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Eh, its called a minivan engine as a joke. But it basically is the type of engine that would power a minivan, your typical 3-4 liter V6 with DOHC and 24v, decent power, decent economy. The Tacoma has a minivan engine too.

Nexen Roadian tires have come on RAM dually pickups for years now. Not a great tire, in my opinion. From what I understand, "OEM" tires may not be exactly the same as what you buy from the tire shop. For example, a Goodyear Wrangler Adventure w/ Kevlar tire that comes as an OEM stock tire on...

In the northeast, its 75F yesterday and my JT saw 230 coolant and 250 oil, but the trans never exceeded 208F. This was towing. Normally I'm around 200F trans, as high as 220F coolant, and 230 oil without towing but it varies.

My background with pumps - aside from the traditional eccentric gear oil pumps and high pressure oil pumps for HEUI diesel fuel systems, is firefighting. That was my statement regarding volume vs pressure. On a fire engine, if you want more pressure, you can't have as much volume, be that...

@ShadowPapa - you think you're an expert, apparently, but I'm not seeing it. A modern Harley big twin uses a water cooled cylinder head and still runs 20w50. Heavier weight oils provide more protection against heat. There's no way around that. A manufacturer knows they will have to compromise to...

As to the OP, I also have seen high temps. Ambient was just under 80 degrees and I pulled some mild hills, about a mile or so long, with my 5,000lb 102" enclosed box trailer at 55mph. Plenty of power, but coolant was 230 and oil was 253. That seems quite high. The liquid to liquid oil cooler is...

Not sure I can agree. Air-cooled Harley-Davidsons use 20w50 motor oil, because the heavier oil can handle the higher heat those engines see. Likewise, heavy duty diesel engines use 15w40 for similar reasons. Very light oils, like the 0w20 the Pentastar wants, are great for less wear on very cold...

1.) Yes 2.) Is that something you came up with on your own? You should be able to safely tow the max your vehicle is rated for, keeping in mind GAWR, payload, GCWR, and the rated trailer weight. 3.) The new Wrangler has a full-float Dana 44 rear axle. However, our Gladiators do NOT have this...

Yes, I was not aware of anything different grille-wise with the max tow package. From what I understand, max-tow gives a Sport the 1.5" wider axles and the 4.10 axle ratio. Basically Rubicon axles without the lockers. However, from what I can gather, neither the gearsets nor half shafts are...

My Overland is rated to tow 6,000lbs. At 5100lbs, I was well under that. The tires are 2" larger in diameter (and wider) than what came on it, but 5k seems reasonable. I do have the "upgraded" cooling fan.

Thanks. When you're at 253, 260 isn't far away though! I like to do 3,000 mile oil changes. I jokingly call it a "minivan engine," which of course it is, but Chrysler has so few engine options for so many years that this engine is used in basically everything from the Grand Cherokee, a version...

Towed an 18' enclosed trailer - tandem axle, 102" wide. Trailer weighed about 5,100lbs loaded with my payload. My Gladiator is an Overland model - 3.73 axle ratio, auto transmission, and a Pentastar. I have put 34" tall tires on it (295/70/18) plus the 1.75" Terraflex spacers to widen it out a...

I intend upon towing an 18-foot tandem axle, 102" wide enclosed box trailer with my Gladiator Overland on 34.5" Falkens, 2" axle spacers, and no lift. I have ordered the Redarc trailer brake controller since the OEM Mopar one is permanently on backup. One the brake is installed, I should be...

Did the spacers last night. Everything seems good. With the larger tire, you immediately see the need to at least level the front end, so I'll probably do a 1.5" puck level. That still doesn't give these tires much room to flex though, so I might do the 2.5" front / 1.5" rear. Not really wanting...

295/70/18 Falken Wildpeak AT3W installed on stock Overland rims - no rubbing at full lock - zero modifications. However, I would suspect there would be rubbing and / or fender damage if you went off road like this. I intend to install my 1.75" Terraflex spacers soon, maybe tonight. I wish...

OK, I ordered the 295/70/18 Falken Wildpeak AT3W tires today; may have them tomorrow. I also have the Terraflex spacers, 1.75." I'll put the Gladiator up on jack stands and remove all 4 wheels and tires; have the shop next door mount and balance them; then I'll install the new spacers and new...

Update- the order was canceled due to out of stock with no expected in stock date. I’m now considering 295/70/18 possibly some Falken Wildpeaks. Given the spacers I have in order, will this tire size fit the stock Overland rims? No lift or level needed? How much of a drag on acceleration and...

Yeah, I'm thinking of picking up a set of Sport 17" rims cheaply for winter and putting a set of 31.5" snow tires on it. I ordered Terraflex 1.75" hub centric wheel spacers.

I ended up ordering a set of Nokian RockProof mud tires in size 275/70/18 (load range E). The deal from SimpleTire was really good - $889 shipped for 4. I'll pick up something different for winter. These tires look awesome; I've had great luck with Nokian tires (for winter) in the past. I'm also...

Thanks. How is the ride quality compared to before?