My last two vehicles, a 2000 Subaru Forester and 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid both had this, and it worked quite well. Appears Jeep offered it on Cherokees at one point recently as well so it's not a new concept to them.
I do think my getting stock rubi sized 285 snows are absolutely working against me, I'm pinning a lot of the issue on that. I've also gotten spoiled by 'modern' TC (2006) that can make an 'AWD' vehicle that doesn't even have a mechanical connection between the front and rear open diffs (FWD with...
On snow covered roads, it just will not get any bite. Pressures are 35psi all the way around, slightly down from what the sticker calls for, same as I've done with pretty much every vehicle I've owned. Bare ice, I can feel the studs digging in, any slush or real snow and it just floats. I had...
And that settled it, this is the first time in 10+ years that I had to dig a vehicle out trying to get into my driveway.. I love the Jeep in the spring/summer/fall, first vehicle I've owned that has made me dread driving in snow. I'm going to break the lease and get into something better...
Not much snow actually, plowed dirt road, maybe 5 inches in my driveway. The issue is my road is a STEEP grade, and it's private so no sand/salt, and no opportunity to get a running start. Part of the issue is coming from prior vehicles I'm used to loosing all traction/drive the moment a wheel...
4Dr Rubi in the Lake Arrowhead region. Got to play in a parking lot today, after a bit the old habits came back and I had some fun while figuring the Jeep out.
First proper snow since I got my Rubicon and... today's commute was far more 'exciting' than anticipated. My first warning sign was needing 4Lo + lockers to get out of my driveway... For the record, I put a set of Nokian Hakka LT3s on, studded, in anticipation of my road being a bastard in...
Have you considered replacing the drain plug with a hose fitting, a drain hose, and a cap on the drain hose that is easier to access when under the vehicle like most motorcycles use on their airboxes?
Same here, my JLU Rubi is still at 41psi as purchased, 4k miles, drives well. I'm also getting 24 to 25mpg... I'm a little hesitant to lower the pressure and kill the milage.
That is a "watertight connector". Or, at least water resistant, if you look the connector itself uses an O-ring where it goes in, and the wires themselves are pressed through rubber gaskets.
Interesting, just looked at my mopar.com account, and my Rubicon notes that it's "not capable of Vehicle Health Reports." Will have to poke at the dash tonight to see if oil life is reported there.
Look at this from another angle: Plastic like Delrin has been used for glide/skid plates on ATVs/UTVs/Snowmobiles for decades. In that time, it's never been in major use on Jeeps... if the material limitations were easily gotten around without the resulting product costing more to produce than...