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You guys are awesome! Tons of information. Thank you very much! Its saved me a lot of headache!

Lunchbox, I think you hit it on the head. Changing the aspect ratio from 55 to 60 is the winner! Now I see some tires. Going up to 65 pretty much makes them ALL available.. But I wonder how much taller a 65vs 55 would be. (not trying to thread hijack, but this information could be useful for...

Whoo those are nice. Mine are: 235/55R17 99H Thank you all for the suggestions, now Ill have something to look for. All I get from my dealer is a cute, confused look when I tell them I want all-terrains on my escape.

That sounds cool. Do you have any pictures of them? Aye. Trying to find all terains for my size rims are becoming.. Difficult.

That sounds cool. Do you have any pictures of them?

Sad to see it go, but I'm sure it will provide it's next owner with lots of adventure. So what did you get? Is that a mitsubishi that's in your avatar?

Wow! That thing is pretty cool! Is that an A/C unit on top?

Generally speaking, yes. T/c won't die much good, especially if you need to spin. I'm not sure how the Ford system works, but when my front right lost traction, the spotter said that tire stopped spinning and the escape moved forward. Not sure if I believe that. But I didn't see it myself.

Probably linex would take a hit the best. I had it my half ton and dropping 200 pound chunks of slate in the back wasn't a problem.. not sure how it handles the other way.. like dropping a vehicle on it. :)

That's a good point. The axles on flat pavement are pretty much straight. If not just a little angled down. So I think better a axles will be an important thing if it's any higher then 2 inches. Umbut after the first boot in the mud, the tires on this thing definitely need a better tread...

Coming from a background that includes heavy hauling, yes. It is important to never exceed your gvwr, gawr, and gcvwr. But what is also important is where the weight is. For example if you have 400 pounds on your roof basket, that's going to make for some scary handling on the trails if your...

So she got her feet wet today. This is the kind of trails/roads I'm thinking of doing with the escape. Like exploring dirt roads and light trails. I can tell you this much, there's a couple of things I want to upgrade. Although she didn't have any trouble other then a little wheel slip uphill...

You guys have got me wanting to go get my bike license again. I imagine a bike like this and a hammock camper, maybe some jet-boil rigs would be wicked on the trails.

Well is totally true. They could really shock us and have a more stripped down variant up their sleeves. Honestly in most adverts and promo material, they often show the fully loaded top of the line models. But let's say they sell these things with a five speed and v6 gas, 4x4 for 30k, I think...

Oh.. I splurged and went with the dual top. XD

Directly from jeep.ca I'm also Canadian. We tend to get hit with a higher price.

Depends on the Options, but if I order in a G90, (C/cab 1/2T 4x4 with auto and a/c w hitch) its about 27-29k.

Like the Australian's do? That would be awesome. I did get a notification that these will be a fleet option vehicle. Usually with that you can request a pickup box delete so I would not be surprised of an outfitter buys a ton of these without a box for that exact purpose.

For sure. Different things for different people. Id go with a compass, but I'm more into fireroad exploration then hard offroading. Maybe that's the cool bit about the gladiator. It will fit a need. A very unique, specific need.

Before we bought our escapes we wanted 2 4 door jeeps. Nothing fancy, basic. Simple. We wanted them with hardtops, and locking rear diff. That was all we wanted for options. $46,910. Each. Now we know its a "jeep thing and we don't understand" but 46k for a base jeep. That is a lot of money. We...