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Yah if you're willing to slum in a Sport S you can have quite a bit for $45k. And if you look at Invoice pricing... that's more like $40k from a dealer that will go below Invoice. (FTR I don't think the Sport S is slumming... but it has no social cachet in the Jeep crowd.)
Full disclosure - I have JLU Sport S.

Real Jeepers respect a Sport. What they don't like is cushy Jeeps like the Sahara or poser Jeeps that are built but never go off-road. I don't know why people care what other people do...

Also, the Sport S Gladiator with Max Tow is a better platform than the JLU because it has better axles, gearing, and (I assume) brakes. Not for me because I like a manual. But again this is a really great platform. Start at $40k and mod it up and you have a fantastic Gladiator for less than most Overland/Rubicons.
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Full disclosure - I have JLU Sport S.

Real Jeepers respect a Sport that is properly built. Not that mine is (I don't have the money).

Also, the Sport S Gladiator with Max Tow is a better platform than the JLU because it has better axles, gearing, and (I assume) brakes. Not for me because I like a manual. But again this is a really great platform. Start at $40k and mod it up and you have a fantastic Gladiator for less than most Overland/Rubicons.
To stay on topic, you can also start with a 40k platform and screw it up pretty royally. =oP

My JKU S with a lift and better tires is as much 4x4 as I've ever needed and the only reason I'd upgrade is to have a bit more capacity (storage and towing.) I'm still 90% on the Sport S plan for my Gladiator when I get it... but if there is a minimally spec'd Rubicon on the lot around the time I'm ready to buy then I won't shoo it away.
 

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To stay on topic, you can also start with a 40k platform and screw it up pretty royally. =oP
Yeah that was my point - there is a great truck under there that they managed to screw up and charge an extra $10k for the result.
 

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The seats are nice , but my mom taught me not to talk about the rest of it soooooooo I'm out
 

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Okay - To me looks like same thing also.
Interestingly if you look at the specs on Quadratec, the cheaper one is slightly smaller and weighs 6lbs less.
Specifically part numbers :
82215183
and
68293984AB

Look to me to be the same part
Interestingly if you look at the specs on Quadratec, the cheaper one is slightly smaller and weighs 6lbs less.
 

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Interestingly if you look at the specs on Quadratec, the cheaper one is slightly smaller and weighs 6lbs less.

Interestingly if you look at the specs on Quadratec, the cheaper one is slightly smaller and weighs 6lbs less.
Quadratec doesnt kniw shit from Shine-Ola about them. I sent a message to their CS and asked what the difference is between them, they saud the $139 plate id primed not painted, the ither is painted.

The difference is (or seems to be anyway pending confirmation) is the $250 plate has the two brackets and hardware which accounts for the extra weight.
 
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If y'all need a good laugh, let me introduce you to SoFlo Jeeps. I honestly feel ashamed to even live in the same state as this shop
https://inventory.soflojeeps.com/in...pordby=price&cursort=desc&pagesize=25&mk=Jeep
Yeah, their stuff is bad. Really bad. But they know their market and cater to them. I imagine their clientele is usually a professional athlete, an Instagram influencer or a bar/club owner, who knows nothing about Jeeps but just wants to look cool.
 

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the real crime here is that there’s all these assholes out there ruining perfectly good LE’s while we all are scavenging for steel bumpers. Off with their bumpers, I mean heads!
 

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Wow. Looks like somebody was handed a blank check and a J.C. Whitney catalog. OOOF...
 

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Man that makes the two stealers( I mean dealers ) that I dealt with look reasonable.
 

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No where close to the worst I have seen. There is a place in Tampa that built some doozies
Bayshore automotive? The guy that builds ridiculous jeeps exclusively for cash-buyer Saudi's? That guy is a real piece of work.
 

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Don't know them. Just saw the adds. From my experience someone that does this isn't an enthusiast, they are just looking for a quick buck.
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