Strong Argument for the 4 Door
03-23-2012, 10:48 AM
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I wish I had a 4 door at times like now when I am running to the store for pavers, concrete, and sand. However, I was able to put 15 conder blocks, 300 lbs of concrete mix, and 300 lbs of sand bags in the 2 door last weekend. More room woulda been nice, but I make it work when I need to.
03-23-2012, 10:53 AM
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Love the fact I can stuff people in a jku with enough room for biking or fishing gear! Haven't tried it for camping yet but I'm sure it will be the same! I think in a 2dr it would be limited! I do like the 2drs but I felt the 4dr would serve my purposes better!
03-23-2012, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ronjenx
I knew someone would bring that up. My comparison, and the thread, has to do with useable space inside the Jeep.
03-23-2012, 10:56 AM
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If you watch wayoflife's videos on Youtube, you will see a series on a trip to moab where the 4 doors had alot easier time both climbing and coming back down. I feel the only benifit to a 2 door is the turn radius. The added weight and wheelbase make the JKU much better at climbing, just don't get it high centered.
03-23-2012, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Blade
If you watch wayoflife's videos on Youtube, you will see a series on a trip to moab where the 4 doors had alot easier time both climbing and coming back down. I feel the only benifit to a 2 door is the turn radius. The added weight and wheelbase make the JKU much better at climbing, just don't get it high centered.
03-23-2012, 11:06 AM
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Not to rag on 4 doors but you basically just stated why a 2 dr is better on 3 out of 4 things. Turns tighter, harder to get high centered(wheel base), weight, but doesn't ascend or descend hills as well. Those are really the 4 major things you need to worry about... Unless you want to tie in passenger capacity or storage space. But that's not really what a jeep is about. So in all fairness a door really is better from a practical stance. Don't get me wrong I want a four door but you just can't beat a two door on those 3 out of 4 things
03-23-2012, 11:22 AM
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If I truly need four doors and cargo room then I need a Grand Cherokee. I am actually considering one instead of the JK for that reason and even drove one this week.
03-23-2012, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Suspector X
If I truly need four doors and cargo room then I need a Grand Cherokee. I am actually considering one instead of the JK for that reason and even drove one this week.