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I mean, it's not really a matter of better or worse - they can both handle the same weight, 6250lbs. There's nothing magical about the max tow, it just has less off-road equipment built in so has ~400lbs more of that 6250lbs available for payload. If you don't need the off-road equipment on...

The Rubicon has 'special' springs all the way around. Gross weight is the same 6250lbs on both, so the Rubicon plainly weighs more hence has lower payload as Gross weight rating = net weight + payload. But that weight is all equipment that I'd want if I'm going out into the wilderness and...

They have the same gross weight rating - meaning the 400lbs difference in payload is equipment already on the Rubicon. If you plan to add steel bumpers, wheels and tires, skid plates and rocker guards to the Max tow, guess what, there goes most of that payload difference and you haven't added...

So you want a Rubicon with different shocks. This is actually great news for me as I don't like the factory Rubicon shocks as they have way too little rebound damping, so these may be a good upgrade. I'm wondering if the front is actually raised an inch or if they just put the Rubicon front...

I'm sure you're running ac on full blast there, too. My experience is with a Volt which is a plugin, if you don't run the a/c or heat it doesn't really lose range in stop and go. Not fun on hot or cold days, but in the context of a jeep I don't often use climate control off road as I don't have...

It flips up to use the winch, but it took a beating last time I went off road. The bumpers are pretty solid but the license plate not so much.

It is pretty cool, the ground clearance on it with 40" tires and portal axles is insane. It has 2 granny gears and 4 regular for 6 total forward along with 2 reverse gears, and lockers. The guy we got it from said he took it off road a few times but it was no fun because you couldn't get it...

No, it's a 404 with no bed, so ~5000lbs.

Picked up a Unimog 240 miles away through the Shenandoah mtns. Fun day.

They didn't send the Tacoma brackets, but I realized pretty quickly that the bed brackets would work by just shortening them.

This is not correct, especially if you're not running climate control. It will not use anywhere near 3x the energy in stop and go, it uses less than highway driving due to no wind resistance to overcome, but that's offset by having to run the control electronics and obc. Given even a normal...

Original on the left, cut on the right. About a minute for each bracket (x4) with a cut off wheel.

And keep in mind they don't lose efficiency at slow speeds, 20-30 miles of crawling off road is basically the entire 2-3 day Rubicon trail.

Fas-top. I got it installed, required modifying the brackets by cutting ~1 inch off of them to fit the trail rails. So far I like it, I didn't realize the full topper could be locked but it has straps to hold the zippers that are inaccessible when the tailgate is closed, so it's as secure as...

Batteries can be recycled, but there are always trade offs. Plug in hybrid has the least imo. Full battery means quiet when you're on the trail but a low din when you're not - but quiet generators are very directional and not loud, so running them while everyone is asleep isn't be a big deal...

At this point, until batteries give 500+ mile range, I'd prefer a plug in hybrid. This would allow far back country adventure without worrying about a charge - though I suppose one could bring a small generator for those trips and probably still be more efficient than running gas. Also - a 30...

For something like that I'd rather pay the extra and have an engineered system with a known load rating. If you don't plan to strap too much down and off road it it's probably fine. I generally save fabbing stuff for things that don't exist or don't fit, but to each their own

I've tried Tacoma accessories in the stock trail rails and they (mostly) fit. The spacing to the top of the bed is even the same as the '16-up Tacoma so accessories for those mostly fit - I used '16-up tacoma mounts to attach my Thule trac-rac. That said, I don't think it's worth saving a few...

Wanted to check back in - get around 19.5 in warm weather, currently sitting at 18.7 in the winter. Best I got was a full tank NY to VA and got 21mpg. Usually 72-74mph on the highway, above that and fuel mileage rapidly drops. Daily commute is a mix of highway and backroads. 18k miles so...

I have no issue with it - I've been driving mine since May. Worth the extra to have it for 10 months to a year longer than waiting to save a grand or two. If I didn't think it was a good enough deal when I got it, I wouldn't have gotten it.