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AEV spotted these test mules in Detroit today. Three JT Gladiators in one spot!
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I still don't get these spy rigs. They have the old JK Rubicon wheels. I thought the new JL's have a larger hub centric hub, and the JK wheels wouldn't fit on a JL?

Maybe I read wrong.
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I still don't get these spy rigs. They have the old JK Rubicon wheels. I thought the new JL's have a larger hub centric hub, and the JK wheels wouldn't fit on a JL?

Maybe I read wrong.
They're just test rigs, so if they were assembled early enough there probably weren't JL rims available. These may be running JK axles as that was all they had when built or they may have just milled out some JK rims to work. The earliest JT rig spied had really weird rims on it..

As time goes on I'm sure we'll see some "updated" camoed JT mules.
 

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They're just test rigs, so if they were assembled early enough there probably weren't JL rims available. These may be running JK axles as that was all they had when built or they may have just milled out some JK rims to work. The earliest JT rig spied had really weird rims on it..

As time goes on I'm sure we'll see some "updated" camoed JT mules.
The sooner the better! Hoping for Easter Jeep Safari!
 

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I’m still holding on to hope that it looks like the AEV Brute:

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I would imagine they would try to one up the Brute. Hopefully.
 

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I hope AEV releases a front bumper like that for the JL Rubicon. It'd be nice to close the big open front fenders without looking tacky like the Sport. Those open fenders will undoubtedly ruin headwind and crosswind performance on the highway. Plus the AEV bumpers just look good over all.
 

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Yea I was hoping AEV would show some parts at EJS, but based on their Social Media accounts I still don't see any.
 
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I really like the higher capacity water tank rear bumper they used for the Brute. I'm hoping that makes it to the market.
 

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Yea Im hoping with the line re tooling here in the next couple of days we will see JT production mules soon. Whats weird is the JL done so Im surprised that JL parts are not already on them.
 

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I 100% agree that the Brute look is what I'm hoping for. AEV really did a great job on it. I like the straight lines on the bed.
 
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