What did you do WITH your Gladiator today?

[WILDHOBO]

I totally understand….. In my younger years, we had a built YJ that we played pretty hard with. It was street legal yet we towed it around for a while. We had protection where needed but there was always something that needed lubed, tweaked, fixed, cleaned, etc. As we got older……you just can’t do that stuff anymore without being sore-as-hell for a week afterwards.

I’ve eliminated a ton of that with Teraflex IR control arms. They can be torqued on the lift, and don’t need to adjusted changing springs. And NO MORE maintaining stupid Johnny joints. Ever again. No more jam nuts. Hate hate hate jam nuts and Johnny joints. Pressing and lubing new bushings, rebuilding joints, noises. No thank you.

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[Silverator]

Took the Gladiator to the Moab Carwash......

 

[Janster]

I’ve eliminated a ton of that with Teraflex IR control arms. They can be torqued on the lift, and don’t need to adjusted changing springs. And NO MORE maintaining stupid Johnny joints. Ever again. No more jam nuts. Hate hate hate jam nuts and Johnny joints. Pressing and lubing new bushings, rebuilding joints, noises. No thank you.

Nice!! I’ll be honest….I have no clue about coil spring suspension. My familiarity is with the YJ’s leaf springs. We swapped Dana 44’s from a 1982 Grand Wagoneer and stayed sprung under. Keeping it street legal (drivability) while upgrading for rock crawling.

The one thing I’d recommend for anyone with a YJ (or leaf springs)….
Greasable Shackles and Greasable main eye bolts all day long……..
The amount of times we helped other YJ owners install lift kits….having to use the Sawzall to cut the bolts…. OMG…. never again!

Those were the days, I miss them!!

 

[Janster]

In my case - it's a matter of being unable to do it AT ALL.
I can no longer lay under a vehicle and work on it without getting SICK and remaining sick for the rest of the day. I mean headache and a sick headach/nausea feeling.
I can't even write my name. I tried to fill out a form for a chance to win a TV (ours are working, but getting older) and there was no way to read the phone number I tried to write.
My last hope is an electrode implant and battery pack.
For the sickness working under a vehicle? There is ZERO fix, no hope, none at all.
I'm only 68 and thankfully it's not a matter of having to work to make money - I'd be on disability.
It's driving me crazier than usual because I'm used to doing literally EVERYTHIING - there wasn't anything I'd not do myself - from a total and complete vehicle restoration bumper to bumper, tire to roof, to electrical, plumbing, roofing, landscaping. I hired no one for anything unless the scope was just too large or the timeframe too short (I'm good, but not FAST)
If this is what the future holds - maybe I stop asking to live a long life. It sucks.
i can't even go out and swap out control arms in my JT without getting sick for the day.

That absolutely sucks!!! Damn……. Getting old sucks!!
May you younger folks TAKE NOTE…..

Anytime I crawl underneath …. I get light headed and queasy. I have to re-orient myself upright to clear things up. I am deaf in my left ear, so I don’t know if that has something to do with it.

There are certain projects we’ll try to tackle. But……. We research the shit out of it & find all sort of videos. Those videos make things look so easy!!! Ha!! Yea right!! Never fail… what we think is only gonna take 30 minutes (based on the videos we’ve seen) ends up taking a couple hours! My husband and I always ask ourselves….”Did we forget how to work on shit? Why is this stuff so hard anymore??

 

[Ja87sm]

Swapped max tow fenders on my 6mt sport s left over parts bin jeep

 

[WILDHOBO]

Nice!! I’ll be honest….I have no clue about coil spring suspension. My familiarity is with the YJ’s leaf springs. We swapped Dana 44’s from a 1982 Grand Wagoneer and stayed sprung under. Keeping it street legal (drivability) while upgrading for rock crawling.

The one thing I’d recommend for anyone with a YJ (or leaf springs)….
Greasable Shackles and Greasable main eye bolts all day long……..
The amount of times we helped other YJ owners install lift kits….having to use the Sawzall to cut the bolts…. OMG…. never again!

Those were the days, I miss them!!

Me too. So fun to lift my cj a million years ago.

 

[Rusty PW]

That absolutely sucks!!! Damn……. Getting old sucks!!
May you younger folks TAKE NOTE…..

Anytime I crawl underneath …. I get light headed and queasy. I have to re-orient myself upright to clear things up. I am deaf in my left ear, so I don’t know if that has something to do with it.

There are certain projects we’ll try to tackle. But……. We research the shit out of it & find all sort of videos. Those videos make things look so easy!!! Ha!! Yea right!! Never fail… what we think is only gonna take 30 minutes (based on the videos we’ve seen) ends up taking a couple hours! My husband and I always ask ourselves….”Did we forget how to work on shit? Why is this stuff so hard anymore??

Getting old isn't for wussies. You think you know your limits. Only to discover that your limits are a lot lower than what you thought.

 

[mtudb24]

Rubicons are red
Mojaves are orange
392's are gold
4Xe's are blue
I felt left out, so I painted both my hooks to match my grey M9C stripes
I feel more power and better mpg already. HAHHAHA

 

[Stan H]

Rubicons are red
Mojaves are orange
392's are gold
4Xe's are blue
I felt left out, so I painted both my hooks to match my grey M9C stripes
I feel more power and better mpg already. HAHHAHA

Dude , No offense but that didn't rhyme at all.
How about Rubicons are Red
Mojaves are Orange
4xe's are blue
But I say Grey how about you ?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Dude , No offense but that didn't rhyme at all.
How about Rubicons are Red
Mojaves are Orange
4xe's are blue
But I say Grey how about you ?

Every silver lining's got a touch of grey

 

[mtudb24]

Dude , No offense but that didn't rhyme at all.
How about Rubicons are Red
Mojaves are Orange
4xe's are blue
But I say Grey how about you ?

You win!!!!

 

[WILDHOBO]

Rubicons are red
Mojaves are orange
392's are gold
4Xe's are blue
I felt left out, so I painted both my hooks to match my grey M9C stripes
I feel more power and better mpg already. HAHHAHA

Let me know when you’re done with that S10. I miss my bright red 95 S10.

 

[mtudb24]

Let me know when you’re done with that S10. I miss my bright red 95 S10.

Will do. 60K original miles. One of the cleanest S10's I've ever seen. Bought it 2 years ago with 45K miles on it. Put a 2" lift on it and 31's tires.
Been a S10 fan for years. My favorite was my 96 ZR2 with Super swamper thornbirds.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Will do. 60K original miles. One of the cleanest S10's I've ever seen. Bought it 2 years ago with 45K miles on it. Put a 2" lift on it and 31's tires.
Been a S10 fan for years. My favorite was my 96 ZR2 with Super swamper thornbirds.

Mine was a 95 regular cab, 4cyl, 5 speed, manual everything. I loved that truck.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Anytime I crawl underneath …. I get light headed and queasy. I have to re-orient myself upright to clear things up. I am deaf in my left ear, so I don’t know if that has something to do with it.

My hearing started to go goofier in the 1990s. A lot of loud noises, loud engines, tractors, you name it and possibly some hereditary bits as well.
I started to have balance issues in the 2000s, was finally diagnosed with Meniere's - like one of my brothers (who sold his motorcycle due to it, I shortly after that sold mine as well)
I had spells so bad I couldn't even sit in a chair but had to lower myself to the floor and lean against a wall. I was unable to stay upright.
It's all related - it's an inner ear function. Besides Meniere's, i've lost over 50% of the functionality of my left side inner ear (and my hearing is worse on that side, hearing aids still do wonders, though)
So it's a mix of things for me. They said that there's no fix, it would only get worse, and the dizzy and sick bits are from part of my senses saying all is fine, others saying hey, not so fast, and the right ear not agreeing with the left ear.
I've been through PT twice for it, some really intense testing as well.
I can't walk through a store and look down the aisles looking for anything. It will make me dizzy or sick. Sudden turns and so on - not good. Stairs are tricky.

I can't wait (he says sarcastically) for my Tuesday appointment with the neurologist for my essential tremor - I'm at the end of the road as far as meds that may help - and they aren't doing much these days.
Last time he said I had to make a choice or decision - live with it, accept it, or go for surgery to implant an electrode in the brain that would be attached to some sort of battery pack to help control things.
Starting a screw with a screwdriver - pretty tough. Putting a 1/4" nut on a bolt - takes some doing these days.

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