I agree. Low end Torque is king for wheeling and straight sixes excel in that area.
Every time I drive the TJ I revel in the instant torque even if it takes forever to get to 65 with 33s, 3.73 gears and a 3spd auto. ?
That being said the small turbo on the 2.0T is pretty close in feeling.
Yes you can add 4:1 later, it’s not a hard swap and they will start popping up on eBay and Jeep used parts houses as time goes by. 4:1 t-case wasn’t even common until 2003 when it was introduced in the TJ Rubicon. People have been wheeling rocks and these BoH trails longe before that point...
This. I keep saying the same general idea to people. Electric works in Europe where most don’t drive and there are towns close to each other.
It could work in certain areas of the country, but there are far to many areas that you may not see a gas station for 120-200 miles. I see PHEV taking...
I need some assistance from the group here. I am looking to pick up a set of JTRD springs. Plan is to put them on the front of my max tow in combination with the spacer lift to offset the weight of the bumper and future winch. Bonus is they come with shocks which will go on the JLU.
Anyway the...
Chased down an annoying rattle I thought was coming from the front suspension… turns out it was a nickel sized rock bouncing around on the gas tank skid plate ???
Gladiator is selling fine. Reality is the market as a whole is finally starting to normalize to some extent. Car sales as a whole are slowing between inflation and rising interest rates.
My honest opinion is they will put a more powerful motor in it soon to regain the minimal lost ground.
Third this bumper. I have it on my JLU and with the added skid it made a great ramp to get over some ledges this past week.
I probably would have done the same on the JT if I didn’t get a Westin HD full width for $200. It’s one heavy SOB though.
Wish my TJ’s ass end would flex like that. I need to figure out where it is binding one of these days. I am in the same boat. The JT hasn’t really been wheeled yet. TJ and JLU sure. Pics since I don’t want to feel left out ?
Jeff I don’t hold any negative sentiments towards you or Offroad Alliance. You and your staff have also been responsive to my inquiries both via DM here or email. Am I frustrated yes, but not with you guys. And luckily the past 14 years in the Army have made me very skilled at frustrated...
The BLD is great, you just need to get over the natural habit of fighting wheel spin. It needs to sense spin to work. I watched my FIL fight it and ultimately have to winch my JLU up something I was able to bump my TJ over with open diffs.
Like most systems you just need to learn how it...
Ordered my evo sport on the 10th of Feb as the quoted me a delivery of early April.
FWIW I never expected that as everyone else at the time was a 6-8 month lead. Just went with them as they didn’t charge taxes. I reached out to @SmartCap back in May-June timeframe they projected September and...