My ground clearance and breakover angle measurements

[RubiDukkie]

I just did some real-world measurements on my stock Gladiator Rubicon with 33 inch MT tires and thought it might be beneficial to share. Tires were inflated to 37 PSI. There is also some wear on the treads, but I didn't bother to measure the tread depth relative to when they were new. The rear diff skid is by Metacloak and the rear LCA and shock mount skids are by Rusty's, so a little bit of clearance is lost due to the skids, but not much.

123".................Rear tire to front tire at ground
123/2=61.5"....Breakover center between tires
13-1/2"............Ground to bottom of rock slider
10-3/4"............Ground to bottom of gas tank skid *
11-7/8"............Ground to front-LCA axle-side
11-3/8"............Ground to front-LCA frame-side
10-1/4"............Ground to frame front cross-member
10"...................Ground to bottom of front differential
9-5/16"............Ground to rear-LCA frame-side skid plate
8-1/16"............Ground to rear-lower shock mount skid plate
9-7/16"............Ground to rear differential skid plate

https://www.vcalc.com/wiki/KurtHeckman/Breakover+angle

(gc) Ground Clearance - Distance from the ground to the lowest point of the chassy.
10.75" Ground to bottom of gas tank skid *

(wb) Wheel Base - Distance between axles.
137.3"

Result
17.8 (°) degree angle

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