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Before listening to the video, I was going to say possibly something with the 4A transfer case clutch/actuator, but that sound is metal on metal and more exposed like a converter against the flexplate. Calibration my ass.

Hope that AEV ‘upfit’ addressed the weak transfer case and fuel starvation issues.

The '25+ 2.3 is not the same as the 2020 2.3 other than displacement. OP, run premium and get some miles on it so that the ECM/TCM can make adjustments to the base maps. Not sure what effect the auto has, but I have no complaints about the powertrain performance either here at under 2000’...

I drive mine off-road every time I leave my house. It is a great desert runner, but would I take it on my typical 5+ day outings here in AZ or UT over my 80 Series Land Cruiser or Power Wagon? Um, no. SFA/Auto > IFS/MT off-road (desert racing being an exception with IFS.)

Upside tho, your rear brake pads will last longer than those of us that use ACC. :)

Many things make radio signal propagation vary, but yes there is a difference if properly installed. Biggest thing I’ve found too on the trail, especially with several guys using HTs, inevetablly over the corse of our multiple day trips, battery maintenance comes into play. Dead or low batteries...

You haven’t missed much. Especially since 1st generally wasn’t sycro’d on most vehicles that had them. 4 on the floor, three on the tree or two in the glue. (powerglide)

I hope that X-brace makes it into production. I would assume they’d redo the lighting so that it is like ‘25+ and I can put one in mine without it becoming even more of a black hole in the back.

FYI - Discount/America’s Tire, Tire Rack, Dunn Tire & Auto, Suburban Tire are all owned by the same family. Tire Rack ships direct to DT/AT stores as an install option.

High quality ceramic tint and a Desert Sand hardtop, I’ve got zero complaints here in Phoenix. Got to be the coolest interior vehicle i've ever owned. You can hold your hand against the fiberglass roof panel on 100*+ days after it has sat in direct sun. Don’t think you could do that on a metal roof.

At frist I thought that addy was in old town Snottsdale, but no. Maybe that is the only Filson shop in town. Ain't worth the hour drive to go to the central hood. Wrong time of the year too. Ford's potential target market, Snowbird Boomers, have flown home for the season.

Not sure with your MY and config, but my '25 Lux has to be off of auto mode in order for re-circ/external true manual operation out of the button.

You come out West and log a couple hundred miles of washboarded, rock loaded roads, you'll be wishing you'd have lowered your tire pressures. But you obviously have more off-road experience than I do.

I'm putting in the same radio. I'd hoped to use the M2M glovebox mount, but the base is too big. Since we have a manual, the other mount option that uses the clutch pedal hanger is not an option either. So I'm going under the DS seat, home running the power to the battery along with the antenna...

The hood has a bit of Squarebody to it, although with an inverted center channel rather than a flat top ridge. The rest is forgettable. My '77 manual K5 isn't impressed.

Back to the old gauge cluster and it did have the rear x-brace, so there is hope for us with a 25+ that wants to keep rear seat lighting.

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I did the Lux seats primarily because I found the manual seat adjustment, with a manual transmission, wasn't comfortable for me. I've got 6 months and 11k on it now, and I find them very comfortable, but really lack the side bolstering needed to match handling. Might not be so bad with a auto...

The Scrambler is a shortened Gladiator frame, 2 door, removable top with a J10 style front end. Watch and listen to the TFL vid. No powertrain discussion. Jeep needs to offer the Hurricane in its SFA offerings.

Um, remove the tire? I've got a lift, and the filter is easy to get at from below... a simple old metal filter band wrench easily goes on a '25 2.3. I have a harder time getting the brake clean spray can up in there to rinse the spooge slide out. Pretty sure you can do the same topside too...