Did your Gladiator have the KM2s or the Firestones?
The Toyo's are good tires and the last set I had (Open Country AT2) I got tired of waiting for them to wear out and replaced them at 65000 miles.
Terra Grapplers only look like all terrain tires, they don't perform very well off road.
Baja...
Through most of wheeling season that's the only washing (besides mother nature) that I do on the jeep. Pressure wash the mud off, wash the wheels and tires with soap and then 303 on the tires and done.
not shiny at all. Deep matte black. If I'm too lazy between wheeling trips to get the pressure washer out, I'll scrub the tires with a brush and rinse them off. Once they dry, 303 and done.
Rocksports will allow the front to droop enough to deform the flange at the transfer case enough to damage it. If you're going to wheel it, either put a limit strap on the driver's front and keep an eye on the flange, or proactively replace the front shaft.