u/BigUncleRemus

Hey all, going to be looking to sell my current daily driver and I’m currently leaning heavily towards purchasing a 2024+ Colorado ZR2.

For background, love building off-roaders. I currently daily a 2015 jeep wrangler that I built to run 38x13.5” Toyo MTs (stupid? Yes. Fun? Yes? Practical? No… most of my driving is local so isn’t as bad as it sounds lol) and it’s hitting the point where it’s just taking more maintenance than I want to be putting into it. Love the thing & I’ll likely regret selling, but it’s terrible for a daily. Loving how capable the ZR2s seems to be from the factory, which is a big selling point to me (essentially to say I won’t have a do a comprehensive build to make it as capable as I’d like). I’d like to run a nice set of 35” XTs if I get this truck, which makes me lean towards trying to get one optioned with the bison package. But just from early research, doesn’t seem like these pop up too often (especially in my local area) so not banking on getting my hands on one. If I wanted to get 35x12.5” tires on an oem wheel (if that’s even possible), I’m assuming I’d need at minimum some amount of level, some amount of a wheel spacer, and then a programmer to set the speedometer? Curious if I’m missing anything like any cutting or if the oem gearing will be sufficient for 35s, etc. And if this hits anyone running 35s, I’m also curious how far it drops your average mpg.

Also, would love input on some items to look for in these, as I will be purchasing used (not in an area where rust is of concern). And I will definitely be buying a lower mileage (30-50k max) bone stock model. I’m also curious about people’s experience with the inline 4 motor. I’m handy enough to work on my own motor, but I’d say once I hit the valve covers is where I get 50/50. So I’m curious how it’s been holding up w/ regular use & maintenance, how easy it is to work on, etc. Sorry if this post is a little all over the place, been a while since I’ve looked into getting a new vehicle so trying to hit a bunch of points with this. Appreciate any insight or general buying advice for these. Thanks!

Hey all, quick question that I’m hoping someone will have a quick answer for. I’m at the tail end of my engine’s warranty (bone stock 3.6L) so I had it compression tested before that window closed & it failed. So the shop who tested it is working with whoever warrantied the engine and they need my motor’s serial number (this is my primary vehicle, so I’m driving it until we figure out how they want to proceed with the warranty work).

I’m trying to find my engine’s serial number but I’m having a very tough time. I’ve web driving in this engine for almost 3 years, so the sticker I was told containing it is long gone. On the engine itself, on the driver’s side of my engine block I was able to find a data matrix that I believe can be decoded to get the serial number, but nothing I’ve tried has been able to decode it. Does anyone know of an easier way to pull my engine’s serial number? Any suggestions are appreciated!

Have posted about my build before, so won’t get too into it. But I have a 2015 JKU that I built to run 38s. The build was totaled in 2023, I owner retained & rebuilt which included getting a new motor, which I went with a long block new from the dealership. I opted to get a few additional parts to get a 3yr/100k mile warranty, which ends in November 2026.

Well thank god I did, because I’ve been chasing a misfire on cylinder 4 for about 2 months. Dropped the Jeep off at my local shop to do my PCV valve because I was having trouble getting to it myself & had them compression test… found my issue very quickly. Cylinder 4 is not holding compression to spec. And if you’re curious why I didn’t compression check earlier, my engine was replaced w/ around 70,000mi on my odometer and I’m at about 100,000mi currently. Most of the original parts were retained from the first engine given it was a long block. So most of the parts I’ve replaced for the misfire likely needed replacement to begin with, so I was tackling these items first to get an engine tune up & see if it would solve the problem. Ultimately got it tested because my warranty period was running out.

So my shop is currently talking with the dealership who we purchased the engine from regarding how to proceed with warranty work (bring it to dealership, do the work at my shop, etc.)

I’ve never had to do warranty work, so trying to figure all of this out. I have full faith in my shop to work on the vehicle in a timely manner & I trust their work. But if it has to go to the dealer, complete opposite based on past experience using them. The last time I let them see my vehicle, I dropped it off to do the J8 master cylinder & brake booster, which they had my vehicle for nearly 3 days and ultimately declined to install the part & charged me $600, which I’m still fighting today. So if it has to go back to the dealership, definitely going to send it there given it’s warranty work but this is my primary vehicle and I don’t trust them to work on it in a timely manner. Has anyone had luck getting a loaner for lengthy warranty work? Would also like to hear people’s experience getting warrantied parts repaired and to know a bit more how the process works. Thanks!