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My youngest son bought a Gladiator diesel the last year produced, which surprised me give the known cooling issues. My oldest son wanted the diesel Gladiator but couldn’t get past the cooling issues, so went with gas.

That’s exactly what I was going to suggest…better option that the 392 IMHO…

I did a 5.7 Hemi swap on my son’s jeep, and he went through 4 or 5 summit racing aluminum radiators in a couple of years that cracked and leaked. The first one was expensive and the rest were warranty replacements. He finally got fed up with cooling issues and sold the Jeep. for this reason...

In my 2014 JK Rubicon with the 3.6, I routinely got 16.9 mpg. For a trip on the Rubicon Trail, I installed a roof rack, and boom…13 mpg. I rarely drive much over 60mph, and did the same on the trip to/from the Rubicon. when I returned home, removed the roof rack and I was back to 16.9 mpg...

This is a picture of the oil I used when I changed the gears in my motorhome that’s on an F550 chassis. I have a while before my Gladiator needs a transfer case oil change, so haven’t researched bag options, but I know I will be using the bag method, as it SOOOOO much easier.

I’m 66 and my wife is 63…getting in my Jeep is part of her exercise regiment…🤣. Keeps her limber and strong.

My wife is tiny at 5’ and has figured out how to wedge her foot where the door meets the frame and hoists herself into the Jeep with the grab handles. She only uses the stool when she is wearing a dress or in the winter if we leave after the snow arrives

I switched to these flexible bags , as I hate those pumps…

Agree, these would be suited for my wife’s Jeep that sees snow and the mall, but would fail on my Jeep in the rocks…as would be any rock rails that are not attached to the frame.

“…and the off road community deems it junk.” interesting comment. I’ve been wheeling since I owned my first 4x4 rig in 1979…an international scout, and I’ve owned and built about 20 4x4 rigs, half of them Jeeps. I spend several weeks wheeling Moab every year, have done trail like the Rubicon...

I find these posts on the underpowered 3.6 comical, especially when someone posts that a Gladiator is only good for flat land on the highway… The use case for my Gladiator is not the same as the use case for my Corvette…they serve different purposes. While the Corvette puts a big smile on my...

Wow, comments are brutal! I’ve used a lot of Hooke Road products and I’ve never been disappointed with fit/finish, nor the longevity. I would buy from them again without question. I’ve also used EVO (and others) products that are A LOT more expensive, and the finish on the Hooke Road pieces...

Black doesn’t show trail pin strips as easily and can be cleaned up with fender black stuff. Painted fenders…well you are stuck with the pin stripping unless you want to pay a painter. my jeeps goes through brush, so always opted for unpainted…

Changing to a solid tube on the long side of the front axle is an interesting idea. Thinking this through, not sure axle alignment would need to be as perfect as a rear axle tube because the front axles have ujoints (or cv) and would deal with small alignment discrepancies, but length and the C...

Yup, that’s my configuration on my 2024 Rubicon, no FAD, no auto transfer case and CV axles.

“If my role lasts twice then it will last 10 years” You are the normal Jeep owner, which is why I said Apex winch and harbor freight recovery gear. You will have less than $1,000 invested, which will be worth it for the 2-3 times you will use it…and cheaper than a single recovery by someone...

Pictures of the wheel chock and the ramp I use on my lifted gladiator. One side is stairs the other a normal motorcycle ramp. Handles an 890 and me at 220 pounds without a problem .

I have a warn Zeon 12S on my jeep and Adventure motorhome. However, most folks won’t use a winch very often, so I believe the Harbor Freight Apex winch is sufficient for 90% of Jeep owners…and budget friendly at almost $1,000 less expensive than my Warn. I also install a Warn winch cover with...

I take some pictures and post them.

I just made my own out of scrap aluminum and bought a little package of slide nuts off Amazon that goes into the rail.