My wife just got caught at work in our JK with no top and doors for hours. Probably 4-6" in the tub on the way home. There are 12 drain plugs in the JK (assuming around the same in the JL). Make sure to get the ones in the way back storage area and where the jack is stored.
Oh, and pull the...
I don't have a new JL (maybe someday), but I did just upgrade the tires on my JKU to BFG KO2 265/70/17 Load Rating C, and those tires weigh 46lbs each. The standard 255/70/18 Duelers weighed 42lbs each, so there was not much of an increase in weight on each tire.
With the C rated 265/70/17...
Hmmm, I wonder if the Heritage Tan CLOTH seats are any darker? They're not shown in the configurator.
Cloth Low-Back Bucket Seats / Black / Heritage Tan (A7T5) - $0
I believe in another thread I saw that the JL wheels are still a 5x5 bolt pattern but that the actual bolts are larger on the JL so the existing JK wheel options may not fit.
Special Editions are towards the end of a product life cycle to keep up interest and sales. I doubt there will be special editions of the JL for a few years.