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I totally agree. I think all gladiators are Butt ugly until they are lifted with larger tires. I have an almost fully loaded rubicon and still thought it was hideous but I already had a vision for it when I bought it. Before and After.

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Here's a fun one...

1) Would you rather have a stock Colorado or stock Ranger compared to a stock Gladiator?

#2) Is a stock Ranger or a stock Colorado better looking then a stock Gladiator? I don't look but it may be and you all might all chime in. All base model 4WD with 4 doors??
My stock Canyon All Terrain was a lot better looking than my stock gladiator. Now itā€™s debatable, my Canyon was a good looking truck.
 
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I should have known this would be a hot topic. I didnā€™t mean to poke the brar

Guess I should have used a different term.

My wife said it was like a woman that needs make up. While a girl might not be ugly she needs make up to be Smoken Hot
Pics or it didnā€™t happen!šŸ˜‰šŸ˜†
šŸ¤£ well the wife meant girls in general. But Iā€™m pretty sure I out kick my coverage 33 years ago.

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I had a random taco guy walk up to me in the parking lot and tell me how the stock JTs look like ass, but liked how I modded mine. Hahaha. So random.
You drive a taco in previous life?
heā€™s just trying to feel better about his wildly underpowered truck thats likely never been in 4wd and has a transmission from 1997
 

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I should have known this would be a hot topic. I didnā€™t mean to poke the brar

Guess I should have used a different term.

My wife said it was like a woman that needs make up. While a girl might not be ugly she needs make up to be Smoken Hot


šŸ¤£ well the wife meant girls in general. But Iā€™m pretty sure I out kick my coverage 33 years ago.

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looks like the cover of a whitesnake album šŸ»
 
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I should have known this would be a hot topic. I didnā€™t mean to poke the brar

Guess I should have used a different term.

My wife said it was like a woman that needs make up. While a girl might not be ugly she needs make up to be Smoken Hot


šŸ¤£ well the wife meant girls in general. But Iā€™m pretty sure I out kick my coverage 33 years ago.

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ok, you win! :)
 

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We are now up to a total of 5 Jeeps in our family! But Iā€™m not going to lie a no option stock JT is not very sexy. Itā€™s kinda ugly.

Not trying to offend anyone. The tiny 245ā€™s on steelie wheels and no sliders drives me crazy. On another note it drives great down the road.

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Personally I think the Willy's, Rubicon and Mojave look pretty good stock.
The nice thing about the Rubicon and Mojave is you can add 35's in the stock configuration.
There are even a couple of companies that make 35 x 11.50 which can go on a 7.5 rim which is a bonus.
You have the look, your in spec for the rim so all good, not to mention your only out the price of a set of tires instead of lift, shocks, rims etc. at least in the beginning.
 

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I think the stock Sport/S is the main reason for the "butt ugly" responses. My Sport S was the same way. The next morning (after bringing her home) I floored it to the wheel shop.

That being said, I think the Rubicon and Mojave with their optional wheels (respectively) look great even as stock.

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MY issue is this. We are going to use our sport s max tow to tow a 6000 lb travel trailer around the country off the beaten path for dispersed camping and boondocking. Mods, larger tires, metal bumpers and winches add weight and affect the towing I want to do. I drool on the mods, but really need as much of the stock sport s as possible for the towing and cargo, etc.

So how does one avoid their gladiator from looking like a total stock turd but keep the purpose we have it for? It cannot negatively affect the towing.

Suggestions welcome. :rock:
Thatā€™s my situation as well. I went with graphics for visual fun. Will eventually seal out for better looking stock-size wheels. I love the way it drives. In addition, loading motorcycles into the bed of a lifted truck is no fun without a loading dock. So haters be damned!
I would like to supercharge it some dayā€¦ extra long range fuel tank?
 

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MY issue is this. We are going to use our sport s max tow to tow a 6000 lb travel trailer around the country off the beaten path for dispersed camping and boondocking. Mods, larger tires, metal bumpers and winches add weight and affect the towing I want to do. I drool on the mods, but really need as much of the stock sport s as possible for the towing and cargo, etc.

So how does one avoid their gladiator from looking like a total stock turd but keep the purpose we have it for? It cannot negatively affect the towing.

Suggestions welcome. :rock:
Same, needed the max tow for my camper and donā€™t want to change anything that will mess with that. With that said, I did read that going 285 70 on stock wheels wouldnā€™t change muchā€¦.so thatā€™s what I did.

Sadly, itā€™s probably all I can do.

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Thatā€™s my situation as well. I went with graphics for visual fun. Will eventually seal out for better looking stock-size wheels. I love the way it drives. In addition, loading motorcycles into the bed of a lifted truck is no fun without a loading dock. So haters be damned!
I would like to supercharge it some dayā€¦ extra long range fuel tank?
sounds like I might go the same route. More visuals for now. Supercharger on the long term list.
 

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Same, needed the max tow for my camper and donā€™t want to change anything that will mess with that. With that said, I did read that going 285 70 on stock wheels wouldnā€™t change muchā€¦.so thatā€™s what I did.

Sadly, itā€™s probably all I can do.

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let me know if you notice any change in the towing from the stocks. What was the weight change in payload after the tire change?
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