I've got that covered I haven't told the wife about the weight sag so after I get it on and take it for a spin I'm going to have a "panic attack" - "O my god it drives so bad it's going to buckle the frame!!!" I'll need that 2" lift kit to fix it.
At what point do you stop calling it a "bumper" and just say it's an aluminum i-beam ?
I'm probably going to go with the Rockhard4x4 rear bumper but I like big butts.
Yep I have the steel Mopar bumper. I've already modded the Apex, cut the clutch handle and I moved the power cable to the side so that it doesn't stick out and push the winch forward. I also managed to remember to take the wings off the bumper before I pulled it off.
Funny I did all of that...
I e-mailed RockHard's sales account and they say it will fit fine as it's specific to the Glad'y and lots of people have mounted it with the Apex. I went ahead and ordered it.
No idea why I thought the Badlands Universal Plate would work on a very unique vehicle.
As my wife likes to say...
So I picked up the Badlands Apex 12k winch last sidewalk sale, and just got around to taking it out of the box (I know I know) to install it.
I ran and got the HF 'universal' wench plate today yanked off the bumper took the plate out of the box and just stood there for a few minutes ... There's...
Lots of Saddle Soap and one of these: Orvis Grip-Tight® Quilted Hose-Off Hammock Seat Protector
I doubt there's anything you can do to make it look new again but a good hose-off cover will help keep it from getting worse.
Last summer I was at the Boulder reservoir. The boat ramp was almost 30 degrees with soft unpacked rock good luck in 2wd on that one. Unsurprising no sane people was using it. I'm not so sure I could have walked up that bloody thing without the truck.
Granted there closing it this summer to...
motobilt.com makes great anything but there's tons and tons of them out there.
https://motobilt.com/products/jeep-jl-front-inner-fenders-18-wrangler-jl-aluminum
https://motobilt.com/products/rear-inner-fenders-for-jeep-jt-gladiator
Or high-rise versions for 40+" tires (they do allot of custom...
The Falken Wildpeaks is the default mid-range tire around here can't go to wrong with them. I'm going with the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss next as an upgrade from mid-range ($390'ish)
If you go with the Toyo/Nitto make sure they are not part of the big recall going on right now (tread separation)
I'm with you on Bluetooth it was always a lowest fruit clutch for clueless people. Horrible compression, broadcast spam and no encryption/security it should always be the last ditch option.
Even USB is a crutch Apple designed the standard for clueless users that couldn't/wouldn't work with...