New Gladiator

Yes, but it is a mid size truck and you have to make some changes to my numbers above:

Here are some numbers:

130 Lbs - for fuel

340 lbs - for 2 people (170 lbs average)

200 lbs - for gear

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670 lbs -Total without the trailer tong weight (before this was 1,030 of junk in the truck)

Sport S with Max Tow package at 1,550 payload (-670 stuff in the truck) = 880 lbs of tong weight available (truck rating comes into pay so there is a number they don't want you to exceed).

Rubicon package at 1,300 payload (-670 stuff in the truck) = 630 lbs of tong weight available.

Overland package at 1,150 payload (-670 stuff in the truck) = 480 lbs of tong weight available.

edit - for math

Edited by Stev - 29 July 2019 at 1:28pm

Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored

Nice!!

'48 CJ2A

'56 DJ3A

'79 CJ7

And two of them actually run!

bobevans wrote:

Nice!!

+1

The dealer is installing a bed cover today - so the dealer still has the truck - Hope to pick it up tonight. Taking it camping this weekend.

This is a stupid thing that I really like already- it has an old fashion rear view mirror with a manual switch to shift its position for night time driving. The modern auto adjust ones never work for me. So that is awesome.

Will post some pictures.

Stev
1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored

Are you going to fold down the windshield? LOL

I believe they can do that?

- Don't Let The Fatherless Ones Grind You Down -
- I like them stock, survivor's with original paint are my favorites -

Stev wrote:

The dealer is installing a bed cover today...

Is that a dealer-installed option? I thought they came from the factory with those if desired. Oh, the dealer presumably didn't order it that way, so it is added later I guess.

What does the extra $3200 over the plain Sport get you?

Edited by Ol' Unreliable - 01 Aug. 2019 at 3:22am

There's a reason it's called Ol' Unreliable

I've said this to many many people. If you are complaining about the 7500lb tow rating on the Gladiator cause you need more tow rating, FCA already makes what you are really looking for: Ram Cummins. To tow a flatty, sure. But I see all kinds of people constantly complaining they can't tow their 10,000lb trailer with one. Even if you could it would be a gutless turd. Personally I'll stick to my Cummins for most my towing needs or the wife's Audi Q7 TDI for short trips with the flatty.

100% not missing the point. It's the same "discussing"(read: complaining) that is going on about the diesel version. How come the tow rating isn't more on the diesel?! Well it's not the motor that's limiting the towing capacity, it's the chassis. Sorry but you can't tow big with a "D44" M210 rear axle. What is seems everyone wants is essentially a Ram Cummins with a Jeep body. That's what it comes down to. And even if they made that, people would still say "oh well I won't buy one cause why did they do ______". If that's what you really want, build it, or even in most cases, buy it overseas and ship it over. All the JK/JL crowd that oh so wanted a diesel version so bad? They are everywhere overseas. You want one? There it is, buy it and send it on over. For well over a decade people have been saying "They need to make a Jeep pickup". Then as soon as they do, along came the excuses. The tow rating isn't more for the diesel, I want a single cab, I want an extra cab, I want a bigger bed, why doesn't it come stock with Dana 60s, and on and on and on.

67charger wrote:

It would be cool if Jeep would make a "heavy" gladiator like they did back then, a J200 or 2000 which acted more like a 3/4 ton pickup. Since its pretty much based off a Jeep frame, that will probably never happen. Also they don't want to cut into Dodge........um........ I mean Ram large truck sales Wink

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Yes, but therein is the gotcha.