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

[JacobD177]

I kept hearing a rattle or some type of noise every time I went over a bump, pot hole etc. I’ve been trying to chase it down looking all over the bolts on my suspension, cleared everything out under my rear seat that could be moving around. And I think I finally found it. Above the rear drive shaft the brake lines sit in these lil hooks and they move around like crazy. So I zip tied them to the hooks. Knock on wood took it for a drive and no more noise. Hoping that’s it.

I had the same issue. Spent a couple of days trying to hunt the rattle down. I finally gave up and during the last oil change had the dealer hunt it down. Turned out to be a bad shock(stock Mojave fox)…at 16k miles.

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[GEETCH]

I have mounted two wavian Jerry cans in the bed to fit under my cover, I used wavian Jerry can mounts on rough country molle panels.

 

[redman43]

Installed FrontRunner rack, @Diode Dynamics hitch mount pod, and grab handles from @darksidedesign

 

[BlackLion]

Method 705 +25 and KO2

 

[antwon412]

Method 705 +25 and KO2

I really like that style of method wheel. If they offered it in a bronze finish, I would’ve got that over my 701s. Maybe they’re 703’s. I forgot what I have v

Looks great on your rig!

 

[Animal]

Method 705 +25 and KO2

Is that the 705s in titanium? Looks great!

 

[chorky]

Suspension - Installed

Synergy 8863-20 2" Front Coil Springs, Pair
Synergy 8865-20 2" Rear Coil Springs, Pair
Synergy 8057-10 Snap-Lock Bump Stop Spacers
Synergy 8858-20 Rear Bump Stop Extension, 2.0 Tall
Synergy 8875-01 Front Adjustable Track Bar
Synergy 8855-02 Front Sway Bar Relocation Brackets
Synergy 8851-01 Front Adjustable Lower Control Arms
Synergy 8881-01 Rear Adjustable Track Bar
Synergy 8808-01 Rear Sway Bar Drop Brackets
Synergy Front Track Bar & Sector Shaft Brace SYN-8869-01
FOX Shocks -985-24-179
FOX Shocks -985-24-219
FOX Steering Stabilizer 985-02-127

Another forum member mentioned some clearance issues with the synergy front track bar. did you have to do any modifications to the axle side mount?

 

[NeatFreq]

Another forum member mentioned some clearance issues with the synergy front track bar. did you have to do any modifications to the axle side mount?

Nope, but I also installed the sector shaft brace kit from synergy as well, I have no clearence issues at all and just crested 1500 miles since install and I love it.

 

[BlackLion]

Is that the 705s in titanium? Looks great!

Thanks! Yeah, that's the 705 Titanium.

 

[Darkamek]

Well got the heli coil in from Amazon today so I could fix my Teraflex Nomad rim properly. Sucks I had to pay $23 to fix the rim, oh well.

 

[Wolf Island Diver]

Garmin Tread Overland XL

I’ve been a Gaia/Dual/iPad Pro user for a while but not been super happy with it for the following reasons:

1. Gaia software is flaky and hard to use
2. Gaia requires a yearly subscription
3. Vehicle orientation is janky with the iPad (I’m always moving sideways)
4. Gaia’s update rate is slow and jerky
5. Frequently Gaia won’t see the Dual and you have to restart it, restart the iPad. Overall not user friendly
6. It’s heavy, necessitating 1 1/2 RAM mounts and it still bounces and shakes all over the place.
7. RAMs iPad holder is rattling junk
8. The iPad holder takes up a lot of room when the iPad isn’t there and partially blocks the passenger airbag the way I have it set up. I like the GPS low so it doesn’t obscure the windshied
9. Actual turn by turn or route finding/tracking is poor.
10. I don’t trust Apple to not break functionality with some update

With this device I get the following:

1. A dedicated system
2. A tiny footprint when the device is not in the vehicle
3. I don’t need my Gaia subscription
4. A more secure, less rattling mount
5. The Tread supports a wireless power module. Think SwitchPros with no wires going through the firewall. I can add the module for $500 which gives me 6 30A circuits
6. It supports comms via MURS and can track other MURS users. I’m using GMRS now, so I may never use this
7. It supports Garmin dog trackers
8. It supports high definition satellite mapping
9. It has off-road turn by turn directions (I haven’t tried this yet)
10. I don’t need my inReach mini, Tread works with Iridium

What I don’t like:

1. Cost. $1400 is crazy expensive but my iPad was $1100 and my dual was several hundred so it’s not much more
2. Garmin’s express software is janky and their websites suck
3. The lock on the mount rattles when the Tread isn’t on there. Easily solved with a Ranger band
4. No cover!! WTF Garmin?
5. Android is janky.

 

[Camaroboi13]

I suppose it’s not Gladiator related but close. Installed bushwacker hyperform fenders on mama’s JLU today, makes her 35s look tiny in those wheel wells. Time for 37s I guess lol

 

[TheTrailGeek]

Replaced the Mopar end links (From 2” lift I was using as a stop gap) with Steersmarts Yeti XD end links.

Drive any differently?

 

[Edub]

How did you mount the Pelican to the rack?

Now that was the challenge. so, I started with the now discontinued pelican mounting brackets meant for those specific cases. the slots on the Rhino Rack aren't the right width apart EXCEPT for the outer slot which fit perfect.

you will notice that the middle mounting location doesn't line up properly, to combat this, I added extra mounting hardware on either side.

 

[kaeo_15]

Drive any differently?

Body roll is reduced a noticeable amount, but hard to tell how much of a difference it made specifically as I made other changes to the suspension.

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