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On Friday July 31st 2020 I bought my 15th new jeep – this one was a 2020 Gladiator Sport with the heavy haul package – I bought it this way – because basically it’s a Rubicon – without lockers and the transfer case I prefer – having owned 3-rubicon’s of various ranges (TJ’s and JK’s) and plenty of sports – I knew that would work well for my needs. I did not bother to test drive the JT before doing the paperwork and the first time I opened the driver’s door was to slide my ass into it and head away from the dealership. I was coming out of a 2019 Tacoma which I despise and shared as much in my post on the Gladiator Vs. Tacoma thread.
I was inspired to write this thread mostly b/c of my personal challenges to find a way to not build another “me-too” build; my disgust or motivation to write came at spending at-least an hour this morning looking for wheels – having built about everything under the sun – I find myself flummoxed to build something truly unique and different.
My wheeling tastes have dramatically evolved over the years; I remember when 33’s on a TJ was cool and 35’s were, "bad ass big tires." NOW, 37’s is the standard and 40’s if you want to be a ‘cool-kid.’ I’ve ran about everything from 42” to 30” inch tires. So not chasing that dragon anymore.
My tastes that haven’t changed - although based on the market seem radical today – such as (-) Negative Offset Wheel – "the more backspace the better" – positive offset aftermarket wheels have me wondering why not keep the OEM equipment and run a spacer.
My tastes ask – ‘have black wheels’ not run their course?
So, my plan for the JT is to create a throwback – harkening the era of steel, shine, and smiling light covers – we’ll see what I come up with!
In the meantime – thought I’d share some of my builds across the years – and ask for some insight from some of the old school jeepers who now find their ass planted in a JT seat, but know and love the leaf spring hop that only a five and seven can give!
Cheers to Jeep for giving us the JT and here’s to big tires, small wheels, and negative off-sets!
I was inspired to write this thread mostly b/c of my personal challenges to find a way to not build another “me-too” build; my disgust or motivation to write came at spending at-least an hour this morning looking for wheels – having built about everything under the sun – I find myself flummoxed to build something truly unique and different.
My wheeling tastes have dramatically evolved over the years; I remember when 33’s on a TJ was cool and 35’s were, "bad ass big tires." NOW, 37’s is the standard and 40’s if you want to be a ‘cool-kid.’ I’ve ran about everything from 42” to 30” inch tires. So not chasing that dragon anymore.
My tastes that haven’t changed - although based on the market seem radical today – such as (-) Negative Offset Wheel – "the more backspace the better" – positive offset aftermarket wheels have me wondering why not keep the OEM equipment and run a spacer.
My tastes ask – ‘have black wheels’ not run their course?
So, my plan for the JT is to create a throwback – harkening the era of steel, shine, and smiling light covers – we’ll see what I come up with!
In the meantime – thought I’d share some of my builds across the years – and ask for some insight from some of the old school jeepers who now find their ass planted in a JT seat, but know and love the leaf spring hop that only a five and seven can give!
Cheers to Jeep for giving us the JT and here’s to big tires, small wheels, and negative off-sets!
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