The frontend is a Dana 44 with open differential and large disc brakes. The Dana 60 rearend is the same one we'll be able to get from Mopar/Jeep Performance and has a Trac-Lok limited-slip differential. You old Jeepers don't groan. This Trac-Lok actually works and helps the J8 to get over some pretty gnarly and technical obstacles. There's a four-link coil suspension up front and heavy-duty leaf packs in the rear. Exclusive J8-only 17x8 steel wheels sport a 5-on-5.5 bolt pattern, not the 5-on-5 U.S.-spec JK pattern.Other features unique to the J8 are heavy-duty steel bumpers, each equipped with two forged mil-spec helicopter hooks rated at 1.5-ton GVWR each; a hood-mounted air-intake snorkel; dual battery boxes in the bed; and heavy-duty spring hood latches.
Mopar Underground massaged the J8 and turned it into the Sarge by painting it flat green (not OD Green, as has been reported elsewhere) and adding 1.25-inch Superlift front coil spacers, a custom cargo top, and 35x12.50R17LT BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain KM2 tires.
The J8 is all good. Now the bad. There are currently no plans to offer the J8 for retail sale in North America. The people at Jeep know there will be a tremendous market for a J8 in mufti. They just need to be convinced to get it certified for sale here and then get it to dealers. The J8 Sarge is a very capable vehicle. We know you want one. So do we.
 One of the reasons the J8...  One of the reasons the J8 continued to run in the muddy water is the "Lint Trap," a hood-mounted snorkel. |  Rear leaf-spring packs are...  Rear leaf-spring packs are surprisingly supple and allow the J8 to carry much more than a standard JK Wrangler can. |  The J8's bumpers have forged...  The J8's bumpers have forged mil-spec helicopter hooks rated at 1.5-ton GVWR each. There's no trail too tough when you can fly. |
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