I just thought of this and had to laugh, but then I realized someone will absolutely try this. How about hauling long items with the tailgate down and the ramp extended straight out the back. Going to be a 12' platform!
(I will not be trying this 😀)
It drives me crazy that so many companies play on your sense of nostalgia by showing amazingly cool old trucks and then make something that looks like a modern, terrible truck. See: scout, F100, this, etc.
Do you know why they put badges all over the trucks?
it's the only way to tell them apart 😀
Here are the laws from all 50 states compiled on the Jeep Reddit:
Side mirror laws
My question is, what is the legality of the rearview mirror being a screen and not a physical mirror (as the prototype had)?
Two other options for a spare could be to use the L-track to make a shelf toward the front of the bed near the cab. That would allow you to slide larger items under it.
A hitch mounted tire carrier would be a cheap option but really limits using the tailgate.
There is a chance that this will be for a third gigacasting for all the body frame above the structural battery. While it wouldn’t be a massive casting like the front and rear, it would have a lot of narrow channels that would need the 9T force.
It is a good analogy. Hip-knee-ankle-toe, all those joints add functionality that evolution has favored over the trade-offs for not having them.
For you, the trade-off isn’t worth it. For most use cases it adds significant benefits that have been listed elsewhere.