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Old12-02-2007, 07:48 PM #1
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Brute Conversion

http://www.quadratec.com/Showcases/aev/aev_brute_conversion_kit.php

im sure yall have seen this before. just wondering what the opinions on it were.
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Old12-02-2007, 07:56 PM #2
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I really like it. Wish Jeep had of done it a long time ago. It's kind of like a new age Scrambler. It's a little pricy for me but if I had the money and time I would definitely do it. I travel alot with my job and have seen 3 that I can remember on my trips from Mississippi to Louisiana , really stands out from the crowd.
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Old12-02-2007, 08:02 PM #3
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How is it like the new Scrambler? Now an LJ is like a new Scrambler. The Brute is cool but I'm not gonna drop $9k on a kit
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Old12-02-2007, 08:23 PM #4
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There was a thread on this awhile ago. Pretty cool. Search for it.
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Old12-02-2007, 08:26 PM #5
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go to aev conversions site they have stuff there.
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Old12-02-2007, 09:31 PM #6
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Saw this on the Vendors page: a poor-mans Brute, check gr8tops.com
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Old12-02-2007, 10:17 PM #7
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I saw one up close with the highline fender kit...completely different Jeep. IT WAS FREAKIN SWEET!!! If I had the extra money and no bills, I'd do it right away. If you are in that situation and just have to throw money at your jeep, DO IT!!!

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Old12-02-2007, 10:28 PM #8
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last time i was in Walled lake i stopped at the AEV plant and they had one sitting out front, got to walk around it and look at it. very very solid kit. if i ever found a tanked 97 or 98 with a 44 in the back id buy the kit and fix it up nice
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Old12-02-2007, 11:01 PM #9
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Go to gr8tops.com. They are located in Columbia, SC. I have seen their half top conversion and it is a quality piece. It looks best on an Unlimited, although you can still do it for a TJ. For less than 25% of the AEV kit, you can do your own half top conversion. I saw a red LJ Rubicon with one. He line-xed the back and fabbed up some side rails. Very nice.
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Old12-02-2007, 11:10 PM #10
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the headquarters is about 60 miles from were i live and the owners brute and diesel tj is there and they are flat out awesome i think his brute has 3 inches of total lift along with the highline kit and is running 37's and the craftsmanship is incredible heres a couple pics http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/1/6/604822/100_0860.jpg

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Old12-02-2007, 11:48 PM #11
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after looking into things a bit i think making a tube frame bed might save some $$ if you do it yourself (bed cost alone is 5K)
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i was thinking for an offroad only, this would be perfect
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Old12-03-2007, 10:56 AM #13
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I would LOVE to do the conversion...

Just gotta wait until the cash is available and then see if I can keep the car street legal over here after the conversion... not because there's any doubts to the quality of AEV's kit... just because it's never been done before here...

I think getting the conversion done in the states and importing a complete vehicle might be easier from a registration point of view.


I've had AEV's heat reduction hood and I've now got the Highline Fender Kit... I'm very happy with the work that AEV does.
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Old12-03-2007, 11:40 AM #14
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It's a personal taste. I personally don't care for it. If I wanted a pickup truck, I'd just get a pickup truck. But, it is different, and that's always cool.
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Old12-03-2007, 11:45 AM #15
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It's a personal taste. I personally don't care for it. If I wanted a pickup truck, I'd just get a pickup truck. But, it is different, and that's always cool.
Gotta agree with ya...not my cup of tea. I find I have all the hauling capacity I need by folding up or removing the back seat from my LJ. Plus, I can turn it back into a Jeep if need to. If I did a Brute conversion I would have nowhere to stick my kids! A big .

Maybe if Jeep made a modern Scrambler and I needed a pick-'em-up truck; but I see no reason--especially at this cost--to do this to a Jeep.

But, like I said, that's just my opinion!

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