Gladiator bent frame offroading with trailer? Why do you think this happened?

[scotticus]

Has anyone noticed the different hood as well? It looks somewhat like the new Mojave’s but I’m wondering if there has been an engine swap or something else to give this truck more HP....

looks like a DV8 Hood: https://www.quadratec.com/p/dv8-offroad/heat-dispersion-hood-jeep-wrangler-jl

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[Sorbs]

And while I get the teeter-totter, stupidity in modding and driving, with a trailer, had more to do with this incident than anything else.

Know that I agree, it is operator error all the way, I’m just answering the question of the post.

For some folks, especially our friends on the JL Forum, they believe gravity and physics plays no part in the real world.

 

[ACAD_Cowboy]

Know that I agree, it is operator error all the way, I’m just answering the question of the post.

For some folks, especially our friends on the JL Forum, they believe gravity and physics plays no part in the real world.

Wait so when I put in the 6" lift and 42's and then load the roof rack with everything, I can't still do 80 and swerve to pass? Jesus christ that's it, I'm selling this piece of shit and telling everyone I know about what an unsafe and dangerous piece of shit it is, whos with me to start a class action suit? #pieceofshit

Meanwhile back in the real world, keep it light, keep it low and keep it moving.

 

[Moabite]

I wanna know what's in the big black box on the tongue. They were probably stealing rocks off our federal lands and trying to outrun BLM Rangers.

 

[WhatExit?]

For some folks, especially our friends on the JL Forum, they believe gravity and physics plays no part in the real world.

You callin' out the JL Forum on this, their sister forum?

 

[WhatExit?]

I wanna know what's in the big black box on the tongue. They were probably stealing rocks off our federal lands and trying to outrun BLM Rangers.

And there is an expanded metal enclosure behind the big black box between it and the trailer. That looks to have firewood in it. Clearly there's a LOT of extra length to that trailer and it's all in front of the axle adding more pounds to the tongue weight.

It'd be good to see a side view pic with the trailer and the Gladiator's back bumper and hitch...

 

[WhatExit?]

This looks like the trailer...
https://www.socalteardrops.com/gallery.php?g=12

And it looks like our Gladiator guy added a hard shell RTT on top of it.

 

[Sorbs]

You callin' out the JL Forum on this, their sister forum?

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/gladiator-and-a-bent-frame-ouch.47839/#post-1048973

They turned off this thread cuz the BMW to Jeep crowd were getting their feelings hurt...

 

[Demo_slug]

With the way the frame is bent, I think it’s a bit of a lift. He may need a level kit

 

[Blknblu]

Looks like shear leverage that caused that.

Bruce

 

[WhatExit?]

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/gladiator-and-a-bent-frame-ouch.47839/#post-1048973

They turned off this thread cuz the BMW to Jeep crowd were getting their feelings hurt...

There are bent frames and then there are BENT FRAMES. This is one of the latter - Chevy got bent...

 

[jurfie]

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/gladiator-and-a-bent-frame-ouch.47839/#post-1048973

They turned off this thread cuz the BMW to Jeep crowd were getting their feelings hurt...

And it looks like the mods fired up the husqvi and pruned a bunch of posts out of it.

 

[5JeepsAz]

Splatter evidence makes me wonder if that thing is evenly bent. I'd bet from the back the bed is tilted.
The mirror shows streaming spray evidencing high speed. The door shows swirls indicating splashing and speed. The swirly part could be braking hard. The whole thing could also indicate at least hard turns causing torque and load shift. Maybe the load shifted forward under speed, dude went into a gulley, hit brakes, still at speed dude topped out, maybe a slight turn to create that light stress on the frame before impact. Jam brakes to maximize force on the bend point.

 

[Sorbs]

Since this is a Ram, I’m sure this is FCA’s fault too!

 

[bgenlvtex]

Since this is a Ram, I’m sure this is FCA’s fault too!

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