Anyone get a manual yet?

[ohiobrad]

I placed an order for a manual JT on Thursday (in the Punk'n Orange, so it will probably be Labor Day before I pick it up). I'm just curious if anyone on here has bought one with the 5 speed yet? If so, how is it? Other than the single youtube video review of a manual transmission JT, I haven't seen or heard anything.

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[Chadnutz]

There is an entire thread in the ordering forum devoted to this. No one that we know of, including myself, has received a manual transmission truck. They are all stuck in the parts gathering status.

 

[ohiobrad]

There is an entire thread in the ordering forum devoted to this. No one that we know of, including myself, has received a manual transmission truck. They are all stuck in the parts gathering status.

Thanks

 

[Bobzdar]

I placed an order for a manual JT on Thursday (in the Punk'n Orange, so it will probably be Labor Day before I pick it up). I'm just curious if anyone on here has bought one with the 5 speed yet? If so, how is it? Other than the single youtube video review of a manual transmission JT, I haven't seen or heard anything.

Don't think they've made a 5 speed manual in 15 years...

 

[firemedic2714]

I ordered a manual Rubicon on 5/24. Mine's gotten as far as having a VON assigned.

 

[kndrewa]

Closing the loop for future searchers:

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/manual-transmission-club.17084/

 

[cwbreaux]

I placed an order for a manual JT on Thursday (in the Punk'n Orange, so it will probably be Labor Day before I pick it up). I'm just curious if anyone on here has bought one with the 5 speed yet? If so, how is it? Other than the single youtube video review of a manual transmission JT, I haven't seen or heard anything.

We ordered ours 5-14 and still just have a VON.

 

[firemedic2714]

I finally got a VIN. I'm not able to track it on here because it says my nickname is invalid, but at least there's some progress.

 

[HONCHO]

A manual in the 2 dr Jl is a big disappointment, i cant imagine how bad it is in the truck .

 

[JeepDreams]

Nopes

 

[blau iii]

A manual in the 2 dr Jl is a big disappointment, i cant imagine how bad it is in the truck .

What makes you say that?

 

[HONCHO]

What makes you say that?

40 years of manual jeep experience . If you don't take it off road you maybe wont care about the low torque 3.6 .

 

[HONCHO]

Nopes

Let us know after you actually drive it !

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

40 years of manual jeep experience . If you don't take it off road you maybe wont care about the low torque 3.6 .

I’m confused, is the new transmission the let down or the pentastar engine?

What does the alleged low torque have to do with shift feel and throw, gear noise and vibration & clutch feedback and feel?

Before my JK my manual Jeep was a CJ7 with the 4.2 and the T176 4 speed with Dana 300. The clutch throw was crunchy and long, the feedback consisted of umm umm umm okay full clutch NOW, the shift throw was long enough to hit the dash and the gate was like a worn out pair of pantyhose. The Dana 300 decided to shift on its terms and its terms alone and it didn’t care if it couldn’t find any range all of a sudden. But man my 4.2 had some torque, thank god because throttle response was a joke even with the Clifford intake and Holley 4bbl. Cold starts were a nightmare but it did have torque.

 

[Phatjoe]

A manual in the 2 dr Jl is a big disappointment, i cant imagine how bad it is in the truck .

110% horse shit

JL manual is one of the best manual transmissions I've owned (more than 20).

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