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My shop floor is 6 inches thick to allow for a 2 post lift. However, two artificial knees and artificial hip (off road motorcycle racing for decades, but would not trade those memories for the original equipment joints) steered me towards a 4 post lift, as getting on the ground is difficult...

I like the AEV spring lift with the front correction brackets for mild use and 37’s. I also kept the stock wheels and installed Baja Boss AT 37’s on the stock wheels and just added two washers behind the steering stops to eliminate any rubbing. I also swapped the stock front track bar to an...

How will you use your gladiator? What size tires will you be running?

I find it interesting that folks buy the Mojave for the suspension and then change the suspension. for me, the front locker and lower transfer case where the keys to getting a Rubicon. heck, I even have a front e-locker in my motorhome. How fast does everyone really want to go in a jeep in...

Gotta love those old jeeps. I converted my 47 to a truck with 25.5 inch frame stretch, V6, SM420, PS, PB, etc. and it’s been to Moab several times. No plans to sell anytime soon…Maybe I should put a Gladiator sticker on it, that would mess with all the old jeeps owners…

This is why all three of our new Jeeps are white…takes longer to look dirty…

DIY Rock Lights: installed 4 Harbor Freight flood 3 inch cube lights under each side of the jeep pointing forward and backwards for better visibility to the sides driving at night, especially in spicy terrain. I’ve used this same method on my Jeeps for over a decade, and they have survived the...

First, how do you plan to use your new rig, mall crawler, commuter, off road warrior?

I’m 6’4” and 217 lbs, so I can step in and out of my Jeep easily, but my wife is 5’, 100 lbs, so she has more trouble getting into all of my Jeeps, so we use one of those as well. She can get in and out of the Jeep without the step, it‘s just easier getting in with the step, especially in a...

Agree, Always be prepared to self rescue…

Over the last 40 years, I have spent a lot of time in the mountains and desert on dirt bikes and in Jeeps, long before the emergence of electronics. During that time, I have been first on scene for 19 motorcycle riders who have been put on Life Flight. In addition, I have stumbled on a host of...

A dead Jeep should not rise to the level of a life threatening event, regardless of location. I carry two Garmin personal locator beacons…AND a go bag in my jeep that will take care of me and my wife for 2 weeks…more if we ration food in the pack. In our mid 60’s, we stay in shape so we can...

Nope, no loaners were given and was denied when I pushed. I had the 1 million mile warranty offered by Jeep with zero deductible, and Jeep gave me nothing but hassles to approve the warranty. They even sent out an inspector to try and blame me for the failure, but in the end, there was no way...

I had something similar happen to my JK, but it was the locker that started to come apart. Dealer had it for just over 6 months, and the only repair solution was to wait for an entire rear axle assembly, as Jeep was not interested in any other solution. I kept getting promises on parts...

Good call. Remove at the pinion and wire the driveshafts to the frame and flat tow or dolly…

I’ve flat towed jeeps all over the country and coast to coast, from my little CJ2a truck conversion to my JK, and I will be flat towing my new Gladiator. Buy a $100 tow bar from Harbor Freight, follow the owners manual for flat towing and you will be fine. On shipping, this isn’t a cheap...

🤔 I’m curious to see responses here. I use OnX, and love it, but never used Trails off-road.

I installed hood struts on my last two jeeps so I didn’t have to use the support rod. If I need to do more serious work, the struts just pop off the ball so I can lay the hood against the windshield…which is a rare need.

Yup, you are going to get a ton of opinions on this topic. I have regeared a lot of jeeps in my shop, including my son‘s Gladiator to 5:38 gears, but this change was to address towing, nothing more. He was actually expecting better mpg by getting into 8th more often, but it wasn’t...

If you aren’t going to do any serious wheeling like rock crawling, IMHO, you do not need the belly armor. I have this on my JK, but I rock crawl a lot and these are needed on extreme trails like the Rubicon to protect the engine and transmission going over big rocks. I never used the gas tank...