Upgrade to a JT?

[Krondor]

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[Sorbs]

Exactly. The Gladiator is an overpriced gimmick as evidentby 40 of them sitting at my local Ram/Jeep/Dodge/Chrysler lot collecting dust. .....Just get a Ram 1500. You will not be disappointed and where in the hell is my 2 door JL Moab??

Not a lot of 1500’s out here...and real Jeeps only have 2 doors!

 

[Kurt0]

Not a lot of 1500’s out here...and real Jeeps only have 2 doors!

cool. But can it douche bag park on the snow bank at the mall parking lot?

 

[Sorbs]

cool. But can it douche bag park on the snow bank at the mall parking lot?

Oh I’ve tried that, but that damn mountain keeps getting in the way! ?

 

[Sorbs]

I don’t want to lead people on that I just troll here from the JT forum...and it’s a 2 door...

 

[Kurt0]

I don’t want to lead people on that I just troll here from the JT forum...and it’s a 2 door...

right....but the real question: should you wave to a JLU???

 

[Sorbs]

right....but the real question: should you wave to a JLU???

I wave to all CJ, YJ, TJ, JK, JKU, JL, JLU, JT Jeeps...but got to say, female jeepers never wave back. What’s up with that??‍

 

[Krondor]

I wave to all CJ, YJ, TJ, JK, JKU, JL, JLU, JT Jeeps...but got to say, female jeepers never wave back. What’s up with that??‍

We have a few girls waving up here in Golden... but aren't they more into the fast and furious scene in C/S?

 

[JeepinJason33]

until you need to get it though Needles District or down Black Bear pass.

and bro. You drive a wrangler. Id ease up on the over-priced talk ??

Again, not trying to be a jerk here. But I have seen Subaru's on Black Bear pass. We ran it last year with a fairly large group that included two JT's and a Ram truck. JT owners can say what they want, steep drop off's, boulders, narrow trails, and ledges with high break over can be more difficult in a long wheel based truck with extra overhang in the rear. I am not saying they can't run the same trails as JL's or shorter wheel base rigs, there is just going to be a few more 3 point turns and possible side and undercarriage scrapes.

 

[Jeepileptic]

I may catch a lot of flack with this response, but an upgrade would be a Powerwagon. I’m seriously thinking about it myself....

 

[Goosed]

I may catch a lot of flack with this response, but an upgrade would be a Powerwagon. I’m seriously thinking about it myself....

I like these trucks, but the bed decals are really really really really stupid. Please remove it if you make the move. Otherwise it looks like some sticker that really belongs on a toddlers power wheels truck.

 

[JLUandCJ-7]

Got to thinking today. I am in the process of buying a house and i have a 2 door atm. I was throwing around the idea of getting into a Gladiator so that i can still have my convertible offroader while having a truck bed if i needed to get house goodies.

My question is, does anyone know if the JT has the same bullshit problems the JL does? Mainly the corrosion issues with the hinges and the swing panels or with the clutch? I have been effected by both and it seems like these two issues keep popping up and will not go away. I have been on the JT forum and could not find the answers i was looking for.

I would hate to get into another Jeep and have the same annoyances.

I always chuckle at Jeep owners' use of the word upgrade. 85% of the time, the word should be "replaced."

 

[Kurt0]

Again, not trying to be a jerk here. But I have seen Subaru's on Black Bear pass. We ran it last year with a fairly large group that included two JT's and a Ram truck. JT owners can say what they want, steep drop off's, boulders, narrow trails, and ledges with high break over can be more difficult in a long wheel based truck with extra overhang in the rear. I am not saying they can't run the same trails as JL's or shorter wheel base rigs, there is just going to be a few more 3 point turns and possible side and undercarriage scrapes.

I get it. i did it in a stock sahara i rented. Its not a hard trail; its just a narrow one. The squeeze at needles is narrow. There are lots of places you’ll drag the fenders and the doors on account of the width of a modern 1500 series truck where a JT fits fine because it’s a Jeep.

break over angle and departure angle is the price you have to pay for capacity and cargo space. But there isnt a trail out there that a 4 door JLU is getting up that a JT can’t. If i scrape my steel slider an extra couple times or my rear bed slider a couple times; a few times year so I can have a pick up truck for daily life then -for me- thats a small price to pay.

99% of Jeep owners have Jeeps that are over tired, over lifted, over armored, over built BY THOUSANDS for their use and driving ability and wouldn’t be slowed down one bit by having a JT.

 

[Sgt Beavis]

I really like the trailer idea. If you’re the camping type, you could mod it to support a base camp.

For me personally, I was seriously weighing the idea of buying a Gladiator when they came out but I wanted the Diesel. The wait for it was long enough that I started shopping around. That’s when I found a 2019 Raptor. Sticker was $70K but I got it for $62K. That’s pretty much what I would have paid for a diesel Gladiator.

For me, the Raptor’s larger interior and and larger bed drew me in. The HP was a bonus. I‘ve taken it on many trails in Colorado. It’s size and breakover are the only drawbacks. There are some trails that are simply too narrow, but I have a JLUR for those so it’s all good.

 

[PyrPatriot]

I have a JT Sport, it does everything the JKUs and JLURs I offroad with do. So it's a Jeep, and anyone who says it can't do what Wrangler can do should extend that logic to 2dr vs 4dr JLs.

My Sport has a 1550lb payload and 7650lbs towing with the Max Tow Package. These are in the $40k range, not $50k range. It has comparable truck abilities to other mid-size trucks like the Tacoma. It isn't an F150 or Ram2500, but it's definitely a truck.

You can keep groceries and such in the bed with a bed cover. Use a box and some 2x4s to block off a nice "trunk" section. In that respect it has WAY more storage room than a JLU.

I think based on your post, OP, you'd find the JT a definite upgrade.


I do have some comparison to a JLU. I had a loaner JLUD while having some work done on the steering. I couldn't wait to get back to my JT.

break over angle and departure angle is the price you have to pay for capacity and cargo space. But there isnt a trail out there that a 4 door JLU is getting up that a JT can’t. If i scrape my steel slider an extra couple times or my rear bed slider a couple times; a few times year so I can have a pick up truck for daily life then -for me- thats a small price to pay.

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