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

[chorky]

Decided to finally re-do some winch wiring.

A few friends wanted to observe.

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[WILDHOBO]

Lowers are stock. Got a little spring bow, I knew I would going in but wanted to see where I’d end up. Started at -0.5 on stock arms no bow, 2.0 no bow, 5.0 slight bow. I’ll ride with it for a while how it is. I chose better pinion angle. Needless to say but lowers will be in my future.

When I corrected my pinion, I did uppers and lowers. I shortened the lowers by the same measurement as I lengthened the uppers. That way I maintained wheelbase. A little spring bow is unavoidable unless you change the spring perch.

 

[XraytecH]

Been a while since I tried looking into this, but I think FrontRunner has stuff that will work
https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.c...imline-ii-fold-top-bed-rack-kit-krjg013t.html

I don't remember what leg lengths etc work so it'd be easiest just to call them.
I have Yakima racks that are too low and I can't roll the Bak4 up. I've tried other options but none are great, these extended legs and bars/ski racks (not the whole platform) would probably work well.

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I also wanna know if it will it work with my Revolver roll up bed cover.

 

[mx5red]

Boring… but BAK Revolver X4S Tonneau & Bedrug Classic.

Now I need an over-bed ski rack that will fit the tonneau t-slots and allow me to roll up the cover without removing skis.

@XraytecH
Found the thread
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/bed-cover-with-rack.22900/post-990434

 

[22EcoDs]

Lowers are stock. Got a little spring bow, I knew I would going in but wanted to see where I’d end up. Started at -0.5 on stock arms no bow, 2.0 no bow, 5.0 slight bow. I’ll ride with it for a while how it is. I chose better pinion angle. Needless to say but lowers will be in my future.

Did you already drop the carrier? Just curious.

 

[jn2275]

Today I installed a Warn Winch Power Interrupt Kit that I wired up to the Mopar Aux switches. I made the bracket out of some scrap .063 6061-T3 aluminum that was 4-1/4" x 12". For the terminal board I used a 7-way trailer wiring box for water resistance. I put a strip of camper foam tape under the bracket so it doesn't scratch the fender.

The Redline hood struts clear the bracket with plenty of clearance and so does the hood. Keep in mind this is on a Mojave with the higher hood. You could drill the holes down further for the Solenoid and Junction box if clearance is an issue on the other models.

Parts
WARN 62132 Power Interrupt Kit
7 Way Trailer Junction Box
Camper Foam Tape
Misc Nuts, bolts, terminal ends and shrink tubing.

If I was going to do it all again I wouldn't have used the Warn kit and only picked up a Solenoid since a lot of the kit went unused. The red power cable was also barely long enough to reach the battery so I may end up making a longer cable in the future to increase the bend radius where it hooks up the the battery.
Also If I was buying the metal to make the bracket, I would get a piece of 1/8" thick 2" Aluminum angle like this. The thinner piece I used has some flex but seems rigid enough for now. I'll keep an eye out on the bend for cracks as I suspect that's where they would develop.

I still plan on routing the cables to the winch under the air filter box and wrapping them in some tubing for protection when the air filter I ordered arrives.

 

[JUPITER GLADIATOR]

It was actually yesterday (Sunday). I installed a Rugged Ridge HD Full Width Front Bumper with the Rugged Ridge X-Striker Bar and a Badland Apex 12000 LB winch. I still need to wire up the winch (ran out of daylight) and reinstall my Mojave skid plate.

 

[Mojave20]

Did you already drop the carrier? Just curious.

Yeah, I have the rock jock spacer.

 

[Sw00per]

Installing some Terraflex rails. Slow but sure updates as they are needed.

 

[Hootbro]

Installing some Terraflex rails. Slow but sure updates as they are needed.

Who makes that bed mat? Look like it is a saddle brown in the pic.

 

[WILDHOBO]

As a start to the EClik shock install, relocated the charge controller in the way, mounted the ecu and inertia/tilt/roll sensor, and installed the new t-case shift knob/clickwheel/touch screen. I’ll wire it all when I install the shocks later this week.

 

[fireproof69]

Installed a dead pedal… it was 35* and raining, so I still need to fine tune the angle when it’s dry out!

 

[Sw00per]

Who makes that bed mat? Look like it is a saddle brown in the pic.

Smartliner -it looks more brown in the photo then it is. The rubber has started to discolor in a odd way. As long as it protects then bed for me... it is actually very thick.

(edited a typo)

 

[Greatwhite]

As a start to the EClik shock install, relocated the charge controller in the way, mounted the ecu and inertia/tilt/roll sensor, and installed the new t-case shift knob/clickwheel/touch screen. I’ll wire it all when I install the shocks later this week.

How much wider/taller is that new knob? I have a problem with wanting to rest the side of my knee against it.

 

[WILDHOBO]

How much wider/taller is that new knob? I have a problem with wanting to rest the side of my knee against it.

Pretty significantly. It’s close to the size of the tranny knob.

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