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

[redfish]

That bumper has moved to the top of my list, looks good

I put on my bumper from my last jeep jt and,and installed my new Oracle headlights and s&b hood scoops :D

Currently saving up for a warn zeon 12s winch since I already got part of my lift kit in my closet,next step is putting my vks fab rocksliders and maybe welding them on the frame

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[redfish]

Barnes 4wd sells them , Pritchett canyon bumper

It's from 7 slot customs,they no longer make them,I loved their stuff on my old jk i had but i cant see their website anymore
Edit: to be honest the bumper really Isnt that light as it looks,its pretty beefy though,I'm a big guy so it's pretty light to me but my dad tried carrying it and he was surprised by the weight but i can lift it with one arm if you grab it from the middle of the bar/brush guard

 

[Proximo]

Got my 37" Pat's today. After only 30 miles, they ride sooooo much better than the 35" Amazon specials.

Old 35's 39,500 miles

37" Pat's with 30 miles

 

[ThatStinging_Jeep]

Barnes 4wd sells them , Pritchett canyon bumper

Oh shoot that's nice to know
I'm gonna check that out and see what else they got for the Jt

 

[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:

 

[Just Mark]

40Q direct from Grizzly. Like everything else, it took a a month or so to get it.

Thanks.

 

[AZCooWhip]

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

Hell yeah! Now we’re talking. You will love the SP2s.

Curious to know what you think of the Falcon stabilizer After you get a few miles on it.

 

[jorbasaurus]

315/70/17 load C K02s mounted.
@Discount Tire your team in Aurora CO off of Havana is top notch. I’ve never seen a tire shop so busy.

 

[jsalbre]

It's from 7 slot customs,they no longer make them,I loved their stuff on my old jk i had but i cant see their website anymore
Edit: to be honest the bumper really Isnt that light as it looks,its pretty beefy though,I'm a big guy so it's pretty light to me but my dad tried carrying it and he was surprised by the weight but i can lift it with one arm if you grab it from the middle of the bar/brush guard

Shame it’s heavy. Something like that in aluminum would be ideal for my needs. I’m trying to keep my build as light-weight as is reasonable so as not to degrade the Mojave suspension performance.

 

[SF_E60]

Wired up the oracle led strips under the trail rails. The built in lights weren't much use after installing molle panels.

Pretty cool which oracle led strips did you end up using? Also where did you tap in for wiring?

 

[3ffi3nd]

Finally got around to installing my lift, used most of my RK stuff from my JL
So much better, just need to get some new hardware to mount the 8274 up front

What front bumper are you using?

 

[Discount Tire]

315/70/17 load C K02s mounted.
@Discount Tire your team in Aurora CO off of Havana is top notch. I’ve never seen a tire shop so busy.

Thank you for the shout out to your local CO Discount Tire store. Your JT looks awesome.

We appreciate your support.

 

[Animal]

Pretty cool which oracle led strips did you end up using? Also where did you tap in for wiring?

I ordered the 60" strips thru quadratec.

https://www.quadratec.com/p/oracle-...d-cargo-light-pair-jeep-gladiator-jt-3826-504

The strips were a bit to long so I trimmed them to length and dipped the end in silicone.

I tapped into the existing bed lights for now. I plan to rewire them on a dedicated circuit after I remove everything and spray bed liner in the near future.

 

[stil2low]

What front bumper are you using?

The bumper is made by D3 Off-road and Fab. Buddy of mine in southern Ontario, it originally was a stinger but cut it down for my JL now JT

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