The sag is called "rake" and there is some from the factory so that when you load up the bed with stuff, the rear will drop due to the weight and the truck will be "level". Without it, the front end would be higher.
Having said that - most people don't like the factory rake (including me) and...
Front end noises are SOOOO hard to figure out, especially without being there.... Your shocks should be nowhere near full extension unless you lifted it (like, more than 2") and didn't replace the shocks
First question: can you feel it through the steering wheel, or only hear it?
sure... just have the AUX switch connected to a relay. You'd have to be careful about how you wired it so the AUX switch wasn't drawing current all the time.
For us MT folks, is that the same as just letting the engine run @ idle in 1st/2nd gear in 4LO and letting it "walk" up the hill (or over rocks, through the snow, etc)?
I might also add that if you don't recalibrate for larger tires, you may have an issue with warranty service as you get closer to the 36k mile mark. Your odo might say 36k, but in reality you've driven 38,500 (as an example - I didn't do the math). Your dealer might notice you didn't...
I am pretty sure in AlphaOBD when it detects a VIN/PCM that is out of range, it gives you a warning, but lets you bypass and continue. I had to do this with my 2022 while waiting on the software updates to recalibrate my tires/speedo.
It's true. I just wired up some SS5's and wanted the backlights to come on when the halos did. I searched around and found some information:
I confirmed that pin #5, labeled as "RIGHT FRONT PARK LAMP DRIVER" is the feed to the halo, which is a misleading label to me.
It's the beige (almost...
I have a 2022 with this "fix" and what I have found (when the door is open) is that the rain just pours right off the front lip of that extra piece in your pic, right where the mucket foam is peeking out.
Does yours work with the door open, or just funnel into the channel when the door is closed?
On a related note, I bought these on Amazon after reviewing a bunch of options and seeing so many reviews on both sides (works/doesn't work) I decided to try them myself:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08L6HD8TP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought these because they...
I used some tips/tricks in this thread:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/new-apex-12k-harbor-freight-winch-install.23358/
The most useful posts (for me) were:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/posts/810599/
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/posts/504742/
If you...
I LOVE that look. Wish I had $400 to spare to replace mine!
IF anyone has the leather/stitched dash panels (above) and wants to trade for the red Rubicon ones, I'm willing to talk about $$ options :)
I have an APEX and have been very happy with it. I also relocated the control box into the engine bay for more of a "stealth" look. Not sure if the Smitty has that option (if it's important to you).
There are a bunch of others with the APEX, and the Smittybilt on the forum so most likely...
Hard to exactly tell from your video, but if you're moving it up/down and it's sort of rotating on the ball joints, then yes: that's normal.
What you DON'T want is side-to-side.
If you have a helper, you can have them sit in the JT and slowly turn the wheels side-to-side while you look. If...