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I'll be using this thread to document the modifications and information about my 2020 Jeep Gladiator Mojave, so that I'll have all the information in one location.

I bought the truck in September. MSRP was $54,935 but I paid invoice, which was just over $50K. Here are the options on the truck.

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Within the first couple weeks, I did some minor enhancements.

Rugged Ridge Armis folding tonneau cover. I like the Line-X bedliner sprayed surface, it looks similar to the factory bedliner finish, and it matches the black freedom hardtop roof pretty well. Fitment was very good. Buy here: https://amzn.to/38hiKEq

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For phone holders, I went with a combination of parts since 67 Designs was out of their actual spring-loaded holder assemblies. But, I wanted the matte finish carbon fiber rods they had.

This setup consists of the 67 Designs mounting bases (Left and Right) and their Matte Carbon rods (size "small" 70mm). I went with TackForm phone holders, which were a direct fit on the ball sockets of the 67 Design arms. They work well. I ordered all the parts directly off the two manufacturer websites.

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Installed Rydonair 13-inch flexible antenna. Purchased from Amazon. FM signal seems to be the same, but I also live near a large city with strong FM signal anyways. https://amzn.to/2LHEBNy

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Rugged Ridge door sill protectors. These are nice quality for the price. I like how they cover most of the painted surface. https://amzn.to/3p5KrGV

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One of my companies is a forged wheel dealer for several brands. My favorite wheel brand is Forgeline, so I'll be installing a set of their FF3 wheels in 17x10.0 +12. Here is a quick photoshop of how they will appear. Transparent Smoke over brushed centers, Satin Black lip. Tires will be Nitto Ridge Grappler 37x12.5 R17.

I'll run this combo on stock suspension for a bit, to see if I want to do a spacer lift later. It was difficult to decide between 35s and 37s, but as others say - buy bigger or regret it later. I have zero plans on rock crawling this truck, only thing around here are dirt roads and beaches.

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Gladiator Mojave Upgrades:

âś… JCR Expedition Rack in build
âś… JCR Expedition Box (for spare wheel) in build
âś… BuiltRight Molle Panel for bed/ ARB Dual Air Compressor
✅ Hauk Offroad “Gladiator” rear hatch badge
âś… Hauk Offroad Interior Dash Plate
âś… Air Raid Cold Air Intake
âś… WARN Wheels
âś… Black Mopar Fenders
âś… Gladiator Premium Soft Top
âś… Mounted ARB Dual Air Compressor
âś… ARB Hydraulic Jack and Stand (ordered)

In-process:
  • Mount Hauk Offroad Gladiator Badge on Rear Hatch
  • Mount Hauk Offroad Interior Dash Plate
  • Install Mopar Auxiliary Switches
  • Wire ARB Dual Air Compressor and Rigid Bumper Lights
  • Sell Falken Wildpeak tires, Mopar Wheels, and Black Rhino Wheels
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But this is the game-changer:

Lifting the Mojave and maintaining Factory Suspension.

 

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Gladiator Mojave Upgrades:

âś… JCR Expedition Rack in build
âś… JCR Expedition Box (for spare wheel) in build
âś… BuiltRight Molle Panel for bed/ ARB Dual Air Compressor
✅ Hauk Offroad “Gladiator” rear hatch badge
âś… Hauk Offroad Interior Dash Plate
âś… Air Raid Cold Air Intake
âś… WARN Wheels
âś… Black Mopar Fenders
âś… Gladiator Premium Soft Top
âś… Mounted ARB Dual Air Compressor
âś… ARB Hydraulic Jack and Stand (ordered)

In-process:
  • Mount Hauk Offroad Gladiator Badge on Rear Hatch
  • Mount Hauk Offroad Interior Dash Plate
  • Install Mopar Auxiliary Switches
  • Wire ARB Dual Air Compressor and Rigid Bumper Lights
  • Sell Falken Wildpeak tires, Mopar Wheels, and Black Rhino Wheels
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But this is the game-changer:

Lifting the Mojave and maintaining Factory Suspension.

Great build! I'm not sure if you meant to start a new thread for your build. I created this one just to update my own truck mods along the way.
 

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Great build! I'm not sure if you meant to start a new thread for your build. I created this one just to update my own truck mods along the way.
I’ll step back and enjoy your journal.

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Within the first couple weeks, I did some minor enhancements.

Rugged Ridge Armis folding tonneau cover. I like the Line-X bedliner sprayed surface, it looks similar to the factory bedliner finish, and it matches the black freedom hardtop roof pretty well. Fitment was very good.

Jeep Gladiator Nine Ball's Mojave Build Thread Unknown


For phone holders, I went with a combination of parts since 67 Designs was out of their actual spring-loaded holder assemblies. But, I wanted the matte finish carbon fiber rods they had.

This setup consists of the 67 Designs mounting bases (Left and Right) and their Matte Carbon rods (size "small" 70mm). I went with TackForm phone holders, which were a direct fit on the ball sockets of the 67 Design arms. They work well. I ordered all the parts directly off the two manufacturer websites.

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Did some more modifications over the last couple days.

I replaced Sting Gray grille with Mopar satin black grille. The black grille can be ordered two different ways:

1. A complete, ready-to-install kit with black grille inserts and headlight bezels already installed. This setup has black grille slots, black headlight bezels, black grille screens.

-OR-

2. The other way to order it is to just order the exterior black shell, and then swap over your existing grille borders, grille screens, bezels and weather stripping.

I opted for the second method, so that I could keep my gray grille inserts and headlight bezels. This gives it a nice two-tone effect, rather than making the entire nose black.

Grille Part Number 68457102AA ($128 + $60 shipping)

Before:

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After:

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I also installed a pair of Rugged Ridge headlight guards since I had the nose removed. Nice quality, these are cast aluminum. I reused the factory screws instead of the hardware they provided. Purchased from: https://amzn.to/3h1WsKX

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Here is how the two-tone grille assembly looks, if you keep your factory gray grille inserts and headlight bezels, and just order the external shell and swap all parts over. It took about 2 hours to do the swap out. A lot of screws, clips, retainers, and such.

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I replaced the plastic bumper with a Rugged Ridge Arcus steel bumper. I am very pleased with the quality of this bumper, it is much nicer than the factory one. Purchased: https://amzn.to/37zcSHz

Fitment was great, and there are no issues or modifications needed to reuse the Mojave skid plate. This took about 3 hours to do, mostly because you have to completely disassemble the factory bumper to get the fog lights and wiring harness out of it.

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Weight of factory bumper 35.5 lbs

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Weight of Arcus bumper 67.5 lbs. The winch tray is very heavy!

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Orange 3/4" Shackles came from Amazon: https://amzn.to/347dF08

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As an owner of a wheel sales business, I always select quality for my own vehicles. It's one way to make your vehicle stand out among the rest. I designed these specifically for my own Jeep, and also took all measurements and provided the fitment specs.

Forgeline FF3 with Open Lug Cap feature.
Three-piece forged construction
Low profile centercap with Hemi Orange lettering
17x10.0 +12 front and rear
Brushed Center with Dark Transparent Smoke finish
Satin Black outer lip and inner barrel
37x12.50r17 Nitto Ridge Grappler tires

22.5 lbs wheel weight
103.0 lbs wheel + 37 tire weight (stock is 86.0 lbs)

Zero fitment issues, zero rubbing. Stock Mojave suspension.

Forged centers fresh off the CNC mill. Built in Dayton, Ohio.

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Wheels would look better on my White Rubi:LOL: just kidding,

They came out great!
 

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Good work brother, I am having as much fun with this build as my Viper.

Bruce
 

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