Dana 60 Edition

[jellis4148]

I understand the testing, but isn't a complete bolt on kit they offer now? According to the website, and people that have installed it. It's pretty much a plug and play kit from Mopar Accessories. So, I don't see the millions of dollars that need to be spent. Seems to me they have already spent it testing to make sure when someone buys it, it will work. Most manufacturers don't offer any accessory without testing it on the vehicle first. As far as the lockers go, why wouldn't they work the same as they do now on the Rubicon? Again, it says ready to bolt in.

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[scrape]

I understand the testing, but isn't a complete bolt on kit they offer now? According to the website, and people that have installed it. It's pretty much a plug and play kit from Mopar Accessories. So, I don't see the millions of dollars that need to be spent. Seems to me they have already spent it testing to make sure when someone buys it, it will work. Most manufacturers don't offer any accessory without testing it on the vehicle first. As far as the lockers go, why wouldn't they work the same as they do now on the Rubicon? Again, it says ready to bolt in.

Aftermarket bumpers are plug and play too. But to sell them from the factory on a new vehicle would require crash testing and aerodynamic testing. Vehicle manufacturers are held to certain standards that the aftermarket doesn't have to abide by.

The OEM lockers have sensors that detect engagement and faults. Having your rear locker stick on a wet or icy road is something a vehicle manufacturer is going to want you to be alerted to. The Dana 60 lockers have no sensors and do not plug and play with your stock locker switches. You need separate harnesses and switches.

 

[D60]

I don't know what I would do with myself if a 2x4 was 2x4. That would be nothing short of life-changing.

This is why I only work with steel

 

[oceanblue2019]

So, just curious to people's opinion, and maybe it can get brought up at the Round Table Event. Would you buy a Rubicon Special Edition if it came with the Dana 60 front and rear axles? Call it a Dana 60 Edition or whatever. Maybe raise the MSRP about $5,000-$7,000. That would be cheaper than the $20,000 it would cost to buy them, plus install. I would, personally, buy one with that as an upgrade. Maybe throw some other stuff on it, and call it an Extreme Off-Road Edition. Do the Axles, a 10,000 pound winch, and real skid plates. Hell, I'd pay $10,000 extra to have all the from the factory, and it be warrantied. Anyway, start the opinion war. lol

Hemi, D60 axles, and the beefier ZF auto to go with it. $20k over a current Rubi. Would sell a ton of them and still be a value as doing those things are tough aftermarket.

 

[roaniecowpony]

I hate the imprecision of woodworking, but love the smell of sawdust and the look of beautiful grains. Prefer metal though.

Spent the first 10 years of my career as a machinist in aerospace. I try to work with wood, but it just isn't the same. Even gunstocks are not as precision.

 

[cosine]

I want to talk about having Jeep offer a base model with rubicon axles. If you want the D44 front and the lockers your forced into so many other upgrades. I’m perfectly fine with The command track transfer case and everything else in my base model. I think there is value for Jeep here. They would sell many.

i'd go for that.

 

[Dash68]

I want to talk about having Jeep offer a base model with rubicon axles. If you want the D44 front and the lockers your forced into so many other upgrades. I’m perfectly fine with The command track transfer case and everything else in my base model. I think there is value for Jeep here. They would sell many.

Back in the day when Jeep was heavily marketing to the off-road enthusiasts one could order a base Rubicon TJ, then JK. They were as you described except with the Rocktrac transfercase. If i remember correctly, the next step in their evolution was the JK Rubicon X, which later became the Hardrock model but came with the steel front and rear bumpers. You could order them bare bones, with a manual transmission, roll up by hand windows, basic radio, no AC, cloth seats, half-doors, and a soft top. It seems Jeep has redirected their marketing efforts to appeal to folks who value the so called convenience and tech options over the basic off-road capability options. If Jeep hears from enough people interested in a base Rubicon JL, they could decide to offer it again as they did in the past. I know plenty of folks who are done with their side by side off-road experience and would love to get back into a base JL Wrangler Rubicon or J6.

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