JT Rubicons

[Jteakus]

I use my lockers, disco and 4:1 everytime we take a trip. Could I bump it hard and make it? Sure.
But slow and controlled is much better 800 miles from home.

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[Renegade]

Here’s why:

 

[Zachanadandy]

What are you doing that a sport won't handle?

Even the Rubicon and mojave need help with ground clearance and breakover angle especially. Even on 3.5" of lift and 37s it still feels like I drag this thing through a lot of places where the JLUR doesn't even scrape. I still love the thing in the desert, and it's ok on the rocky trails but it's not great. If we are talking stock sport with car tires I wouldn't even feel comfortable with the driveway in monsoon season.

 

[JohnWick]

Lockers are obviously superior in some situations, but I think many people underestimate the capability of BLDs.

There is going to be an advantage to the 4:1 transfer case in some crawling situations, but in 1st gear the 2.7:1 case is so low that it’s going to be fine most of the time, and I have 4.10s which helps offset that as well, at least compared to a Sport without the Max Tow package.

Couldn’t care less about the sway bar disconnect, 2 wrenches and mine are disconnected in about a minute. When I get a lift I’ll equip it with Apex disconnects.

I wanted a Rubicon for the lockers. Price delta was too much for the spousal unit to approve, so a Max Tow Sport S is the next best alternative. So far it's taken me everywhere I've needed to go, and I have recovery gear and have used it. I am under no illusion that it will get me through everything.

Stock Sport all-season tires are garbage, that's a fact. The good news is that wheels and tires are the first thing most of us swap out.

Buy what you want, can afford or what your wife will permit, LOL.

 

[Spirits]

I use my lockers, disco and 4:1 everytime we take a trip. Could I bump it hard and make it? Sure.
But slow and controlled is much better 800 miles from home.

You think I don't know the Sonoran Desert when I see it???

 

[Dummy SALAPA]

My reasons are a bit different but mainly I wanted a brand new Gladiator with the upgraded tech ( coming from of a 2021 Mojave) This particular Rubicon had a 4670.00 dealer discount and another 7500 in retail incentives. It was the only Gladiator on the lot with that steep of a dealer discount. ( Factory to Dealer incentive) Not to mention I fell in love with it when I drove it, plus it had all of the features I wanted. My first Rubicon ever in all of my years of owning Jeeps. Everything else ( mentioned by others) Is just gravy IMO.

 

[Jteakus]

No sir, I just think you don't like Rubicons.

 

[Spirits]

I use my lockers, disco and 4:1 everytime we take a trip. Could I bump it hard and make it? Sure.
But slow and controlled is much better 800 miles from home.

Do you think a Rubicon performs better in a JT or JLU?

 

[BlackRuby23]

No sir, I just think you don't like Rubicons.

I think it's the other way around - he's got Rubicon envy.

 

[Figmo]

Wider axles, lower gears, 2 lockers

And, like Willys, the name carries a certain amount of prestige.

 

[White Eagle]

I only went with a Rubicon because they made me a deal I couldn’t refuse. Add ons to my liking would’ve been much more than the price diff for me.

I was primarily looking for 4:10’s and the wide 44 axle towing package. I planned to install an Eaton LSD offering in front and rear with Michelin LTX Defenders, then remove front and rear sway bars, and install Rancho RS7MT shocks all around.

https://www.eaton.com/content/dam/e...ormance-differential-application-guide-en.pdf

This would be the best in the tough terrain I ride daily and most well behaved on icy improved surfaces.

In the end, the price difference was only like $1,000 between the two models that I had searched inventory for.

I always joke with people that “I’m off-road to much to add all of that off road crap”. I’ll get maybe $12k out of my tires and the truck will be broken or worn out within 4 years.

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