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

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Not today, but yesterday...

Short time lurker, first time poster...

I rescued a basically stock Rubicon from the dealer yesterday! It's a white 2020 with black leather, and so far I'm really liking it. Looking forward to learning what I can about these things, and getting it built to the spec I want.

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Welcome, I'm in Huntington Beach as well. Good luck with your build looking forward to seeing how your build turns out 👍 .
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Yikes. That had to scare the crap out of you. It just goes to show you never know what's gonna fly up and hit a vehicle. Mine could have been much worse for sure. Glad everyone was ok and didn't get hurt. Easily could have turned out differently.
Yeah things you never imagined. Be safe out there
 

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installed takeoff Mopar lift, very happy with results. keeping 33" Rubicon takeoffs to preserve gear ration for towing, just wanted some additional clearance. Added Sunrider top last week, love the simplicity and not having to store freedom panels, so easy to open it up!
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For the back story on this.
@mx5red gave me this transfer case skid so I bought the Oil pan and Transmission skid to compliment it. When I went to install I spun one of the weld nuts in the frame and didn’t want to tear into it until I was ready to do the upgrade complete. In the meantime I kept the factory skid in place to have some protection.
After trying several options I ended up cutting the head off of the bolt, pushing the weldnut through, and replacing it with a serrated flange locknut.
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This worked perfectly and grabbed right onto the frame without slipping.
Problem solved, skid plate in place, ready for the next BOH run in two weeks.
Nicely done
 

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ya know..... if you "install" a clutch pedal most young folks could NOT steal your jeep.
I do have a Quadratec dead pedal and it pivots up to facilitate removing floor mats. Maybe I could rig that up with a spring or something and get the full affect. Although I used to have an 82’ Tercel with 250k miles on it that you could shift without a clutch if you got the rpm’s close.
 

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I wish I had a really cool trail story to go with this, but I backed into a friend's tree.
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I was able to massage out most of it out.
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I ordered a new tailgate through Painted OEM Parts. They matched the color and sheen perfectly. I put on new "Gladiator" letters. I was on the fence about aftermarket letters, but I think they look pretty decent.
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I wish I had a really cool trail story to go with this, but I backed into a friend's tree.
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I was able to massage out most of it out.
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I ordered a new tailgate through Painted OEM Parts. They matched the color and sheen perfectly. I put on new "Gladiator" letters. I was on the fence about aftermarket letters, but I think they look pretty decent.
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Regeared over 27k miles ago but now it whine on acceleration. Preloaded was setup on the high end of Dana spec. Front bearing is pitted. Set it toward the low end this time.
 

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Regeared over 27k miles ago but now it whine on acceleration. Preloaded was setup on the high end of Dana spec. Front bearing is pitted. Set it toward the low end this time.
Just wondering, what brand gear set did you use?
 

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Not today… but earlier this week picked up a Color matched hardtop. Previous owners Gladiator got hit by a drunk driver been sitting in his garage awhile. Now I have a soft top and 2 hardtops!
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