Making a quiet Gladiator

[HJG]

Has anyone found a reliable way to quiet down the road noise inside the cab of a Gladiator?

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[James H]

In short, no. I added Dynamat inside the doors, under the carpet, and sections of the cab. Added a headliner as well. The noise level changed so little I can barely tell a difference. Biggest difference is tires. If you're running any MT tire, it's going to be noisy, just get used to it. For AT tires, there are several good ones available, my personal favorite is the Nitto Ridge Grappler.

 

[D_JT]

They are relatively quiet. Well, my diesel is anyways. The diesel has more sound deadening than the gas. But They arent very loud. You can drive 80 and have a conversation without talking loud.

 

[JTdiRtyD]

They are relatively quiet. Well, my diesel is anyways. The diesel has more sound deadening than the gas. But They arent very loud. You can drive 80 and have a conversation without talking loud.

I think thats subjective.

Compared the the Mrs. base model 2015 Ford Fiesta the Gladi is pretty quiet.
Compared to my 2016 BMW X5 diesel the Gladi is quite loud.

I will admit it's far quieter than I expected it to be, especially coming from late 90s and mid 2000s Wranglers, but I wouldn't call it quiet.

 

[Janster]

Turn the music up louder son........

What? What noise?

 

[DBravo]

Has anyone found a reliable way to quiet down the road noise inside the cab of a Gladiator?

Agree - tires are the largest noise generator on a stock Jeep Gladiator. I've been running Goodyear Wrangler Radial ATA with Kevlar Sidewall on my 2020 JT Overland. First set lasted 85k (rotated every oil change) and I just hit 109,000 miles. Still original brakes as well. Daily driver in the Northeast and a number of +1,000 mile trips.

 

[NotSo Bright White]

I know it isn’t a Mercedes but compared to my old CJs and LJ, it is silent. On a serious note, the headliner helps a little.

 

[rharr]

Has anyone found a reliable way to quiet down the road noise inside the cab of a Gladiator?

Rag top or hard top?

Armorlite flooring and dynomat will help but end of the day it's a shoe box cutting through air with chunky tires.

You can slow down and run highway tires to cut down on noise.

 

[Jaxmax]

Armorite even without the addtional sound deading made a noticeable difference to my wife and I,, we bought the flooring for better protection and to get rid of the carpet, then noticed how much quieter it was even with brand new Falken AT4 tires.I They are Jeeps with removable tops and floors that have drains, flat windshields and that is why they call them Jeeps and why most of us bought them, it is basically an offroad. vehicle that does good on the highway, and I sort of like the basic vehicle and nosie is fine.....Jack

 

[ChrisNLA]

They are relatively quiet. Well, my diesel is anyways. The diesel has more sound deadening than the gas. But They arent very loud. You can drive 80 and have a conversation without talking loud.

If the weather induced wind is calm, I find mine to be 'quiet enough'. The speed induced wind noise is tolerable.

If the weather induced wind is gusty, its loud as hell depending on the direction.

I'm not about to take this truck apart to try and make it better though. Wind noise just gonna suck on a poorly insulated brick. If it becomes a big enough problem I'll just get rid of the truck, lol.

I'm running new KO3's so tire noise doesn't factor much into this yet for me...

 

[Gvsukids]

Has anyone found a reliable way to quiet down the road noise inside the cab of a Gladiator?

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/sound-deadening.24189/

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/highway-noise-deadening-suggestions.46364/
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/any-way-to-reduce-wind-noise.49165/
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/headliner-noise-reduction-worth-it.88070/

 

[NC_Overland]

I disagree on the tires being the loudest. I can’t hear my tires, but mine has alway been loud above 65. Lots of wind noise and it’s been like that since brand new. Factory hard top, but I can’t tell much of a difference in wind noise with the soft tops I’ve driven. Just in outside noises like semis and loud exhausts.

 

[Volt0]

leave the spouse at home? ;-)

 

[BSW520!]

My 25 Willys is loud ish but not as bad as my 21 Willys was. The wifes 26 JLUR X with sky one touch is noticeably quieter than both

 

[Jteakus]

Drive a soft top/soft door CJ for a week...

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