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I had the standard 2.72:1 ratio in my old XJ (6 years) and have the 4:1 ratio in my JK Rubi (7 years). I've never wished I had the XJ gearing over the Rubi gearing. But, my wheeling is either in offroad parks which have a maximum speed limit of 20mph on the access roads or Colorado mountains or...

My 2-door JK lives 200lbs over GVWR every day. 35" tires, skids, f/r steel bumpers, tire carrier, winch, fridge (yes, year-round), compressor, tank, recovery tote, etc. I can only imagine how much it weighs when I add the extra stuff for trips. And, for my big trips, I pull a M416-style trailer...

That's the original AEV Brute, it's been out of production for a while. You could buy the kit in sections or all at once, I think it was around $10k. I think I sold one back in the day when I worked at Quadratec. It was a very well done kit, with excellent instructions... if you had some basic...

Perhaps for your area of the east, but for the glacier-deposit rocky trails in PA (Rausch Creek and AOAA), I love the 4:1 low gear, I'll only shift to high gear if we're picking up speed down the access road back to the park office. My Rubi replaced an XJ on 35s and the 4:1 t-case has spoiled me...

Spec sheet says 218" overall length. https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/2020-jeep-gladiator-specifications-sheet-feature-availability.8468/

Even if you only have one thing in the bed, you still have to lean over the tailgate to get to it. If there's something behind that, you have to lean that much further... the swing-out tailgate shorts the distance you have to lean, reducing back strain. And if you've got a trailer hooked up...

It's subtle, but the hardtop liners do reduce noise and insulate a bit. I only have the liners on the front of my hardtop and frost/ice melts much faster over the rear of the hardtop. They also change the feel of the interior, when you effectively replace the white roof with the black liners...

Per the specs on the Build & Price tool, here are the turning radius numbers for the JL/JLU/JT... Roughly 3' 8' wider turning circle than a JLU... not bad! But, I'm coming from a 2-door JK, 10' is a big deal for me. I'm used to blasting through switchbacks without messing with 3-point turns...

Rubicon... I want the lockers and swaybar. The 4:1 low, skids and raised fenders are a bonus. Sure, I could add lockers aftermarket, but to do it right with selectable lockers, you're near enough to the cost of a Rubicon to justify it vs a Sport S.

I haven't seen anything about this vehicle in a while, so I thought I'd post it up for some inspiration... As I recall, it actually had some issues when on the JK-Experience runs, due to the V8 overheating. I think it's a little too boxy/plain, but it's certainly interesting...

I'm planning to go with cloth so I can use seat covers... something like the GEAR covers from Smittybilt. I have tan leather in my 2012 JK and while I never had an issue with heat or cold, they crack after 30,000 miles or so. Had one replaced under warranty and that cracked after roughly...

I can definitely see an Aussie-style bed with a "canopy" box in my JTs future... but probably not for several years after owning it. The pickup bed is too useful for home projects- I don't want to pull a trailer just to pick up a few 2x4s.

https://www.jeep.com/compare/detailed-chart.html?modelYearCode=CUJ201810&variation=1 That link should show the "Detailed Specs" page. If you hit the button for "Differences Only", it'll make it easier to look through. Of course, that's for the JL... but many things will be similar on the JT...

"Sport" is the base model with limited options... "Sport S" is a little nicer off the bat. "Sport" should probably be a different name, like the old "X" model they used to offer. It'll likely be similar to the options on the JL Wrangler... Sport comes with plain steel wheels, Sport S comes...

There is only one combo LSD+Locker I know of currently available, the Auburn Ected. But, it's essentially a clutch-pack LSD that can really tighten the packs when engaged. So, it's weaker than a normal locker and will wear out like every other clutch-pack style LSD. There used to be a helical...

I think like many others, the JT will replace my offroad trailer, so I'll likely only tow on rare occasions. Most home projects can likely fit in the bed, so even my 4x8 utility trailer will likely be rarely used. But, I do hope that a towing package actually comes with an auxiliary engine or...

Looking at a towing chart for the 2018 Ram pickups, the 3.6L 4x4 quad cab 6'4" bed can tow 7430lbs with 3.55 gears (3.0L diesel is 7690 with the same gears). Interesting, the payload is "only" 1700lbs for the 3.6L (1400 for the diesel). Interesting because the JT is supposed to have a max of...

My JT Rubicon MSRP guesstimate... $44,445 (plus $1495 destination).

Registered in July 2017... :like:

Nope, he's just messing with you... all the leaked details say 4-door only. But, it will have standard solid Dana axles front and rear. The main difference seems to be a pickup style rear swaybar (rear suspension adapted from a Ram 1500?).