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

[TJDave]

Installed AWE exhaust yesterday and did some initial driving today.

it sounds awesome. Easily the best sounding exhaust Ive heard for a Jeep, and one of the better of any v6 out there period.

Install was super easy. Pic below has the tools required. I did chop the stock exhaust for my convenience, and the AWE was easy to clock into place. Did it by myself in 45min. It has sound, but isnt obnoxious. It purs at idle, and wont piss off your neighbors warming up in the driveway. Im looking forward to hearing how it settles and mellows over the first 1,000 or so miles. Did a video of me talking through while installed, and a couple of pulls. Its tucked up nice and high over the axle.

it does have some sound for sure. But Im impressed with how docile it is until you stand on it. Im pretty anti exhaust noise, so its my limit of what Im ok with, but it isnt tinny or raspy. Once some mileage gets on it, i expect it to settle down some more too.

Happy to grab something else on request.

Thank you for sharing! You have made up my mind for a new exhaust. I don't want loud, I don't want raspy. I do want a little more sound, more clearance, and get rid of that vulnerable rear resonator. I really like how the exhaust exits out of harms way. Thank you.

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[KurtP]

Thank you for sharing! You have made up my mind for a new exhaust. I don't want loud, I don't want raspy. I do want a little more sound, more clearance, and get rid of that vulnerable rear resonator. I really like how the exhaust exits out of harms way. Thank you.

glad it helped!

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[kdfhuey]

Antenna delete and new badge with badge glow behind it. Hell I never use the radio lol.

 

[scotte992]

Well lets see...

 

[Ols5370]

Installed the AMP Research bed step today, I'm not as fit as I used to be, so having this lower (foldaway) step will help me out.

Also for a minor decoration, but some etsy stickers on my stock wheels.

whered you ding the small stickers I see Etsy. I ordered some but were too big

 

[IamAlan]

Thanks for the review. Mine arrived today!

 

[mazeppa]

Replaced my Rubicon OEM spare steel wheel with a matching Granite Crystal Aluminum Rubicon Wheel and a # 68464665AB TPMS valve stem so I can do a 5-tire rotation. Put yellow vinyl electrical tape strips on the Jeep supplied black tiretools to aid in finding all of them after usage in dark conditions.

Used a 1/2" female pipe plug socket and a cordless ratchet wrench on the tiretool rods to lower and raise the spare tire/wheel instead of using the lug wrench as a crank . A 7/16" plug socket was just a little bit too small, but a 1/2" fits with just minual play on the tiretool rod.

This is method to raise/lower the JT spare tire/wheel works but kind of awkward.

This is better.

First World solution.

 

[CJtoJTR]

Installed rusty’s off-road lower control arm skid plates. Hopefully this will finally keep those things from getting so beat up on the trail.

 

[mx5red]

Replaced my Rubicon OEM spare steel wheel with a matching Granite Crystal Aluminum Rubicon Wheel and a # 68464665AB TPMS valve stem so I can do a 5-tire rotation. Put yellow vinyl electrical tape strips on the Jeep supplied black tiretools to aid in finding all of them after usage in dark conditions.

Used a 1/2" female pipe plug socket and a cordless ratchet wrench on the tiretool rods to lower and raise the spare tire/wheel instead of using the lug wrench as a crank . A 7/16" plug socket was just a little bit too small, but a 1/2" fits with just minual play on the tiretool rod.

This is method to raise/lower the JT spare tire/wheel works but kind of awkward.

This is better.

First World solution.

Nice post, I’ve been too lazy to look up how to drop the tire (first truck) and also thought about doing five tire rotations when I upgrade wheels. Thanks for the part number!

 

[mazeppa]

Nice post, I’ve been too lazy to look up how to drop the tire (first truck) and also thought about doing five tire rotations when I upgrade wheels. Thanks for the part number!

It's probably advisable to pull the tools and jack out from under the passenger rear seat and get familiar with them and their usage in daylight and in good condition for your first learning experience, it's not desirable to have to learn how to use them and find out where they are located in the dark on the side of a busy road. Pay attention before your remove the tools and jack how they are packed and fastened down, they never go back in like they came out .

 

[Commodus]

Installed rusty’s off-road lower control arm skid plates. Hopefully this will finally keep those things from getting so beat up on the trail.

Did you have to modify or drill Jeep?

 

[FLUndertaker]

Got my Arcus bumper and Warn Evo 12S bolted up tight. Loving the look with the Oracle LEDs.

 

[CJtoJTR]

Did you have to modify or drill Jeep?

Nope, it uses two holes in the frame as well as the bolt to the lower control arm.

 

[Timdog]

whered you ding the small stickers I see Etsy. I ordered some but were too big

I got some on eBay.. you can ask him for custom colours https://www.ebay.ca/itm/262482901343

 

[Quig]

Installed my new Reaper Off-Road bumper and winch!

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