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That doesn’t surprise me, but then Warn is not owned by the original owners anymore either they are owned by umbrella companies. Warn doesn’t own Factor55 they are all owned by the LKQ Corporation.

The factory winch hooks rust, corrode and look like crap after one winter to start. Personally I don’t like to have my winch line and hook attached to the bumper D ring all the time. Plain hooks just don’t tighten up flat against the fairlead like a flat link or UltraHook. However, if you do buy...

I can attest to one thing for sure, The finish on Factory55 can withstand 5+ years of sun and road salt without fading or pealing off like the finish does on the Warn Zeon winch and their fancy Hawse fair leads ….

Open hook, closed loop, flat link, light weight all in one unit. A standard hook is no more useful then a bare line with a soft shackle. Again that’s up to you and what makes you more comfortable.

I disagree, The comparison is just fine. Certain Factor55 pieces have different uses/options. As for use of a winch Hook, we all know with the new style winch lines and soft shackles, you don’t even need a hook at all. There is NO guarantee that an overpriced Zeon winch with last longer or...

American made, quality equipment with a finish that lasts. You can buy a knock off from China if that’s all you can afford. I don’t know , you tell me. Why pay $2k for a Warn Platinum Zeon when you can buy a $500VR or a Smittybilt to do the same job. Each to their own.. it’s not our place to...

That’s good to know. Shipping is stupid expensive in Canada .. The last club member to ship a winch back for warranty was told to ship to the US.

Putting a base 5.7L Hemi in at an affordable price would be a big seller for sure. Definitely would be a plus for the Gladiators. The way the market is today, I wouldn’t be surprised if they do some basic changes to the JL platform and run through to at least 2030. We aren’t really seeing any...

That’s interesting. I wonder if it’s because they are cheap enough that people just don’t worry about warranty when they fail? What’s the warranty period on a VR series? I know in Canada it is over $200 to ship a Warn winch back to Warn for warranty and they don’t cover shipping and that...

Before you do all that work to a D30 (M186) consider swapping to the D44 (M210). Especially if you are considering going up in tire size.

If you still have the front M186 you are treading thin ice already on 37s. I’d look at putting that money into a heavier front diff first.

For a daily it’s no big deal to not have a spare “usually” just less convenient if you should need it. But my daughter did hit a chunk of metal on the highway that ripped her sidewall open. There was no road side fix for that. The tire was trash. Good thing she had a spare on the back.

4.56 gears are a perfect match for 35s (factory XR package) 4.10 are suited to the standard Rubicon 33” tire. Look for a Rubicon 4.10 rear differential (bonus rear locker) and regear the front. Best case scenario would be Rubicon D44 front and rear if you can get a deal on the pair.

FYI … The brakes on the XR 3.6L are the same as the Gladiator. The rear have twin piston calipers, bigger pads and vented rotors. The front are single piston calipers with vented rotors. I am unaware of any other differences in the rear D44 other than the higher rear trackbar mount.

The bigger the engine, the more difference it will make.

An interesting observation.. if you leave your eco screen up and watch your mileage around town. Even within a few hours of ASS on and then An hour with ASS off, I have seen it register a difference.

Not sure if you can program a FAD to work with the system BUT I’m sure you could run it with its own switch. I wouldn’t bother personally. I’m looking into switching to a 1 piece axle and getting rid of the FAD.

My 22 XR 3.6L etorque has just over 100k klm (60,000mi) still has the original factory battery and starter. I’ve never felt the need to turn off the ASS. My daughters 2018 3.6L traded in, in 2022 still had the original aux and main batteries. I think there is more at play here as per battery...

My 2022 XR on 37s doesn’t do it.

I agree about the dealer builds but the XR package direct from Jeep is impossible to match by an off road shop. And you still have full factory warranty on all those parts.