Ended up going with option 1; trading it in for something faster. In this case I've ordered a 2024 Wrangler 392.
I'm def going to miss having the pick up bed, but I think I can live without it. There's a U-Haul just down the street for the rare occasions I need to rent a trailer.
This is funny because I'm thinking of selling my Gladiator for a 392. My reason is because it's soo slow; honestly if I had bought a diesel Gladiator or even an auto I probably wouldn't be considering it because I love the utility of the Gladiator.
My gf drives a 2 door wrangler, so I own the...
Yeah I'm narrowing down my options in order of cheapest to most expensive:
do nothing and just complain lol
regear to 4.56 nevermind, 4.88's!
buy a wrangler 392 or different truck
I think I am turned off of a V8 swap at this point due to the cost. Even with that swap I don't think I'd keep...
Yeah the 2023's stopped taking orders after March 13th. I submitted an order for a 2023 Wrangler 392 on March 14th lol.
This early cut off is to make the way for the 2024 changes. Definitely for the Wrangler - I'm not sure if the 2024 Gladiator will be different. It could very well lag a year...
Got someone from RubiTrux on the phone.
Short answer is yes they will do a 392 swap and source a suitable manual transmission - one of the Getrags. Apparently the transmissions are getting harder to come by and fetching a little higher price. Got estimated that a swap would be about $40k. Have...
lol i love the difference between this forum and the JL forum. Most people here are very excited for the changes and hope to see them come to the Gladiator.
On the JL forum it's a good 50% complaints, many about false or exaggerated claims.
Like Jeep made a statement that all models would be...
I've noticed that every V8 swap I've come across is an automatic transmission, and that nearly always gets replaced with a new auto.
I have a manual Mojave on 35's. It's too slow for me, especially getting 13 mpg.
Here's the options I see before me:
Trade it in for a Wrangler 392, when 2024...
Does the pedal monster get rid off-road plus? Or did it make off-road plus even more rowdy?
I've been debating what to do with my lethargic Mojave. It's a manual on 35's and is an absolute dog compared to my gf's manual wrangler sport s - 1,000 lbs of weight difference will do that.
Thought...
I was 7% under invoice / 13% under MSRP on my 2022 Mojave, picked up Dec '21.
Purchased from CMA CDJR in Staunton VA. Salesman was Erik Kibbler. Bought my gf's Wrangler from him too for the same deal.
The XT's are in the middle of a AT and MT right?
I'm very curious to hear how these hold up long term both in how long they last and how loud they are or get.
Brand new tires are always quieter than after 10k, 20k miles. The Patagonias are usually a bargain though. I seriously considered them...
My girlfriend wanted her Wrangler in Tuscadero and waited just a couple months too late. She was forced to buy a color she can resell easily.
She wanted a 2 door, manual, Wrangler S in Tuscadero. I called the "make it hard to resell" spec
I was that guy in the S2000 with the license plate that read "S2K"
I was shocked it was available when I was buying it so I grabbed it.
I'm still trying to think of something good for my Gladiator.
If you got that off amazon then I have the same one, and can attest that it's fantastic. My dogs shed a ton so it's nice to have that fur 95% contained.
It also came with dog seat belts, a pass through to the buckle, and a little pocket to hold that stuff.
And the orange trim matches the Mojave...
I love this option for those of us that like the stock bumper (and are perhaps too cheap to want to buy an aftermarket one)
I knew I should have optioned those aux switches!