Bobzdar
Well-Known Member
I think the folly is going right to d60's an 40" tires when you've never had a modern Jeep before. It makes no sense as you don't know what the stock truck can do yet assume you need that kind of wildly modified vehicle based on some youtube vidoes and an aversion to using a winch (which is way more practical than doing the mods you explain). It just defies all logic, especially if you want to use it as an actual truck for towing, hauling and a DD. You can do the whole Rubicon trail with a stone stock Rubi, you don't need 40's and d60's. I'm not sure where you got the idea that you do, but FCA themselves shipped a bunch of journalists out, many lightly experienced in off-roading, and had them tackle the rubicon in stock gladiators. An owner who actually got to know his gladiator would have an even easier time. Based on all reports there was no non-cosmetic damage, repairing any of which would be way easier and cheaper than putting d60's and 40's on a Gladiator - which would also almost definitely result in mechanical issues at some point.
So you're not getting help because you're abandoning all logic and have rebuffed any attempts at providing it.
So, if you want d60's and 40's, don't get a Rubicon unless you want the other stuff it can be had with, like rocker guards, hood, high front fenders, tow hooks, leather interior etc. All of that stuff adds up and won't be cheap to have installed - and if you diy it you'll be spending a bunch of weekends working on it instead of actually using it.
If you want to tackle the Rubicon trail, tow/haul and DD it, get a stock Rubicon and call it done - just learn to drive it and it will do all of that for less money and way more reliably than a modified rig.
The problem is, you're saying you want the d60's and 40's to do stuff you can do in a stock Rubicon, and which a stock Rubicon would be better suited to, so people are rightfully wondering wtf you actually want to do with this thing - which sounds to me like you want one that looks bad ass and are trying to justify the mods, and wondering if you can still actually use it to tow/haul and DD. The answer, unfortunately, is no. You can get away with a 2" lift and 37's and the answer will still be yes and Rubicon, but not d60's and 40's. It's just too stupid to be practical.
So you're not getting help because you're abandoning all logic and have rebuffed any attempts at providing it.
So, if you want d60's and 40's, don't get a Rubicon unless you want the other stuff it can be had with, like rocker guards, hood, high front fenders, tow hooks, leather interior etc. All of that stuff adds up and won't be cheap to have installed - and if you diy it you'll be spending a bunch of weekends working on it instead of actually using it.
If you want to tackle the Rubicon trail, tow/haul and DD it, get a stock Rubicon and call it done - just learn to drive it and it will do all of that for less money and way more reliably than a modified rig.
The problem is, you're saying you want the d60's and 40's to do stuff you can do in a stock Rubicon, and which a stock Rubicon would be better suited to, so people are rightfully wondering wtf you actually want to do with this thing - which sounds to me like you want one that looks bad ass and are trying to justify the mods, and wondering if you can still actually use it to tow/haul and DD. The answer, unfortunately, is no. You can get away with a 2" lift and 37's and the answer will still be yes and Rubicon, but not d60's and 40's. It's just too stupid to be practical.
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