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Filled up today after 238 miles of towing one way loaded with the YJ, back empty trailer and averaged 13mpg hand calculated. Pretty impressive considering the previous diesel truck returned 14 mph with similar towed weight. Not bad considering the steep hills on the way to our mountain home.
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Very nice! The acreage will make a nice buffer between the neighbors.

Retirement is a pretty good job...
 
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Very nice! The acreage will make a nice buffer between the neighbors.

Retirement is a pretty good job...
We are moving from a house in a subdivision and all of our neighbors are very noisy. Loud cars, motorcycles, kids and dogs. When we purchased the mountain property, we were looking for enough land to keep neighbors far and have a quiet place. We have enough land to create a small atv track to play. 4x4 is a must as it rains and snows plenty. I figured two Jeeps would be required. The JTW has the limited slip rear. I prefer that over lockers for snow and ice. Also, I don't rock crawl or do any serious off roading. The YJ is a little climbing goat with the TrueTracs front and back.

Indeed, retirement is a great job.
 
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I had higher hopes for the towing ability of my Gladiator, but then my other rig is a Ram 1500 Hemi e-torque with a 12klbs+ rating that tows like a beast. I tow a $4k TT about twice a month with the JT and it does 'accomplish' the task...

I would be completely comfortable to tow the trailer from Texas to Alaska with the JT and not worry about it, but you are not getting anywhere in a hurry, and pack a healthy bag of patience. The 8 speed in the JT does not seem to know how to tow, so I manually shift it, and it does much better. If Jeep would have installed a 'towing' software package and setting for the transmission, it would make a big difference I'll bet. I am using the Mopar brake controller and it works great. I'll set the cruse at 65mph and that is pretty much all it will do without downshifting and running a lot of RPMs.

In contrast, my Ram will tow my other 7klbs+ trailer at any speed. At 80mph, if windy, the trailer begins to wag a little so I usually set the cruse at 77mph and relax. The 8 speed in it knows what it is doing, shifts perfectly and downshifts perfectly while towing. I just put it in drive and go. Even with the 7k trailer and loaded with gear, it will pull long, steep hill country hills and only lose 1-2 mph.

2024 might include a Hemi swap.
Hemi in the JT would be nice. I am actually hoping that the new Hurricane inline six makes it to the JT. Crazy amount of power!
 

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Thanks. It is the 4 banger but I have done many things to it. When I bought it it was a total mess, dirty with a lot of wear and tear and slow as hell. I installed almost everything new back in 2017. New seats, seat belts, door panels, top, shifter boot, gender flares, tire carrier bumper, winch, LED headlights, fixed all gages, new stereo with speaker pods over the rear fender bumps, roll bar passing, new engine sensors, 4 hole injectors, 4.0 throttle body, headers and full exhaust, new brakes (rotors and drums), new steering linkage. After the engine mods, I was able to do 70 MPH with the 33" BFGs it came with. Before that I could hit 63 in a good day. Then I went ahead and had the gears upgraded to 4.88s and Detroit TrueTracs. With the same tires I am able to hit 80 mph (I don't recommend doing 80, pretty sketchy) on flats. I don't find my self down shifting as often as I used to.

I really like my YJ. Sounds cool too.
Mine was a 4cyl also with 4.56 gears and 33" tires. I could only reach 70 in 3rd gear and it would slow down in 4th at the slightest incline. I had some great times in the YJ and wish I had kept it and put some kind of V8 in it. I broke it 2-3 times per year off road and it was my daily so my parents weren't too happy with me but I worked to keep it running and became good buddies with the guy who owned the local 4wd shop
 

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Rear to 4.63 or 4.88 and 7th and 8th will come back
Going 5.13's next week, been driving around for 57000 miles on 4.10's, time to give the tranny a break! LOL
 
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Going 5.13's next week, been deriving around for 57000 on 4.10's, time to give the tranny a break! LOL
How much is that going to cost?
 

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Going 5.13's next week, been deriving around for 57000 on 4.10's, time to give the tranny a break! LOL
Has it been lifted and big tires for most of that 57000??
 
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Jeep Gladiator First toad verdict! ? (1992 YJ with the 2021 Willys) IMG_7147

Just finished unloading our third load! Again the Jeep did well. The trailer was loaded to the teeth. Almost done moving!
 

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Filled up today after 238 miles of towing one way loaded with the YJ, back empty trailer and averaged 13mpg hand calculated. Pretty impressive considering the previous diesel truck returned 14 mph with similar towed weight. Not bad considering the steep hills on the way to our mountain home.
Pretty much exactly my experience towing the TJ.
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