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

[DocMike]

You are giving me tire envy.

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[PuRGE]

Line-X Premium done today. Now I don't have to baby the bed anymore & can start sprucing it up with more goodies!

 

[RU_NOT_IN_2_TRAILS]

What steering stabilizer did you go with? Did it make it a better ride?

I went with Fox brand, and with the added weight of the tires and wheels it made a noticeable difference in the ride helping to avoid some of the lane drifting.

 

[Mopar King]

I went with Fox brand, and with the added weight of the tires and wheels it made a noticeable different in the ride helping to avoid some of the lane drifting.

I did the same a few weeks ago. I dialed my sway in a lot and tightened up the steering by adding adjustable front and rear track bars as well as the Synergy track bar/shaft brace.

The Fox FOX985-02-127 made a noticeable difference still.

 

[SwampNut]

Dropped it off at the dealer to fix broken-off welds on the body mount nuts.

 

[Br4hm4]

Whelp finally got my ACE Upper Decker delivered on Friday (Ordered on Feb 26th) and I haven't had time to install it yet...but I did unbox it...and I am less than impressed with the way it was shipped. Mine and one other person on this forum had their Upper deckers show up with scrathes and rust on them. The way it's packaged allows for things to break through the cardboard and damage the products they ship. Sure, some of the blame is on the shipping company, but some more thought could have gone in to how it was packaged out of their shop. I know it will be the last thing I order from them.

Long story short...It's an awesome made piece, shipping could have been better, customer service definitley could be way better...At this point I am 50/50 if I am going to keep it or sell it.

 

[Lynn_F]

I chuckle every time I hear upper decker...

 

[Mopar King]

I chuckle every time I hear upper decker...

I thought the same thing....what a name for a product. Hey man, just got my upper decker. Oh yeah, just ordered my upper decker....should be here any day!

My upper decker was in rough shape!

 

[Lynn_F]

I thought the same thing....what a name for a product. Hey man, just got my upper decker. Oh yeah, just ordered my upper decker....should be here any day!

My upper decker was in rough shape!

There is nothing worse than a poorly packaged upper decker.

 

[MeanMachine]

I had a friend help me, and it wasn't too bad, here are some pointers from my install:

1. The instructions only say to remove the lower shock bolts, but I removed the sway bar link bolts too
2. Even with both unbolted the springs, especially the driver's side still didn't want to come out. I had to convince them to come out. See step 4 for what I think would make it easier.
3. I fed the hose down from the top, put the spacer in place, attached it to the bag, then put all of it inside the spring
4. Putting the springs back was a chore, The axle didn't want to drop down enough to get them back in there. Plus the rubber isolator on top has to go in a specific spot because it has it's on locating pin, and the spring indexes into that. Trying to hold all of it in there while fighting the axle made me invent new curse words. Finally my buddy had an idea and we used a small bottle jack placed on the bumpstop pad and pushing against the metal cup for the bump stop. With this setup we were able to push the axle down in a controlled manner, easily get the pieces in there, and then let it up slowly while holding everything in place. I recommend putting the drivers side one back in first, then passenger.
5. Since I was installing in the gas filler area, I run my lines all to the drivers side. I left enough slack that when I was done, I tucked them in behind the fender linter. They are out of sight, but I could loose the bolts and pull them down if they need to be serviced in the future.
6. If you do the gas filler spot I did, you'll have to reach in under the fender liner and up to it. Also, it's a softish rubber, so I added a couple of fender washers to give it some backing and keeping it from flexing as much when taking the coupler on and off.

Hopefully that helps some, good luck with the install.

thanks!!

 

[AFett10]

Had Black Rhino wheels & 33s, front leveling kit, rear airbags & compressor and tonneau cover installed today. Last week I installed new headlights with halos & had front window tint/bed-liner done. Now it's time to enjoy it!

What % tint due you have on this? 20%?

 

[DocMike]

Little thing, but I put the door hinge guides on today. Bolts are stored in the case.

 

[Luv_Dave]

My favorite Beer and Hockey Team...

 

[SwampNut]

Beer and Hockey Team

At first, I thought they were one and the same.

 

[DocMike]

Thats Rugby, but I can see how you'd confuse them.
I got to add my "Hell has a better jukebox" sticker.

At first, I thought they were one and the same.

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