Jeep Commander gets stuck in a little snow...
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Fiercely mediocre
I don't think so. When I went to Camp Jeep in '04, Eaton had a tech booth there with cutaway functional displays of the diffs. From what I remember, the clutch packs jumped in there pretty quick. Seemed faster than a full wheel rotate.
Its quite remarkable how good Commanders look with a few inches of lift, aggressive tires, and a winch bumper.
Pretty much.
The ARB up front just packed it down instead of breaking it up. Should've gone chrome and he's have driven home.
No. Belly resting on rock yes. Snow, not so much.
HDC
Fiercely mediocre
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HDC
Fiercely mediocre
IFS, solid rear. Same platform as the WK.
I actually wouldn't mind having a Black on Black QD Limited Commander. I thought about getting one when I got the JK. I could have gotten a $39k one for the same price I paid for the JK. 
Looking at these pics makes me think that maybe I should have gotten one. Spending like $6k on a lift, wheels, tires, etc on a vehicle that's soon to be discontinued and already has terrible depreciation would be a wise investment.
Looking at these pics makes me think that maybe I should have gotten one. Spending like $6k on a lift, wheels, tires, etc on a vehicle that's soon to be discontinued and already has terrible depreciation would be a wise investment.
HDC
Fiercely mediocre
Looks like an Aussie unit of some kind. Probably damned hard to get stateside. It is nice looking though.I like that bumper a lot.
I think the OP Commander did get stuck thanks to the rear diff & axle as Jays said. Looking at that setup, he's still got the factory wheels and possibly no more than a spacer lift which doesn't let him run anything more than probably a 265 tire. That diff is still fairly low.
I like the WJ's look I admit the Commander is a better looking Jeep, especially built up a little.. it's the performance that's lacking, and without performance there really is no point to owning a Jeep...
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In what way do you think it is lacking in performance?
The commander got stuck in a foot and a half of snow... if it's not reliable enough to drive over a little snow it's useless as a Jeep.
Its easy to get stuck in snow if you don't know how to drive in it. I don't blame the jeep or any vehicle for that matter...god knows I've driven in enough of it. I've gone through snow like that in a two wheel drive car before! Momentum is the key, never stop! I plowed through 3 feet of it with the XJ before with open diffs, key was to stay on it and get rolling fast!