Ok, Jeep did it. They put a diesel and an 8 speed and now I'm curious.
I've built a Cherokee with my dad and I am currently working on my 2nd FJ40, but the CRD WK2 has made me think: What if?
If it would work I could do both my wheeling and daily driving/baby hauling in one truck getting good fuel mileage.
Wk2 guys please read below and chime in!!!!!
I would start with a CRD with the quadradrive/quadralift. I would put some
spacers, 17" Rubicon wheels then fit some 35x10.50 (not much wider than stock) super swamper SSR's which is a live able tire to drive on. If I took it to a body shop is there room to clearance out the wheelwells and roll them back so a 35 could stuff up in there when in the high speed mode?
My next question is gears. Obviously there are none besides what comes in there. Could I get ahold of the 3.7:1 SRT8 rear with the ELSD and plug it in? Would it cause the same issues that it does with the JKs where you have to reprogram it for the new gears? Same with the front? Anyone know? If not anyone running a big tire with the 3.45 gears and big tires and the 8 speed? Or better yet an 8 Speed CRD? How does the whole 4x4 system actually perform? Does the single elsd rear and brake controlled front actually work? If I picked one of these up I don't want to count on ARB to come out with lockers for it.
Lastly lets say I could put this thing together. Would I be able to wheel the snot out of this thing and have it survive the Rubicons and Moabs of the world? Anyone jammed some knobby tires on one of these things and REALLY pushed it? I know it won't be a JK or my FJ40 but it might be cool and a different take on a 4x4.
I don't want a Jk, boring. I love my old trucks, but a factory warrantied 4x4 that gets 25+ MPG and still gets over my favorite trails without exploding would be AWESOME.
I work for a well known 4x4 shop and have a good relationship with a Jeep dealer, I would make sure it's armored up for the trail. Maybe SEMA? Who knows? Anyone who I've chatted with so far either thinks I'm insane or has no
clue, and I don't know anyone with a WK2 who would let me really dig around in their truck to see if any of these ideas would fly.
I figure this might at least spawn a cool discussion, hope to get one going! And by the way I know this isn't an orthodox idea on an IFS/IRS 4x4, I know the concerns, so any s**t talkers and naysayers need not jump in, I'm looking for ideas. If I get enough it's time to take a peeky at a WK2, make some phone calls, do a little more research and talk to the wife. Hopefully me and my FJ40
could forgive me for selling it....
I've built a Cherokee with my dad and I am currently working on my 2nd FJ40, but the CRD WK2 has made me think: What if?
If it would work I could do both my wheeling and daily driving/baby hauling in one truck getting good fuel mileage.
Wk2 guys please read below and chime in!!!!!
I would start with a CRD with the quadradrive/quadralift. I would put some
spacers, 17" Rubicon wheels then fit some 35x10.50 (not much wider than stock) super swamper SSR's which is a live able tire to drive on. If I took it to a body shop is there room to clearance out the wheelwells and roll them back so a 35 could stuff up in there when in the high speed mode?
My next question is gears. Obviously there are none besides what comes in there. Could I get ahold of the 3.7:1 SRT8 rear with the ELSD and plug it in? Would it cause the same issues that it does with the JKs where you have to reprogram it for the new gears? Same with the front? Anyone know? If not anyone running a big tire with the 3.45 gears and big tires and the 8 speed? Or better yet an 8 Speed CRD? How does the whole 4x4 system actually perform? Does the single elsd rear and brake controlled front actually work? If I picked one of these up I don't want to count on ARB to come out with lockers for it.
Lastly lets say I could put this thing together. Would I be able to wheel the snot out of this thing and have it survive the Rubicons and Moabs of the world? Anyone jammed some knobby tires on one of these things and REALLY pushed it? I know it won't be a JK or my FJ40 but it might be cool and a different take on a 4x4.
I don't want a Jk, boring. I love my old trucks, but a factory warrantied 4x4 that gets 25+ MPG and still gets over my favorite trails without exploding would be AWESOME.
I work for a well known 4x4 shop and have a good relationship with a Jeep dealer, I would make sure it's armored up for the trail. Maybe SEMA? Who knows? Anyone who I've chatted with so far either thinks I'm insane or has no
clue, and I don't know anyone with a WK2 who would let me really dig around in their truck to see if any of these ideas would fly.
I figure this might at least spawn a cool discussion, hope to get one going! And by the way I know this isn't an orthodox idea on an IFS/IRS 4x4, I know the concerns, so any s**t talkers and naysayers need not jump in, I'm looking for ideas. If I get enough it's time to take a peeky at a WK2, make some phone calls, do a little more research and talk to the wife. Hopefully me and my FJ40
could forgive me for selling it....