Mojave is fantastic offroad

[Volt0]

Wanted to start a good-news thread here, by saying that I’ve had my Mojave on some mild/moderate forestry trails … and I have to say that I am beyond impressed. This thing is fantastic. Nothing that I’ve done is as wild and crazy as some of the U-tuberz, but every time that I’ve been somewhere that seemed sketch, it just simply amazed me. I keep expecting something to cause some tire slippage or something, and you really have to be trying. This last weekend we climbed a non-maintained hill at a 14 degree pitch, with 9 degree roll, and it seemed effortless in 4lo; no spin, no clawing, no lockers needed. We barely detected an issue in some soft creek bed in 2hi. When in 4lo, off-road+ is usually only needed on ledges and I prefer to keep it off. In 4hi, off-road+ should just be renamed to be the “fun button”. Has Anyone else just been flat out amazed with the off-road prowess of their gladi?

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[Chaos Theory]

Sure is. However I've never had a Jeep before, so maybe it's just a Jeep thing, vs specifically Mojave. But it's more capable than ZR2 this or that I've had, "off road rated" widgets, subies, etc.

 

[ecidiego]

Wanted to start a good-news thread here, by saying that I’ve had my Mojave on some mild/moderate forestry trails … and I have to say that I am beyond impressed. This thing is fantastic. Nothing that I’ve done is as wild and crazy as some of the U-tuberz, but every time that I’ve been somewhere that seemed sketch, it just simply amazed me. I keep expecting something to cause some tire slippage or something, and you really have to be trying. This last weekend we climbed a non-maintained hill at a 14 degree pitch, with 9 degree roll, and it seemed effortless in 4lo; no spin, no clawing, no lockers needed. We barely detected an issue in some soft creek bed in 2hi. When in 4lo, off-road+ is usually only needed on ledges and I prefer to keep it off. In 4hi, off-road+ should just be renamed to be the “fun button”. Has Anyone else just been flat out amazed with the off-road prowess of their gladi?

When the Mojave was 3 days off the lot! Enjoy!

 

[Bjeepz]

Sure is. However I've never had a Jeep before, so maybe it's just a Jeep thing, vs specifically Mojave. But it's more capable than ZR2 this or that I've had, "off road rated" widgets, subies, etc.

Have you owned a ZR2? I have, in all situations it drove better than my Mojave. But..... !!! The Mojave is great, the ZR2 was just better for high speed and had a front locker, it also scored better on the RTI ramp test... soooo ya....

Comparing to a Tacoma well now that would be silly, those things are old news!

 

[ecidiego]

Have you owned a ZR2? I have, in all situations it drove better than my Mojave. But..... !!! The Mojave is great, the ZR2 was just better for high speed and had a front locker, it also scored better on the RTI ramp test... soooo ya....

Comparing to a Tacoma well now that would be silly, those things are old news!

Mojave won't do the greatest on ramp tests. Spend 450$ on Apex AutoLYNX.... how much will you have to spend on ZR2 to beat a Mojave with a disconnected swaybar?

IFS will never flex like a Jeep.

 

[Volt0]

When the Mojave was 3 days off the lot! Enjoy!

Omg! Now that looks like a whole lot a fun!

 

[ecidiego]

Omg! Now that looks like a whole lot a fun!

I was conservative...new to me truck...I've done 85 there since....Mojave glides!

 

[antwon412]

Driving at 40 to 50 miles an hour through some good beat up dirt roads through the woods is a sublime experience.

 

[Bjeepz]

Mojave won't do the greatest on ramp tests. Spend 450$ on Apex AutoLYNX.... how much will you have to spend on ZR2 to beat a Mojave with a disconnected swaybar?

IFS will never flex like a Jeep.

Haha. I've owned both, I know the differences. I've had several Jeeps and trucks... If you're looking for an end point to a limited discussion there you have it. Jeeps are clearly way better when the say bar is disconnected for rocky terrain. Get into high speed stuff and the ZR2 leaves the Mojave behind.

I was looking at doing the JKS flex connect setup on my Mojave, a nice balance between connected and disconnected. However the $5 wrench makes a great disconnect tool also...

And as a funny add on when disconnecting a ZR2 the RTI score doesn't go up very much due to the stiff front springs.

My Mojave is by far superior to all of my previous Jeeps on the factory suspension side of things! And the flex stock connected is plenty good for most ppl I'd think.

 

[Brojave22]

yeah, I hit 60mph on the beach, things floats on sand, unreal

 

[Bjeepz]

I find the rear shocks are not properly setup from the factory, I get way more bounce than my ZR2 gave. I've found that a bit of weight, like up to 200lbs at the front of the bed area improves things at speed.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Quote title: Mojave is fantastic offroad

Only response: And it should be. DUH.

 

[Chaos Theory]

Have you owned a ZR2? I have, in all situations it drove better than my Mojave. But..... !!! The Mojave is great, the ZR2 was just better for high speed and had a front locker, it also scored better on the RTI ramp test... soooo ya....

Comparing to a Tacoma well now that would be silly, those things are old news!

As for pure off-road capability, the Jeep destroys my (former) ZR2. On road is a different story...

 

[1550jrit]

I just installed a set of Apex Autolynx on my Mojave and will be giving them their inaugural run up in the Black Hills of South Dakota on Friday. Installation was straightforward and I’ve had zero issues with daily driving. They unlock super easy and give an enormous amount of flex when I dropped my suspension. I used the 8.5 version on my truck, which also has AEV’s Mojave 2” lift. I highly recommend them.

 

[Green_Gladiator]

Agreed!

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