What’s this on the JL front axle

[TrailHunter]

I can see this thing getting the crap beat out of in on the trails. I'm no engineer, but wouldn't it have been better to mount high on the axle instead of straight behind it?

The Engineers at Jeep... are Engineers.

 

[Exodus 4x4]

I can see this thing getting the crap beat out of in on the trails. I'm no engineer, but wouldn't it have been better to mount high on the axle instead of straight behind it?

No. It would’ve been better to put locking hubs. People are stupid and lazy though.


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[OverlanderJK]

No. It would’ve been better to put locking hubs. People are stupid and lazy though.


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Lol I can’t imagine all the soccer moms in the north trying to use 4wd in the snow. Wtf it doesn’t work. Brings to dealer. All is fine. Driving again, wtf it doesn’t work.


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[Exodus 4x4]

Lol I can’t imagine all the soccer moms in the north trying to use 4wd in the snow. Wtf it doesn’t work. Brings to dealer. All is fine. Driving again, wtf it doesn’t work.


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Lol yeah it would be a shit show, and I get it. Fuck it’s not that hard to figure out though.


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[Jkzinger]

Lol I can’t imagine all the soccer moms in the north trying to use 4wd in the snow. Wtf it doesn’t work. Brings to dealer. All is fine. Driving again, wtf it doesn’t work.


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This pretty much sums up 95% of jeep owners!


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[webejeepin]

Lol....a yup!

Anyone else here consider locking hubs cool? I think so.

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[ScoobyCarolanNC]

Maybe Mel can come up with a manual option like the no limits. Reach behind the axle and slide the collar manually, the disconnect your sway bar & voila! I saw one shop post a screen cap of “Please Service Traction Control” in Moab on their JLs dash. Hope it wasn’t their disconnect.

 

[13_gecko_rubi]

No. It would’ve been better to put locking hubs. People are stupid and lazy though.


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You pretty much nailed it. Manual locking hubs would be more expensive but the main reason is people are too lazy and or not intelligent enough to lock them on a regular basis. So this is the alternative. It's not as big of a worry as people think. Artec has a thick skid for it but even wheeling a stocker all week in Moab I didn't have so much as a scratch on the factory FAD skid. That said I know it's there and try not to hit it. Kind of like the diffs, I try not to hit them.

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[notnalc68]

the main reason is people are too lazy and or not intelligent enough to lock them on a regular basis.
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Oh, I believe that.


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[Zstairlessone]

I had a 2012 Super-duty that had ‘automatic’ hubs, one position was engaged and one was automatic. Seemed to work, I could see a mpg difference on the road between the two and they engaged with the transfer case in 4 hi or low.

That would take the stupid factor out


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