The Philistine thread - non-lifted Gladiators and not likely to be, either

[texanjeeper]

A joke was made in another thread about Gladiator owners who don't put a lift kit on, being considered Philistines by the 'lifted' crowd and I thought maybe we could have our own thread here. I bought my Sport-S about 3 weeks ago and I love it. Not that I don't want larger tires, I surely do, but a lift kit isn't in my foreseeable future. It's just too much money for the lift, then for new wheels to accommodate bigger tires. When I wear my tires out in a couple of years, I'll be buying the 285/70R17's which will get me to about a 33'' tire, but until then, I'm perfectly happy running stock.

That doesn't mean I don't partake in other mods, I've converted the entire front set of lights to LED's and I'll be looking at doing other things as well.

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[BAT]

Just get some good cheap Rubi Take off tires and rims. Swap them out. That is what I did on mine for relatively good price. Also got some Rubi take off shocks I swapped out on mine. Eventually will move to 35's when I burn these tires up but no plans to lift for the forseeable future. I'll just have to be that oddball on the road (LOL). I sold my factory tires for $250 and bought 4 Rubi Tires and rims for $700. Will change the whole look of your truck just changing the tires and rims

 

[deuce]

We're proud to be Philistines. I think lifts are the biggest waste of money a person can spend on any Jeep. This is our 3rd Jeep and we have never lifted any of them. The best thing we have bought for our Gladiator is a Bestop for the front of the cab.

 

[DocMike]

$200 for the rubi take offs. Got JKS disconnects. Adding a Terraflex spacer to the front to negate the tiny bit of rubbing I get while flexed. Running a 33 mud tire. I'll take my Philistine comments.

Just get some good cheap Rubi Take off tires and rims. Swap them out. That is what I did on mine for relatively good price. Also got some Rubi take off shocks I swapped out on mine. Eventually will move to 35's when I burn these tires up but no plans to lift for the forseeable future. I'll just have to be that oddball on the road (LOL). I sold my factory tires for $250 and bought 4 Rubi Tires and rims for $700. Will change the whole look of your truck just changing the tires and rims

 

[Rockabillyroy]

Lifts should and do serve a very practical purpose. I had a 2.5" on my JKU to run 35s without rubbing disco'd and flexed.
That being said, I do not plan on installing a lift on this JTR unless I have to. I'll have to see what happens on the trails when I go from factory 33s to 35s.

 

[anavrinIV]

When I bought my TJ I had a lift and 33s on it within 2 months and loved it. But with the JT it's not necessary for my use. I'll consider 35s when I need tires, and I do want to put different wheels on at some point, but my use is mostly on-road and the bigger selling points to me were the jeep-ness of it. I bought it to use as a truck and it's more useful to me not being another 3-6" taller.

I do love the look of the bigger trucks, and may consider it in the future. But I've gone nearly a year without even looking at lifts which, for someone who likes to modify his vehicles, is impressive to me

 

[Dawg Fan]

I am not planning on a lift but I did put on the 1.5 leveling kit and when my tires wear out I want to put some aftermarket wheels and 285/75/18 ATs on.

 

[mike921921]

With no rocks to crawl here in FL, I'd rather put my money into a supercharger. #sleeper

 

[Tar Heel Wrangler]

Will never lift my Mojave since stock is already so nice. That's one reason I went with the Mojave as I told my wife I wouldn't do any big mods if she'd let me get it. When it's time for new tires, I'll probably get 35s since I have the high fenders.

 

[awraynor]

$200 for the rubi take offs. Got JKS disconnects. Adding a Terraflex spacer to the front to negate the tiny bit of rubbing I get while flexed. Running a 33 mud tire. I'll take my Philistine comments.

Love that color and wheel combo.

 

[Outdork]

Like those that have posted previously, no plans to lift, but will probably put on Rubi take-offs when I need new tires.

 

[texanjeeper]

Are Rubicon take-offs really that prevalent? Do people post them for sale here on the site all the time?

 

[Outdork]

Are Rubicon take-offs really that prevalent? Do people post them for sale here on the site all the time?

Usually on local classifieds or check Facebook Marketplace...

 

[unsocbl]

Front end level and will never go any higher. Now that supercharger idea mentioned above is on my to do list

 

[redfish]

Living in the low country of SC means I have to stay low Been learning towards not even leveling, did upgrade tires to 285/70

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