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Wow, it's even LHD. Very nice. -Dan

How are they not standing behind it? From what I've read, every person that has ever had a crack has had the wheel replaced free, no questions asked, with free shipping, etc. etc. -Dan

Dave H from AEV has addressed the "made in China" part before. He strives to have everything AEV made in the USA, and if I remember correctly, the wheels are currently the only thing that are not. He tried as hard as he could to have them made in the USA, and the plain fact is that it's not...

Because it doesn't pass crash safety and emissions laws set by the government of your country. (or, at least, it's never been proven that it does i.e. they didn't spend millions getting it certified.) -Dan

They have been all along. So are 70's series Land Cruisers and other such beasts. I see them up here in the Yukon from time to time, being moved into mines. -Dan

In most places, it's illegal to carry a propane tank in the passenger cabin of a vehicle. -Dan

...slightly related, it looks like the 2015 aluminum F-150 is around 700lbs lighter than a similar steel 2014. That's significant. It only costs something like $400-$1000 more. Fingers crossed the same idea will work on the Wrangler. -Dan

Auto or standard? -Dan

Haha, yep. That way you can spend the money on gas and time off work to go on expeditions :P -Dan

My bone-stock 2-door TJ was perfect for my 2 year, 40k mile Alaska->Argentina adventure. I never needed more than 600kms of range, which I could do on the stock tank, and I slept in a ground tent. -Dan

The link to the official rules (https://woobox.com/offers/rules/amyt4b) is broken. (I wanted to see if it's open to people in Canada) Thanks, -Dan

My understanding is that an Imperial gallon, which is what America uses, is 3.8 liters. A Metric gallon, used in the UK, is 4.5 liters. (even though Australia is entirely metric, we never use gallons. When we do, it's older people still referring to the gallon from pre-metric days, which is...

Any estimate on when Banks will start selling them, and at what price? My understanding is you still can't get one, and it's going to be BIG money (~$20k) -Dan

I'm not affiliated in any way, I just found it. http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/1978-toyota-land-cruiser-bj40/596042133 -Dan

At Overland Expo in May this year (2014) there was a talk by two Jeep Engineers who are working on the new Wrangler. I feel bad, but I forget their names. One was higher up and hinted he reports directly to The CEO, Sergio, and the other seemed to report to the first guy and was more "hands on"...

That's exactly what I'm hoping for. I imagine they're going to ditch the fold-down windscreen as well, and maybe change/slant the grill/front profile to help aero a bit too. I know 25 MPG US is possible with the 2.8 VM in a 2 door JK (Dave H. from AEV told me the one he built does that). So...

Buy it and use it as you want to. When you find things it can't do that you want it to, make modifications appropriate for that. I'll bet you can go months and months (years) learning the stock capabilities without spending a cent on mods. -Dan

Thanks Scott for the great article, photos and explanations throughout this thread. When I first read the article it was obvious you were expecting some disagreement, and it's cool to see you here talking around the points with everyone. It's cool to be able to talk directly to someone that has...

The owner of AEV, Dave H, said that Jeep is exactly the same length as the Brute Double cab. Their panel supplier (forget the name) built this just to prove they could. Funny that everyone thinks it's way bigger than a brute double cab, when it's actually the same thing. -Dan

Snow tires are extremely soft... driving on any gravel road will destroy them very quickly. -Dan