I bought the Rock Slide Engineering slider. They showed off their goods for the Gladiator at SEMA and I liked how rugged the slider was. I especially like that it’s designed as a step up to the bed. Here’s a short vid of their stuff.
The skids were pricey but where I off road we deal with big rocks. My 05 TJ has skids with deep gouges that saved me many times. I’m a believer in armor.
This is the Metalcloak skid system. I wish there was a before/after photo to show the difference. Vital components, like the oil pan, are now covered.
https://metalcloak.com/jt-gladiator-undercloak-armor-skid-plate-system-diesel.html
Summit 4x4 in Prescott, AZ got the skids installed on my JTR today. This pic shows most of the plates in place.
i added the skid that protects the hitch and possibly the rear bumper.
I'm not going to do a lift on this Jeep, so the skids are necessary for trips to Moab and even for Broken...
Here I am in my new JT doing more than 70 mph on the stagecoach trail between Sedona and Jerome in Arizona.
The speed limit on this old road is 20 mph, but screw the sheriff and the public! I set a new record!
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This could be an AI-generated image of me in my new Jeep with one flaw...
My TJ will be going to my son now that I have the new JT. My TJ has been to Moab 5 times and has explored throughout Arizona. So many great memories. That’s what owning a Jeep is all about.
2005 TJ fried its engine management computer this year. Parts no longer available through Jeep. Had to find a company that knew how to flash the engine serial number onto a used one. It took about $2K for the complete replacement.
Just got my 6th Jeep, a 2024 Rubi JT Mopar Edition.
With my other Jeeps I ran pretty much every trail in my 5 trips to Moab. I live in Prescott, Arizona so there are Jeep trails everywhere within 5 minutes drive.
I’m retired and my hardcore wheeling days are over. This black beauty will be my...
I went ahead and got one on my 24. I’m one of those statistical glitches that seems to break something really $$$ just days after the factory warranty expires.