Willys and Freedom Edition Return to Wrangler (JL) for 2020

[Minty JL]

Every time we get a light dusting of snow on the roads, I see at least three 4x4s in the ditch, and usually when I drive past it looks like they had MT tires (you can tell by the absence of siping in the tread blocks). The only reason no one knows it's a big deal is that no one collects statistics about type of tire equipped in winter car accidents.

Summer tires and M/T tires are both terrifying in light snow. Which is why manufacturers of these types of tires explicitly warn you not to drive in light snow (or any snow, in the case of summer tires).

Sounds like people driving beyond their skillset(s).

I'm from Maine and have spent most of my life on the east coast VA to ME and I have never had a problem with M/Ts in the snow. I drove my racetruck to work last December in the snow (4") on Z Rated tires (with no traction control(deleted), 5 spd with stage 1 clutch and locker.....I didn't die, kill anyone or crash. Its call throttle modulation.

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[Minty JL]

Exactly most people on the side of the road during snow are driving too fast and think that just because they have 4WD they can go the speed limit or faster. Tires help tremendously, but knowing HOW to drive in ice and snow will win you the battle

BINGO!

 

[entropy]

Willys looks awesome, that's very similar to what I am trying to mod my 2019 sport S to look like. And perfect for what I use my jeep for!

 

[jconli1]

Can we begin a campaign to finally pronounce Willys correctly?






(... fwiw, it's "Will-Iss" not "Will-EEs")

 

[Rogues Gambit]

Remember kids, 4wd and AWD don't make you Invincible in the winter

Now back to the thread

 

[GreyFox]

I'm still thinking there is going to be an awesome 2021 80th anniversary limited edition.

 

[Rogues Gambit]

I'm still thinking there is going to be an awesome 2021 80th anniversary limited edition.

If they release purple with the 80th, then

 

[Strommen95]

Man I always miss out on special editions. I’ve built my Sport how I like/want it, but just getting a WW would’ve made life a bit easier.

 

[GreyFox]

Man I always miss out on special editions. I’ve built my Sport how I like/want it, but just getting a WW would’ve made life a bit easier.

It's ok friend. You can buy another The more Jeeps you have, the happier you are. I know. I have 2

 

[Pic18]

Can we begin a campaign to finally pronounce Willys correctly?





(... fwiw, it's "Will-Iss" not "Will-EEs")

Your post made me think of Gary Coleman! I never knew it was pronounced as Willis.

 

[MALL R8D]

Can we begin a campaign to finally pronounce Willys correctly?






(... fwiw, it's "Will-Iss" not "Will-EEs")

Nope. I also refuse to say Adidas, Jaguar, or Porsche in the way the manufacturers do.

 

[GreyFox]

 

[chcg12]

So simply order a sport with anti-slip rear end and put on some all terrain tires of your choice, and rims for that matter and you basically have a willys wheeler with rims/tires of your preference.

Same for the black and tan besides a few interior bits or blacked out items. With the jk there was a rear locker which would have separated it from the other models more, just my 2 cents

 

[Solidaxle]

Mojito Willys cool

 

[Sol]

With the Moab wheels, LED lights and LSD axle; the Willys is an attractive shuffle of the parts bin - I’d choose it over a Sport S were I shopping. Does anyone know if the heavy duty brakes on the Willys (& JL Rubicon) really have a performance advantage?

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