- Guys, I don't know if there is any other four door
four wheel drive, full body on frame vehicle,
that's more capable, reliable, affordable
and customizable than the Jeep Wrangler.
- Whoa! Josh.
What about the good old classic Toyota 4-runner?
- Well, guess there's only one way to find out you ready?
- Let's go!
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There may not be a bigger rivalry than the Toyota 4-runner
and the Jeep Wrangler, especially since 2007
when the Wrangler came out with the four door models.
Well today, the other Josh and I
we're gonna take these things out here
at Tigerton offroad park in Tigerton Wisconsin.
And we're gonna put these two to the test
and we're gonna show you guys exactly how well they do.
You guys ready to go check these things out?
Let's go.
- All right guys.
So while Josh follows us in the 4-Runner
we're gonna take Zach's Jeep.
Now this is a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, J L U.
We already have it in four low.
We already have the swaybar disconnected
which is a nice feature with the Jeep
as we can disconnect the sway-bar, really easily.
Actually, Zach's got some GKS quick disconnects on here,
and what we're gonna do is we're gonna take the Jeep.
We're gonna put it through its paces.
We're gonna go through some rocks, some mud
some different obstacles that are out here in tire 10
and we're gonna get a good feel
for the Jeep Wrangler and see how it does.
Then we're gonna take the 4-Runner,
the other Josh he's gonna come with the 4-Runner
and he's gonna do the same thing.
And we're gonna follow step by step, the same exact path
that we're taking right now, get the feel for the 4-Runner.
And at the end of each obstacle
we're basically just gonna give them different points
performance points, per say.
And just see how well they do.
And at the end of the day,
we're gonna add up those points and see which one wins.
So we've come up to our first obstacle.
It's a pretty easy obstacle.
There's a couple of big kind of flat rocks that are
at the bottom of this sort of rock pile.
Obviously the Jeep is basically just walking
through it with no problem.
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So Zach shoot has 35 inch tires with a four inch lift.
Whereas Keaton's 2020 4-Runner
has their 2 85 70 and 17.
So 4-Runner does have just a little bit smaller of a tire,
but, still rather capable, actually we're gonna find out.
So, now we're up to our second obstacle here.
Can't just hit the dash.
- (laughs)
We're coming up over this, kind of rock pile here
and then we're gonna get into some mud
which does have some rocks on the bottom of it.
I don't foresee any sort of issues getting through here,
just walking right through it. So,
yeah not even, not even an issue for the Jeep Wrangler.
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Now we did want to compare
a four door Jeep Wrangler sport non Rubicon addition
with, 4-Runner non T R D pro version to get a more of a,
closer representation of mid-level trim leveled
base vehicles that don't have all
the extra electronic lockers in em
and really none of those additional traction technology.
So we're just running open dips.
The only advantage with Zach's Jeep
is a little bit bigger tire and the sway-bar
is disconnected.
So, but it'll be pretty cool to watch.
Pretty cool to see.
All right, well now that Jeep and Josh is out of our way.
We can get down to the business
with Keaton's 4-Runner and really show the Jeep guys.
All this is done.
Now, I have it in four low and we do have the active track
on which limits the speed of the engine.
It controls the transmission
it controls the analog brakes, and basically all
of the electronic like stability control systems
or traction control systems on here.
On either vehicle, I know Jeep and Josh didn't air
down the tires were not aired down on Keaton's vehicle.
And I know that, Jeep and Josh said that,
we're gonna have a little bit of a disadvantage
because of our ground clears.
I don't think so, but we're gonna walk this 4-Runner, right
through all of these obstacles,
the same if not better than that Jeep.
Now this was that first obstacle, that they went through.
Look at that. We must stuck
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- Spoke too soon.
(Laughs)
- Piece of cake?
There's nothing to it.
- It's like a walk in the park.
Plus with this independent front suspension,
smooth as a baby's bottom.
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- Not sure the Jeep guys would call this an obstacle.
Not if you're in a 4-Runner,
this is more like a speed bump.
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Can't even tell we went through an obstacle.
That was so smooth.
That was simple easy didn't spin a tire yet,
we hit a little bit on the skid plate, but Hey,
that's what they're there for.
All right guys.
Now we have this pretty steep decline,
which, is probably pretty hard to catch,
on the camera coz it's always
tWO-dimensional compared to what it looks like in real life.
And, this 4-Runner should be able to tackle this.
No problem. The back and definitely feels light.
We gotta come down slow because
we don't wanna rest the 4-Runner on top of this rock.
I know we'll, we'll scrape it a little bit
which I think we just did.
Yeah, little scrape it again,
but Hey, no big we're in a 4-Runner.
You can't stop these things.
Nice, So now we gotta come back up this hill,
and again we're just gonna walk it up.
(clears throat)
Now, remember the 4-Runner has 265 or 285 seventies
which is right around a 33 inch tire.
So, and not aired down.
We got independent parental suspension,
solid live axle in the rear,
no lockers, but we do have the action active track
on and what do we do?
Literally just, crawled right up that little incline there.
Now we gotta make a hard, right?
And we're gonna come up, this pretty steep boulder.
And, I don't have any doubts
that 4-Runner is gonna have any issues maybe.
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Look at that.
No problem.
It's a 4-Runner.
What do you expect?
Easy peasy.
- Hey guys, Well, before we get into how they did offroading
couple other things I wanted to touch base
on is obviously the Jeep
and the 4-Runner are competitive in that overlanding world.
But which one is actually better?
The Jeep has a little less cargo space
but it's still a very capable vehicle.
However, you're gonna lose some
of that space when you're looking to put
in a fridge or even if you're looking to sleep
in the back of your Jeep, there's not as much space.
So either have to go with some, maybe a, rooftop tent
or maybe pull a trailer or a camper or something like that
to get that additional space for a camping. Whereas,
- Yeah.
Whereas, well, no set guys
definitely a lot more room in here
and maybe it's not a lot more room
but there is more room to set this up
set the 4-Runner up,
like your little turtle almost.
You got a little shell around you,
you got your bed in here.
Keaton set this, set up
with some storage systems underneath here,
a refrigerator little extra space
to have your creature comforts home away from home.
- Yeah, but it hold on,
the Jeep obviously did much better offroad.
I mean, we have the solid axles.
We have the 35 inch tires.
We have the quick disconnects on here.
This thing was a beast
when you take it off road and it goes
through all of those different obstacles
that we went through today with ease.
Obviously this went offroading with ease today.
It made it through all the different obstacles
no problems at all.
And that's a Jeep for you.
In fact, I think the saying goes
if you want to go on an offroad venture, take a Jeep.
You wanna make it back?
Well, take the Jeep.
I don't know.
(laughs)
if I'm the type of guy that wants to go
on an offroad adventure hit the rocks, hit the trails,
do some crazy hill climbs
and all different kinds of obstacles like that.
I think I would lean towards the Jeep.
It's obviously capable offroading.
And if I wanted to go over landing,
yeah it's definitely capable for doing that too.
So on a point system,
I would give the Jeep 10/10 points for offroading
and 8/10 points for overlanding just
because it has a little less cargo space.
I don't know what 4-Runner Josh is gonna say
but let's find out.
- Yeah. Yeah. But you forgot to mention a few things.
First of all, how's that Jeep ride?
probably not as good as the 4-Runner
as bad boys got independent front suspension
you're gonna get a lot better handling
and ride comfort on the road.
And even on the trails as well.
Sure, you might lose a little offroad capability.
I mean a little, this thing still made it
through all of those aggressive obstacles with ease.
It was extremely impressive.
The active track did exactly what it's designed to do
kept the vehicle moving forward with ease.
So 4-runners, no slouch on the trails or on the road.
Plus, if you wanna talk about reliability
something you forgot to talk about 4-Runner, Toyota.
No said so then what would I give the 4-runner for points?
Well, offroad, yes, we lost a little bit
of ground clearance because we don't have 35 inch tires
but still I would give this a nine/10 for offroading
an on road performance
and cargo carrying capacity over landing
obviously a 10 outta 10, which means 4-Runner wins.
- All right. All right
So let me get this straight right now.
We're at 19/20 with the 4-Runner
but we're at 18/20 with the Jeep.
Well, my friend, you forgot one thing.
We're gonna add three additional bonus points for the fact,
that the Jeep is a convertible, meaning you can
take the roof off you can take the doors off
a lot more modularity with the Jeep.
So, that means we're at 21/20 meaning.
Well, simple guys Jeep wins all day long.[Audience Cheers]
But what we really wanna know
is what you guys think.
Would you rather have a four door Jeep?
Would you rather have the Rubicon version, two door version?
Which model of Jeep would you rather have for offroading and
over landing or one or the other?
Which one do you guys think is best there or,
on the other side of the spectrum, would you rather
have the 4-Runner independent suspension?
Great on the road, reliability, still plenty of room to set
up your over landing equipment with and not to
mention the 4-Runner has 5,000 pounds towing capacity
compared to the 3,500 pounds of the Jeep.
So a lot of different variances there,
but let us know,
in the comments below other that guys, we appreciate all
of you for watching and all of your support.
I'm Joshua Tribo.
Then we'll see you guys
Out on the trails.
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