Sold my Tacoma, Bought a Gladiator

[MTB58]

Sold my 2022 Tacoma Trd Offroad and bought a 2023 Gladiator Sport S Max Tow package.

I put a 1.5" front Teraflex puck lift leaving the stock springs on all four corners, 33" Wildpeak on Mojave wheels, Tonneau Cover
Rubicon Rock rails and a Redarc Trailer brake controller.

We will be using this to tow a Grand Design 17Mke, which was a little too much weight for the Tacoma. With the Max Tow Pkg and increased payload I should be just about right. I know a 1/2 ton would have been better, but my wife and I do quite a bit of off-roading and I did not want a full size truck.

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[PuddleJumper]

welcome man! looks great! I came from a Tundra.

 

[MTB58]

welcome man! looks great! I came from a Tundra.

Thank you. I'm really liking it so far. It shifts and stops so much better than the Tacoma.

 

[PuddleJumper]

Thank you. I'm really liking it so far. It shifts and stops so much better than the Tacoma.

Dude I know! Going from these archaic 5 and 6 speed Aisins to the ZF8s. Night and Day. All the gears and exactly what you need when you need it. instead of that 3-4 gear hunt every time its on a grade. Towing with my Gladiators is such a better experience despite the loss of capacity and weight. plus i do not miss the 8 mpg that Toyota V8 got. And I'll never not appreciate getting a full float axle factory. Bearings last so much longer, and the axles can take more abuse. Oh and no more bent tie rods and busted CVs.

edit: I've found conflicting data. One Dana Doc says widetrack axles are full float but the spare parts list states Semi. Since a Dana 60 is stated as Semi I'll assume D44 is as well. Except for the 24' Willys. (which makes no damn sense, why does a Non rubi wrangler need a full float?)

 

[MTB58]

Dude I know! Going from these archaic 5 and 6 speed Aisins to the ZF8s. Night and Day. All the gears and exactly what you need when you need it. instead of that 3-4 gear hunt every time its on a grade. Towing with my Gladiators is such a better experience despite the loss of capacity and weight. plus i do not miss the 8 mpg that Toyota V8 got. And I'll never not appreciate getting a full float axle factory. Bearings last so much longer, and the axles can take more abuse. Oh and no more bent tie rods and busted CVs.

With the Max Tow I have 7,650 towing capacity which we both know will never happen because of payload limits, but I have 1,500 payload also. The Taco had about 1100 payload and 6500 towing.
Gladiator is definitely better equipped to tow, at least with the Max tow package.

 

[ttn333]

Dude I know! Going from these archaic 5 and 6 speed Aisins to the ZF8s. Night and Day. All the gears and exactly what you need when you need it. instead of that 3-4 gear hunt every time its on a grade. Towing with my Gladiators is such a better experience despite the loss of capacity and weight. plus i do not miss the 8 mpg that Toyota V8 got. And I'll never not appreciate getting a full float axle factory. Bearings last so much longer, and the axles can take more abuse. Oh and no more bent tie rods and busted CVs.

Gladiators do not get the full float axle that's on 2024 wrangler.

 

[Jobofly]

Welcome to the club! I came from an F150 to a Mojave. I towed my 245BHS with no problems.

 

[MTB58]

Welcome to the club! I came from an F150 to a Mojave. I towed my 245BHS with no problems.

Good to know. Thanks

 

[TheDerb]

Dude I know! Going from these archaic 5 and 6 speed Aisins to the ZF8s. Night and Day. All the gears and exactly what you need when you need it. instead of that 3-4 gear hunt every time its on a grade. Towing with my Gladiators is such a better experience despite the loss of capacity and weight. plus i do not miss the 8 mpg that Toyota V8 got. And I'll never not appreciate getting a full float axle factory. Bearings last so much longer, and the axles can take more abuse. Oh and no more bent tie rods and busted CVs.

I hate to bring bad news, but you don't have full float axles from the factory....

 

[Stuntman Mike]

Good decision, I came from a Lada 4x4 ...

 

[SightsOfIron]

Welcome welcome! I too came from a Tacoma TRD OF to a gladiator. Loving it so far

 

[PuddleJumper]

Gladiators do not get the full float axle that's on 2024 wrangler.

Dana M220 Widetrac is a full float axle. Checked Dana nvmnd, i guess they are semifloat. I read elsewhere they were full float but can't find. But If dana says semi. then thats it.

 

[PuddleJumper]

I hate to bring bad news, but you don't have full float axles from the factory....

Yes they do. Dana M220 Widetrack is a full float axle. Checked Dana nvmnd, i guess they are semifloat. I read elsewhere they were full float but can't find. But If dana says semi. then thats it.

 

[antwon412]

Nope. Only the Wrangler…..X? gets the full float.

 

[ttn333]

Dana M220 Widetrac is a full float axle. Checked Dana nvmnd, i guess they are semifloat. I read elsewhere they were full float but can't find. But If dana says semi. then thats it.

"And note that Gladiator does not get the Wrangler's full-floating Dana 44 axle, mainly because its five-link coil-sprung rear axle already surpassed Wrangler's towing capacity without it." They're talking about the most current 2024 in this article. https://www.motortrend.com/news/2024-jeep-gladiator-first-look-review/

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