Sponsored

Search results

  1. Painting the bare metal underneath Hinges?

    so what has gone wrong with the original process used since 1941 to paint the jeep doors of the past? I’ve owned several jeeps over the years and this is the first Jeep l’ve owned that has these issues? When they switched to aluminum alloys for hinges and body panels? or did the steels ones...
  2. Best Front Sway Bar Quick Disconnects for a non-Rubicon

    Dude, that’s almost a second mortgage for shocks, links and control harness !! Better, I understand, but geeze, this does not fit into my cheap bastard uniform very well.
  3. Painting the bare metal underneath Hinges?

    Great questions…when I pick mine up in a couple of weeks, I’ll put forward your questions to my service tech guy and update this post.
  4. Painting the bare metal underneath Hinges?

    My guy at the dealer this morning explained that the aluminum pieces that make up the doors and hinges are made from dissimilar aluminum alloys. The new process includes a dielectric between hinges and door skin, that new process Jeep has been using to stop the corrosion. He also explained...
  5. What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

    Finally after two different dealership jerked me around for a year and a half, got mine in this morning for the paint issues, bottom of all the doors, tailgate and hinges under warranty, their saying two weeks + to do the job, plus they gave me a JT rental.
  6. Any 2020 Gladiator Owners Still Here?

    Manufacturer and Part number for the extra volume of trans fluid pan?
  7. best trade in regions and dealerships for Jeeps?

    Another option might be for them to build you a new lease that will meet your needs this time. There are usually only a couple of types of leases. One is low payment vs. High residual cost, the other, high cost payments vs. Low residual cost at the end of the lease. Dealers are feeling the...
  8. DPF fitting not reconnected after dealer warranty work. What is it/is it a concern?

    There are a lot of connections lines between major components in that exhaust system (6 or 7 at least) it’s probably one of those. Straight back to the dealer, make sure to ask them if you can expect this impeccable level of service work to continue on any future visits. Unbelievable.
  9. Can’t decide which wheel size to go with. Need help!

    Oops, sorry I got it backwards…+18mm is what I landed on for poke out and when we mounted the new rim and tire, we full stuffed and max droop it to check rubbing and got none on the JT. Wasn’t really after the deep dish look. Greg_L, Thanks for keeping me straight, OP sorry about the dyslexic...
  10. Can’t decide which wheel size to go with. Need help!

    You might want to push to a more positive offset to keep the rubbing to a minimum. I went 17x8.5 +18mm with 35x12.50 MT, with no lift and no rubbing.
  11. New Tow Rig

    here in southern Idaho we have mule deer, big ones…this is a picture of one laying low in the side of my neighbors yard…
  12. Winch battery disconnect and circuit breaker?

    Your story’s credibility dropped exponentially with the comment “…Amazon, made in USA as well.” Nothing the big “A” sells in made in the USA!
  13. New Tow Rig

    Hope you and yours weren’t Injured in this unscheduled meeting…Wow, was that a 1K lbs deer going 100 MPH? BTW, Good Looking new hauler!
  14. Full belly skid or 1957 red convertible?

    Aluminum or steel belly pan? Rust in a fiberglass vette, no way in FL?
  15. Transfer Case and or Drive Shaft Clicking? See Video

    Mine was doing the same after a two day back country trip…the clicking noise was driving me crazy…turned out to be a small rock was jammed into the disc brake shield. Good luck hunting it down.
  16. Coolant Loss Explained?

    I didn’t see anything coming out of that spot, but your right about under hood wind. This weep hole thing is beyond my understanding. So like a pressure pop off valve that weeps coolant down and outside of a coolant hose? What pressure is the weep hole set at? The coolants boiling point is 265...
  17. Coolant Loss Explained?

    Only when towing…I’ve watched this closely for a while, I think it’s the fitting on the tank end of the hose that is causing the dribble leak. Ordering a new hose to see if that stops the leak. You can see it coming out of the top of the hose connection, almost like it getting past the oring in...




Top