Jeep Gladiator & Towing

Started by AutobahnSHO, December 02, 2018, 02:36:17 PM

AutobahnSHO

https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-diesel-jeep-gladiator-pickup-130000498.html

The turbodiesel version has an intercooler which reduces engine cooling, so it's expected 500lbs less towing capacity than the gasoline version.
Will

68_427

But it will probably be less stressed while towing that same weight vs the 3.6
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AutobahnSHO

Will

Soup DeVille

It's a 2.0 liter diesel.  It's frikkin' tiny.  It produces amazing numbers out of those tiny lttle cylnders, but that doesn't come without some drawbacks, and its no surprise that a gas engine with nearly twice the displacement will do a better job.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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68_427

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 02, 2018, 05:49:54 PM
It's a 2.0 liter diesel.  It's frikkin' tiny.  It produces amazing numbers out of those tiny lttle cylnders, but that doesn't come without some drawbacks, and its no surprise that a gas engine with nearly twice the displacement will do a better job.

3.0L EcoDiesel with 440ft lbs
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on December 02, 2018, 05:49:54 PM
It's a 2.0 liter diesel.  It's frikkin' tiny.  It produces amazing numbers out of those tiny lttle cylnders, but that doesn't come without some drawbacks, and its no surprise that a gas engine with nearly twice the displacement will do a better job.

Bullshit asshole. Npbody likes the tuba here.
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r0tor

It looks sort of good in Rubicon trim and terrible in pretty much all other trims
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BimmerM3

I'm sure they'll be very popular in CO, but personally, I couldn't justify getting one over a Tacoma unless I was gonna be doing serious off-roading and really needed the front locker on the Rubicon. Especially since I can get the Tacoma with a 6ft bed for sleeping in.

Soup DeVille

Quote from: BimmerM3 on April 05, 2019, 04:03:31 PM
I'm sure they'll be very popular in CO, but personally, I couldn't justify getting one over a Tacoma unless I was gonna be doing serious off-roading and really needed the front locker on the Rubicon. Especially since I can get the Tacoma with a 6ft bed for sleeping in.

Rear lockers are really useful. Front lockers are overkill for anything that's not a gonzo trail rig. On stock vehicles, they're there for mall crawling bragging points.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 05, 2019, 04:58:54 PM
Rear lockers are really useful. Front lockers are overkill for anything that's not a gonzo trail rig. On stock vehicles, they're there for mall crawling bragging points.

I really want to lock the diff of a FWD car just to see how it really drives. Horrible, I imagine. But it would be so cool.
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BimmerM3

Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 05, 2019, 04:58:54 PM
Rear lockers are really useful. Front lockers are overkill for anything that's not a gonzo trail rig. On stock vehicles, they're there for mall crawling bragging points.

Which is why I'd get a 4 door Tacoma TRD Offroad with a 6-foot bed. TRD Offroad trim has a rear locker and 6 foot bed available. TRD Pro trim is 5 foot bed only.

It's one of the many, many possibilities for my next vehicle. Probably not a very likely one, but you never know.

Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: BimmerM3 on April 05, 2019, 05:08:05 PM
Which is why I'd get a 4 door Tacoma TRD Offroad with a 6-foot bed. TRD Offroad trim has a rear locker and 6 foot bed available. TRD Pro trim is 5 foot bed only.

It's one of the many, many possibilities for my next vehicle. Probably not a very likely one, but you never know.

GMC has a rear lockered. I'll sell it to you for half of what a Toyota TuRD costs.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 05, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
I really want to lock the diff of a FWD car just to see how it really drives. Horrible, I imagine. But it would be so cool.

I've been told its possible to install a detroit locker meant for a chevy onto an eldorado/toronado drivetrain, but that guy had the whole thing in the back end of a pickup anyways.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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CaminoRacer

Quote from: BimmerM3 on April 05, 2019, 04:03:31 PM
I'm sure they'll be very popular in CO, but personally, I couldn't justify getting one over a Tacoma unless I was gonna be doing serious off-roading and really needed the front locker on the Rubicon. Especially since I can get the Tacoma with a 6ft bed for sleeping in.

My wife's cousin might get one. He wants a Camaro convertible but his wife would prefer he gets a truck (she's from a small western town...). So a Jeep truck would fulfill the convertible goal while also being a truck.

I told him to get a Taco
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Eye of the Tiger

Quote from: Soup DeVille on April 05, 2019, 05:33:03 PM
I've been told its possible to install a detroit locker meant for a chevy onto an eldorado/toronado drivetrain, but that guy had the whole thing in the back end of a pickup anyways.

Nah. I want to perma-lock the diff of something stupid, like a Cavalier.
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Soup DeVille

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 05, 2019, 05:38:13 PM
Nah. I want to perma-lock the diff of something stupid, like a Cavalier.

Welding rod is always the right size.
Maybe we need to start off small. I mean, they don't let you fuck the glumpers at Glumpees without a level 4 FuckPass, do they?

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Eye of the Tiger

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Morris Minor

I'm sure it will sell well. I like all the little non-serious whimsical touches.
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r0tor

Similar to the wrangler, the aftermarket accessory market will be huge for these things.

Jeep has a couple good examples
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/g27072640/2019-easter-jeep-safari-concepts-pickups/
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giant_mtb

Gimme gimme gimme that 2-door J6!

shp4man

Quote from: giant_mtb on April 09, 2019, 02:53:13 AM
Gimme gimme gimme that 2-door J6!

That is nice. I don't really need a 4x4, but if I did....

BimmerM3

Quote from: giant_mtb on April 09, 2019, 02:53:13 AM
Gimme gimme gimme that 2-door J6!

That thing looks so sweet, but realistically, I'd never get one over a normal 4-door Unlimited.

MX793

Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 05, 2019, 05:06:54 PM
I really want to lock the diff of a FWD car just to see how it really drives. Horrible, I imagine. But it would be so cool.

You could always buy a 4x4 with a front locker and remove the driveshaft to the rear axle.
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r0tor

Or just drive a 4x4 truck with a rear locker in reverse
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