BTW about 3 months ago in a very tight parking lot I was a hair distracted and backed up (as in LIGHTLY TOUCHED) into the tailgate of a brand new Taco. I left a mark the size of a quarter on a panel on his tailgate. His repair bill was $1,900 which my insurance paid. He had to replace a whole...
Yep, capitalism works that way. But I’ve been hearing about the Gladiator’s demise since 2020, when they first came out, from folks just guessing with zero actual insight into the matter or facts to back it up. And the core vehicle has been around since WW-II.
Actually Wranglers in every...
As a group Jeep owners are rather "conservative" and we have been forever fighting for a vehicle that maintains what other manufacturer considers antique or archaic designs features such as solid front axels. Those of us that use our Jeeps for the purpose it's designed want ultimate reliability...
Full length. They stick out JUST far enough to help my vertically challenged spouse (and my dog) get in an out, they protect the whole side of the cab of my Gladiator when off-road by keeping all the nasty scratchy stuff away from it, and they keep my doors from getting dinged by stupid folks...
Thanks for the replies guys and for taking me asking in the right light. I highly respect other's reasons for doing whatever they do and I do not require any explanations from them, but I do find it actually interesting to learn about other's reasons for things I don't personally "get".
I didn't think about them being of interest to another truck owner. Oh well I didn't think about it that hard anyway. Happy I got to tear mine up for "science" :LOL:
On a serious note, I actually learned how TRULY important it is to have the right tires for the job.
This statement always shocks me even though I know it to be true...
"somewhere between 70-90 percent of Jeep owners never take their vehicle off pavement."
Don't mean to highjack the thread but this is a fun conversation. I looked for takeoff tires etc but for months no real good deals came around so I decided I was just going to trash the factory LT highway tires that were on it, I also like the factory wheels and I didn't think I could get much...
Just deleted the Aux battery by taking out the appropriate fuse and installing a brand new Yellow Top H7 Optima. The dealer tested my 30 month old OEM batteries and declared them as needing replacement for over $800 smiling while telling me I was in luck since they had them in stock. NOW, why...
Not ideal, but it works just fine. Then again I got it brand new (open box deal) for $15 so it's kind'a disposable experiment that surprised me in a good way. The quality is just Ok, don't think it'll last years of actual use but it'll do for now until I decide the next phase. The good news...
INTERESTING!!! After considering all the drawbacks to installing racks, tents etc. on a vehicle that I drive all the time I'm was starting to rethink the whole overland concept. THIS might just be the ticket for my wife, dog and I...
That's pretty good. I bought the Overland because quite frankly it was equipped the way I wanted it and was sitting at the dealer waiting for me :like:
I was going to build it into a true Overland rig when I bought it in NC with the metal rack etc. Then I moved to the Southwest before I could...
Maybe a tow package thing, don't know. All I know is that it irritated me to no end from day one. I normally don't tow anything heavy and the bed is only used for camping/hunting and shooting gear, so no heavy loads only my toys and fun stuff. My SIL owns a diesel Ford SD if I need to pull or...
Thanks! Mine never rubbed on the trail when I put them on. But I put in the leveling kit because I just hate (personal preference) the factory rake and the clearance looked “uneven” to me which was aesthetically displeasing, and it also made me more apprehensive when approaching obstacles even...
I'm on my 4th Jeep and was always a BFG guy even though they gave me some heartburn a few times in the past. Now on my 2022 Gladiator I swapped the POS factory LT tires on my Overland for Falken Wildpeak A/T4W. I've been running them for over 5k miles and I run trails in the Nevada desert...
And that's what you got out of my story? The failure by Jeep to honor the warranty that was posted in the documents they gave me and website, AND the crickets from Jeep and Corning after I tried to raise my concerns completely elude you. God I hate simple minded internet trolls... Please skip...
Light bar angled so the lower edge of the beam is just over my hood. Two floods on the pillars slightly pointing out so there are no dark spots ahead or to my sides
I git the Gorilla glass “upgrade” because it was already on the Gladiator I wanted. So the Mopar website shows a 2 year warranty on this glass, ok cool.
So nit even 2 months on my new car and a truck kicks a SMALL pebble that normally would have done nothing to a regular winshiled and the...