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

[mike921921]

Thank you so much for this. I own an Altitude which is supposed to be blacked out and FCA has that stupid shiny keyway on the doors ?

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[Bbannongmu]

Hi lift Jack bed mount.
#JTRSPARTACUS

 

[granpappygd]

 

[c4nuck]

Had just enough wrap left over from doing my tailgate a couple weeks ago, decided to spice up the hood a bit.

 

[HannibalSmith]

fully loaded gladiator just about but somehow rolled off factory floor without proximity key

Finally got the kit after almost 2 months. I ordered couple days before christmas on the same day I bought my gladiator. Knocked it out today and used jscan to enable.

I can’t believe mine doesn’t have this! How difficult was the install?

 

[Dezerox]

I can’t believe mine doesn’t have this! How difficult was the install?

Easy as long as your take your time and pay attention. Took me about 3hrs for both sides. I went real slow on the first one because I didn't want to break anything on my 2 month old gladiator but did the 2nd side probably an hour faster than the first.

 

[HannibalSmith]

Easy as long as your take your time and pay attention. Took me about 3hrs for both sides. I went real slow on the first one because I didn't want to break anything on my 2 month old gladiator but did the 2nd side probably an hour faster than the first.

Do you have a link for where you purchased it?

 

[Dezerox]

Do you have a link for where you purchased it?

https://www.allmoparparts.com/sku/psventryjtbsm.html

 

[johnparjr]

Hi lift Jack bed mount.
#JTRSPARTACUS

Use the to empty holes above the hi lift to mount your fists to that’s what I did on mine and it holds my shovel

 

[HikerBob]

Had just enough wrap left over from doing my tailgate a couple weeks ago, decided to spice up the hood a bit.

Like that you color coordinate your Glad with KTM racing and your bike. Had a friend complete the Baja 1000 on a KTM. Rode with him a few years back in Georgia. Nice bikes.

 

[Freepbr4me]

I replaced the dash 3.5 inch speakers with the Kenwood KFC-X3C speakers. Sounds great. The 2 for the soundbar are on a FedEx truck stuck in the snow somewhere north of Florida.

 

[Bbannongmu]

Use the to empty holes above the hi lift to mount your fists to that’s what I did on mine and it holds my shovel

Cool. Thx.

 

[chrcal14]

I know exactly where your coming from! But I have a solution for you. I also have the manual Rubicon JT with 4.10s and 37in mud tires so I experienced what you have been describing a little more. Also, keep in mind when you read comments 99% of them have automatics so when they need power or are accelerating they get an instant downshift or two. People that upgrade tires sizes on the autos don't noticed anything different because they don't realize it now downshift to 3rd rather than 5th and cruises in 7th rather than 8th.

As for us with the manuals you also need to keep in mind how they geared the transmission. 5th and 6th are both overdrive gears and only used for flat ground cruising, only using a small amount of throttle. I even question why they included a 6th because it's only 500 rpms lower than 5th. Here in the WV hills I never was able to stay in 6th even when my truck was stock.

So here is how I drive with 37s and 4.10 gears and hopefully it can give you an idea so you can enjoy your truck. First off forget about 6th gear, 500 rpms is negligible mpg wise, only time I would ever use that is 100% flat interstate and go straight from 4th to 6th to keep a steady speed. Then all other speeds and roads drive it like a 4 speed with an overdrive in 5th. Highway driving I'm usually between 4th and 5th and never see 6th. Interstate is the same way, flats and downgrades I'm in 5th and inclines I'm in 4th. Once I forgot about 6th and realized that 5th is only for cruising flats and to downshift for grades and accelerations I really started enjoying the truck.

Towing with this thing on the interstate in WV just sucks to be honest. I miss my v8 Titan but the Jeep is capable you just need to stay in the powerband in lower gears. But hey it's a lifted brick on massive mud tires you can't expect perfection.

Is it ideal nope, will some say I need to regear yep, will I regear nope. I honestly think jeep screwed up with the 2 overdrives and I love my 5 speed in the hills of WV hahaha.

Yep, pretty much this. My love of gear grabbing makes downshifting a joy when I need to though, not painful. Need more zip, just a shift away, and the low gears with 4.10s are plenty.

But yeah, 5th and 6th are pretty much flat and cruising and nothing else.

I had a way harder time (and still do now and again) with what your chart illustrates between 2 and 3. My gut-o-meter from engine feel tells me to shift too soon into 3rd and I bog, and downshifting into 2 causes a big engine rev now and again when I'm not paying attention and slip into old habits.

Still, lifted, 37s, no re-gear, I average about 17 mpg. I drive gentle like most of the time, do a fair bit of coasting. Go fast slowly.

Year and a half in, I'm every bit as in love with it as the day I got it. Maybe more, we're getting crustier together.

 

[Lucky1]

I replaced the dash 3.5 inch speakers with the Kenwood KFC-X3C speakers. Sounds great. The 2 for the soundbar are on a FedEx truck stuck in the snow somewhere north of Florida.

I put these in the dash as well and love them.

 

[Abnmarine]

Returned from a week camping in Destin, Florida.

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