41Willys
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- Bill
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- '17 Honda Pilot, '16 Kia Sorrento, '07 Toyota Tundra
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Sitting behind a JL today and looking at it's tires, I assume with "offsets" that extend several inches beyond the flares, which obviously extend an inch or more beyond the body as well.
I thought the reason why jeeps are so small in width was to get through narrow trails. Well if that is true, anyone with "offsets" and/or huge width tires has just negated that advantage. In addition, the flares are rendered largely inefective as well as I thought the purpose of those was (legally required) to prevent slinging road and trail debris into traffic.
So I wonder why Jeep just doesn't make a wider vehicle with Jeep looks to appeal to the stance crowd and those who never go off road. Tundra wide, no need for flares or offsets, insane interior room for the mall crawlers.
Even if they could make a legal 8ft wide jeep though, I bet folks would put a 10 ft wide stance on it.
I thought the reason why jeeps are so small in width was to get through narrow trails. Well if that is true, anyone with "offsets" and/or huge width tires has just negated that advantage. In addition, the flares are rendered largely inefective as well as I thought the purpose of those was (legally required) to prevent slinging road and trail debris into traffic.
So I wonder why Jeep just doesn't make a wider vehicle with Jeep looks to appeal to the stance crowd and those who never go off road. Tundra wide, no need for flares or offsets, insane interior room for the mall crawlers.
Even if they could make a legal 8ft wide jeep though, I bet folks would put a 10 ft wide stance on it.
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