What would you change on the 392??

[Young04]

Brakes. This thing takes forever to stop.

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[Jjirish]

Get rid of the two unnecessary rear doors and shorten the wheelbase

Loveeeee ittttttt

 

[Jjirish]

Brakes. This thing takes forever to stop.

I was thinking it was just me. The brakes could use a lil tweaking.

 

[Young04]

I was thinking it was just me. The brakes could use a lil tweaking.

I read they're the same brakes on the standard Rubicon. They weren't great there (I had an 18 JLUR) and the 392 is a few hundred pounds heavier.

 

[alksion]

1. Larger or auxiliary fuel tank. I have a heavy foot and dipping below 10MPG hurts on long trips. My number one issue.
2. Better brakes. When I first got it, I thought they were adequate. After 4 months of ownership, I can say it does take time and distance to come to a complete stop.
3. I would say seats but this is true across all wranglers. At least a priemum seat option like those quilted Napa leather options in the new Cherokee would be nice at this price range.
4. At the end of the day, it’s a jeep. I accept some of the quirks and still love driving it each time.

 

[Uncommon Sense]

Waiting on mine, but this is from my hours and hours of research. Seems a lot of the issues are mostly cosmetic.

1) Better interior choices. Interior is a little plain. I would have liked more seat material options and colors. The red interior of the concept model really stood out.

2) Better brakes. Jeep SRT comes with Brembos.

3) 37in tire option from factory.

4) Better exhaust placement or tips.

5) I like the bronze but disappointed that the XR wheels don't really match the bronze color accents.

 

[Brew211]

Stupid hard a$$ed too short too thin crappy seats.
Thanks for reminding my sore arse and hips

Are the seats different than a V6 Rubicon?

 

[Spank]

aesthetics wise... I don't like painted hardtops and flairs. I know these are easily replaced, but annoyed that I can get it from the factory with regular black top and flairs.

The fact you have to have the painted top, fenders, and leather seats are the only reasons I haven't looked at a 392. I don't want those things and I'd rather not spend additional time, effort, and money to replace them.

Likewise, I'm surprised Jeep didn't put some kind of effort into better brakes and steering for the 392. These things were included with any other FCA product that included this powertrain.

 

[RELBUS]

Its a hemi Jeep we have begged for years. Its also one of if not the nicest factory Jeeps ever built. If I had to nitpick I could find things that I would change, but honestly I would change many of the same things on any wrangler not just the 392. I just did a four wheel burnout on the way home from dunkin donuts with my 13 yo cheering me on. This Jeep is a blast!!!

 

[alksion]

Its a hemi Jeep we have begged for years. Its also one of if not the nicest factory Jeeps ever built. If I had to nitpick I could find things that I would change, but honestly I would change many of the same things on any wrangler not just the 392. I just did a four wheel burnout on the way home from dunkin donuts with my 13 yo cheering me on. This Jeep is a blast!!!

Agreed! It’s tough owning two wranglers though. I’m kind of hankering for a third vehicle that solves some of the immediate issues with Jeeps in general.

 

[Cowboy from hell]

Umm the price-- $80k for a jeep is absurd!
Make it available for the 2 door crowd!

 

[Cowboy from hell]

I think for $80k I would much rather have a base sport for $30k for the "jeep" experience and life style. Then spend the $50k on a nice fast sports car like a corvette or challenger!....yup definitely!

 

[Matanzas]

Change?! I’m wheeling and racing using the same ride.

 

[RELBUS]

Agreed! It’s tough owning two wranglers though. I’m kind of hankering for a third vehicle that solves some of the immediate issues with Jeeps in general.

I’ve said it for years, no way I could DD a wrangler. I think that’s why I don’t critique the Jeep.

 

[RELBUS]

Umm the price-- $80k for a jeep is absurd!
Make it available for the 2 door crowd!

Maybe, but look at everything these days. It’s all absurd. Do you thinks 2 door would be THAT much cheaper?

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