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- Jeremy
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Thanks all for the input. Appreciate the reponses despite this probably being 413th time asked.
I’ve owned two TJ’s and a JKU. All had the 4.0 or the weak 3.8 (2008MY). Over the last several years me and the buddies (like lots of Jeepers) have thought about diesel swaps. But when FCA announced this I decided to wait and look into the 3.0.
Fast forward a couple years and here we are. I think part of me wants the diesel cause you just kinda default to it being a great engine for off roading. All that low end torque for getting over things and not having to throw earth all over the place. (Always dreamed of a 4BT in a JKU.) And now that I’m all but ready to pull the trigger, I get these occasional horror stories. I’m not blaming you for sharing them or giving your opinions, don’t take it that way. It’s just now what you want to hear when you’ve waited this long.
My commute is 26-34 miles depended on what plant I’m going to. 90% is highway driving doing 55-65mph. There are literally 5 lights, all in the last 6 miles. So I think the 3.0 would be okay for reasons listed (needing a longer commute to justify). But I also want it for off roading. We would go north halfway often. And way up north it can get challenging. Could the 2.0T do all that? I assume so. Maybe I should do some more homework.
I would most likely just run 35’s on it all the time. I’m not one who needs a 4” lift with 37’s or 40’s. Not much around me for all that.
Was the first year of 3.0 in the MY2020 wranglers? So they’ve had a year to work out some of the smaller bugs (outside a major design change).(?)
I’m still interested in the 3.0, but I guess you guys have talked me into waiting and putting more into the 4 popper
I’ve owned two TJ’s and a JKU. All had the 4.0 or the weak 3.8 (2008MY). Over the last several years me and the buddies (like lots of Jeepers) have thought about diesel swaps. But when FCA announced this I decided to wait and look into the 3.0.
Fast forward a couple years and here we are. I think part of me wants the diesel cause you just kinda default to it being a great engine for off roading. All that low end torque for getting over things and not having to throw earth all over the place. (Always dreamed of a 4BT in a JKU.) And now that I’m all but ready to pull the trigger, I get these occasional horror stories. I’m not blaming you for sharing them or giving your opinions, don’t take it that way. It’s just now what you want to hear when you’ve waited this long.
My commute is 26-34 miles depended on what plant I’m going to. 90% is highway driving doing 55-65mph. There are literally 5 lights, all in the last 6 miles. So I think the 3.0 would be okay for reasons listed (needing a longer commute to justify). But I also want it for off roading. We would go north halfway often. And way up north it can get challenging. Could the 2.0T do all that? I assume so. Maybe I should do some more homework.
I would most likely just run 35’s on it all the time. I’m not one who needs a 4” lift with 37’s or 40’s. Not much around me for all that.
Was the first year of 3.0 in the MY2020 wranglers? So they’ve had a year to work out some of the smaller bugs (outside a major design change).(?)
I’m still interested in the 3.0, but I guess you guys have talked me into waiting and putting more into the 4 popper
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