Which Gladiator is the better buy?

[Hootbro]

Well maybe they do now but when I bought mine in October 2019 they had bigger brakes than other models except the Rubicon.

I think there is some Mandela Effect going on here. There is no catalog part number separation on either the rotors front/rear, caliper or brake pads that would suggest any Gladiator to date had different size or types of brakes.

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[Sportyrider1]

For towing imho either the Rubicon (7000 lb tow )or a well optioned Sport S with Max tow (7600lb tow

 

[TurboHarley]

Only 3 models.

 

[Sarge502]

Overland

 

[Tommyd]

I think there is some Mandela Effect going on here. There is no catalog part number separation on either the rotors front/rear, caliper or brake pads that would suggest any Gladiator to date had different size or types of brakes.

Exactly, They were always the same size.

 

[Hootbro]

Exactly, They were always the same size.

I seen someone mention in another thread that supposedly the MAX TOW rear brake pad material was unique to it but that is just hearsay I have not drilled down on.

 

[TxRubi]

Thanks for all your opinions! I wound up going with a Rubicon that I located that was too good a deal to pass up. I'm not going to utilize the Rubicon to it's full potential off-road, but I couldn't walk away from this one.

 

[hjdca]

I would get the JT Rubicon, and I would not tow 6K pounds with it.

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