The running boards only come stock on the overland trimWell I finally got a gladiator after creeping on here for a while.
I'm really excited.
I need to save up for wheels and tires. Possible to fit rubicon wheels and tires on my stock sport?
You're right, it's a Sport S. The window sticker still will only say Sport, whether it's an S or not, so that's probably where the confusion lies.
I just came from a Tacoma with a topper, so I'm in the process of weatherproofing my camping loadout for the open bed of the Gladiator. So far, I'm really liking these Husky totes from Home Depot. Clear top, hinges, lockable, waterproof, and they come in a few sizes that all stack together. So far, I have three of the 20 gal size, one for kitchen stuff, and one each for my wife and me to use instead of duffels, plus one of the 12 gal for nonperishable food. I may add another 12 gal for the dog's stuff. I'm also loading a 45 gal RTIC cooler and a 40 gal Craftsman tote with all our tents and sleeping bags in it, plus some loose chairs and things that are okay to get wet.
Easiest way to tell a Sport S from a Sport is the wheels and the bumper. Sport has the steelies with the center cap, and no silver inserts in the bumper.
Or the OP mentioning power locks and windows.
All gladiators get the same axles other than width - some get wider axles by a total of a whopping 1.5" (.75" per side) - Rubicon gets lockers front and rear, Mojave gets rear locker (think I have that right). Otherwise, same basic axles.
Mine went downhill. Those stock fox shocks from Rubicon suck. They look nice, but bad ride, more bounce and sway than the stock Overland stuff.
My experience as well, but that's by design, it's aimed at people who use it as a daily driver, creature comforts, etc.
Yes. It's the same width as max tow, etc. but with the 3.73 ratio.
I almost went HA as well, but figured the 20” wheels would affect ride quality negatively so decided against it and just went Overland.
I get it. All I could see was my tiny stock tires. They only lasted about 3k miles before I went from 255s to 285s. You can fit Rubicon wheels/tires with no issues with rubbing. You’ll notice a slight decrease in performance, but not really that noticeable. It’s really just like it takes it another second to pick up speed and then it’s fine. I don’t have 8th gear as much on the hwy, but I still get 22-22 mpg regularly on road trips and I drive 75-80 on the interstate. I have an overland, but that doesn’t make a difference other than my stock tire diameter was a little bit larger than on a sport.
Every gladiator has D44 axles front and rear. If you got the Max tow package (vs regular tow pkg) you got the one inch wider wide track axles and 4.10 gears vs 3.73.
You’re probably talking about me. I hated the floaty ride and the bed bounce from the rear. It’s way more stable now and still doesn’t ride rough, it just has a lot more of a controlled ride and feels more stable in corners.
That's the opposite of mine. The Rubicon fox shocks were a step backwards. More bounce when doing things like dropping off the 3/4" drop in front of my garage (two bounces once it lands) and less stable feeling than it was stock.
