JT testing on the RUBICON

[homerun]

Ok time for everyone with good eyes to start picking them apart I can see #1 far left has the same rims as #3 and to me it looks like there front fenders are wider then #2 it looks like #1 & #2 have hitches on the back I see something on #4 but can't till if it's a hitch or not it looks to me as if all 3 of them are hard tops just by looking at the back glass

#2 has some kinds of street tires and 1 and 3 are A/Ts

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[Zip6711]

#2 has some kinds of street tires and 1 and 3 are A/Ts

That what I was seeing I'm guessing #2 is a base model and 1 & 3 are the upgraded package like a rubicon

 

[devwil68]

These pictures keep making the rear of the bed look WAY LONG!

I hope it’s just an illusion as I can’t imagine them putting such an overhand on it that would be any different than the Brute Double Cab.

I would anticipate them being Just about the same....

 

[Renegade]

These pictures keep making the rear of the bed look WAY LONG!

I hope it’s just an illusion as I can’t imagine them putting such an overhand on it that would be any different than the Brute Double Cab.

I would anticipate them being Just about the same....

I agree that it appears that way but also think that the camo is exaggerating it. Additionally, the rear wheels are shifted a bit farther forward than on the Brute, leaving more room behind them. Further contributing to the appearance.

 

[jeepncrowd]

#1 and #3 have rock sliders #2 does not.
#3 looks like it has slightly larger tires and more ground clearance. Their front fenders all look the same height though.
Oddly enough the bigger looking one (#3) definately bent the bumper.
There rear bed quarter panel seems oddly high on all of them. I wonder if it will have some sort of rear bumper skid system that wraps to the wheel well?

 

[FrankInNordale]

#1 and #3 have rock sliders #2 does not.
#3 looks like it has slightly larger tires and more ground clearance. Their front fenders all look the same height though.
Oddly enough the bigger looking one (#3) definately bent the bumper.
There rear bed quarter panel seems oddly high on all of them. I wonder if it will have some sort of rear bumper skid system that wraps to the wheel well?

I'm guessing its going to have some something similar to the Brute rear bumper based on the rear quarters being "trimmed up" or high. It will be interesting to see if there is indeed a base model what that rear bumper is going to look like. I can't imagine them using a plastic bumper on the quarters.

 

[Ian cj10]

it wouldnt surprise me if the bumper was plastic like all the other dual cab utes on the market because will just cash in on the after market themselves with mopar parts like they are with the jl

 

[2020 SCRAMBLER]

Thanks for the photo!

It's possible they trimmed the bed quarters in advance of testing knowing full well they'd catch on departure ledges. But that wouldn't be a real test.

Are the design guys thinking ahead and making this bed section a removable panel for those of us that plan to take it off road?

It's a not an uncommon tactic used by hard core off roaders on long tail vehicles to trim off the lower rear quarter even with the bottom of the chassis rail.

Similar to the unique Rubicon high clearance front fenders maybe this is one of the features in the JT's bag of off road tricks.

My bet is the base model gets the step bumper you see here with a plastic filler section and the Rubicon gets an AEV Brute type wrap-around steel bumper which would be nice.

 

[whatevah]

Thanks for the photo!

It's possible they trimmed the bed quarters in advance of testing knowing full well they'd catch on departure ledges. But that wouldn't be a real test.

Are the design guys thinking ahead and making this bed section a removable panel for those of us that plan to take it off road?

It's a not an uncommon tactic used by hard core off roaders on long tail vehicles to trim off the lower rear quarter even with the bottom of the chassis rail.

Similar to the unique Rubicon high clearance front fenders maybe this is one of the features in the JT's bag of off road tricks.

My bet is the base model gets the step bumper you see here with a plastic filler section and the Rubicon gets an AEV Brute type wrap-around steel bumper which would be nice.

The test rigs have had that high quarter cut for a long time now... Here's a shot from last year. (not mine, copied from the spy shot thread)

I think they've all had the same plain rear bumper so far. I assume they'll use a plastic wraparound bumper styled like the Brute to fill the gap.

 

[NUKE]

It was just the three of them.

Where they in a group with any other vehicles? Like a TRD Tacoma or ZR2? I'm curious if they are cross testing them with competitive pickups.

Here is another shot I took. You can see the first one a little better.

 

[Vegas_Sirk]

I'm guessing its going to have some something similar to the Brute rear bumper based on the rear quarters being "trimmed up" or high. It will be interesting to see if there is indeed a base model what that rear bumper is going to look like. I can't imagine them using a plastic bumper on the quarters.

I think this is also why the rear bed looks so long as it obvious its missing the wrap around rear bumper.

 

[Wraith]

The CAD files show the bed sides up that high so I don't think they are cut or anything to that extent. That is how they will likely come from the factory so the aftermarket will have a field day with them. My guess is the factory will do something similar in the rear like the Africa Wrangler concept from a few years ago or what AEV did with the Brute (less the tube protection).

 

[Wraith]

Does anyone recall the period in between from when we saw the JL mules on the Rubicon to when they were rolling around with swirl camo on?

 

[Billy]

Does anyone recall the period in between from when we saw the JL mules on the Rubicon to when they were rolling around with swirl camo on?

 

[Billy]

A lil Google recon tells me they were spied exactly a year ago testing on the Rubicon trail.

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