STING GRAY Gladiator JT Club

[lanningb]

Has anyone trimmed out their Sting Gray with blue emblems and stickers? I was considering green until I passed one the other day on the highway.

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[Jeep-A-Kneez]

And much easier to keep clean.

I'll second that, a very friendly color for those of us that travel gravel roads.

 

[woowoh]

Has anyone trimmed out their Sting Gray with blue emblems and stickers? I was considering green until I passed one the other day on the highway.

I gotchu dog

 

[lanningb]

Thanks! That is a sweet ride man love the blue! What wheels are those?

 

[John in the Woods]

Here is mine ….. (I love the color except for the fall of the year, wet leaves are not your friend)

Nice rig, my friend. What size are those tires? Any issues going that big on the stock Ruby wheels?

 

[bigplay_jt]

first post as a Glad owner, traded in a Gobi JK for this one.

so far:
-Rhino Lining
-Rough Country Hard Tri Flip Tonneau Cover
-Black OEM Grille from a JL ($40 on Craigslist!)
-Teraflex 1.5" Leveling Kit
-17" Ultra Warlock Wheels on 33" Falken Wildpeaks

Short List:
-Black out Badges/Emblems
-Black trim pieces for Front Bumper

 

[TRI-JAB]

first post as a Glad owner, traded in a Gobi JK for this one.

so far:
-Rhino Lining
-Rough Country Hard Tri Flip Tonneau Cover
-Black OEM Grille from a JL ($40 on Craigslist!)
-Teraflex 1.5" Leveling Kit
-17" Ultra Warlock Wheels on 33" Falken Wildpeaks

Short List:
-Black out Badges/Emblems
-Black trim pieces for Front Bumper

Welcome to the Club!

 

[TRI-JAB]

So I am way behind on posting upgrades…. I’ll try to catch up with my latest large endeavor which is a @Clayton Off Road 3.5-inch Overland Plus lift kit. I really like how beefy this lift kit is. I had the opportunity to see it in action on another JT in UWharrie which sealed the deal on me getting one. Here is a good pic of Samson before starting on the lift:

The Clayton lift came in multiple boxes (one I had to chase down FedEx to get..)

We started by getting the front off the ground:

Here is the passenger side with the stock spring and shock disassembled.

Then we changed the springs and shocks (Falcon SP2 3.3 Fast Adjust). This required an inner fender cut. The template did not work well on the passenger side(so I had to make a second cut), but the driver side was dead on. Note: I have new inner fenders with the Falcon cut in the works.

The SC heat took over and we had to adapt with a makeshift shelter from the sun....

The driver side got the new spring and shock. Notice how the Falcon template worked so much better for the reservoir....

Here is a photo of how much the passenger side inner fender template was off:

The driver side fit well:

This is the proverbial "Carolina Squat" pose... front without the rear...

we went to work on disassembling the rear:

And then S.C. reminded us we were in S.C....

We worked through the rain to get the rear suspension installed:

This pic is before I installed the Upper/Lower front/rear control arms:

I spent time setting the the pinion angle for both the front and rear. Rear pinion angle adjustment as follows:

This adjustment really impacted the Caster angle for the front (which I learned during the alignment):

This is prior to alignment. I had to adjust the steering wheel. The ESR Warning kept flashing until I adjusted the drag link to change the pitman arm angle.

I like the stance of this lift. Next up is a set of 37's that I have had on order from @Discount Tire since July 1.... not there fault, but tires are tough to get. Just learned today that my tire order has been pushed to October 9th. Not happy, but cannot blame Discount Tire if they cannot get my Cooper Discoverer A/T XLT 37x12.5R17s from the manufacturer.

Had an alignment done today. Time will tell if this was good. I had to explain the lift and the adjustability.

Steering is a bit off, but I can adjust. The lift seems to have exasperated the steering "float", going down the road at highway speed, I seem to have a quarter turn float. Maybe this is me learning lifts and solid axles. Either way, I will continue to adjust.

To follow:
1. Install painted @ASFIR 4x4 Skid Plates
2. Install painted @Artec inner fenders
3. Install final @BuiltRight molle bed panels with tools
4. Install Yakima Overhaul rack on the Bakflip Revolver X4S from @RealTruck
5. Hopefully get the Cooper Discoverer A/T XLT 37x12.5R17 from @Discount Tire in October...

Stay tuned for more upgrades.

 

[TRI-JAB]

Also swapped out my upgraded Fox Performance 2.0 TS Steering Stabilizer for a Falcon Nexus 2.2 EF fast adjust steering stabilizer:

 

[Vtac2]

After owning my 07 rubi JKU for 10 years, sold it, was in hiatus for a couple years without a proper offroad Jeep. Was waiting to grab A diesel, but with Covid and insane prices, I decided to pick up this 3.6 2021 couple days ago for a deal I couldn’t refuse. Only wanted this color, had to be all matching and have every option. Promised my wife I wouldn’t mod this one too much. Haha.

Dealer installed; Black Rhino york rims with 37s (BFG K02), 3.5 RC spacer lift (temporary) 10k Warn, N-Fab side steps (probably will swap out for proper rock slider).

 

[FloridaJT6MT]

After owning my 07 rubi JKU for 10 years, sold it, was in hiatus for a couple years without a proper offroad Jeep. Was waiting to grab A diesel, but with Covid and insane prices, I decided to pick up this 3.6 2021 couple days ago for a deal I couldn’t refuse. Only wanted this color, had to be all matching and have every option. Promised my wife I wouldn’t mod this one too much. Haha.

Dealer installed; Black Rhino york rims with 37s (BFG K02), 3.5 RC spacer lift (temporary) 10k Warn, N-Fab side steps (probably will swap out for proper rock slider).

Nice truck! Welcome to the Sting-gray club. I have those same steps on mine!

 

[raypla]

21’ JTRD

 

[Vtac2]

Nice truck! Welcome to the Sting-gray club. I have those same steps on mine!

Thanks, like most here, think SG is the best color. Yes they are great for the kids to jump in the back, but I know I’ll rip the steps off if I tackle anything decent

 

[TRI-JAB]

Promised my wife I wouldn’t mod this one too much. Haha.

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Welcome to the SG Club - the JT looks great!

 

[Vtac2]

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Welcome to the SG Club - the JT looks great!

yeah, she’s knows it’s impossible with me. Just a matter of time….ordered 6 farkle items yesterday already. (Grab handles, interior organizers, shorty antenna, door sills, cell phone holder etc.)

To come;
-BJ designs LP4 Pro bumper lights
-Rhino rack pioneer rack
- synthetic winch line
-oracle reverse lights
-tonneau cover
-proper lift.

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