Have you had an alignment done? Really all they can check is the toe, but it may be worth having it checked. Besides that, I'd put jacks under the front axle so the weight is on the suspension, then loosen and retorque the front track bar.
Considering Jeep does not make it, it would not be $150 more. Corning makes Gorilla Glass and it is not cheap stuff when compared to standard windshield glass.
FWIW, I've had my JT for over 1.5 years and don't even have a chip in my windshield. It's just luck.
Just remember that you need to include any items/persons added beyond the driver in your weight estimates. This includes any fresh water and propane on the trailer.
With these trucks you'll need to be mindful of payload in the truck in particular (tongue weight included) since their capacity...
I've been wondering if this is part of the reason why my mpg calculation can vary 1-2 mpg from one fill up to the next. I'll have to keep an eye on the visible fuel level next time.
I'll reiterate what others have said. Both of those are really too much for your Gladiator. Here's a rough breakdown
Wife and two kids (average weights here not knowing ages, body types etc) - 400 lbs
Fresh water tank - 8lb/gal, let's say 40 gal = 320 lbs
propane - 100 lbs
Gear/food/clothes etc...
You must have just had some bad gas. Knock protection is the fundamental reason to go for higher octane. More timing, more likely to have early detonation, which the higher octane protects against. OEM's usually don't tell you what octane to run, they give you a minimum. In the Gladiator manual...
You can run higher octane fuel in a stock vehicle. Any vehicle. All it does is add knock protection and will allow the ECU to add SOME timing (limited by the factory mapping). It will learn to run efficiently this way if you always use that fuel.
If you want to take full advantage of that...
You really just need to look for higher rate springs for the rear. I think the 2.5" Clayton springs are meant to maintain payload and then some.
I'm running the Mopar lift on my max tow and had 1200 lbs of top soil in the bed with no problem. it just leveled the truck out from empty.
I...
Don't forget to take reliability into consideration. This is a brand new engine in the 2020 RAM and 2021 Gladiator. The last 3.0 was a POS and there are already people reporting issues with the new one. Personally, on an engine and emissions system that complex, I'd avoid it for at least 2 model...
The Sport (non S) Max Tow was late availability I believe. There are a couple people on here that have it.
The Trac Lok (limited slip, not TruTrac that's on the Rubicon) became part of the max tow package late 2020 model year also. I have a June '19 build max tow and the package was $995 on...