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Starting this as a placeholder for myself, but alas, for the greater good as well.

Picked Shrek up November 23rd from Gutpon, it was an uneventful 270 mile ride back:
Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673892769692


Ended up putting 1,000 miles on it before December, luckily it fit in my garage with a few inches to spare:




Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893009061


Ended up Fighting with the tag office over my plate, they denied it, but after proving to them that other cars in the state had similar plates, they allowed it:

Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893052851



Added Diode Dynamics SS3 Elite Fogs w/ backlights, as well as premium bed liner from Line-X:
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That's it for now, took it up to Tray Mountain in Helen GA, sort of a dirt road with some small rocks/ruts. Performed as well as expected.
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Starting this as a placeholder for myself, but alas, for the greater good as well.

Picked Shrek up November 23rd from Gutpon, it was an uneventful 270 mile ride back:
Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893090803


Ended up putting 1,000 miles on it before December, luckily it fit in my garage with a few inches to spare:




Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893090803


Ended up Fighting with the tag office over my plate, they denied it, but after proving to them that other cars in the state had similar plates, they allowed it:

Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893090803



Added Diode Dynamics SS3 Elite Fogs w/ backlights, as well as premium bed liner from Line-X:
Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893090803


Jeep Gladiator Shrek, the Gladiator 1673893090803


That's it for now, took it up to Tray Mountain in Helen GA, sort of a dirt road with some small rocks/ruts. Performed as well as expected.
Shrek is the perfect name for this truck.
 
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Ordered Teraflex Leveling Kit, I will be installing it tomorrow along with the first oil change.
 
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Don't ask for pictures of the work, first time in 10ish years doing suspension stuff again and forgot how annoying jacking the jeep up is, but alas, only one screw up (forgot to loosen the control arms, still need to handle that).

Overall, happy with the level. I will eventually get 35's to fill out the wheel wells. Ride is as expected, stock.
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Might be overthinking it... but it sure looks like my front axle is now shifted *slightly* driver side after installing the lift. Looking into buying an adjustable track bar now. Was hoping the 1.5 was small enough that it wouldn't require one.
 

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Welcome from another Georgian. Shrek is coming along nicely. If you want some simple dirt mild off-roading and a small creek crossing check out Little River Canyon area Backroad #5 and others in Fort Payne, AL. It’s a nice day trip. You can swim in the river at certain areas too.
 
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Welcome from another Georgian. Shrek is coming along nicely. If you want some simple dirt mild off-roading and a small creek crossing check out Little River Canyon area Backroad #5 and others in Fort Payne, AL. It’s a nice day trip. You can swim in the river at certain areas too.
Appreciate it! I used to get out a bunch in my old JK but sold that back in 2015. Slowly getting back out there. I'll give it a look over!
 
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Just got the Jeep back from the dealership, tire rotation, general check, and a look into my 3rd gear stutters. Service Advisor had the tech do a full relearn, and so far, so good. Attached is also the Blackstone analysis of the oil change ~500 miles ago, and an obligatory picture

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One of the switchback headlight bulbs will no longer flow through the different temperatures, emailed AuxBeam and will see how it's handled. Forgot how much better this looks, but did this to my old JK, it flows a bit better with the lines.

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