Any max tow owners regret not getting a rubicon?

[Lms]

No regrets. I get to build it the way I want. If I bought a rubi I would have kept it as is, but with the max tow I get the tow capability with the build I want.

Same here

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[NightFog]

The only Punk'n Gladiator that I could find that didn't have black fenders and top was the Rubicon, The Rubicon also had a couple of other options I wanted. It also had some option I didn't need.
Since Punk'n was was discontinued I ended up with the Rubicon. No regrets.

 

[futzin']

No regrets.

 

[Geauxcrush]

I got my rubicon well optioned for what I wanted ($55,500 MSRP) for $46,000 pre-TTL. All of the Max-tows I could find were not much below that if at all (comparably configured). Didn’t seem worth it to go with a lower trim for not much savings. Maybe I found a rare deal though.

 

[NightFog]

Ok, I do have one regret. I had to pay for the Gladiator.

 

[SquirrelNuts]

Nope - no regrets at all. Like many others, I had a Wrangler Rubicon before and found out that on the trails we run really never needed the lockers and the E-swaybar wasn't really that great. All I knew I really wanted with the JT was the HD axles and 4.10 gears from factory. Max Tow was a much cheaper way to get what I needed. I got my 2021 Sport S Max Tow (cold weather package, 8.4 screen, Alpine sound, hard top) for $38,500. ???

Then added:
Mopar HD Rock Rails/Step ($250 Used)
Rubicon Fenders (Halogen) ($600 using a 15% off coupon from dealer)
Access LIterider tonneau cover ($300 amazon)
DeeZee bedmat ($100 amazon)
17" wheels and 35" tires ($2500 Discount Tire)
Tazer Lite ($220 Quadratec)

Total: ~$42,500. Still way less than any Rubicon I've seen.

Even future plans should keep me under a Rubicon. (~$44,300)
Winch front bumper (already have a winch from previous jeeps) (~$600)
AUX switches (~$600)
Some sort of low profile rail system that doesn't exist yet (might have to make my own)(~$600)

 

[DeezJT]

no regrets here. If I were to shop for JL, it would be a rubicon. I even got the max tow without oem lsd as all the oem lsd’s I’ve had, had their spider gears chipped when removed for regearing. I’d rather go aftermarket.

 

[Burton79]

I’m not regretting a Rubicon one iota and I haven’t even taken delivery of my Freedom Edition. I’m a veteran so I look at it like any piece of gear that is mine, and within regs. I can start with the base, take off what I don’t need and add what I do in order for it to operate to my specifications. I can add fox struts and shocks, electronic sway control and anything else if I truly want it. But I built what what I want, aside from a lift, Black Rhino Wheels and 35’s. I’ll add lights that I need and want, but the Sport Freedom Edition with Max Tow is pretty much built how I want and need to fit my specifications of what I want in a Jeep or Truck.

 

[93civej1]

I’m not regretting a Rubicon one iota and I haven’t even taken delivery of my Freedom Edition. I’m a veteran so I look at it like any piece of gear that is mine, and within regs. I can start with the base, take off what I don’t need and add what I do in order for it to operate to my specifications. I can add fox struts and shocks, electronic sway control and anything else if I truly want it. But I built what what I want, aside from a lift, Black Rhino Wheels and 35’s. I’ll add lights that I need and want, but the Sport Freedom Edition with Max Tow is pretty much built how I want and need to fit my specifications of what I want in a Jeep or Truck.

You gonna add fox struts? and an electronic sway control?
I want to see your build posting when you do please!

 

[Burton79]

You gonna add fox struts? and an electronic sway control?
I want to see your build posting when you do please!

Please reread what I typed, I was being hypothetical. I am having my JT built how I want from the factory aside from lights, lift and wheels, maybe the ARB compressor and a Teraflex Falcon 2.2.

 

[cartbart]

Is there a TSB on the e-locker problem? I'm not finding it. Surely if many Rubicon owners were experiencing e-locker problems there would be a TSB or downright recall.

Is there a thread in the forums that speak of this? How many is "all the people?"

their is a lawsuit on going with the sway bar motor

https://www.carparts.com/blog/fca-faces-lawsuit-anew-for-defective-sway-bars/

 

[JT Carl]

No. Can't stand that red dash.

 

[AmishMike]

One regret with the Rubicon.......these black plastic fenders instead of body colored. They are impossible to get and keep clean.

 

[PyrPatriot]

Why, or why not??

No. With the issues the sway bar disconnect is having Im ok. Plus the extra 400lbs of payload

 

[Davekayc]

Black fenders look good for longer when sliding through brush . We order them that way on purpose and them put purple spray from napa on them . Like armour all except better.

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