I went with the Willys sport. It has rubi supension, rubi rock guards,painted fenders and limited slip rear. I orderd mine with manual transmission,manual rollup windows,soft top, bedliner and electic accessory panel, I saved at least 20,000 dollars on anything on the lot...love it!
Don't get me started on the bravery and pain that past men and women put up with riding on buck boards and wooden seats to settle this country..let alone the brave soldiers who sat on barely padded metal frame seats in military Jeeps...Modern trucks seem to be becoming luxury vehicles with a...
Can some one tell me what the hell has happened to the American male?..Do you really need electric windows, heated seats, massage mode ...? A Jeep should have a manual transmission..Nuff said! TAKE YOUR ATM to the mall lot
IN NH you have to keep the tire within the fenderwell..also in heavy snow wide tires tend to float instead of diggiing in ...AND I hate tires that stick out too far!..Kenda Klever RT 35/10.5/ 17 fit thd bill with stock Willys wheels petfectly!
Living in lakes region NH and having experience with both snow and ice I would say a limited slip is the way to go in those conditions.Locking diffentials are too extemes at speed and grab at cornering ,open diffs leave you tractionless and wheels spinning. I have heard of locking differentials...
If you want to keep the "wimpy" front bumper on your Gladiator ,as I did, Rock Hard makes a winch plate that sits on top and attaches directly to the frame!
It's a big discussion here in NH about wide vs thin tires in snow. The consensus is thin is better to get traction as wide tired float on top and slip. During this winter I have had no traction issues with the Kendas on either snow or ice!
I used the Rockhard winch plate that sits dirrctly on the factory bumper.I wanted to save the original Willys factory bumber as well as wieght. Also in NH salt corrosion is a big issue with steel bumpers. I still needed the rough country 2.5 lift to correct the rake.
I had a severe rake before I used the 2.5 rough country lift ,especially with the winch installed. After the lift the vehicle was completely cured of the rake and fit the 35 10.5 17 tires .