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Height and body on frame architecture may be factors. In a sedan the level of impact in a side collision is about mid door height. In that case the door must be very rigid to transfer force to the door frame and unibody structure. A high ground clearance truck takes that impact at the level...

Gearing gives you the capability, power just gets you there faster. I'd bet a majority of you rarely use more than 80% of what's available. My daily commuter is a 95 Miata with all of 115 hp that it holds it's own while returning respectable economy despite 175k miles. Dont be a spec sheep.

As specific fuel economy per HP has improved so has weight been gained for net parity. At least the form follows function

60k on my 22’ and the only issues of any sort have been aux battery related. If it’s odd codes and or strange symptoms like intermittent no start or radio gremlins then replace the auxiliary. It's easiest from the top IMO, remove main batt, fuse box (unclog harnesses once unbolted.

I've had a great experience with falcons paired with triple rate HD springs from Clayton. Springs are what really carries the weight so don't overlook them. I picked up several hundred pounds of feed yesterday, loaded near the tailgate the truck sat level and the ride was smooth and composed...

My dude, you got bad information. Battery voltage is a product of chemistry not battery size. The nominal voltage for a lead acid cell is about 2 volts, a three cell battery yields 6v, a six cell unit 12v (in series), and so on for 24v units. You can see the battery voltage therefore must be...

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Seriously, man! It borders on negligence how these vehicles are marketed with off road aspirations and the OEM cheaps out on any kind of reasonable tow point. At least if folks get in over their heads, and they do, give them a fighting chance at being rescued without a tow service. Even the...

Sage advice, I fortunately acquired quite a bit of recovery training and experience in the army. Getting a 50,000lb RG-33 unstuck from deep mud, at night, wearing NVGs in the middle of a high risk mission is another level of pressure. But, it was sure nice learning all this stuff on hardware...

Of course, frankly I wouldn’t attempt a dynamic pull against one of those screw in towing eyelets anyway, same for any non-dedicated tow point on these crossovers and light SUV’s. I wasn’t intending on wheeling so I only had the two static straps, pulley and shackles I keep in my winch kit for...

I have the owner of the other vehicle hook up the tow strap, that way the consequences aren’t on me. I obviously advise as much as possible on how to do so. I dragged a Subaru out of playa muck in the Alvord desert this summer, lady didn’t even know about the tow eye in the tool kit until I...

Thank god we don’t have OTA updates, I really wouldn’t want those safety critical systems exposed in that way even though some OEMs do. I use a pigtail to the trailer plug to run an aux reverse lamp for our dark foggy nights and I know that doesn’t trigger the towing regime. OP should...

The 3.6 isn’t a perfect engine but if the issue you are experiencing was related to the design we’d be seeing more of it with millions of these things running around. I’d find another dealer or independent mechanic to take a look. How are you under warranty btw at 66k? If you bought the...

I thought pre-ventilating the jeep just meant leaving the top down, problem solved 🤷‍♂️

The stock Falkens have impressed me too. I've given them a rough life, driven cross country, towed, a lot a lot of gravel and never suffered a puncture (knock on wood). I've previously replaced the OEM tires within a few months on every vehicle I've owned but this one. They're not great on...

Welcome to the fold, you're already displaying symptoms of having caught the bug! I think you hit on one of the joys of jeeping, whether it be the wrangler or gladiator driving becomes an experience you look forward to. While I don't think you can go wrong with either choice, I value the...

Man, I’d just like a lighter-weight diesel with a non-compromised manual transmission. Shoehorning a 392 in sounds cool (literally and figuratively) but I expect it will throw off the dynamics.

The other notable differences with the max tow are a slightly lower ride height, highway biased tires and a tad lower weight though not enough to account for the payload. Dynamic control (emergency maneuvers) is probably the driving factor. I wouldn’t put it past the OEMs that the payload...

The jeep is an odd duck that straddles the line between ancient and modern. A lot of old trucks require a degree of manhandling to operate that feels as if you’re going to break something if you’re used to modern passenger vehicles in which every control is effortless. So the force required to...

Clayton triple rate HD springs on my Rube made such a big difference over the stock with payload. IMO single rate springs are not good, you end up with too much bounce. With a good load the first “rate” of the new springs gets taken up and the truck is way more planted and stable compared to...