I didn't mean to make everyone defensive. I thought the question was clear: why all the modifications? We use them in their stock form, use them every day, feel no need to express ourselves through them. They are simply an every day, common tool here. I assumed there was something different...
I'm just curious, not judging at all. Here, one in five vehicles on the road except pickups is a Jeep product, half of them are Wranglers. Of those, maybe one of 20 is not pure stock, maybe one of 100 has any modification except mild tire/wheel upgrades. I have not seen a Gladiator "in the...
I farm. If I need something bigger I reach for it (SA dump truck, 26' flatbed, TS winch truck, semi). 99% of the time, the Gladiator is plenty (easily pulls a 14K tender down dirt roads field to field). My father bought a new Ford F250 (73 in fall of 72). This Gladiator's GVW is higher than...