I love the Fall. Looking forward to winter is making me want to bump windshield wipers higher up on the list, dig out one of the heaters, find a suitable defrost tube, and research fabricating a set of bows for the old vinyl top I have laying around.
Very nice! My friend sent me a picture of his 1941. He said it won't be ready until spring.
Don't you have 4.10's in that? 35's should be fine.I think I want to do a leveling kit and run 33’s. I’d be underpowered with 35’s. I’m not sure if I want a spacer kit or a coil spring kit. I’m just looking at the 1.5” kits.
Don't you have 4.10's in that? 35's should be fine.
Shoot, I think you may have mentioned that previously. I forget that 4.10 was standard in the TJ's, but changed in the JKs.Nope. 4.10 was just an option. 3.73 was standard for the rubicons.
Shoot, I think you may have mentioned that previously. I forget that 4.10 was standard in the TJ's, but changed in the JKs.
I see why they stopped on 3.73, now. That is the carrier break for the Dana 44.
I’m definitely interested. About time they put a diesel in a Jeep.
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We cast the transmission cases and they are low volume. I keep telling them to increase the numbers since almost everyone who loves Jeep has always dreamed of diesel. They won't listen to me.
I wouldn't worry about the first year. ... That diesel is sweet, though. But it will be ridiculously expensive to buy, and to maintain.
I was speaking about the diesel, but really the whole thing is expensive, although the V6 is easy to maintain. It only holds 5 quarts of oil and the filters are cheap, and it goes 7k to 11k between oil changes. With the current rebate, you could put a jug of Pennzoil Platinum in there with a good 6 dollar filter for about 20 bucks.
The diesel is going to be $5k to $6k more than a V6/manual, on the sticker, and has added maintenance costs. Oil changes, for example, are a bit more expensive, with the dealer quoting about $150. Plus, they won't be so easy to get. Dealers will charge a premium for them. I got my Jeep for about 4% or so below invoice, which took about $5k off the sticker. No way you get that deal on a diesel. They'll be in high demand. So, if they get sticker for it, you may actually pay $10k more for it. We will see what plays out, but I'm betting that becomes the reality. I thought about waiting for the diesel Wrangler, but that math, the delay (it still isn't out) and the lack of a manual put me onto the V6, and I've had no regrets. Also, a buddy with a diesel Ford told me maintenance is expensive.
That V6 is sweet, however, and the manual is smooth as silk. It has one of the smoothest, nicest feeling shifting actions of any vehicle I've owned or driven. The clutch is outstanding, too, even after hours and hours of crawling on trails. It really is too bad you can't get the diesel with this manual.
The favor of that diesel, though is the massive torque. 440lbs would yank that Jeep around like a rag doll. 240hp isn't way off the gas engines, either. (270 for the 4 and 285 for the 6). I can't imagine a Rubicon with it's 4:1 crawl ratio combined with that torque. It'd feel like it could pull a building off its foundation. The 3 liter Ecodiesel from Jeep/Ram puts others in the class to shame, power wise. Compare it to Chevy's 4 cyl diesel in the Colorado. Big difference.