Hey! That's me! We've done Blackbear in a JK and a couple times in the Gladiator.
I'm on 37s with about a -19 offset on my wheels. About 3" of poke. Easily doable. Just need to add a point or two to your turn over a short wheelbase vehicle.
With the manufacturing advancements, overall simplification and reduction of moving parts the EV premium is going to be negative in the not too distant future. I expect that a large part of future attraction to EVs will be the purchase price compared to ICE vehicles.
The intense hate that some show towards BEVs in these threads is bizarre. I can understand hating the politics of trying to force them on people (and I am completely against that as well), but not the cars themselves. People need to separate their hate of the politics from the tech of the cars...
You may have the aluminum corrosion issue that so many Jeeps are having. There is a class action lawsuit on it. There are a few threads on here about it and a dedicated Facebook group you should take a look at. https://www.facebook.com/groups/975754000356535
Looks like Wheel Vintiques Smoothies. I have a set in black but with 4.25" backspacing that required them to be "reversed". Basically end up more deep dish.
This is unfortunately common with the corrosion issues. There is a fast growing Facebook group with nearly 11,000 members full of horror stories. Dealers are not being incentivized well enough to want to do the work. Generally only dealers with their own body shop are likely to do it. The group...
A few things you might hit on the way to Moab from Page are Monument Valley, Valley of the Gods, Mexican Hat, and Moki Dugway. If you go up 163/261 there are tons of hikes and ruins to see all around the Cedar Mesa area.
We just switched to State Farm to get lower rates. I am down to four cars and one camper on the policy. Unfortunately two of the cars are driven by under 21 year old sons and both are R/T Challengers. I did get a decent discount since they are away at college. They also both qualify for good...
My Quakes have been perfectly reliable so far. No complaints at all. I appreciate the added clearance and the Jeep looks much better than with the stock setup. I didn't install the screw. Just used a bit of epoxy.
Hey Shane - I answered over on FB but I'll post here as well to get it in the thread for future reference.
Nitto 37 x 12.5 x 17. Riding on 9" wheels with a 4.25" backspace giving about -19 offset.
Measured about a 3" poke.
Post fender chop.
Recent mods:
On rack full bar
Yakima shower
Quake fender chop
Goosegear full rear seat delete
12v ice maker
100ah Battleborn battery
Redarc BCDC 40 amp charger
Starlink 12v conversion
Metalcloak tie rod
Falcon adjustable steering stabilizer
The bar has wires now so it open at 90...
It's a roaming plan. I did a post this evening with some more details. https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/converted-starlink-to-12v-to-use-less-power.72829/
In addition to the Starlink 12v conversion I added an ice maker the other day! :CWL: It runs on 12v. Happy wife, happy camping! Or something like that. Will provide some ice for my rum or whiskey drink at night as well as keep my wife's water cold.
The wood pieces it sits on are attached to...