Willys-Overland JT Build

[Saharaunlmtd]

Well, the time has come for another build. It seems that I’ve been turning over jeeps faster than I’d like to recently.

The predecessors were:

2000-2009| 1993 YJ Sport
2007-2014 | 2007 JKU Sahara
2014-2019 | 2015 JKU Willys Edition
2019-2021 | 2017 JK Hard Rock Edition

I always had said that if I won the powerball, I’d buy an AEV Brute Double Cab. Unfortunately, that never panned out but Jeep came through by making a slightly more affordable option. I still didn’t want to spend $40k so that limited what was in my price range.

With that being said, here is my latest Jeep.

2021 Gladiator Willys Edition

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Only options on the sticker are auto and cold weather group.

Now comes the painstaking decisions of how to utilize a modest build budget on such a clearance challenged platform.



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[wjtstudios]

Congrats! Great looking JT! Small lift and 37s to start? I agree, you need to get it as high as possible to gain clearance.


2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler

[fiend]

Looks good. Would look even better on 40s.


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[WJCO]

Congrats. Looks good. The black paint with the black soft top looks really sharp.

[Dale72]

Congratulations

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[J&k_overland]

Very nice


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[Ddays]

Oooooohhwee! Nice truck and shocker, a Willy's to boot! Yeah, you're gonna have to jump to at least 37's.
I also see a nice bed rack for the kayaks in the future. Maybe even a RTT.....

[Saharaunlmtd]

Congrats! Great looking JT! Small lift and 37s to start? I agree, you need to get it as high as possible to gain clearance.


2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler

That’s part of the tough decisions. I have some low mileage 35s on beadlocks in my garage so I’m trying to decide:

1. Am I ambitious enough to break them down to jump up a size.

2. Is it worth the ~$1000 budget hit to move up.


I know the right answer is 37s but..



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[Andy5160]

Very nice toy. 37’s is the minimum


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[Saharaunlmtd]

Looks good. Would look even better on 40s.


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Thanks - why couldnt they just come with 1 ton axles 🤷*♂️


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