First off, making it 4-door only is ridiculous. Secondly, no reason to not offer it with lower trim models - a Sport with the V8 option, or a 2 door Rubicon with the option.
Base sport 2 door starts at 28k.
The 2-door JL is 96.8", only marginally longer than a TJ. With the V8 and the (likely) ZF 8HP90 transmission, it would have a really small rear driveshaft. With my Hemi swap in the TJ, the mounts moved the engine forward ~3" to accommodate the 545/65RFE additional length and keep the driveshafts the same length. The ZF has an extra planetary set, so my guess is that the overall length of the engine + trans is likely 5-6" longer for the Hemi/ZF package.
Thanks for the info - size isn't something I'd considered.
Insanely unrealistic. You forgot the 1495 destination fee also.
So what all needs changing from the sport to make a V8 work on it?
My guess is that the Ram 1500 has some packaging issues that the JT/JL don't (that sounds odd but the IFS front end can be challenging to work around). The 6.4L BGE (Big Gas Engine) Hemi also only puts out +20HP over the same 5.7L model year, so hard to justify the work-arounds as well as the inventory management and drop in gas mileage (I pushed over 18 MPG on a drive back from Houston to Phoenix in a 2019 Rebel).
Eh, they will be fine... 450hp/450tq is less than what the Viper was putting down and they were generally fine with the factory Dana 44 until pushed to the 650-700HP mark. The JL/JT Hemi rigs are all coming with full-time 4x4, so that too alleviates some stress on the gearsets.
You can do it in a 2 door rubitrux has done it many times. Give them a call and they can tell you all about it. They know more than anyone on this thread can tell you.
They do some amazing work that's for sure!
Yep I’ve watched that video numerous times haha. Beautiful machineThey do some amazing work that's for sure!
If you want to giggle, their Demon-powered 2-Door JL has to be one of the most insane streetable Jeeps ever made:
To be fair though, no one said that it couldn't be done to a 2 door - just that there are considerations that won't necessarily equate to market value or revenue. I mean hell, the guys at SRT put a damn Hellcat in a glorified minivan
If I remember correctly, I believe on the JL/JT they too only offer the 6.4/6.2L as swap options (which utilizes the LX front cover) and on the JK models they only use the NAG transmission. More evidence to suggest that packaging is a big contributor.
The 700hp Cherokee uses a rear axle with a ring gear thats comparable in size to a new gen Dana 44.
Yes, that is correct. Still doesnt take away from the fact a 9 inch ring gear can handle 700 horsepower.
That's insane.They do some amazing work that's for sure!
If you want to giggle, their Demon-powered 2-Door JL has to be one of the most insane streetable Jeeps ever made:
To be fair though, no one said that it couldn't be done to a 2 door - just that there are considerations that won't necessarily equate to market value or revenue. I mean hell, the guys at SRT put a damn Hellcat in a glorified minivan
If I remember correctly, I believe on the JL/JT they too only offer the 6.4/6.2L as swap options (which utilizes the LX front cover) and on the JK models they only use the NAG transmission. More evidence to suggest that packaging is a big contributor.
There was some conversation on the longevity of the 392 production run. I wouldn't count on it being around long term...most high displacement special production runs aren't , 2-3 years at most.Always interesting hearing the other side
