Old, but relevant. Seems that what I see is normal.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/normal-voltage-while-running.33736/
From the thread above:
I've noticed this as well.. as low as 12.7 at times, that being said it will spike up to 14 when you come off of the throttle.. I...
Currently chasing a parasitic drain (I think), and sensitive to battery reading at the moment.
- Vehicle is a 2021 JTRD
- Battery is a 1 month old Odyssey
- Aux has been removed
Under load, I'm seeing high 12's which I've read is normal for a charged battery:
Coasting though, the battery...
Ball joints are from Synergy. From what I've read OEM ball joints are steel ball with plastic/nylon cup that wears faster with larger tires. My JTRD has nearly 50k miles on it and I didn't want to give the OEM ball joints the opportunity to fail.
Synergy because it seemed to be a good balance of cost and quality. I didn't adjustable or rebuildabe. I just want them to work with a squirt of grease every now and then.
For the RCVs, it's mostly a stupid overkill thing. I don't plan on testing their limits, and they should be good enough...
Well, just popped in here to put this up for sale. Looks like there may be some interest!
$300 OBO
2021 Jeep Gladiator OEM Rear Steel bumper. Complete: Bumber, Tow hitch, and Side protectors. Also comes with Holy Cross City Trail provenance that can be touched up with a little paint. Most...
I just went outside and took this from about 50' behind my Jeep. Not totally blocked, and if I get stopped for it, with a little effort and expense, I can go 2" driver.
How would you feel about a weekend? I talked to a couple of short wheel base guys who are interested, but can only do weekends, and right now July 15-16 is being discussed.
Nick Haskins of Far From Ordinary (<- I'm in this one😁 ) is interested too, and he has done Holy Cross City as well.
Waggs
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I did do it last year with another gladiator dude. I have a Rubi, so that's my base. At the time I had Metalcloak diff skids with all the OEM underbelly sheet metal.
My advice would be to start early (we started late and made it TO the 4th obstacle and turned around) , and go on a weekday...