Riding on the highway, hitting bumps, white knuckles at times

[JET_83]

Light trucks, big bumps at 70mph, don’t mix. Unfortunately, this is how the jeep gladiator drives.

lol, explain the Honda ridgeline, that thing rides like a luxury car regardless

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[NC_Overland]

My 2018 Chevy Colorado was worse than my 2022 JT Willys. That thing hopped all over the place when I hit bumps.

Seriously? I wish my Gladiator handled like my 2017 Canyon All Terrain did. My dad has a 2018 Colorado Z71 and it handles great also. Especially, now after new tires and an alignment. They feel like sports cars in comparison. I like my Gladiator better, but in terms of power and handling, they are night and day better.

 

[Klicht87]

Seriously? I wish my Gladiator handled like my 2017 Canyon All Terrain did. My dad has a 2018 Colorado Z71 and it handles great also. Especially, now after new tires and an alignment. They feel like sports cars in comparison. I like my Gladiator better, but in terms of power and handling, they are night and day better.

mine handled awful. I just came from a ram 1500 with air ride and this being my first jeep, it actually rides pretty well. Mine is a Willys which apparently has the JL rubicon shocks but I can’t say Im experiencing what he is experiencing.

 

[NC_Overland]

mine handled awful. I just came from a ram 1500 with air ride and this being my first jeep, it actually rides pretty well. Mine is a Willys which apparently has the JL rubicon shocks but I can’t say Im experiencing what he is experiencing.

I don’t get that. I’ve had all kinds of trucks. From full sized to mid sized and those were the best handling trucks I’ve had. I’m bad about getting a new truck every 1-2 yrs. I will say that my Gladiator is the best riding truck I’ve ever had, but far from the best handling. The 09+ Ram 1500s do handle well. I had one of those as well.
Edit: I’ll also say that my truck’s handling really came alive when I bought these tires. Mild for an A/T, but an amazing tire.

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/continental-terraincontact-a-t

 

[JET_83]

mine handled awful. I just came from a ram 1500 with air ride and this being my first jeep, it actually rides pretty well. Mine is a Willys which apparently has the JL rubicon shocks but I can’t say Im experiencing what he is experiencing.

How much better was the air ride in comparison?

 

[JET_83]

I don’t get that. I’ve had all kinds of trucks. From full sized to mid sized and those were the best handling trucks I’ve had. I’m bad about getting a new truck every 1-2 yrs. I will say that my Gladiator is the best riding truck I’ve ever had, but far from the best handling. The 09+ Ram 1500s do handle well. I had one of those as well.
Edit: I’ll also say that my truck’s handling really came alive when I bought these tires. Mild for an A/T, but an amazing tire.

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/continental-terraincontact-a-t

You have the fox shocks and springs, right?

 

[JET_83]

You have the fox shocks and springs, right?

Rubicon springs*

 

[NC_Overland]

You have the fox shocks and springs, right?

Yes, but it handles way better now than stock. I did it in stages. First I did the shocks only and it improved the handling a lot. So did my fox steering stabilizer, but that was really just improving steering feel. Then later I did the spring swap. The stock Overland set up is terrible. Lots of body lean and like zero connection to road feel. It also bounced so much after hitting a bump. The rubicon shocks alone pretty much eliminated the floaty, uncontrolled ride and helped with the body lean.

On the stock set up, if I hit a big bump, it would bounce up and down 2-3 times before leveling out like I was running OEM shocks with like 150k miles on them. The Fox shocks cut it down to like 1.5 times.

 

[JET_83]

Yes, but it handles way better now than stock. I did it in stages. First I did the shocks only and it improved the handling a lot. So did my fox steering stabilizer, but that was really just improving steering feel. Then later I did the spring swap. The stock Overland set up is terrible. Lots of body lean and like zero connection to road feel. It also bounced so much after hitting a bump. The rubicon shocks alone pretty much eliminated the floaty, uncontrolled ride and helped with the body lean.

On the stock set up, if I hit a big bump, it would bounce up and down 2-3 times before leveling out like I was running OEM shocks with like 150k miles on them. The Fox shocks cut it down to like 1.5 times.

Aren’t the Rubicon springs and shocks stiffer, though?

 

[NC_Overland]

Aren’t the Rubicon springs and shocks stiffer, though?

Yup. I don’t understand how it’s not rougher when I hit large bumps. When I first installed them I was baffled, so I was driving over speed bumps and curbs and stuff trying to understand. I’m pretty much convinced that it’s my Dueler A/T Revo 3s.

 

[JET_83]

Yup. I don’t understand how it’s not rougher when I hit large bumps. When I first installed them I was baffled, so I was driving over speed bumps and curbs and stuff trying to understand. I’m pretty much convinced that it’s my Dueler A/T Revo 3s.

That’s where I’m at now, I want to do everything I can to ensure I have the best riding gladiator.

 

[NC_Overland]

That’s where I’m at now, I want to do everything I can to insure I have the best riding gladiator.

My tires don’t ride better than the Bridgestone all season tires, they ride about the same, they just feel more stable. The first thing I did to my Jeep was the tires. Tires, shocks, then springs.

 

[JET_83]

My tires don’t ride better than the Bridgestone all season tires, they ride about the same, they just feel more stable. The first thing I did to my Jeep was the tires. Tires, shocks, then springs.

You change everything out yourself or have it done?

 

[NC_Overland]

You change everything out yourself or have it done?

Myself. It’s easy. However,you say you like your ride better right? I wouldn’t mess with it. I don’t like a floaty ride. You might. Ride is so subjective. All I can say is if you want a different look then that’s a fantastic riding A/T.

except, the tire installation.

 

[JET_83]

Myself. It’s easy. However,you say you like your ride better right? I wouldn’t mess with it. I don’t like a floaty ride. You might. Ride is so subjective. All I can say is if you want a different look then that’s a fantastic riding A/T.

except, the tire installation.

I do enjoy floaty Cadillacs… lol

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