If you dont do much off roading why do you need lockers?
Why the sad face? Just when I think getting it.
I still get myself in trouble with those Hold My Beer Moments and the locker on my Taco has saved me not having to get out and winch. It's not rocky terrain like you guys here in the Gulf but sand and mud, oh yes..
It sounds like you think that if you get the Rubicon, a diesel can be had from the factory with 4.11 gears. It can't be had that way. The diesel Rubicon has 3.73s. At least, that is what the jeep.com configurator shows.
Interesting. Do you have one?
$300? Wow!
Yes, then you can say things like locked and loaded, plus browny points for the rubi stickers + cooler hood.
3.73 with the diesel is plenty. I have 37s and have never needed 4lo, this engine just has so much torque down low that unless it is the steepest of inclines, you will never need it. I mean I climbed the rock in 4Hi, no lockers, just the sway bar disconnected and it just went.
I guess if you have an AT, it doesn't really matter as long as the motor can turn the wheels.Yes, then you can say things like locked and loaded, plus browny points for the rubi stickers + cooler hood.
3.73 with the diesel is plenty. I have 37s and have never needed 4lo, this engine just has so much torque down low that unless it is the steepest of inclines, you will never need it. I mean I climbed the rock in 4Hi, no lockers, just the sway bar disconnected and it just went.
The diesel is a completely different machine, it cannot be had in a manual because the manual trans and related components in the JT currently would need to be upgraded substantially.
I have an automatic but saw the thread and I have seen the part out there… so I decided to share just in case.
That's true, but I think all @dcmdon was saying is that the crawl ratio on the manual is so low you don't have to worry about stalling. I'm going to venture to say crawl speed is lower on the Manual Rubicon though. It's so low that first is almost unusable for most normal uses and second still has you crawling at the same speed as the autos. It's very easy to drive in 4 low with the manual and the 4:1 transfer case. I like the clutch and the shifter on the Mt, but clutch feel is light. Much lighter than on our JK. Overall, I like clutch and shifter of the JT much better than on our JK. The shifter is probably one of my favorites of any vehicle I've owned. The clutch feels good off-road to me. I like it. To each his own though. I'm entirely out of my element in any automatic. just not used to it. I've gone out with automatic JTs a few times, and the Manual holds its own. I'm glad it's offered still. Kept me out of a Tacoma.
