Especially a volt or Prius or FIT…………….The internet never changes lol too much keyboard theory crafting and not enough driving
Can't we all just be happy we are not driving Tacoma's
AND a California plate? Oh imma hurt feelings with this one
Bless his little heart
This guy probably wheels harder than 3/4 the people on this site
Probably faster since its a stronger engine overall. The issue is that much front weight would require them to basically do all the tuning over again from scratch as different springs, shock valving, and hydro bump valving.
And more strengthening of the frame, suspension components, etc.
I'm still not convinced the gladiators frame is a weak point, if it was it would take more than a few welds to make it a desert racer frame. I'd be much more worried about the FAD taco'ing before anything with the frame really buckling. For my 2 cents (worth less with inflation) the real weak point is that FAD, and the front swaybar mount.
FAD??
Front Axle Disconnect. It's a complete POS setup put on there for .00001 more MPG. Gladiators snap in half there, especially when on larger than stock tires.
The front axle disconnect where the axle tube is not one solid tube. All the frame welding was in the middle/rear not in the front so I'm not sure how far off the front is from what spec they want but it's probably not the limiting point of failure upfront.
Well, if you put a 300# heavier engine in it, whatever is the limiting point of failure would need to be beefed up. If its the FAD (I learned a new acronym) and that isn't beefed up, then the diesel Mojave will be weaker than the gas Mojave.
That's actually pretty cool. I'm not going to hate on someone else's build.
This guy probably wheels harder than 3/4 the people on this site
Lol I never hated on it. I think its a unique as hell, see prior comments I've made on this forum. I always tell people, as long as you like it, thats all that matters
Haha agreed. I'm a car guy at heart, regardless of make or model. So when I see something out of the ordinary and functional, it definitely gets my respect. I could tell by your reply you weren't hating. it gets lost in translation via web, so I'll reiterate. I love the Mojave. I love the Rubi. I love all JTs. I get annoyed sometimes when folks buy a specific trim, and downplay the others. Same with any make or model. Like I used to have an STI. The STi folks would just absolutely disrespect the WRXs and Imprezas. Some of those Impreza builds would destroy most STIs. Some of them were just for looks, but so what? I'll be honest, I got smoked by a built Ford Edge at the dragstrip once. It had an RS swap. Do what makes you happy. I feel the same about jeeps.
