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WTF is this Jeep?

4.4K views 38 replies 13 participants last post by  chaibill  
#1 · (Edited)
Ok...just picked up my Pat from the dealership for service and getting the Deluxe Splash Guards installed front and back (free installation as they ordered the Compass ones the first time)...

I spotted this as I was leaving the dealership...Did an online search on Jeep.com and find nothing...

Went to the dealership website and found it in inventory...

http://www.kefferjeep.com/new/Jeep/.../2012-Jeep-Wrangler+Unlimited-Charlotte-NC-352d09380a0a00650087b56587498115.htm

They say it's a Wrangler Unlimited...but I don't see that version as a Build Your Own...It's like a mini H3T or sort of like the old Scramblers...

I like it though...
 
#6 ·
ok...bit the bullet and did the inquiry to let a salesperson contact me about it. While I like it, I have 2 little kids, so completely impractical...plus Pat is almost paid for and then it's a lifetime of no payments with my lifetime warranty....

Just want to know what it is...Glad none of you know it so far, doesn't make me feel stupid then...
 
#12 ·
It's called the Jeep Wrangler Brute, it was a concept but they do also make a kit I believe it goes for around 5 grand that you can transform your wrangler into this pick up look. I saw one also for sale at the dealership I bought my Pat from. They are pretty bad ass looking, if you really don't need a backseat then this may be for you. Even when I plan to buy a wrangler in the future I think I'm going to have to stick with the 4dr unlimited.
 
#14 ·
It's called the Jeep Wrangler Brute
You are wrong in a very big way.

The vehicle in question is a JK8 conversion kit on a JK Unlimited (the four door JK). The JK8 kit is built by MOPAR and can be installed by your local Jeep dealer. The kit costs about $6,000 (without labor and paint).

The Brute is a conversion kit for the TJ built by AEV and it includes extending the frame. The Brute kit costs about $9,000.

AEV now has a kit called the Brute Double Cab which makes your JK into a four door truck.
 
#15 · (Edited)
I realize that that's a conversion. Google jeep wrangler brute, it's the first picture that appears. It was a concept, that's why you don't see it available in the jeep lineup right now because it does not come from factory like that yet if ever. But you are able to get the conversion kit to make it look like that. So I'm not entirely wrong as you have said. You are right about the brute being a TJ and this is the JK8 conversion.
 
#18 ·
You need to relax, I understand that it's not the brute. But It is the conversion kit, i know it's the jk8 Im not arguing with you dude. Chill
 
#20 ·
I get that now, thanks. I'm sorry for mistaking the two conversion kits. You win sorry I'm not pro when it comes to telling the difference. They are similar but on two different plateforms. Ones a TJ the other is a jk
 
#24 · (Edited)
They are similar but on two different plateforms. Ones a TJ the other is a jk
And one is MOPAR enabling you to order it from your local dealer without affecting the factory warranty. The other involves you doing the conversion yourself or finding a third party to do it (or I think AEV will do it if you take it to them). With the Brute your bumper to bumper warranty is pretty much out the window though. Just the conversion kit shouldn't affect the drivetrain warranty but, you might get into some fights depending on what random thing breaks and how friendly your dealership is. With a JK-8 kit, you should have zero warranty issues.
 
#22 ·
Thank you MB
 
#26 ·
I think we get it man, this isn't a wrangler forum. I mistook it for the brute, in no way was I trying to start a huge debate there's no need to. You've informed everyone here what it was.
 
#27 ·
Geez...sorry I ever brought it all up...

But, that Jeep minivan was cool, huh?:)

Just think about it...Trail Rated fun with he kids in the car seats and a movie playing on the fold down DVD system, while steering from captain's chairs?
 
#29 ·
Geez...sorry I ever brought it all up...
nah.... JK-8s are awesome and a test bed Jeep is using to determine if there is truly a market for a Jeep truck. I personally think that there is, however the JK-8 isn't it. The JK-8 is a true two seater and how the roll bar integrates behind the rear seat there isn't even room for a small bag behind the seats. It's in a very niche market.

As for the "debate", there is no debate. It is a JK-8 which is a completely different animal than the Brute. I like information to be accurate, when I see mistakes I correct them. Unfortunately my posts are often curt. I don't normally mean to be offensive, it is just my way.