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Mine was fun for a while but after driving a Rivian, there's an unrelenting sensation that a gladiator charges 2024 prices for 2008 tech. The engine is adequate AT BEST, the MPG is poor, the ride is poor, and a lot of money needs to go in to make it what you want. That said... The factory...

I actually bent my Dana44 in my old JK. Replaced it with a JK8 axle housing with my own dos manos. while it was pretty easy to swap the axle housing and a single fubar'd axle shaft, I'm not sure an IFS would've bent. Dana 44s are tough, but not "that" tough to take those big hits. A truss...

I took me that long to afford to have a $40k+mod$ plus enough for a dedicated DD. Now that I've paid off my law school loans and have a salary commensurate with my experience and station, I don't have to settle for having the gladiator be a DD. Rivian and Scout have my attention now. I have...

None of them cost over 100k, in 2025?? I am frightened to ask what kind of home you can buy in the United States in 2025 for less than 100k.

Why is that the case? It's not because driving isn't the exact same thing, but instead because the cost of everything has soared: gas, insurance, and as the gladiator demonstrates, cars. Nobody loves riding the bus like a bum, but nobody thinks the Gladiator is worth $50k+. Jeep (Stallantis)...

Just had a 2025 wrangler as a rental. I hated the big screen, as I hate all big screens. The 2020-2024 is tolerable mostly because it's so compact and I don't have to go tapping all over. My initial impression when I got in was that it looked better, but when I turned the rental back in, my...

I have one because it's resale is in the toilet. I would've traded mine in long ago, but resale plus money sunk on mods means that I'm keeping it. And credit where credit is due, mine has been dead bang reliable and performs wonderfully offroad. I regeared it myself, did every mod myself, and...

I used to be in this camp. But then seeing how IFS now dominates King of the Hammers, and the solid axle teams are nearly extinct, I stopped caring as much. The Bronco has shown that IFS is workable. Granted these are all custom rigs, IFS can be extremely competent in the rocks. I pretty...

The Gladiator needs to change. There are a bazillion ideas to make it better. People in this thread acting like a 15mpg, underpowered, lumber-wagon-esk ride quality, screaming-at-4k-to-tow-anything, overpriced lump is special; give me a break. We all took a bath on the resale value because...

If it's too good to be true...

Please time travel back to 2022 and tell me that.

Please tell me your technique for the crush sleeve. I used more torque than I've ever used in anything automotive related for that thing. While on a lift, I think I used the control arm to leverage a chain to get it to go. Edit- I did my regear in sandals.

Agreed. I've owned a 2 door, 4 door, and the gladiator in that order. The gladiator rides the best due to the wheelbase, which creates a lot less forward/backward pitching especially offroad. But let's be honest-- it still rides extremely poorly due to the solid axles. It's the same way a...

These are literally remove and replace, maybe 4 screws/fasteners total? Took me like 10 minutes, 8 of which was sipping a beer on the tailgate.

I've had mine since they were released. Not a single hint of a problem. A good product is a good product.

Still here. 32k miles. Paid off and the resale value is in the toilet so it mostly sits in the driveway until I need to tow, haul, camp, or wheel.

$749... I don't personally see the value and the DIY aesthetic isn't for me, but to each their own.

Flying a plane isn't "hard" to do, as long as you know how. :) I did my regear, with help, and it isn't for the feint of heart. It's long, tedious, and requires precision. The crush sleeve felt like it needs a trillion foot pounds of torque. With a lift, shop, and all the right tools, it...

If this helps, I have had 3 Jeeps with the pentastar engine. I have a 2020 gladiator MT, which I regeared myself on 37s. I've had zero issues with the engines on all 3 of my jeeps, but none got past 50k miles before I traded them. (More kids, went from 2dr to 4dr to truck) I wheel mine a...

As someone who loves manual transmissions, Jeep's manuals are garbage. There's just so much to hate with them, before you talk about reliability of the parts.