ArmyEng875

Just wondering what about the jeep, mainly the sport 4x4 makes it better offroad over other 4wd vehicles... such as tacomas, rangers... stuff like that?


Just curious

EzK

Solid axles. Lots of wheel travel. More skid plates. Visibility. Approach and departure angles are better.

TrainerJuice

And gear ratios. Number of aftermarket parts. Weight distribution. Removable parts make it easy to hunt. How deep in water it can go. Since 1941!

Rubicop

All of the above are good reasons. Here's some more: the ranger and taco are pickups. Try shopping around prices on any real SUV left out there. I did it (4runner/FJC/xTerra) and the jeep was by FAR the cheapest. Also the new interior is on par (or surpasses) the others. Same with the engine.

But let's not forget: the roof and doors come off. Show up to the beach in a pickup and you're just another pickup.

knight1000

Try running 35s with a no cost mod on the others. Just cut or remove the flares on a Jeep and you can.

MotiCross

without being able to do any offroad ... put 35s with no lift and you can't even flex over a speed bump... people CAN do it and they do but it makes the jeep uselss offroad....

keithsfd7

All the others are just 4x4's. There is only 1 JEEP!

JK-Tex

I encourage you to seek similar feedback from Xterra and FJ owners. All three make excellent off-roaders when properly equipped. Everybody will tell you that theirs is the best. It all depends on what you want to use it for. The Jeep is best for many things, but not for everything.

MrDillClinton

On the contrary:

You can trim/remove the fenders, air dam, and maybe front bumper, trim/bang in the pinch seam, and you can clear everywhere so long as you have the proper wheel backspacing. You may or may not be able to disconnect the sway bar.

You can't do that with other vehicles, and as for the sway bar - others are all IFS so connected is still comparable.

Trisha

X2 on all the above...plus nothing makes me feel all giddy...like a school girl on a first date like my Jeep...nothing else for me, ever...