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01-24-2018, 11:36 PM | #1 |
Needs moar dagger
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Everybody now with 37s and can't drive
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01-25-2018, 08:12 AM | #2 |
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01-25-2018, 07:15 AM | #3 |
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basically as long as it holds up offroad as good it's a huge win. if it's better (and all accounts say it should be) this jeep will be a HUGE win. no more bent axles, twisted steering box, etc etc
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01-25-2018, 07:31 AM | #4 |
four years later???
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I have 37s and needed a huge amount of lift and backspacing to make it work.
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01-25-2018, 09:18 AM | #5 |
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Yeah, the amount of lift and modification required on everything before this < JL
Outside of the electronics being incessantly b!tched about, this is an everymans Jeep! Well, the price tag is gonna kill some bank accounts too
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01-25-2018, 02:13 PM | #6 |
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See it flex...wow, has some great flex! The fact that 37s fit into those wheelwells with minor rubbing at full flex is flat out amazing!!
https://www.facebook.com/trailjeeps/...2710714134006/ Will need some bumpstops, but damn that is a killer accomplishment with JUST 2 inches!! And some renderings of the JT - just how close will it be to this Those are some gawd awful bumpers
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01-26-2018, 08:40 AM | #7 | |
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Those JT rendering bumpers are fairly close to the Sport/Sahara base style on the endcaps where they raise up to meet the flare. JK had that style for international vehicles, it was a unique plastic cover. Looks like on JL they commonized it to do a single version for domestic and international. It'll meet both standards and probably give a miniscule MPG improvement to help their CAFE standards. Fortunately they were smart enough to make it a simple bolt-on piece that can be popped off easily. |
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01-25-2018, 02:35 PM | #8 |
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back of the body and front of the bed are wrong, but otherwise... yeah.
Bumpers and rocker panels should look identical to JL though. |
01-25-2018, 02:42 PM | #9 |
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That's my guess as well...while I've seen these before, and don't think they are all that spot on, still better than nothing at all
Get with it already, Jeep
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01-25-2018, 02:54 PM | #10 |
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i think there are better JT drawings now
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01-25-2018, 03:25 PM | #11 |
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I don't understand why the top would not align w/ the bed
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01-25-2018, 03:39 PM | #12 |
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Because they're going off how the top fits on the AEV Brute DC and because both of those are outdated and based on JK images. It's possible that tan one is just a highly photoshopped AEV Brute DC.
Here's the CAD for the JT body and bed. |
01-25-2018, 03:42 PM | #13 |
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Ah, there we go.
That flare goes right down into the cab
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01-26-2018, 06:38 AM | #14 |
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Big J FTMFW
and i love the idea of the flare as the crossover. both from a style, a function, and a manufacturing standpoint. |
01-26-2018, 06:39 AM | #15 |
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I just checked out pricing on these things. WOW
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01-26-2018, 08:06 AM | #16 |
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Holy sheet thats a small bed. Think there will be a longbed option?
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Yeah, it ain't no joke
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Tell me why, cuz I'd think there'd be some sort of movement issues...unless I'm seeing it wrong. And the rounded edges are going to take some getting used to, really like how AEV did them, and the bed. I do like the JL top tho, real sleek...and the extra space they created by moving the wiper below, why did it take them so long Anyway, this is what the damn thing should look like Only thing I've never really liked about it is the fact that the bed doesn't line up w/ the hard top...looks odd when removed. I digress... Quote:
Super excited to see these on the road, unmasked!!
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01-26-2018, 08:48 AM | #18 |
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less material is the biggest, so that's cheaper to make and less hidden structure/weight you gota haul around every day.
it includes the body to bed gap in the fender opening, means a larger possible opening from the start for tire clearance and i just like how it should combine the body n bed to a more seamless set of lines vs 2 separate bits like a standard truck. |
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JL comparably equipped to a JK is only I think $1-2k more. Problem is, most of them currently out there are loaded to the gills and the price is jacked up accordingly. They offer way more widgets and doohickeys in them now, so the max price is higher. Of course that's all the haters see and b1tch about, but that's inevitable.
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