Mine was about the same without a rack, but with steel bumper and winch up front, and heavy rock sliders. Iād guess that couple of miles is just winter. I honestly donāt watch it. I didnāt expect it to be good when I bought it. Itās possible that I could gain one or two with the regear, but Iāll know soon enough.
Thatās frustrating with the bushings. You could always just swap them yourself. I know youāre not getting them via warranty as youāre entitled, but aftermarket ones may be more accessible, and may be better quality. Got pictures of the failed ones? Just curious.
I've mostly stopped watching it but got curious after installing the rack. The roof top tent will add another 130lbs. Debating on the steel bumper now from being all in on one before. Looking at the Ebay specials for like $450. If I get a new bumper the plan is to get the Apex Badlands 12000lb, but I'll need to get a winch plate to fit it.
I can buy the actual OEM parts right now from Quadratec for $10 each plus shipping which is frustrating when the dealership can't give me a date on when they can get them from Jeep. Might call around to other dealerships and see if they have the same problem. Most likely they are but I can't restate my disdain for the local dealership for the runaround I got for their screw up.
I see people snatching up the badlands. Is it just because they are cheaper, or are they high quality? When it came to the winch, I wouldnāt have used anything but warn. I trust them when I need it, and they stand behind their stuff.
Bad dealerships are the worst. I like the parts and service department at autonation jeep west on colfax. Micah in parts is a straight shooter. Lots of things are tough to get quickly though.
Iāve really only heard good things specially about the Apex Badlands 12000 with synthetic rope. The other Badlands models arenāt that great apparently. Its wired and/or wireless and seems to hold up. It is from Harbor Freight so yeah, but it seems to legitimately be good. Granted theyāve been giving them to YouTubers for exposure so there is some biases there.
Whatās the price in comparison to a Warn Evo 12 synthetic? I got mine for $850.
The service department seems ok at the dealership but with the spare tire either the sales guy told parts and they didnāt order it or the sales guy never had them order it. The sales guy kept saying it was backordered and the parts manager would call me when it was in. Finally I got ahold of the parts manager who had no record of it and threw the blame on the sales guy. Iām inclined to agree but I donāt know where it ultimately falls so it soured me on them both. Especially when they said the bushings were backordered. As I told my coworker. Here we go again
$600 but if Iāve seen posts elsewhere from people that if you time it right or use the right coupons some have gotten down to $450 I think.
Just looked it up. 750 for badlands, 850 for warn. Iād spend 100 all day to get Warn.
If I could get it for $450 it Iād buy it in a heartbeat. I thought Warn was well over 1k though. Also Iām seeing $600 on Harbor Freightās site currently.
WARN 103255 VR EVO 12-S Electric 12V DC Winch with Synthetic Rope: 3/8" Diameter x 90' Length, 6 Ton (12,000 lb) Pulling Capacity https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SGG81R...t_i_S9GSZYSZ07JGVE32ZJAZ?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
