Rugged Ridge Arcus front and rear. Still need to order the skid plate. It'll fit factory or aftermarket lights. No built-in mounting options for additional lights, but if you order it with the hoop you can buy clamp mounts to install whatever you want.
I'm not running a lift yet, but the 35s fit great with no rubbing on the trails. I had the factory steel bumpers, but just upgraded to Rugged Ridge Arcus front and rear, plus a 12k winch, and a 93 octane Superchips tune. The little 2.0 has torque for running on the trails. We also have a 3.6 JT...
I have no issues running a 35x12.50 tire on the spare carrier, first on a factory Rubicon wheel, and now on an aftermarket wheel. The tire just barely cleared the factory bumper when closing... and by just, I mean you wouldn't be able to slide a piece of paper between them, but it wasn't forced...
4.10s on 35s with the 2.0t does great. Great on the highway and on the trails, and never have an issue finding 8th. It helps that the 2.0t puts down a LOT more torque to the wheels than the 3.6.
The 2.0t makes a LOT more torque than the 3.6. I'm running a 93 octane tune and 35s on mine and low end torque is great. Need extra power to pass on the highway and it's not a problem. The extra torque is definitely noticeable off-ro ad as well. It's a noisy little engine though.
I have the larger black one from HF, and I'm pretty sure i can still open the tailgate with it mounted, but it's not a big deal either way because I only mount it when I'm going to have gear strapped to it, which negates the ability to use the tailgate anyway.
The metal housing and super low profile of the Quake lights would probably give you more durability and longevity for bashing on the trails. As long as they don't fail on their own within a year, then that would put you ahead of your normal curve.
Alpine system gets you slightly better dash and soundbar speakers, and subwoofer, and a 552W 12 channel amplifier. While it's better than the base audio systems, for $1500 you can build a custom system that'll be much better than the factory Alpine. I replaced my soundbar and dash speakers with...
It's looks great. But man, that M3. My favorite gen M3 (never driven one though). Would've been hard for me to part with, but I read your other thread on your justification for doing so.
I would also like a '00 M5.
I ran a 2" spacer lift with shock extensions on a Gladiator Sport for a while. Wheeled it occasionally as well. It did fine. I would recommend adding extended bump stops and longer swaybar end links to the mix, at minimum.
I made it 2 minutes in and got suspicious of those cargo numbers, then hit Google for confirmation... she's posting full-size bronco cargo area not Sport cargo area. 🙄
We currently have a JKUR, JLUR, and a JT Overland. Funny thing is, the two most heavily built ones both on 37s never go offroad, but the one with stock suspension on 35s gets wheeled.
I can't give any opinion on the 4xe as I've never driven one, but I do have a 2.0t with a 93 octane tune and I'll take that one the 3.6.
You can fit 35s on a Sport with no lift and minimal rubbing. Depends on the wheels they're mounted on. I'm currently running them on an unlifted JLU Rubicon...
Well aware of that. Not sure which Auxbeams you got, but mine are underwhelming (not bad per se) compared to factory. My Gladiator had factory halogens. They were garbage and I upgraded them to LEDs.
Damn. I bought mine in 2023 and they still look great. I wanted step sliders instead of rock sliders, but Quadratec let me have these for $100 at a Jeep event. Couldn't pass up that deal.