I keep getting insanely frustrated - then I go and price compare a new wrangler and I calm down a bit. A willy's with some options comes to the same cost (or more) as a Black Diamond with Sas and a hard top.
Alright yall - looking for opinions or educated assumptions here.
In my early college days I owned a 99 Wrangler that was running 33" mud tires. Having a 33" tire on the back over a long period of time caused the rear gate to sag slightly under load. It got to the point that when going to...
Bronco windshield does not fold down and thus is more curved and at a slightly more reasonable angle. This will not be nearly as large of a problem as it is with the Jeep.,
Regardless of GVWR and regardless of power (I know it sounds crazy) the tow rating will always be low because true off road vehicles such as the Bronco and Wrangler have soft suspension. It will sag under have load and eventually be ruined. Its the very same reason that plowing snow with a jeep...
1. They confirmed the weight restriction thing - this is concerning to me just from the standpoint of how bloated is this truck actually?
2. having to wait literal years because your dealer has a large amount of reservations is insane... is granger doing something non-standard? Yup. But what...
definitely not worth the risk of driving an hour for nothing.
It would seem they are out every evening but there has definitely been an occasion or two in which they are not there. I would not advise risking that drive.
This is at the end of the industrial drive off Southfield. They run through those fields back there (owned by DTE) for supposed “offf road” testing.
I wheel the 4runner back there occasionally
Used to love jalopnik - now they literally inject their political ideals into everything. Always heavily left leaning.
I just want my cars. I don’t need anymore bullshit from the left or right