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- OldFart
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- Apr 11, 2018
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- Location
- Texas, ya'll
- Vehicle(s)
- XJ (sold), WJ (sold), Ram 1500 QC 4x4 (sold 2018.06.07), Wrangler JL Sport 2-door (ordered 2018.06.08)
- Occupation
- Retired engineer (NASA, aerospace, DoD); ex-Navy
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I special ordered a 2-door JL Sport the other day and I have driven one, so it's not like I was buying something that I hadn't seen before, but I noticed something yesterday while trying to calculate calculate whether it would fit in my garage with my motorcycle in front of it. I had thought that the 2-door JL was going to be somewhat compact and it would be easier to fit into those really small parallel parking spots. I guess I was still thinking that it wasn't that much different than the older Wranglers (e.g. CJs, YJs, and TJs). I had previously owned a 4-door XJ, so I figured I could look up the dimensions on it and compare it. Interestingly, it is basically the same size as my old XJ -- only 0.3" shorter. With only a 2000 lb towing capacity, I had assumed it was a lot shorter since short vehicles can get into a "tail wagging the dog" situation when they try to tow too much of a trailer. So, it's definitely not as compact as I was hoping. One other thing that I noticed is that it has quite a lower tow rating than my XJ. The XJ had a 5000 lb tow rating.Apologies if this has been addressed... but the Owners Manual shows tow capacity of 2dr at 2000lb (not 3500lb)
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