Recent content by Gladiatorguy

I might be in the competition. 7 XJs 2 dr and 4dr, 2 Liberties, a Commander, 1GC WK, 4 GC WK2, including 2 Trailhawks, and now on my 5th JT. My wife is her 6th or 7th Wrangler JKs and JLs after trading in her Liberty. We still have the 2008 WK, plus a the JLU and the JT, but who’s counting...

My JT Willys came with the Firestone Destination M/Ts. Initially there were noisy, like any M/T, but not unbearable. 17,000 miles they are somewhat noisier. I just rotated them (criss-cross) and the noise level rose to unbearable. They have been fine in snow and off-road, even OK on wet...

Why would you want to lift the rear of your vehicle 3-4”?. Some guys are adding a leveling lift to the front. I don’t understand that either. If it’s just to compensate for heavier loads, air bags might be an easier installation and maybe cheaper, plus when driving empty you will look more...

Looking for something similar that works with my OEM roll-up cover, but just a simple bar that I can mount some lights on. Following this thread.

I’ll give another vote for the OEM/Mopar. I’ve had them on 5 Gladiators. The rubber edges seal against the side rails pretty well. Never a problem and if you roll out the cover, then close the tailgate, it “sort of” locks the cover closed.

Look up GAWR. Important numbers.

Exactly. At the assembly plant, that’s one less bin on the line. Chances of a mixup in the assembly plant are slim, as each VIN is bar-coded with a specific part selection at assembly. I’m not saying it wouldn’t happen, because I’ve seen it (like different trim on the left and right sides of...

We have towed our small trailer (2,500 dry, 3,500 gvw) all over, including the mountains in Colorado and NC with a Sport max tow and now a Willys. Never maxed the trailer out to gvw. I added a weight distributing hitch with the Willys mostly for a better ride. As Jason and Sandman posted...

I have been buying the waterproof Merrill Moab and North Face Hedgehog shoes for years. They are great for puddles on the trails, wet grass, and slushy snow in the winter. I was happy with both. Last Summer I bought a pair of Merrill Moab non-waterproof thinking they would be cooler. OK on...

Not so funny, but lucky for the drivers nearby. A railroad car fell off a bridge onto a busy interstate highway during morning rush hour. Very fortunate (and unbelievable) that no vehicles were hit.

Billiebars. Since I already had a Yakima rain-gutter mount roof rack, I made my own bed-mounted brackets to accept the cross bars for similar functionality . The brackets fasten to the optional factory cargo rails and allow use of the OEM roll-up tonneau cover.

Jumper cables and a long recovery strap, just in case.

Agree on the aluminum trailer. I have seen one with a broken tongue. All my trailers are steel frame.

Reminder, air bags DO NOT increase your rear GAWR. A proper load equalizing hitch will reduce squat and not compromise your rear axle. A trailer that heavy should have brakes. Most boat trailers have surge brakes, but if they are electric, you will need to add an electronic brake controller...

26 JT Willys hardtop. I took the freedom panel out and tried to fish a zip tie between the upper windshield frame snd the “sport bar”. No luck. It appears that there is some kind of fairly dense weatherstrip material filling that gap as you described. I couldn’t see it in your photo. Maybe...