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Gladiator 623 RTI score whoops Colorado and Tacoma (Ramp Travel Index test score)

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Saw these pictures online of the Gladiator on an RTI ramp.

TFL confirms that the Gladiator Rubicon's RTI score is 623 (when the front sway bar is disconnected on the Rubicon). Compared to the competitor's RTI scores:

Gladiator Rubicon: 623
TRD Pro: 492
Colorado ZR2: 489
TRD Off-Road: 468
Colorado Z71: 410


Significant of RTI score:

The term RTI stands for Ramp Travel Index. Ramp Travel index is a measurement of a vehicles suspension, frame and tire compression and the resulting flexibility of all components of the vehicle to achieve a score. This standardized test uses a ramp to find the extreme flex point of the vehicle.

The RTI test is a good indicator of how well a vehicle will do in many situations offroad while traveling over an obstacle. Ideally a vehicle will do better if it is able to keep all wheels on the ground for maximum traction. If a vehicle's suspension is too stiff (less flex), it generally will lift a wheel or possibly two wheels while attempting to get over an object resulting in a loss of contact and traction at those lifted wheels. Loss of traction is especially apparent with vehicles equipped with open differentials. In situations requiring a lot of flex locking differentials and some limited slip differentials will help maintain momentum with the opposite wheel of the axle (front or rear), however good flexibility results in more wheels on the ground, better traction and better stability of the vehicle as the suspension conforms to the terrain.


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5 pictures say a thousand words! ;{
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Ah yea, the "good old days" of yore ! It's back to the future with ya, or is it now . . . Onward to the Past ?
Stuck in the middle with Lou 3.6?!? My old friend, where ya been . See, my world is like that, all about the good old days when all we had had was fishing and price speculation. Now we've got tire wheel well wear problems and burning man feets ...lol

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Stuck in the middle with Lou 3.6?!? My old friend, where ya been . See, my world is like that, all about the good old days when all we had had was fishing and price speculation. Now we've got tire wheel well wear problems and burning man feets ...lol

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Is that Billy (Crystal) ?
 

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Nope... Walken

How bout this Jeep Fanatic ? So excited for his new JT spec manual

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My second choice, but I just couldn't place the name with that young face . . . they do look a bit alike though !
 

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Some comparison between the JL Rubicon and a JT Rubicon. Also disconnected VS connected.

These numbers differ a bit from what TFLTrucks got but they are with in range. They advised me this is due to the fact ramps could be different as well as tire pressure.

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Since the front is practically the same, I'm surprised that the JT gets a lower score than the JL. It must be the stiffer rear spring I would guess?
 

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Since the front is practically the same, I'm surprised that the JT gets a lower score than the JL. It must be the stiffer rear spring I would guess?
And the much longer wheelbase.
 

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And the much longer wheelbase.
Theoretically the wheelbases should cancel out. That's why to generate the score its (distance traveled up ramp)divided by (wheelbase) x1000.
If it was just how far up the ramp they went then long wheel base vehicles usually have an advantage.
 

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There was a video comparing the JL and the JT in this test and I thought they said that the longer wheelbase in the JT caused it to lift it's rear wheel sooner than on the JL.
 

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Theoretically the wheelbases should cancel out. That's why to generate the score its (distance traveled up ramp)divided by (wheelbase) x1000.
If it was just how far up the ramp they went then long wheel base vehicles usually have an advantage.
The truck would need to go farther up the ramp because of the longer wheelbase because the wheelbase gives an advantage on the ramp. That is why the ramp isn't always a true indicator of the most capable rig. It is really only to give us small wheelbase guys a chance to compare by "leveling the playing field".
 

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Anyone have a score for the Sport/Overland trims? Or is it hard to manually disconnect their sway bar links?
 
 



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