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

[Snake Eyes]

Added grab handles and cell phone mount.

That looks good. Waiting for my bulletpoint cell phone mount to arrive. Finished the grab handles. Also received the locks for the door hinges. They go one this weekend. Next strip will be the a pillar lights since we plan boondock towing and know sooner or later we will arrive late and need them for off the beaten path.

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[Climbhigh]

Installed the Badlands Apex winch and a Tractor Supply 13" led light bar. Decided to go under the hoop with the light bar.

 

[NoDoorsNoProblem]

Installed Steer Smarts sector shaft brace and Yeti XD Track Bar with the HD poly bushings. Cutting the tab off the reinforcement bracket on the Mojave was easy, what wasn’t was that the thickness of the reinforcement bracket necessitated grinding down the brace mount where is slides next to the coil bucket. Other than that, pretty straightforward.

Next day immediately took it out to my first Badge of Honor trail, Hidden Falls Adventure Park.

 

[NewGladdyOWNR]

Thanks. It's got a good look to it.

Much appreciated. I keep telling myself “this is the last mod”, well, you know the rest haha.

 

[BaliMawr]

Modified/fixed my doors-off mirrors. No more spinning in the wind!

heavy clear shrink tubing to protect the paint.

 

[XraytecH]

Installed my MP Concepts Stubby Bumper. Brush guard and MOPAR Light Mounts from Amazon.

The bumper came with one sheet of instructions which I ignored. I followed Extreme Terrain's install video.

https://www.extremeterrain.com/mp-c...-forged-aluminum-front-bumper-j134510-jl.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J56R53?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_5VC3R1GF6HQ255S2N71D

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D9FQNPG?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_6KHDZ4P4VF2MPWRMRXG7

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Took longer to get the tools out

 

[TxSmitty]

Ugh, this is why I keep coming back to getting a full width ARB bumper even though stubbys looks cooler and are way cheaper. How bad was the damage?

I think with a full width bumper the bumper would have been damaged enough that it would have had to be replaced. I kind of look at it like an opportunity to upgrade my steering knuckles as they were the weakest link in this scenario. The cost of the upgraded knuckles is still less than replacing an ARB bumper.

I had a full width ARB bumper and winch on one of my JKs. I loved that thing. Definitely built well and would probably take more than a camry to dent. The weight of that thing was substantial, that with the steel cable winch made for a seriously heavy front end. Pics are prior to lift install.

 

[SaplingT]

Swapped the Nitto Ridge Grapplers that vibrated like mad at 25MPH to a smooth running Geolander G003!

 

[XraytecH]

Took longer to get the tools out

Did you hear and feel a difference?

What lift do you have?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Installed my MP Concepts Stubby Bumper. Brush guard and MOPAR Light Mounts from Amazon.

The bumper came with one sheet of instructions which I ignored. I followed Extreme Terrain's install video.

https://www.extremeterrain.com/mp-c...-forged-aluminum-front-bumper-j134510-jl.html

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079J56R53?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_5VC3R1GF6HQ255S2N71D

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D9FQNPG?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_6KHDZ4P4VF2MPWRMRXG7

That bumper is cool - aluminum, and the price isn't bad, either.
Interesting note - the winch plate shown in their pictures looks like the one I got - even the brackets look about the same.

 

[NewGladdyOWNR]

Took longer to get the tools out

Idk why I didn’t think to use a jack stand when I installed mine, used my knee instead haha ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[NoDoorsNoProblem]

I think with a full width bumper the bumper would have been damaged enough that it would have had to be replaced. I kind of look at it like an opportunity to upgrade my steering knuckles as they were the weakest link in this scenario. The cost of the upgraded knuckles is still less than replacing an ARB bumper.

I had a full width ARB bumper and winch on one of my JKs. I loved that thing. Definitely built well and would probably take more than a camry to dent. The weight of that thing was substantial, that with the steel cable winch made for a seriously heavy front end. Pics are prior to lift install.

Killer JK. Yeah I’ve been looking hard at the ARB Bondi full width which I’ll probably end up going with. I guess my mindset is too that if I got in an accident, I could still drive away without damage to the knuckles, tie rod or drag link, and sort out the bumper after wards - hopefully through insurance.

 

[shredX]

Swapped the Nitto Ridge Grapplers that vibrated like mad at 25MPH to a smooth running Geolander G003!

I have the same tires. Did you remove the heat shield for the spare?

I have not, and it is wedged in there barely. One guy at Discount on his back pressing up while another was cranking it into place.

 

[SaplingT]

I have the same tires. Did you remove the heat shield for the spare?

I have not, and it is wedged in there barely. One guy at Discount on his back pressing up while another was cranking it into place.

Hahaha, exactly the same story. Aired down to 20 psi and me on my back wedging it in there while they cranked. But it's in there! I do have the Clayton bent rear track bar which definitely helps. The heat shield would be nice to modify and I'll look into that soon.

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