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downtheroad
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Nov 28, 2018

Jeep Pickup (Gladiator)

Saw this on the net....Jeep is going back into the pickup market...
Thought it was interesting....and sorry if I am the last one to know and it has already been posted....

  • I think it was just called the Willys Jeep Station Wagon.
    I thing there was also a Wagoneer model ....kind of woody like.
  • Fiat should bring back the Jeep station wagon, what was that called? I still see one on the roads around town, getting old now... Was a fan of the Magnum too.
  • IdaD wrote:
    I think it's cool. Solid Dana 44's with lockers on both ends, swaybar disconnects, and a 4:1 low range ratio. The breakover and departure angles are going to suffer compared to a standard Jeep but you can't really avoid that in a pickup platform. This thing will smoke all the other trucklets on the market in terms of offroad prowess. In fact it should be right up there with the Power Wagon with the advantage of being a lot handier size. And it looks a lot cooler in Rubicon form than it does in the picture above.


    It doesn't have a locker on the front axle, but it does have a limited slip.

    Link
  • I think it's cool. Solid Dana 44's with lockers on both ends, swaybar disconnects, and a 4:1 low range ratio. The breakover and departure angles are going to suffer compared to a standard Jeep but you can't really avoid that in a pickup platform. This thing will smoke all the other trucklets on the market in terms of offroad prowess. In fact it should be right up there with the Power Wagon with the advantage of being a lot handier size. And it looks a lot cooler in Rubicon form than it does in the picture above.
  • I have a neighbor that still has an old POS Jeep pickup. With all the rust, IDK what holds it together. It sounds horrible too, but just keeps going. He has a newer Titan, so doesn't need it. Don't care for the looks of that one either, but better than neighbors. :)

    Jerry