What did you do WITH your Gladiator today?

[WILDHOBO]

Yeah. I’ve been reading the instructions, and if I can get it off the ground enough I can do it. I don’t want to get to using a spring compressor through.
I also have to wait until spring time.

With the wheels off and track bar disconnected, you should have plenty of droop to do it. I’m on 4.5 and 6.5 springs and they went in on the ground. One end at a time, jack stands under the frame as high as you can get it safely. Two floor jacks are helpful, but you can do it with one. Use the jacks to move the axle around to get the articulation you want. Make sure to disconnect brake line and abs brackets to get more length. And disconnect the diff breather hoses from the axles. Locker wires and fad wires can usually stay connected if you watch them carefully. Worst case, disconnect them.

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[WILDHOBO]

Used it to go pick up my tent rack from powdercoat and then bring the trailer home to start putting it back together for camping next weekend.

Single coolest RTT trailer I’ve seen. Not even close.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Yes me and my uncle did mine and although we could have used the lift we just used 2 floor jacks and 2 very heavy jack stands . once the front is jacked up tires and track bar and sway bar end links & shocks lower bolts taken off use floor jacks under the frame each side lower slowly and then you will be able to take springs out . We did it in 2 seperate days 5 hrs 1 day 3 hours second day. Thats just because we are both old

Completely doable. Good creeper. Medium good beer. If it’s too good you lose motivation.

 

[Janster]

When you’re at the range blowing off some rounds… and a Mojave pulls up next to you!! My husband introduced himself to ya….. at SLCFSA.

I doubt you’re on this forum…. Nice Jeep by the way.

 

[Minty JL]

Quite doable to do without a lift, and in the driveway. Not easy, but by no means horrible.

I did my MC GC 4.5 kit in my garage with HF floor jacks and jack stands. Very doable if you have the basic knowledge and tools.

 

[Minty JL]

When you’re at the range blowing off some rounds… and a Mojave pulls up next to you!! My husband introduced himself to ya….. at SLCFSA.

I doubt you’re on this forum…. Nice Jeep by the way.

Good measurement of a range day who has the most jacked Jeep, most ammo and most tax stamped items lol

 

[Minty JL]

With the wheels off and track bar disconnected, you should have plenty of droop to do it. I’m on 4.5 and 6.5 springs and they went in on the ground. One end at a time, jack stands under the frame as high as you can get it safely. Two floor jacks are helpful, but you can do it with one. Use the jacks to move the axle around to get the articulation you want. Make sure to disconnect brake line and abs brackets to get more length. And disconnect the diff breather hoses from the axles. Locker wires and fad wires can usually stay connected if you watch them carefully. Worst case, disconnect them.

Yeah I have Daytona yellow 3T and a 1.5T aluminum lowrider and it was a perfect combo.

The 1.5T aluminum floor jack is for my 04 Colorado ZQ8 that static slammed 5/6"

 

[Toothgnasher]

I did my MC GC 4.5 kit in my garage with HF floor jacks and jack stands. Very doable if you have the basic knowledge and tools.

Sadly my Gladiator won’t even fit in my garage now, or if it did it’s only by an inch or so. This will be an on the driveway job if I do it.

 

[Rusty PW]

Sadly my Gladiator won’t even fit in my garage now, or if it did it’s only by an inch or so. This will be an on the driveway job if I do it.

I did my lift in the driveway.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I did my MC GC 4.5 kit in my garage with HF floor jacks and jack stands. Very doable if you have the basic knowledge and tools.

Agreed. No question. The first three suspension setups on mine were in the driveway. Only the most recent revision was I in the garage. Holy crap do I love having a garage.

 

[Toothgnasher]

Agreed. No question. The first three suspension setups on mine were in the driveway. Only the most recent revision was I in the garage. Holy crap do I love having a garage.

I've got a garage, just not one I can fit the Jeep into. I had to air down the Wrangler to 10 PSI to scrape in. It's kind of ironic that this city is a GMC company town, with most houses having single-car garages, and for those with houses over the garage, the garages are sized for sedans. Then again, wagons and sedans were still the thing back when my place was built.

Lotto dream is a cottage with a large, multi-car workshop. :D

 

[GeekJT]

Did some South East Texas (North of Houston) Forest trail riding and clearing yesterday. Just doin our part to keep the trails clear.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

Lotto dream is a cottage with a large, multi-car workshop. :D

Same here!!! Without the cottage but definitely something like a 40x80 with 12’ lean to on each side. Right side would be fully enclosed for a tractor garage and left side would be an open porch. 2 10x10 garage doors for the main and an 8x10 for the tractor garage. I may have thought about this once or twice.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I've got a garage, just not one I can fit the Jeep into. I had to air down the Wrangler to 10 PSI to scrape in. It's kind of ironic that this city is a GMC company town, with most houses having single-car garages, and for those with houses over the garage, the garages are sized for sedans. Then again, wagons and sedans were still the thing back when my place was built.

Lotto dream is a cottage with a large, multi-car workshop. :D

Our house before this had a similar one car garage. It wouldn’t fit even our small car, let alone a jeep. We didn’t win the lotto. Quite the opposite, we moved to a less expensive area and were then able to afford what we wanted.

 

[Stan H]

I've got a garage, just not one I can fit the Jeep into. I had to air down the Wrangler to 10 PSI to scrape in. It's kind of ironic that this city is a GMC company town, with most houses having single-car garages, and for those with houses over the garage, the garages are sized for sedans. Then again, wagons and sedans were still the thing back when my place was built.

Lotto dream is a cottage with a large, multi-car workshop. :D

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