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Jeez, I thought we only ran these on Harleys.

Yes. Plus both sides of the spare tire rim. The more I think about it, it won’t be that hard to correct what is visible. It just really spooked me to see the rust at all on a “new” vehicle. Especially when everything else on the lot looked great underneath.

My expectations will be low. I’m just thinking that I want them to see the rust before I hide it. The more I look at it, the worst pictured is on the bolt-on skid plate that could be replaced worst case, and some scuffs on the frame that are fairly superficial. And the steel spare tire rim...

So does it make any sense to at least go on record with my dealer’s service department when I go in for my first service to point out this rust so they can see it first hand? Before doing any of what has been discussed up thread.

Agreed. As for intended purpose, the reality is, I wanted a small 4x4 truck with a naturally aspirated V-6 versus all the new “competitors" that only offer 4 bangers with turbos in 2024, in which I can haul a little firewood...and beer. It will see little to no real off-road duty other than...

After reading some details on Fluid Film I may hold off on using that since they say it would require repeated applications. At least annually if not more often. We rarely have brine (or salt) on our roads in central NC. And I won’t have the JT on our beaches three hours away. The residue under...

For those who use Fluid Film. I am somewhat limited as to where I can make a big fat mess outside. Would the product in the red can be “less messy” than in the black can? I’m not concerned by appearances under the vehicle. I would never have seen the rust had I not been under the vehicle...

I grew up there, when Southpark was still just the woods that we rode minibikes through in the ’60’s. I think I’ll lower the spare, run the sprinkler under it a while, then hit it with the nozzled hose to hit the worst of it, then proceed from there.

Now that is creative thinking, and I like it. I haven’t driven this thing through a hard rain because we haven’t had one since i bought it that I happen to be driving through.

So here’s a question. There is some sort of road residue I’d like to flush off the underside of the JT. Even the steel spare tire rim has corrosion on both sides of it. Looks like crap. Is there anything besides water to wash/flush what appears to be salt/brine residue off before I do some...

I think I saw it once at a tractor pull.

This thought occurred to me today as well.

After I bought mine six months ago I asked the dealer I bought it from, and another dealer equidistant if they replace batteries under warranty if they fail inside the warranty period. They both said “no, they are normal wearing parts, like tires and brakes". I’ve never had a battery fail on a...

I haven’t asked service yet. That statement I posted was just the sales guy’s comment a week after I bought it and had sent him pics. I didn’t expect him to do anything. And I haven’t been back since I bought it. I told him I’d have service look at it when I came in for service. I had great...

I’ve two free dealer services yet to be used so I figure I’ll give them a shot. I’m going there anyway.

My plan is to take it in for the first service after the holiday (only has 3600 since July when I bought it), point out the rust, see what the dealer will do, or say, then roll on from there. Those pics I posted are from the week I bought it and are dated, and I sent them to the sales guy and...

90 miles on the odo when bought.

...which I didn’t see till I had owned it a week or so while installing rock sliders under it. I bought it new in July, 2024 from a local dealer here in central NC. It had been on their lot since delivery in January 2024, to that dealership per the window sticker. Part of those 90 miles was...

I don’t tow, so factor that into my otherwise worthless opinion, but I was driving a 2017 F150 XLT 5.0 FX4 Super Crew. Quite possibly my favorite , and MOST comfortable vehicle for my large carcass, of all time. I wanted a smaller truck again. Had two others before. Test drove a 2023 Taco at...

The mount in the OP appears to hold the gun pointed at your legs or feet. This is no bueno. If you point your gun at any part of your body in any match I’ve ever shot or run you’ll be disqualified. Put it in a holster on your hip. I’m 6’3” 225lbs and carry very comfortably in a JT in a leather...