Auto or Manual

[GS-RON]

Looking at buying a new JL with a manual transmission. Are there any power delivery or drivability issues with the Manual vs the auto trans?

Thanx Ron

 

[wayoflife]

Looking at buying a new JL with a manual transmission. Are there any power delivery or drivability issues with the Manual vs the auto trans?

Thanx Ron

Not with the transmission. If your axles come with the 3.45 gears, it won't feel like anything to write home about.

 

[GS-RON]

Thank you, was looking at a Rubicon.

 

[wayoflife]

Thank you, was looking at a Rubicon.

Obviously, on the rocks, the automatic will have an advantage but a manual is so much fun to drive.

 

[Robar]

Thank you, was looking at a Rubicon.

You should be fine with the 4:10 gears in a Rubicon.

 

[GS-RON]

You should be fine with the 4:10 gears in a Rubicon.

thanx

 

[theexpozay]

I went with manual in my new rig. Going to be honest... I miss the feel of the clutch and stick. I got it just for the fun. Time will tell if this middle aged man gets tired of if in Tidewater traffic.

 

[wayoflife]

I went with manual in my new rig. Going to be honest... I miss the feel of the clutch and stick. I got it just for the fun. Time will tell if this middle aged man gets tired of if in Tidewater traffic.

It's a hell of a lot of fun for sure.

 

[theexpozay]

It's a hell of a lot of fun for sure.

This whole rig is being built just for that and will be my daily driver.

 

[JT@623]

It’s to bad you can’t get the diesel with a manual and 4:10’s

 

[naysjp]

I drove a manual truck for 10 years before getting my first Jeep. I chose automatic so that I don't have to worry about shifting while trying to get through a rut or climbing a rocky trail. Was it fun driving a stick? Yes! It was fun until I started working dayshift then I was on the roads with everyone else.

 

[NorsemanZero]

Not with the transmission. If your axles come with the 3.45 gears, it won't feel like anything to write home about.

During my research, looks like a first upgrade opportunities to come.

Looking at a 2021 manual Rubicon for my new vehicle. Though my 89 is a manual and still doing well. Though moved to the max tire size at 30” in the manual. still stock gears but makes me wonder about gearing.

So far all stock otherwise.

 

[Weebz]

Having a manual is awesome. Love mine in the JK but am sick of it stalling all the time on the rocks. That being said I HATE the manual in the JL platform. Clutch feels awful and the shifting is terrible on anything besides stock tires.