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

FloridaJT6MT

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Got it up to 65 and none whatsoever. I’m very pleased. It was worth the money for me because I wanted a functional mirror, not just a legal one.
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Plasti-Dip is great. Especially in an area that doesn't have friction. On one of my bikes, I did black Plasti-Dip on some parts to see how I would like it. It was in an area where my legs moved and that called it to peel up. Peeled it off and had them powder coated.

Other areas, no issue. It will stay. And if something does happen, peel it off and change it.

There are also products like Dip Your Car for doing the entire vehicle. Including a base coat and top coat, which is even more durable.
Agreed, at least in some situations my experience has been that it's held up pretty well. Did the wheels on my Colorado which I didn't expect to hold up, but took a couple years before I had to touch it up again.
 

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how do you like them? i ordered exact ones yesterday. supposed to be here tomorrow.
I’m very pleased. Got up to 65 with them and no vibration whatsoever. It was worth the money for me because I wanted a functional mirror, not just a legal one.
 

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Minus the hoist, how did you make the piece attached to the top and did you go through the bolt holes?
I followed another guys build for the bracket it’s a 2x4 with an eyebolt then bolts at each end I bought strapping and a grommet kit off Amazon and used pins with fender washers to go through 4 bolt holes for top I put some padding on bottom of 2x4 so it doesn’t scratch the top I’ll post the link for the thread
 

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New Lift!

Got the truck back from Trailtec 4x4 after replacing the Mopar 2" lift with the AEV 2.5 Dualsport JT kit.

Holy Cow!!!! Amazing difference!!! The truck is TIGHT!

I was pretty happy with the Mopar lift, to be honest, but I was starting to get a little tired of all the lateral sway caused by just about every bump. Almost like the truck was trying to rock me to sleep... With the AEV kit I get one lean and then it's immediately rock solid again. I was stunned at the difference it made. Granted, the ride is a little harder on the pavement, but not enough to bother me and the trade off is absolutely worth it.

Between this suspension upgrade, the switch to 4.88s and the Synergy track bar it feels like a totally different truck. It holds a line on the highway hands free, it drives great, I can feel the power through the steering wheel, and I LOVE it.

It may be just my imagination, but I think the "driveway stance" looks better, too. The AEV is a 2.5" kit, but actually measures out to more like 3" to 3.5". The springs are significantly taller than the Mopar set, but I didn't get a photo comparison of them. The kit is designed for the JT and specifically (so they claim) for carrying a heavy load in the bed, and it's clearly just eating up the top-heavy weight of my rack.

No exacting scientific ,measurements here, but you can see from the pix below that the front height/clearance didn't change at all (if anything I lost about 1/4"), but the increase in the rear was significant, in the neighborhood of +2". I suspect once I load the bed and mount the RTT I'll get back to something close to the unloaded stance of the Mopar lift.

Before the AEV install:
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear side.JPG

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


After the AEV install:
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] 536C2792-4457-4200-807B-4C7781878CE3.JPG


Clearances, before and after:

Front tire to fender
Before
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] front clearanc


After
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Rear tire to fender
Before
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear clearance.JPG

After
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Front ground to fender
Unfortunately I don't have a Before photo
After
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Rear ground to fender
Before
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear height.JPG

After
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Ground to hitch receiver
Didn't measure the Before, but...
After
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Front components
Before
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] Front components 1.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] front components 2.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] front components 3.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] front components 4.JPG



After
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] 460C7262-C66D-4600-9272-9EEBA5014F65.JPG

Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] 3BBB5AB7-9C10-4A3A-BE7C-609D73BE0D85


Rear components
Before
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] Rear components 1.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear componenets 4.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] Rear component 2
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear component 3.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear components 5.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear components 6.JPG
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] rear components 7.JPG


After
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] 2A53E0FE-3161-4584-86B6-D46A4AB30BFB.JPG
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HATARI!
Jeep Gladiator What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK] 5B099133-B07F-49F3-8157-559F0A6ABA43


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