What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[mdyucca]

It had better be more than 175 - that's half of what some winches pull without even a full load.
It's what they sell under "truck winch accessories.
A lot of people using them on 10,000 pound Warn winches from the reviews I've seen.
A typical winch of that size can pull 350 and over 400 amps.

You are correct and that is why I would rather change it out as opposed to having a problem when the winch is needed.

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[Minty JL]

Where at in Deep Creek? I'm about an hour north.

We stayed just down the street from Mountain State Brewing

 

[BUZZHEAD]

Busy day

Rust removal / sealing undercarriage
Re confirmed toe setting (1/8in tow in)
Installed falcon TS steering stabilizer
Installed Billstein 5100 shocks all around

Productive day!

How are the shocks are you impressed with them ?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

You are correct and that is why I would rather change it out as opposed to having a problem when the winch is needed.

My points being:
Where did you get that 175 amps stuff? Someone guessing on a forum or a YT video?

Warn has sold hundreds, likely many hundreds of these kits for years - for TRUCK winches. So far, no one is complaining that I've ever seen.

A Ford starter can draw 300 amps easily - and on a 6 volt system, over 400-450 amps and yet the same style solenoid has been used on Fords - going back half a century.

According to PowerMaster - maker of compact performance starters, the starter circuit can pull as many as 500 amps.
Also think of CCA of a battery - why do you need a 600+ CCA battery if the starter isn't going to draw over a couple hundred amps? And that circles back to the Ford starter solenoid, which these winch solenoids are patterned after.

Anyway - would Warn still be selling these as TRUCK winch solenoids if they were only 175 amps? Hardly think they would. And would we not have seen a lot of posts "I fried my winch solenoid today" posts here and on the Wrangler forums if these were only 175 amps?

Seriously - start a thread, see how many people here have that Warn solenoid setup, how many have actually USED their winch, then ask - how many have fried that solenoid.

(Also consider the contact size inside the winch contactor and reversing mechanism, and the fact that winches are not 100% duty cycle)

 

[Gren71]

How are the shocks are you impressed with them ?

i am absolutley blown away by these shocks. Night and day improvement over the FOX 2.0s. Granted the front fox shocks were leaking fluid and were all but useless when I took them off..but even when they were new(ish) to me..these 5100s are still leaps and bounds better.

The falcon TS stabilizer is interesting...Its defiantly better than the fox damper. I used to have a slight pull towards which ever side of the road I was on, following the curvature of the highway. But now im arrow straight all the time. Where its interesting is that is provides steering damper, but it feels a little different while turning...not quite looser or bad...but just different. Im definitely keeping it and am pleased with the purchase.

Though the install was strange since the provided bracket didnt match up to my tie rod. I ended up attaching it to the OEM steering damper bracket and it seems to function fine ?‍

 

[BUZZHEAD]

i am absolutley blown away by these shocks. Night and day improvement over the FOX 2.0s. Granted the front fox shocks were leaking fluid and were all but useless when I took them off..but even when they were new(ish) to me..these 5100s are still leaps and bounds better.

The falcon TS stabilizer is interesting...Its defiantly better than the fox damper. I used to have a slight pull towards which ever side of the road I was on, following the curvature of the highway. But now im arrow straight all the time. Where its interesting is that is provides steering damper, but it feels a little different while turning...not quite looser or bad...but just different. Im definitely keeping it and am pleased with the purchase.

Though the install was strange since the provided bracket didnt match up to my tie rod. I ended up attaching it to the OEM steering damper bracket and it seems to function fine ?‍

That is great to hear. I know what my next purchase will be. Thank you for the feed back.

 

[chrismeece74]

Okay so not my Gladiator, but wife just installed these custom beauties from @darksidedesign on her Reign Freedom Edition Wrangler. Preston, she loves them, thanks brother.

 

[RudeJeepin]

Okay so not my Gladiator, but wife just installed these custom beauties from @darksidedesign on her Reign Freedom Edition Wrangler. Preston, she loves them, thanks brother.

Those look good.
Can I ask what sun shade you have? Did I come with those bobbins for the bungee straps?

 

[chrismeece74]

Those look good.
Can I ask what sun shade you have? Did I come with those bobbins for the bungee straps?

That shade is from Spiderwebshade.com and yes it came with those for install. They make them for Gladiators as well.

 

[Sbro2021]

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Tank is coming along. Getting started on the skid today.

 

[22EcoDs]

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Tank is coming along. Getting started on the skid today.

When are you gonna patent and sell it ?

 

[Sbro2021]

When are you gonna patent and sell it ?

Unfortunately we all know the eco D is gonna phase out….

 

[Sbro2021]

Unfortunately we all know the eco D is gonna phase out….

If I thought it was worth it would patent how I’m gonna fill it…

 

[Hootbro]

Nothing about that is patentable.

 

[Sbro2021]

Nothing about that is patentable.

That’s what my patent lawyer said too ?

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