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Caught the Bug
Not sure why folks would shy away from long drives with a JT.
The biggest complaint I had was with seat comfort. Seat jackers make a noticeable improvement. I can sit for 2hrs + without wanting to jump out of the thing (from aches/pain). Would highly recommend (not sure about linking here/forum rules so going to leave that out but easy enough to find).
2nd biggest complaint - pulling grades requires lots of downshifts and at points will have the engine revving at 4krpm to hold 70mph+ depending on the grade. Maybe this is something i need to get used to the last vehicle I had i made long commutes/hauls on was my diesel ram and that sucker would rarely ever need to downshift - so I may have just been spoiled in that case.
The only other complaint I would have is some road noise but i got used to it and nothing the radio + good playlist(s) can't take care of. I am looking into if I want to do headliners or not (I don't think they make that big of a difference) - but it really doesn't bother me that much. I guess years of riding motorcycles has really conditioned me into not really caring so much about that.
The steering requires more attention than a typical vehicle - but its not really bad - I wouldn't say it wanders so much as there is a delay in input - it was more noticeable on my '21 (even when it was new) than my new JT - not sure if they all come with steel steering boxes now.
Anyone else have a long commute in their Jeep ?
The biggest complaint I had was with seat comfort. Seat jackers make a noticeable improvement. I can sit for 2hrs + without wanting to jump out of the thing (from aches/pain). Would highly recommend (not sure about linking here/forum rules so going to leave that out but easy enough to find).
2nd biggest complaint - pulling grades requires lots of downshifts and at points will have the engine revving at 4krpm to hold 70mph+ depending on the grade. Maybe this is something i need to get used to the last vehicle I had i made long commutes/hauls on was my diesel ram and that sucker would rarely ever need to downshift - so I may have just been spoiled in that case.
The only other complaint I would have is some road noise but i got used to it and nothing the radio + good playlist(s) can't take care of. I am looking into if I want to do headliners or not (I don't think they make that big of a difference) - but it really doesn't bother me that much. I guess years of riding motorcycles has really conditioned me into not really caring so much about that.
The steering requires more attention than a typical vehicle - but its not really bad - I wouldn't say it wanders so much as there is a delay in input - it was more noticeable on my '21 (even when it was new) than my new JT - not sure if they all come with steel steering boxes now.
Anyone else have a long commute in their Jeep ?