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Swap your tires front to back, cheap and easy test you can do in 10 minutes.

Well he meant it has a transfer case at all, and even the Sport/Willys/Overland with 2.7:1 is lower than most other transfer case ratios. Heck, in the olden days 2:1 was a good low range! Subaru did make a low range back in the 80's, as I recall, but things change.

I just went down the multiple safes route. I have several for milsurps, one for "modern" rifles, one for hunting/playing games. My Dad is getting rid of a big giant safe because it fouls up his workshop space, flexible is good.

To the OP's original point, Jeeps are very capable with factory everything. The Jeep Academy we went to in Hollister in 2020 was virtually all new JL's and JT's, we were one of only two Jeeps on larger tires. The instructors all drove completely stock Mojave's. There was nothing done that...

I took 33 x 10.5 MT's off my YJ and swapped in the JTR tires, basically 33x12.5's. The turn in is less sharp, even though I went to AT's. I prefer the handling with 10.5's, but free tires were hard to pass up.

Wow, that's a really good point, I didn't realize I'd not bought a gun in over a year!

Yes, I use a stepladder, up in the bed, reach through the sliding window with one hand, place carefully to the rear of the bed. Drop down off bed, pick up again and prop carefully in garage. The materials science is way better these days, strong and light is GREAT!

Gotta try that out today!

The hard top on the JT is a one person R&R, very unlike my YJ.

Any kind of speed in almost any kind of topless Jeep gives lower mileage. Heck, I have places I have to downshift my YJ from 5th if I want to stay above 70 MPH but ONLY with the top off - the hardtop affects drag THAT MUCH. As for windows down, when you roll them down and your arm heats up...

It's FAR easier to pull the battery in a YJ with the hood back. Not so bad with the JT.

They are rear wheel drive, which makes them hilarious to drive. Source: bought an '81 Corolla 5spd from my Uncle right out of school in 1992. $200, 210K and the AC worked. My new wife (now ex) made me donate it in 1998 with 246K and a working AC.

I've already cleared borrowing a vehicle trailer from work to tow my YJ. From hearing RV'ers talk about Toad issues, I pretty much took flat towing off my list.

I'd bleed the brakes. I'm kind of ticked it's DOT3 from the factory, I was figuring to replace the OEM fill with synthetic brake fluid anyway. Edit to add: I say this because I REALLY like the brakes on the JT, you might have just got the new one that the assembly line had a bad day on.

The brackets should unbolt no problem. Might be hard to see, but the bolts are there.

You *really* need to investigate how towing a trailer is different to driving down the road. Trailer tires have speed ratings that vary by model and manufacturer, but the consensus guidelines are 65 MPH is the speed limit: https://www.natm.com/blog/tire-load-index-speed-rating I very much...

Where are the Angry Heeps? We were promised evil eyes, dammit! Seriously, those are some nice looking builds.

Yes. There are drain plugs in the floor for a reason, and all the dash electronics are rated for rain.

I generally use 2H and 2H with the rear locker the majority of the time. Especially transiting from one area to the next it's just more entertaining. Since there is no limited slip with the lockers, this is the best substitute. I figure it's obvious when it's time for 4L and low and slow is...

The pressurized air in a closed system equalizes against whatever restriction their is, but yes, all the tires reach the exact same pressure. The valve on the Speedflate set I have is manual, whether inflating or deflating, and you need to keep an eye on it. You could put a pressure valve on...