Aluminum is more than twice the cost of steel by weight, and though it weighs considerably less, it is more expensive to work with. Jeep saved weight not cost using aluminum on the tailgate.I figured that out a long time ago. Tried to attach this magnetic sticker to the tailgate.
Had to put it on the side. Fail to understand why Jeep did that. Save a few pennies I guess.
But my JTR weighs in at some 5100 lb. It's one of if not the heaviest mid-size trucks on the market.
And you are correct and I have amended my blunder. A little early and a little ...
Is it aluminum, or another alloy? I thought I read somewhere in these forums a couple of years ago where it was a magnesium/aluminum alloy..........
jesus! my Mojave weighed in 4800 off the lot and to the nearest scale.
Is your Mojave hood steel or aluminium? Mine was steel and was seriously heavy. I swapped it for the feather weight sport hood.
aluminum. which i discovered after buying a magnet antenna i had to return. The only steel on my truck is the bedside and floor, cab, frame and hinges. everything else fails the magnet test.
Most exterior parts are paramagnetic.
i get that its metal. but is it something other than aluminum?
What year? I thought all Mojaves had steel hoods with the front vent hood scoop. I havent done a magnet check but the hood on my 23 JTM is really heavy so I’m sure its steel.
And requires a different pair of Redlin Tuning hood struts.
Yes, I bought the Mojave specific hood gas strut(So I dont have to keep lifting up that heavy steel hood and fumbling with the factory hood strut). Also bought Mojave specific A-pillar ditch light mounta.
mines a 23'. its pretty light. i thought it was steel at first cus thats what everyone said. and then my magnet antenna for my radio wouldn't stick to it.
