Vins are not in sequential order.
There were people that ordered JLs a month after me and had s lower vin number. Also not built in order or vin number or VIN issuance.
You will never figure out the production order. People have been trying for years. There is no rhyme or reason to it.
Vin numbers are not built in order.
Some say available parts or colors which hasn't turned out to be true in the past either.
I ordered my 2019 JL on the first day banks...
What annoys me is how the idiots on here treated jlengineline. This guy literally provided half of the information about the JL well before anyone else ever did or could. He was a valued member and now ditched the forums after being treated like shit by a bunch of unappreciative tools...
I had a poor experience like that once looking at a Porsche and Mercedes. I went to the dealership, they were rude and treated me like I was an idiot.
They bumped me from one salesman to another, both being cocky European guys.
Conversation basically was:
Salesman: Are you going to buy one...
Hope yours is one of the ones that runs close to the estimate. My JLUR was about three months after the initial date. Drove me nuts. Previous orders weren't quite as bad.
You do realize ship dates for FCA are BS and constantly change?
I've ordered many FCA vehicles. I'll break it down.
Ship date is not ship date but an estimated build date. Often the vehicle is actually built weeks to months after this date. Once the vehicle is finally built you can wait...
I canceled out on my order. Glad I did. Would be very annoying to be waiting around when others can go grab one off the lot speced more to their liking.
Wheel spacers are fine. No different than running wheels with less backspacing. Go with Synergy or Spidertrax and you will be fine.
The Gladiator spacers will be the same as the JL. There is no 1.5 inch option. There is 1 5/8" or 1.75".
Different tires. The JK came with BFG KMs which are known as a garbage tire.
Gladiator comes with Falcon AT or MT. The MT is much quieter and smoother then the BFG.