Fender question (Rubicon vs Sport)

[RudeJeepin]

Roaming around today I got up close to 4 more stock Rubicons. Only two of them had the top of the fender sitting higher than mine in relation to the hood (like RMansfield's picture). One with painted fenders, one unpainted.
Three of the four were Wranglers though. Are the Wranglers different or are there just a lot of people around here putting stickers on their Jeeps? Maybe it bumps resale value to trick people with stickers?

On the plus side for my taste, the one gladiator was a near visual duplicate of mine other than the higher fenders, and I like the look of mine better. I'm unlikely to change tires until mine wear out, and even then maybe only bump to 34's, so it's not like I need the clearance

JL Wranglers and Gladiators share the same fenders.
JK Rubicons don't have the high fenders.
Another easy way to tell the Rubi fender is the notch in the fender by the hood latch.

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[Chasm]

I'm going to end up going around yelling at people that their Rubicons are fake!

But correct me if I'm wrong, the JK vs JL also is the fender turn signal vs round turn signal. When I'm comparing, I don't pay attention to round signals

 

[Gvsukids]

I'm going to end up going around yelling at people that their Rubicons are fake!

Careful, someone might pull a gun.

But correct me if I'm wrong, the JK vs JL also is the fender turn signal vs round turn signal. When I'm comparing, I don't pay attention to round signals

Yes.

 

[gonemad]

I had a ‘24 Sport S and now a ‘25 Rubicon. It’s easy to tell when looking side by side. Go to a dealer that has both in stock. The differences will become apparent.

 

[Hootbro]

Cool. Good to know. Looking for more using that description I found that it's part of the wider axels.

Tried looking through my options list for any indication (I knew I don't have "Max-Tow", I don't even have a receiver!) Another one I looked at did have it, but also had a bunch of things I wasn't interested in that bumped the price.
Some of the other options I think are PARTS of the Max-Tow though.
Didn't find any reference to the fenders other than the painted option, but I did find some interesting/funny things (including some that I've seen people on here say aren't available on the Nighthawk).

"Sales Tracking"- I guess this is the pop up ads some people complain about and others never see. Not exactly an "option" I would choose. Listed twice so I guess I can look forward to doubles.
"Sales Distribution Tracking"- Make that triple...
"Black"- That's it. Not what is black, just that I get "black".
"Disassociated Touchscreen Display"- My screen has mental problems?
"Aluminum Wheels"- Listed twice. Do I get a spare set?
"Tip Start"- Do I have to pay for each start? Or is this an odd way to say that when the fob is dead you can push the button with the corner of the fob to start it?
"4 Additional Gallons of Gas"- Did they overfill my tank? Did test drives use up my "free" gas?
Springs... listed individually, but not all together. Also listed as a spring package + a shock package.

"110MPH Vehicle Max Speed Calibration"- I knew it! Someone told me Gladiators are limited to 97, but I knew I broke 100!!!

Some of the standard equipment is funnier though:
"Air Filter"- Good, I like filtered air.
"Steering Wheel"- Glad I didn't have to pay extra for that!
"Gloss Black Limited Badge"- Standard equipment... but limited.
"Driver's seat"- Thanks. The passenger seat must be optional!

Equipment listing is basically the build sheet minus the sales codes. When the dealership service department brings it up in Tech Authority, it is brought up as a build sheet with the sales codes attached, that give them more detail of exactly what you have. So things like "Steering Wheel" will have the sale code for the trim level and what one was installed and so forth. That is the reason it reads stupid to us.

Attached is mine I got from Tech Authority for example.

 

[Thunderspud]

Here is a side-by-side comparison of the fender heights for reference. Maybe it's useful to ya.

https://imgsli.com/MzY1MjA4

 

[Chasm]

Careful, someone might pull a gun.

"I will defend my fake Rubicon to the death!"

I had a ‘24 Sport S and now a ‘25 Rubicon. It’s easy to tell when looking side by side. Go to a dealer that has both in stock. The differences will become apparent.

Funny, I did go by the dealer and in the used section they had a fake!
Interesting how most makes largely keep building a model with each package building on the previous, but Jeep models are more built for specific uses. There are people saying "if you want to do X, then the Sport S is the best option, but if you want to do Y you want the Mojave and if you want to do Z then you need the Rubicon."

Attached is mine I got from Tech Authority for example.

Oh look at that, you got "Black" too! -X9

Here is a side-by-side comparison of the fender heights for reference

I saw that where you posted in another thread. I won't repeat the questions I spammed on it over there!

 

[Thunderspud]

I saw that where you posted in another thread. I won't repeat the questions I spammed on it over there!

I think I just pulled those images directly from the Jeep dot com builder. Then chucked them into this website to create the slider.

 

[Chasm]

Equipment listing is basically the build sheet minus the sales codes. When the dealership service department brings it up in Tech Authority, it is brought up as a build sheet with the sales codes attached, that give them more detail of exactly what you have. So things like "Steering Wheel" will have the sale code for the trim level and what one was installed and so forth. That is the reason it reads stupid to us.

Attached is mine I got from Tech Authority for example.

Your vin is close enough to mine that I started trying to find a decoder. I can't find the day mine was built (door sticker only has month), but we match up to that. Using quarterly sales numbers as a proxy for build quantity, it's possible they rolled off the line the same day, or within a day.

Everywhere I try to find my build sheet, it says my vin is unsupported. Of course a site someone suggested on here claims to give window sticker, but when I ran that it had things missing when compared to my actual sticker.

 

[Hootbro]

Your vin is close enough to mine that I started trying to find a decoder. I can't find the day mine was built (door sticker only has month), but we match up to that. Using quarterly sales numbers as a proxy for build quantity, it's possible they rolled off the line the same day, or within a day.

Everywhere I try to find my build sheet, it says my vin is unsupported. Of course a site someone suggested on here claims to give window sticker, but when I ran that it had things missing when compared to my actual sticker.

On the silver door jam label, there is a MDH code for MONTH/DAY/HOUR of when it was built. Mine says “MDH 111423”, meaning it was built on November 14th, at 11pm.

Vehicles are not necessarily built in sequential order of the VIN numbers. VIN’s are assigned before build and then builds are scheduled. Depending on availability of parts on hand, some vehicles and their VIN’s are pushed to other time and dates.

Talked about in a few other posts elsewhere on the board, but the standard “Build Sheet” equipment VIN websites have an error processing 2025 model year VIN’s for some reason. I have the same issue as do all other 2025 model owners and is why I got mine from Tech Authority. Even then, that Build Sheet/Equipment Listing generator will not assign the build codes to them either.

 

[SPED1]

Mohave and Rubicon fenders sit at the same height and width. The others are lower and narrower except Max tow which I do not know about. Sports with the Bridgestone tires have the 110 mph speed limiter. The 2 piece fenders on the non Rubicons and Mohaves are narrower. Look at the lights to get an idea of which is which.

 

[Gvsukids]

There are people saying "if you want to do X, then the Sport S is the best option, but if you want to do Y you want the Mojave and if you want to do Z then you need the Rubicon."

All can do most things well, some are designed more for certain tasks. In my Sport Max Tow,I didn't have the lockers that a Rubicon does, but I can extricate myself with a winch or kinetic rope. I some have the suspension of a Mojave, but I'll be around.

I saw that where you posted in another thread. I won't repeat the questions I spammed on it over there!

Sometimes helps to repost because people don't know what you said in the other post, unless you're link it or repeat yourself.

 

[Chasm]

On the silver door jam label, there is a MDH code for MONTH/DAY/HOUR of when it was built.

So my vin as a little lower than yours but mine was built a few days later.

The others are lower and narrower except Max tow which I do not know about. Sports with the Bridgestone tires have the 110 mph speed limiter. The 2 piece fenders on the non Rubicons and Mohaves are narrower. Look at the lights to get an idea of which is which.

Well, mine are low, wide and two piece. As someone noted above, I seem to have the Max Tow fenders, even though I don't have Max Tow. Probably because of having the wider axles. I've had a couple people think I was narrow because of the massive offset in the rims, only to find out we're the same width (or I'm wider).
I don't have bridgestones, but I have the 110. Likely due to the 20" rims and low profile (for a Jeep) tires. I've had even more people (non-Jeep) say tires were small, but when I park next to them I have a couple of inches on them.
It seems like everything defined on a Jeep has exceptions.
Other than the seem of the two piece around the turn signals, what would I be looking at to tell the difference. They look like they use the same lenses, other then LED vs Halogen. On the slider image Thunderspud posted, the distance from the truck side to the lens even looks the same.

Sometimes helps to repost because people don't know what you said in the other post

Yeah, that was my polite way of prodding him to answer my questions from the other thread , which he did, as much as he could.

 

[dawghauler]

These are fenders on a max tow model

 

[Gvsukids]

These are fenders on a max tow model

See above.

even though I don't have Max Tow.

What model do you have?

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