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

[ShadowsPapa]

Believe it or not it actually makes the truck ride quieter!

I can believe it - there's really no tire noise in my wife's JLU Rubicon with BFG KO2
And the rear wheel wells are in the passenger area on those.

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[Dan in Pasadena]

I can believe it - there's really no tire noise in my wife's JLU Rubicon with BFG KO2
And the rear wheel wells are in the passenger area on those.

Oh, good to know.

I really didn't research these tires as I should have. My brother-in-law had the same newly installed on his earlier Wrangler and when he told me the price I asked if he could get them for me? He said it was the going price at this one small shop so I jumped at it. My factory tires still had a little life in them but the original fronts (I moved to rear) had weird wear on them from misalignment (I assume). I'm about to tow it about a 1000 miles round trip through the Southwest and I wanted new.

I consider BFG's to be an excellent brand. Hoping these turn out to be good ones. Opinions on KO2's?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Oh, good to know.

I really didn't research these tires as I should have. My brother-in-law had the same newly installed on his earlier Wrangler and when he told me the price I asked if he could get them for me? He said it was the going price at this one small shop so I jumped at it. My factory tires still had a little life in them but the original fronts (I moved to rear) had weird wear on them from misalignment (I assume). I'm about to tow it about a 1000 miles round trip through the Southwest and I wanted new.

I consider BFG's to be an excellent brand. Hoping these turn out to be good ones. Opinions on KO2's?

Haven't had the Jeep that long - bought mid-January. But on a long trip it was comfortable and the noise was more wind and the shape of the Wrangler than "road noise".
What little winter they saw seemed to be fine.
We took that Jeep to Florida (Sarasota, then St. Augustine) and back home near Des Moines. It was a nice ride but after 18 or so hours on the road I was ready to get out of any vehicle.

 

[Kyle10]

Dirty Dog cargo net front and rear. Adds shade with roof off and I like the look. Pics with top off to follow.

 

[HooliganActual]

Looks super clean. Do you have a 4 way tire inflation/deflation system? They're great when wheeling with onboard air since you can literally just connect it to all 4 tires and let it run. Something like this https://amzn.to/3LztyCv or the Morrflate system. The one I linked looks cool since you can disconnect the hoses. The Morrflate which is what I have you can't.

Here is another option for the 4 tire inflate/deflate system.
https://jeepsneeds.com/collections/gear/products/jeepsneeds-hurricane-free-shipping

I have 2 of these. Don't know if it is better or worse than any other system out there, but they are 5 years old and going strong.

Before I get grief for having 2; one setup is essentially hard mounted in the Gladiator (my overlander) and one setup migrates between my two Wranglers when we are "wheelin'".

Either way, doing all 4 at once is a joy. My buddies are running around from tire to tire while I just stand there drinking a soda. Best part about the systems is that I can equalize the pressure across all four tires and thus not have one at 20#, two at 19# and one at 21#...or whatever pressure you are moving to.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Best part about the systems is that I can equalize the pressure across all four tires and thus not have one at 20#, two at 19# and one at 21#...or whatever pressure you are moving to.

Yes, this. Big advantage, IMO. Some may not care about a pound or two, but I try to get them all as even as possible, yes, running from tire to tire with a gauge and then checking TPMS LOL.
Talk about OCD.
I like your system - set the pressure and they all air up and equally. Can't be different with this setup.
It's waaay overkill for me and my Jeep use, but if I were doing other things with it, I can see myself with that sort of setup.

 

[HooliganActual]

Yes, this. Big advantage, IMO. Some may not care about a pound or two, but I try to get them all as even as possible, yes, running from tire to tire with a gauge and then checking TPMS LOL.
Talk about OCD.
I like your system - set the pressure and they all air up and equally. Can't be different with this setup.
It's waaay overkill for me and my Jeep use, but if I were doing other things with it, I can see myself with that sort of setup.

You know, it's interesting that people (my wheeling buddies at least) are so cavalier about the pressures they are running and not worried about evening the pressures out more than they do. It can make a big difference, especially on the paved roads.

Years ago, I mashed up the steering on my Wrangler and couldn't quite get things the way they needed to be during the trail repair. As soon as hit pavement, I was pulling seriously to the right. Since I couldn't affect any more repairs at that time, I dropped 3 lbs pressure on my driver side front tire and it tracked fine the whole way home.

A few pounds difference, in the fronts especially, can make a world of difference.

 

[TigerInFL]

Here is another option for the 4 tire inflate/deflate system.
https://jeepsneeds.com/collections/gear/products/jeepsneeds-hurricane-free-shipping

I have 2 of these. Don't know if it is better or worse than any other system out there, but they are 5 years old and going strong.

Before I get grief for having 2; one setup is essentially hard mounted in the Gladiator (my overlander) and one setup migrates between my two Wranglers when we are "wheelin'".

Either way, doing all 4 at once is a joy. My buddies are running around from tire to tire while I just stand there drinking a soda. Best part about the systems is that I can equalize the pressure across all four tires and thus not have one at 20#, two at 19# and one at 21#...or whatever pressure you are moving to.

Pretty cool product. If you add their hoses, it can get pricy. Their hoses appear to me to be that stiff plastic crap you get from Harbor Freight. They are useless in cold weather.

 

[HooliganActual]

Pretty cool product. If you add their hoses, it can get pricy. Their hoses appear to me to be that stiff plastic crap you get from Harbor Freight. They are useless in cold weather.

I had to chuckle a bit that the guy from Florida calls out cold weather performance…lol.

But seriously, if anyone is interested in their product and has that concern, it might be worth calling JeepNeeds and asking about it. The two units I bought came with 1/4” clear blue nylabraid hoses which have been trouble free; but I do see that what is picture on the website is something different. I honestly couldn’t remember if that was what was pictured back when I bought them. But ultimately, hoses are easy to make up, especially if you get your own Sharkbite Tool:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/SharkBite-3-8-to-1-in-PEX-tool/1000224581

 

[TigerInFL]

I had to chuckle a bit that the guy from Florida calls out cold weather performance…lol.

But seriously, if anyone is interested in their product and has that concern, it might be worth calling JeepNeeds and asking about it. The two units I bought came with 1/4” clear blue nylabraid hoses which have been trouble free; but I do see that what is picture on the website is something different. I honestly couldn’t remember if that was what was pictured back when I bought them. But ultimately, hoses are easy to make up, especially if you get your own Sharkbite Tool:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/SharkBite-3-8-to-1-in-PEX-tool/1000224581

Heyyyy we do have about 5 nights a year when the tempature dips close to freezing ... hahaha. Glad to hear you got a better hose. Got a pic of your permante mount? Just curious.

 

[HooliganActual]

Heyyyy we do have about 5 nights a year when the tempature dips close to freezing ... hahaha. Glad to hear you got a better hose. Got a pic of your permante mount? Just curious.

Just like here in AZ. What do you want to see a pic of? The pic I posted is how I have it. There is a strip of Velcro on the back of the manifold holding it to the floor. And I’m using a steel braided hose to connect to the compressor mounted in that pic. The hoses just stay coiled up when not in use and hang on a rear molle panel:

 

[Dim]

and today little work on the JT was..... changing those bolts .... aaaah feel way better now ... finally something clean and free of rust Can you imagine... 1 night out and this rust... wow.

and the last order I expected sooner this week is finally arrived .... the very last piece before going on 37's... next week ... drop the black rhino wheels and the 37's and tpms at the service shop and lets hope next weekend I will able to finally drove my jeep in 37's... kinda a dream coming true....

 

[FreedomWV]

Bestop Sunrider installed…. Note no more z clips. Also Mopar Brake controller.

 

[GobiGuy]

Bestop Sunrider installed…. Note no more z clips. Also Mopar Brake controller.

Awww man... You missed all the fun! Congrats on the Sunrider! It is absolutely my favorite mod on my JT.

 

[bakobobby]

New cabin air filter and engine air filters. Had right around 7k miles on them. They sure get dirty quick here lots of dust in the air from all the ag. When doing the engine filter too my surprise found a good bit of sand had made it into the airbox. That stuff gets everywhere.

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