Thanks for the overview and link. Just to follow up with some real world numbers, I measured ground clearance at center of my JTR and it is approximately 12 inches, which is in line with what you said. The 11.1 must be a low point somewhere else.
I like this illustration too, I like "DATA" so I'm dig'n this thread and the ideas to increase this Break over angle.G'day BOS, throwing 16" GC and 137.3 WB into the calc still only give 26.2 breakover. (using the base figure of 11" GC...I gave you 5" as what it may increase)...I could be well wrong in the real world...but the front wheel being so far foward and creating such a long wheel base actually reduces the off-road functionality of this particular model. I'm hoping the image I include will help some know what on earth I am on about.
Yeah, I scrape A LOT, and I’m on 37s. I’m already thinking about how I might work myself into a set of 39s...
Correct. 11.5 is generally diff clearance and 15 is vehicle centre (rough)
I look forward to you letting us know when you’ve done this. When will it be done and who you gonna have do it? You gonna do the High speed offroad suspensionntoo?Here's how I plan to improve breakover angle.... 40" tires, high clearance tube bumper and angle cut behind the rear tire. As soon as my LE gets here, I will give you the exact angle but my guess is 45-50 degrees.
Yep but it is like comparing apples to oranges. Get in the back seat of that Gladiator vs the others...no comparison. Giving up that BO angle for more cargo/people capacity. If you are wanting awesome BO go get yourself a Wrangler 2-door...then compare that to the competitors....but you loose the rear doors and a pickup bed...a JL 4 door will get you the 2 extra doors and still better BO angles...but you won't have a truck bed. Pick your poison..they are all there.
Just stating what Jeep will be up against in Aust. Dual cabs are one of the biggets markets over here, Jeeps point of difference here for market entry is pretty much the off-road prowess...which is where it's ramp over will be a weakness, the biggest sellers in the like for like dual cab are 24 degrees off the shelf (Hilux and Ranger), then improved further with mods. All I am saying is that they are coming in at 20 standard and will only get back to competitior stock with mods....we cant drive 37's +, it's straight out illegal unless we fork out serious coin to have the car engineer certified....technically 35's will be illegal....and if the horrible rumours are true that Jeep Aust will only plate and release on 32's the issues are even worse. Ranger Raptor has already taken the "drive fast over dunes" market, Hilux and Ranger are locked for trade and family 4x4, Jeeps only real market entry here is off-road capability....it will be very interesting to see what happens.
You're building this...The work has started. Hope to be back on all 4 by the end of the year.
lol, funny. It may look like a garage to you but it is indeed my shop that we just finished building. Also, I have built quite a few rigs including 2 race Jeeps, first being a JK and the 2nd a JL in my garage before the shop was built. As for photoshop, I suck at it. In fact, I paid someone to do the rendering of my current build.You're building this...
in your garage? HA HA HA
i think the above pic, from your post, is a photochop job.
Casey Currie has built something that looks somewhat similar (without the super-duper radical rear suspension) but he did it modifying a JK Jeep...
https://www.4wheelparts.com/the-dirt/turning-a-jeep-jk-into-a-gladiator/amp/
