Gladiator Lift Kits

[Louhound88]

Has there been any word on Teraflex lifts with the 3.1 and 3.3 falcons? Saw somewhere maybe released after sema, but havent seen anything else. Trying to hold out and see what they come up wit .

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[Desert Outlaw]

If you go over 3.5” lift you should think about a drag-link flip, your trackbar & drag-link should be running parallel , mine is a RK 3” & it’s perfect at that height.

The last of my parts from Steer Smarts came in earlier this week. Still waiting on my rear trackbar from Metalcloak. Next, I buy tires and the Adams Solid driveshaft, rear upper control arms and I'm all set.

 

[Texops]

The last of my parts from Steer Smarts came in earlier this week. Still waiting on my rear trackbar from Metalcloak. Next, I buy tires and the Adams Solid driveshaft, rear upper control arms and I'm all set.

that's great i'll bet you can't wait

 

[Desert Outlaw]

The last of my parts from Steer Smarts came in earlier this week. Still waiting on my rear trackbar from Metalcloak. Next, I buy tires and the Adams Solid driveshaft, rear upper control arms and I'm all set.

I ordered the Adams Solid driveshaft, rear upper control arms, coil correction pads, steering stabilizer and bracket. It's all arriving by the middle of next week. Next to order will be tires and I'm all set!

 

[Desert Outlaw]

Here's my new build thread:
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/evo-4-5-38-desert-trail-build.25333/

 

[Desert Outlaw]

I'm not running a draglink flip on my Gladiator with the 4.5" lift and drives fine. If I were keeping the setup I would look to adding a draglink flip down the line. My Fusion 60 that will be here today sometime has raised mounting points

I ordered the bottom mount drag link by error @TTEChris Do you think that I should run the bottom mount drag link, stay stock, or order the top mount and drive with both hands on the steering wheel?

 

[TTEChris]

I ordered the bottom mount drag link by error @TTEChris Do you think that I should run the bottom mount drag link, stay stock, or order the top mount and drive with both hands on the steering wheel?

While my Gladiator seems to drive find without it, I would order the top mount if you are already spending the money. I'm running the factory draglink with an adjustable trackbar. If my axles didn't raise those points I would have deffinently invested in a high steer kit like my wife has on her 4dr JLU.

You ordered the raised trackbar bracket as well right? You can't use that without the draglink relocated over the knuckle.

 

[Desert Outlaw]

While my Gladiator seems to drive find without it, I would order the top mount if you are already spending the money. I'm running the factory draglink with an adjustable trackbar. If my axles didn't raise those points I would have deffinently invested in a high steer kit like my wife has on her 4dr JLU.

You ordered the raised trackbar bracket as well right? You can't use that without the draglink relocated over the knuckle.

I ordered the flip kit and have that already. I have the new tie rod and the new track bars front and rear. Thanks for your input @TTEChris

 

[Desert Outlaw]

 

[Texops]

Hey what do you think about that heavy arse thing ? I got it also.

 

[Desert Outlaw]

Hey what do you think about that heavy arse thing ? I got it also.

I haven't driven with it yet, but I feel so confident that it will be the very best track bar every made for a Jeep. It looks like it was made for a semi truck.

 

[Texops]

I haven't driven with it yet, but I feel so confident that it will be the very best track bar every made for a Jeep. It looks like it was made for a semi truck.

yeah it's beef no flex ever

 

[Gem1n1]

Anybody know wheel specs?

Those have to be 20's...

 

[Eric Kern]

Hey all, wanted to share a quick update on my lift, wheel, tire journey with the JT Rubicon 6 speed.
I ended up talking myself out of the Skyjacker 4.5inch long travel kit with 40 inch tires and instead went a little more conservative with Skyjackers 3.5 inch long travel kit paired with 38 inch tires. I'll share with you my thoughts on the installation process(just a guy with some basic tools, common sense and a garage- not a professional mechanic) and first impressions having put a few hundred miles of highway and moderate trails.

Installation:
G351RKMLT - 3.5 inch Front / 2 inch Rear Long Travel Coil Spring Kit - Skyjacker Suspensions
https://skyjacker.com/shop/suspensi...ront-2-inch-rear-long-travel-coil-spring-kit/

- Kit did not come with installation instructions. Easily remedied my reaching out to Skyjacker customer service who sent me a digitial copy. This being the first suspension kit I've installed.. I wanted the peice of mind of knowing I was following some kind of process.

- BlackMaxx shocks, the shocks are shipped separately from the rest of the kit. Each of the 4 boxes contain; Shock, bushings, sleeves and bushing spacers. Bushings and sleeves are front/back specific. Closley examining the shocks and reading through the instructions I found the contents of the front shock boxes had the rear bushings and sleeves and vise versa. Easy fix

- Front bumpstop hardware, the provided bolts are fine thread while the provided lock nuts are corse thread. Quick break for lunch and trip to hardware store.

- Installing Skyjacker springs, the upper spring mount insulator has a specific placement- nub on the top of the rubber insulator needs to go through the hole in the shock mount to ensure proper alignment. The only thing holding it in place is the pressure applied from the spring itself. As soon as the stock springs are removed, the insulator will fall to the ground. For reinstallation of the new springs I used a small set of vice grip needle nose pliers to clamp on to the nub protruding through the top spring mount holding the insulator in pace just enough to not have to worry about it when fighting to get the much longer Skyjacker springs to seat properly into the notch of the lower perch. In terms of installing the new springs- just not enough slack in the brake lines to drop the axles low enough to get the springs in without risk of tearing a line. Solved with 2 ratchet straps compressing the new springs a couple inches, enough to get them into place(proper spring compression tool is the safest option) NOTE: Make sure the axel is supported by stands before releasing the spring compression tool. The duel rate long travel springs are much longer than stock and will surely rip out your brake lines if allowed to fully extend at this stage of the installation.

- Final notes on installation, above issues aside, I found the installation process very straight forward and would do it again in a heartbeat. My shade tree mechanic skills, tools and few hurdles with the kit, this took me 8 hours start to finish. A vehicle lift would have shaved at least an hour. Also gave me a chance to get better acquainted with the JT

Onroad/Offroad initial impressions:

-Onroad with stock wheels and 33inch stock mud tires. The Rubicon JT with Skyjacker 3.5 inch long travel suspension behaves very similar to the stock suspension on the road, think the milder BlackMaxx shocks come into play here. The only difference I notice is coming to a complete stop where there is a little more nose dive to remind me of the additional travel.

-Onroad with 38inch Milestar Patagonia MT's mounted to Black Rhino Armory 17inch -18mm offset wheels. The 4.10 gears and 6 speed manual transmission handle the bigger tires just fine off the line. 1.5k RPM gets it rolling almost exactly like stock. On the highway I'm finding 6th gear is rare. Still need to correct the speedometer, however via GPS, 72mph has the motor at 2k RPM in 5th gear. I'd have to be cruising around 85mph for 6th to feel comfortable on flat to a 20% grade, for example..

-Offroad with 38inch Milestar Patagonia MT's mounted to Black Rhino Armory 17inch -18mm offset wheels, Please note, I have not taken my JT on official ranked trail systems, only some back woods trails and small stream bed/embankments, but happy to report no rubbing with what I would consider moderate trail use. The 4.10 gears and extra low crawl ratio with the 6 speed perform fine with the 38inch tires, however I recognize some opportunity to gain efficiency by swapping to something like 4.55 or 4.88's, 5.13's if you're an overachiever but for my purposes 4.10's are adequate for on/off road use.

Closing notes
My ego wanted 40's and that sweet 4.5 inch lift, still feel that's the ultimate in badass affordability for these JT's. But my compromise was 38's with the 3.5inch Skyjacker long travel lift kit- it's affordable, dana 44's should handle it for a little while and doesn't look too bad if I may say so
Let me know your thoughts..

Super old thread....was just browsing around...needed to tell you that thing looks F***ing DIRTYYYYYYYYY. Nice Job!!!!

 

[todapower]

does anybody know the sizes of the wheels and tires of this one? also, around how much is this lifted? thanks!

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