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JL Cargo Capacity With Rear Seats Folded/Removed

4.7K views 10 replies 5 participants last post by  Chugiakguy  
#1 ·
I always search the forum before posting an elementary question, but it seems there is a void of info on this one.

What are the cargo dimensions that can be accomodated in a JL? Manufacturers and the Internet seems to only provide cargo data in terms cubic feet or meters, but since I never carry a cubic anything, width and length are what I care about! Height would be a secondary concern in some instances. Can I carry 4 x 8 sheets of plywood if necessary (tailgate open, I assume). Do the second row seats fold flat?

Please post dimensions if you have them - thanks!
 
#2 ·
2dr or 4dr?
Go to any Jeep provider like Quadratec, look for the cargo mat that fits your year/model, check the specs and they will list length x width
 
#4 ·
Nice idea. But they don't give dimensions
Check "Specs" and they provide the dimension.

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These mats are laser measured and fit snug side to side and from back of front seats to tailgate.
That should give you a pretty good idea of cargo dimension.
 
#8 ·
This is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

Despite guidance from other posts, I was unable to locate dimensional specs anywhere, including Quadratech. I strikes me as odd that car makers don't think measurements are useful; total area in cubic feet has some utility for comparing one vehicle against another, but it's no good for determining if certain items would fit.

Especially with the front seats scooted up a bit, I'm guessing it's "sleepable" with the right underpinnings.

Thanks again.
 
#6 ·
PS - those aluminum rails are the Trail Rail cargo management option (Part No. 68419017AA).

I believe Jeep stopped offering it as a factory option.

 
#9 ·
Zippinbye, I remember having the same frustration as you in trying to find out the same information you were looking for here, when I was first seriously contemplating purchasing a Jeep. It was only when I asked a Jeep owner at the parking lot of my local post office to look into the back of his Jeep, and whipped out my measuring tape, that I finally got that information.
 
#11 ·
Well, you can drive with the Jeep tailgate open, it's just not recommended.

And after seeing all the crap that builds up on my pickup's tailgate in sloppy weather, or on the uncovered spare tires of Jeeps that I see out and about, I can understand why --- because all that slop would be getting splashed up inside the back of the Jeep.

(I personally think that the idea of dangerous exhaust gases coming in through the open tailgate is largely a canard and an old wive's tale, though, as who would drive in such a way without also rolling down their windows at the same time?)