did I get here?”
Do you really want to help him? Here’s what you do… go to your local library (it’s a big building with books inside) and check out a couple of books on rebuilding engines. Read them, over and over, until YOU understand what needs to be done. Then help him get that engine out and rebuild it. Tie your hair back in a ponytail, put on some old jeans and get your hands dirty. Hand him wrenches, hold the light, pull the wire connectors apart, help him get the hood off… help him with anything he needs. When he gets tired, run inside and make him a hot lunch or dinner. Fix him coffee, hot chocolate, whatever he wants. (But NO beer. Beer is for when the job is done.)
Then when the day is over and you’re both exhausted from working on the engine, push him into a hot shower and jump in with him. Scrub his back, wash his hair, rinse him off, and dry him with fluffy towels still hot from the dryer. Then push him into bed and screw his ears off. Then get up the next day and do it all over again.
Make him realize that rebuilding an engine is a slow and methodical process. Make him realize that every step should be regarded as surgery; every step must be perfect… perfect torque, perfect fit, perfectly clean. If you run into a step that you just can’t figure out, ask for help from someone who knows what he’s doing. Are you cute? Put on a low-cut top, show some cleavage and go (by yourself) to the local Jeep shop, and explain to the guys that you are helping your boyfriend to rebuild his engine and neither of you can figure out this one little step, and do they have any advice…
Think it won’t work? Think again. We guys love to help cute girls, even if they have a boyfriend. (Hey, maybe you’ve got a sister, or girlfriend…)
But absolutely DO NOT whine or complain. Do not say a single negative thing. Not a single “Oooooo, I broke a nail.” If you break a nail, or cut your finger, or bang a knuckle, you just shut up and DEAL WITH IT. You should be a hopelessly optomistic, never-say-die cheerleader, encouraging him every step of the way.
That’s my opinion.
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mine says as long as the bills get paid first she don't care what i get just show her this pics and say this is what i want
and it just take about 15 grand lol
and it just take about 15 grand lol
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Too funny!
I however told my wife that the small tires on the Jeep looked horrible and that I was going to get new tires. I showed her how the front end was sitting lower than the rear and told her that a small lift would cure this, keep in mind we only had the Jeep for two weeks when I did this, as someone stated it will never end tho upgrades that is.
I however told my wife that the small tires on the Jeep looked horrible and that I was going to get new tires. I showed her how the front end was sitting lower than the rear and told her that a small lift would cure this, keep in mind we only had the Jeep for two weeks when I did this, as someone stated it will never end tho upgrades that is.
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Just do it, she'll like it! My wife drives my car more than hers. She says its "cause it sits up high" and she can see over cars.
Last edited by Cnwxj; 12-11-2012 at 04:58 PM.
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OMG ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ that killed me!
give her a double slap!
dude not for nothing GROW A PAIR, cmon... or get a part time job!
give her a double slap!
dude not for nothing GROW A PAIR, cmon... or get a part time job!
Last edited by Malik3404; 12-11-2012 at 05:18 PM.