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Took delivery of my Sarge Green Willy Sport. Hot damn she hauls ass. 39 days from order to landing in my hot little hands.

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That is an awesome looking jeep, very nice!..... I like the diesel too....
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That is an awesome looking jeep, very nice!..... I like the diesel too....
The ‘94 YJ is great. That little 4-banger kept on chugging. It was my daily driver for over a year. After her the JLU is like a Cadillac.
 

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Long time JK owner here. For those of you that have owned the eco diesel for a little while now is it worth the wait? How much better is it over the pentastar? For those with a lifted jeep and larger tires how is it? Would love to drive one before I order, but most dealerships here are closed, so I wanted to ask while most of us are stuck at home. Thanks everyone.
 

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Glad you finally got yours; it looks great! Are you the record holder now? I was only 164 days.
 

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I got notice from Craig from Koons about arrival of my order on 3/26 and I picked it up on Tuesday 3/31. Fully loaded Punk'n Rubicon Diesel except for the steel bumper package.

The original order date was 10/31/19. I am very happy it made it out before the factory lockdown.
 

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Long time JK owner here. For those of you that have owned the eco diesel for a little while now is it worth the wait? How much better is it over the pentastar? For those with a lifted jeep and larger tires how is it? Would love to drive one before I order, but most dealerships here are closed, so I wanted to ask while most of us are stuck at home. Thanks everyone.

@JLURD

James answered that question a while back. I believe he said his 3.0 turns his 37's better than his wife's Pentastar turns her 33's.
 
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James answered that question a while back. I believe he said his 3.0 turns his 37's better than his wife's Pentastar turns her 33's.
I ran a 3.6 JLUR for 10,000 miles on both 33s and 35s. There is no comparison and that’s including a gear reduction from 4.10 to 3.73...3.0 is a vastly better experience at all speeds and with both tires. My 37s are not on for another couple weeks but there are folks like @Megatron JLU who have been running them with great experiences on stock gearing as well.
 

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I ran a 3.6 JLUR for 10,000 miles on both 33s and 35s. There is no comparison and that’s including a gear reduction from 4.10 to 3.73...3.0 is a vastly better experience at all speeds and with both tires. My 37s are not on for another couple weeks but there are folks like @Megatron JLU who have been running them with great experiences on stock gearing as well.
Thank you so much. Sounds like an amazing change. I've had Jk's with everything from 33's to 40's and they were all dogs. Looking forward to hearing how the 37's feel.
 
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Thank you so much. Sounds like an amazing change. I've dad Jk's with everything from 33's to 40's and they were all dogs. Looking forward to hearing how the 37's feel.
I have almost 1000 miles on mine and running stock gear with 38's and it does not feel slugish at all
loving the ecodiesel
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