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

[tonywin]

How are you liking the WP R/T’s?

I like them a lot. Not as aggressive as my previous Baja Boss MTs. I didn’t have any issues with noise on the Mickeys but these RT01s are dead silent comparatively.

Planning to hit flagstaff a few times this winter and figure the RTs should do rather well.

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[tonywin]

I’ll be looking at those after I destroy these Trail Grapplers. Not even a year old and they are chunked really bad. IDK if u saw pics so here’s a few

Are these the same tires you ran when we did 4 Peaks last year? You’ve been on quite a few trips since then.

 

[madesicc88]

Picked up some Bronco Raptor take off 37s KO2s last weekend, got them mounted up today, haven’t had a chance to drive it around much but the C load rating is a huge difference in ride quality, very excited. The BFGs weighed in at 64.5 lbs, and the 20k+ mile 35” Ridge Grapplers Load E weighed in at 68.5lbs. I’m mostly excited about the snow performance, I’ve had a lot of different tires over the years, and the Ridge Grapplers might be the worst performing tires I’ve experienced in snow.

 

[MPMB]

Picked up some Bronco Raptor take off 37s KO2s last weekend, got them mounted up today, haven’t had a chance to drive it around much but the C load rating is a huge difference in ride quality, very excited. The BFGs weighed in at 64.5 lbs, and the 20k+ mile 35” Ridge Grapplers Load E weighed in at 68.5lbs. I’m mostly excited about the snow performance, I’ve had a lot of different tires over the years, and the Ridge Grapplers might be the worst performing tires I’ve experienced in snow.

There's some listed near me, but only 40 miles on them. $2400 for tires and wheels. I'll pass.

 

[madesicc88]

There's some listed near me, but only 40 miles on them. $2400 for tires and wheels. I'll pass.

I was told the ones I picked up had 20 or so miles. Guy put new tires on after pickup, they still had the little paint lines on the tread, I got them for $1100

 

[MPMB]

I was told the ones I picked up had 20 or so miles. Guy put new tires on after pickup, they still had the little paint lines on the tread, I got them for $1100

good deal.

 

[Shift Happens]

Last night I cleaned the interior. Washed the floormats. Emptied the stuff that had been collected in the doors and console. Cleaned the inside windows.

The past few days I've been going through the "emergency" stuff. Decided we don't need to store rain coats anymore (15" of precipitation for the year now, instead of 40"+).

Went through the bin that holds the winch remote, work gloves, and rachet straps. We have 2 Flambeau bins that *just* fit under the rear seat (link below). The other bin holds some water bottles, bug spray, sunscreen, trashbag, gloves for cold weather.

Pulled out the center console bag that hangs between the seats. Between the bag and the center console, I pulled 7-8 sunglasses that belong to my wife. "I need a spare!" So now the bag has our 2 sunglasses cases (*A* spare is in there), 20k mAh battery bank, and "drug" bag. Naproxen, cold meds, gum, and a few others.

That's it. Room to put an iPad if we need to bring it along.

I have to dig through our bins in the garage to get the winter gear and recovery gear out. I need to find a compactable down jacket that's inexpensive. I don't need to store a "just in case" TNF $300 jacket.



The Flambeau bin: https://www.amazon.com/Flambeau-Tackle-Super-Half-Organizer/dp/B0060JNORG/ref=sr_1_8?crid=3VJMIKBE52D50&keywords=flambeau&qid=1702560740&sprefix=flambeau,aps,153&sr=8-8

Did you remove the stock box under the seats to put the Flambeau things in?

 

[Redleg37]

Today I got stuck in rush hour traffic waiting for these guys to get out of the road…

 

[MPMB]

Did you remove the stock box under the seats to put the Flambeau things in?

Nope, they fit right in.

 

[Minty JL]

Work in progress for my LUX Lighting rock lights.

 

[mx5red]

Work in progress for my LUX Lighting rock lights.

Nice distribution panel

 

[TheTrailGeek]

Getting ready to add a aluminum extrusion (8020) homemade rack and Riversmith River quiver to my Rebel Off Road XCAP. ?

 

[madesicc88]

Pics please ?

Here’s a quick pic, nothing too special, it does seem like the sidewalls on these are not as aggressive as the other sets I’ve had,I’m wondering if they are slightly different since they are a OE tire. I’m excited to see how they perform this winter, I have them at 34 psi right now. I’ll see how that goes and adjust accordingly.

 

[XraytecH]

Installed Oracle Oculus Switchbacks ?

Took a little bit of trouble shooting with a Tazer but I got them to work perfectly.

 

[Jeeper44mag]

Two things I've done recently that are borderline "must haves" IMO.

1) Install sun visor supports. They will keep your sun visor from breaking the plastic piece that (from the factory) supports them... and I *guarantee* you they WILL break eventually. If yours are already broken, and you have to keep pushing them back in, this will remedy that problem. ~$13 off Amazon. Just search for "Jeep sun visor repair kit". Takes ~10 minutes, and all you need to supply is some blue lok-tite if you want to make sure you don't ever have to re-tighten the screws. Everything else is in the kit. IMO, Jeep should be providing this setup/design from the factory.

2) Install a relay that will disable your license plate lights when in reverse. This keeps the license plate lights from washing out the rear camera when its dark outside. The difference in visibility at night through the camera is AMAZING. Like literally 10X better IMO. You can search & find instructions on the parts & installation on the forums, but if you're lazy or time constrained like me, you can contact "Carpemaur1" on ebay and he will sell you a harness/relay that is (IMO) factory OEM quality that is truly "plug & play" with EXCELLENT instructions on how to install it, and what to do, and what NOT to do. Absolute 5 star rating from me for this guy for his communication & product. (~$90 delivered to your door). About a 20 minute installation if you're OCD like me. 10 minutes if you're not ?. All you need is his product & an 8mm socket & a pair of snips to cut off the zip-tie tag ends.

Luis

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