Vehicle
Jeep Gladiator
The pickup, and a Wrangler JL with a bed and a longer frame — the same body-on-frame construction, the same solid axles front and rear, the same part-time transfer case with low range. Wrangler information therefore covers nearly all of it, which is the useful fact because Gladiator-specific material is thin. Solid front axle means a steering complaint is a different investigation from any independent-suspension pickup: track bar, damper and ball joints rather than rack and tie rods.
Generations
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JT 2019–present
A Wrangler JL with a bed — solid axles at both ends, so a steering complaint is track bar and damper rather than rack and tie rods.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Jeep JL
- Engines
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- 3.6 V6 — PENTASTAR · petrol · 213 kW (286 hp)
- 3.0 EcoDiesel V6 — diesel · 194 kW (260 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed Aisin AL6 (D478) manual · 8-speed ZF 8HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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