23 Gladiator Rubicon Build

[Gladiator85]

23 Gladiator in Sarge green.
Tires 295/70/R17 on 17x8.5 10mm positive offset American Outlaws.
Exhaust Magnaflow cat back single exit.
Axles 5.13 Revoulutions protected by ARB covers.
Bumpers front replaced with OEM steel stubby.
Audio upgraded all full range speakers to Infinity Reference with changing fronts to 6.5s.
Suspension Bilstein 5100s.

Remaining plans down the road 35s, Alpine Restyle head unit, and a leveling kit for front. Oh and delete that stupid second battery.

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[Gladiator85]

Pics of mods.

 

[mdyucca]

Good looking Jeep. Nice mods. Are the pictures with the 35 inch tires?

 

[Gladiator85]

Thanks. No 35s yet these are the 295s. Actual size is 33.5.

 

[Gladiator85]

35x12.50s

 

[Bully4]

Very nice!!!!
Gatta get me one of those bumpers.
Not sure if they work on Mojave, though.

 

[Gladiator85]

Swapped to the X3s.

 

[Gladiator85]

Did the 1.5 leveling kit yesterday. After measurements roughly 0.25 higher in front though you can't tell. Certainly more level for sure as measurements before had front almost 1.75 lower than rear.

Question though does loosening track bar affect the total toe? Seems to drive just fine after lift.

 

[Gladiator85]

Found some bumper ends. Kinda dig full bumper over stubby.

 

[wildtaco]

Ugh, I need to detail my Gladiator....

 

[Gladiator85]

Track bar has nothing to do with toe in/out so you’re good.
The Generals look great but why the switch? Didn’t like the grapplers?

Thanks. I liked the Nittos but wanted something more aggressive. Not sure if the track bar did it or when it was regeared as they did pull the outer tie rod down to remove carrier.

 

[Gladiator85]

Good choice on the tires. I tried the trail grapplers and my set was junk. The tread came off in big chunks. I traded for Falken R/T

I see a ton of people running Nitto Trail Grapplers around here. They look ok but overpriced for what they are if you ask me. Seems like the cool kids tire choice these days. I had a set of X3s several years back with an old Tacoma and loved them. I've found for a mud tire the KM3 or X3 is the way to go for overall everyday use and both balance really well given there intent.

In fact the X3s balanced lighter over the Ridge Grapplers as the heaviest one was 4.75 oz total. For 35s I'll take that all day. Do like the Falkens too though. Don't have much experience with them but never heard anything bad about them either.

 

[Gladiator85]

1.5 spacer lift in rear. Got the 37 bug so upgraded to 37x12.50s. Do I need longer sway bar end links? Also do I need bump stop strike pads for the rear? Front 1.5 uses a 1 inch bump stop. Measured all four wheels and axle is still centered perfectly.

 

[Gladiator85]

As long as you don't go above 36.5 you can fit spare under in factory location. If you run true to size 37 you'll need the Clayton trackbar with the bend in it.

 

[salvino]

23 Gladiator in Sarge green.
Tires 295/70/R17 on 17x8.5 10mm positive offset American Outlaws.
Exhaust Magnaflow cat back single exit.
Axles 5.13 Revoulutions protected by ARB covers.
Bumpers front replaced with OEM steel stubby.
Audio upgraded all full range speakers to Infinity Reference with changing fronts to 6.5s.
Suspension Bilstein 5100s.

Remaining plans down the road 35s, Alpine Restyle head unit, and a leveling kit for front. Oh and delete that stupid second battery.

I pity those exhaust tips if you ever seriously off-road that thing.

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