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I like my JT, and I have it setup the way I need it for towing. However, if a Gladiator JT 4Xxe comes out, I would trade my current JT in the next day… cheers

The Jeep 4XE charging is setup for 60 amp chargers, same system currently used on the Chrysler Pacifica HyBird vehicle. I use the sam 60amp charger with the wife’s Volt, and the chargers can be programmed to charge during non-peak hours, like from 11pm to 6am. Most homes have at least 100 amp...

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I am interested and will buy the Sunrider, if are you willing to ship it to NorCal? I can do PayPal or ? cheers

Yes, different insurance companies and polices will have different coverage, and will handle claims differentl. My policy has an operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner exclusion, which is a big loophole with varying interpretations, on what constitutes unsafe operation. So I error on the...

I do not know what yiur insurance company’s policy is on driving a unsafe vehicle is (an over loaded vehicle is technically an unsafe vehicle), but in Calif, all trucks, including pickup trucks, are registered as commercial vehicles (unless you have a bed mounted camper on it). My insurance...

Yes, that was my original point, and as mentioned, overloading the vehicle reduces its driving dynamics, and increases the chance of an accident. That said, it is up to each truck or jeep owner as to how they want to kit out their vehicle. Personall, I am with you ShadowsPapa, and I lean...

Yes, like almost 2,000 lbs overloaded. It is surprising how many people think GVWR and Cargo limits are only guidelines, or they do not understand cargo is passengers and accessories you add to the vehicle, not just the stuff you put into the truck bed. Once this guy gets into an accident and...

I just open the door, let the water drip out and down, then get in or out of the Jeep, no issue for me, it is a Jeep after all. cheers

Jeep Wrangler or Bronco and the new Land Rover, are all SUVs. Once Jeep started making the Wrangler, and enlarged it past the CJs, it wasn’t a pure Jeep any more. The last real jeeps were the CJs, once they got larger than the original form factor, they became SUVs, that looked like a Jeep. So...

The normal accepted definitions in the 1960-1970s was SanFrancisco and north was NorCal, SF to Taejon Pass (Grapevine) was Central Cal, and south of the Grapevine/Taejon Pass was SoCal. I lived in both the Bay area and San Diego growing up here in Calif., and this is how native Californians in...

Yes, the JT should handle an Airstream Bambi or BaseCamp without any issuesm as long as you watch your tongue weight and truck cargo capacity. A Bambi or Winne Micro Mini would be the biggest RV I would want to tow with a Gladiato. That said, I tow a Kubota tractor on a trailer with a combined...

Yes, the SF Bay Area is a grand place to live in well balanced urban area with lots of open space, giving it a rural feel in outlying areas. cheers

Sorry, but Pt. Conception (north of Santa Barbara) is the divide between Calif. south and central coast area, most Santa Barbra people I know, consider themselves to be in SoCal, at least in the 1960/70s. The currents and climate change at Pt. Conception, which impacts negatively on marine...

Yes, but SF gay area is more north central. You had mentioned Fresno as the divide between Central and Southern Calif., when it is actually south of Bakersfield. SanFrancisco residents identify more with NorCal than they do the Central Calif. area, as they think of Central Calif, as the...

Not quite correct. California is separated by several geographical features along the coast. As a life long and third generation Californian the traditional geographic boundaries between North, Central and SoCal are along the coast, and Tejon Pass. SoCal is south of Point Conception (and...

It is on the white (with orange top bar) door sticker, across the top listed as, Tire and Loading Info…. See photo below cargo and passenger weight (circled in Red):

Tow ratings are complicated, and based on normal towing practices in the different countrit’s. Here is North America, we tow heavier loads with 15-20% of the trailer weight on the tongue. We also tow faster on the average, 55-65 mph. Towing dynamics are complicated. Higher towing speeds...

Each model of the Gladiator has a different max weight rating, depending on the suspension and axles used. Auto vs manual tranny changes the max tow rating, but not cargo. Your door sticker shows the ratings for your truck, and this is what you use to determine your max cargo, which includes...

I think what the dealer was saying, is the OP’s Sport S did not have the trailer brake controller, needed to tow trailers over 4,500 lbs. That said, most stares require trailer brakes and a TV controller on any trailer that weighs 3,500 or greater. With a trailer weighing 4500 lbs or more, you...