This is How Tough The Lifted Gladiator Can Be

[Flyin6]

I'm kinda wondering why the people who drew on you are still breathing? Tennessee like the Tuck allows for free use of weapons to stop a threat, right?

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[AstroZombie]

Glad you are al alright!!

The only crime is all that junk in the door net. Does Clayton make a lift kit for that? LMFAO!!!!

 

[SargeDiesel]

Im from Knoxville, and Nashville is lost to the yankee hoard. The city "managers" should be proud of how phuked up the city is now...its a mess, most of us born and bred wont go near it anymore.

Right, instead of "fixing" their own state/city, they prefer to move, bring their shit with them and F-up yours... just sad... but happening all over, not just Nashville.

 

[SargeDiesel]

Your post has a lot of information open for discussion. Sorry to hear about your troubles.

I am impressed that your plastic bumper held up. Seems like they can take a hit or two.

I always wondered if Tennessee was a good state to retire in. They seemed to always push their sales pitch on us retired Military folks.

If you carry, you need to make sure you are well versed on the laws in your state. Stand your ground, castle doctrine, etc.

I was born and raised in Florida. I've seen rural areas turn into retirement communities full of Northerners overnight. (The Villages) Now I get told on a daily basis how my way is wrong and they know everything.

KevinC

Damn snowbirds... lol
I have family in Cocoa Beach and have to deal with a massive influx every winter, but there are plenty of leftovers throughout the summer and some decide to stay... and it quickly adds up.

 

[SargeDiesel]

Yeah, it's not just Nashville... down here in Huntsville the idiots drive like they are in a demolition derby. The road I live on, is off of one of the highways here... 65mph must only be a starting point... i have to slow down to turn right onto me street without the security of a turn lane, and to go the other way have to drive 1/4 mile to use the next median turn to U-turn into that 75+mph traffic...

Then there are the entitled ones that try to merge onto the highway in front of you despite there being 1/2 mile behind you before the next car...

Same, Birmingham/Trussville

 

[SargeDiesel]

This unfortunately is a product of our own doing. Not to get political here but be careful who you vote for. Glad you're ok.

Not ... "OUR"

 

[SargeDiesel]

I got this a couple of years ago just in case. Like a lot of you, I live in an area that used to be pretty relaxed, but the locusts that have ruined their home states have zeroed in here. I haven't had to use it yet, but came super close one day when I heard screeching tires behind me while I waited at a red light. Yes, they make rubber ones that prevent damage while protecting you, but if your dumbass is going to rear end me, you're getting your car totaled.

I had that and then upgraded.

 

[Beungood]

Im from Knoxville, and Nashville is lost to the yankee hoard. The city "managers" should be proud of how phuked up the city is now...its a mess, most of us born and bred wont go near it anymore.

Damn sad to hear that, I retired early and was going to unass Massachusetts for Tenn due to loving it down there when I was stationed there for a short time in the 80's. NY and Mass are lost and will never be normal again.

 

[RubiconDONN]

Never a fan when I see these news on our trucks getting clipped like this. Glad you’re alright.

 

[MemphisMississipp]

There are a lot of idiots out there. My city of Nashville has changed from its quaint Sothern Charm small town feel to the chaotic NY, Cali big city crazy. I love some aspects of the influx of new multicultural people, but not impressed with their impatient often aggressive driving style.

This year alone I close out with 4 incidents, this does not include probably 10 times someone has hit my sticking out wheels and tires (read poke) in traffic ??.
I’ve had a weapon drawn on me twice for absolutely nothing, yes I carry but that is not the time nor place to engage a crazy person that very obviously has no idea about rules of engagement nor how to hold a weapon.
I’ve also been hit in the back of my gladiator twice in less than 2 months. Yes lass than two months!

both of the drivers that hit the gladiator were not from my home state of TN, and neither had insurance or a DL. Pictures below, the gladiator with the red focus accident happened a little over 24 hours ago. His car went under the JT hitting it really hard. This makes no sense, I wasn’t looking at rear view when this happened, because I was on an on ramp to the interstate from downtown Nashville. He must have been on his phone, fell behind as traffic moved forward, then floored his vehicle not realizing the traffic in front of him, including me and my beloved JT, were stopped in traffic again.

this driver got out of his totaled car, I asked him if he was okay, he simply said “I don’t have a driver’s license, turned and ran on foot back up the ramp until out of sight, never to come back. A true hit and run on all senses of the words!
I waited for 3.5 hours blocking more than half of the on-ramp yet people were able to get by, even semi trucks that missed me by 1” or less. People often yelling at me, flipping me off, getting out and telling me I had to move my truck because it’s the law… umm the police told me to stay put, and I couldn’t move anyway because the car was stuck under my truck!

glad my gladiator is lifted, glad I wasn’t carrying my expensive mountain bike on the rear. These trucks are tough. Though I think this time the hit and going under the JT bent the frame.

the first rear hit happened when I was turning into a hospital parking lot but still on a main road. A black Toyota Avalon hit me then and I did not get the front end pics of the Avalon. You can see the hood of that car pushed back to the windshield. A front view would show the total destruction the JT put on this car too. This guy had a father show up in another car 10 minutes after accident. The father was yelling at me in Farsi, I understood some of it but the hospital security officer knew more of the language than I did. The father was trying to get me to tell the police that he was driving the car, not his son. His son did not have a DL nor insurance. The son was cuffed and taken to jail. I was surprised by the police taking him into custody. I hadn’t had time to replace the rear bumper yet, so same bumper took the hit from the red ford as well.

Getting more like Memphis everyday

 

[MemphisMississipp]

Memphis has the worst drivers in nation. Shootings from cars happen daily. I moved from Memphis after 38 years to North Mississippi 30 years ago, the crime is slowly headed our way. Right now most of the wrecks being caused by young immigrants with no insurance and no dl. I just expect this to happen more and more all over the country. Just tacked onto my gladiators insurance policy year over year, yours too.

 

[Wat Dog]

They’re tough trucks and expensive to fix. The car that hit me was totaled and I had tthe bumper damage. I bough aftermarket front and rear bumpers and had the body damage repaired for the cost of the OEM bumper

 

[IanNubbit]

Had a similar accident happen. 3.5” lift on 37s vs red compact lol. Not as bad as yours for sure, but this was only like 5-10mph crash. Dude was cool, told him I'm not too worried, glad he was okay and was able to calm him down. He was happy to just settle with some cash to avoid Insurance which Im happy for in NJ. Would rather have the money for Jeep parts anyways lol

 

[Stinggrey 21 Rubi]

A month and a half ago I was rear ended when I was slowing down in construction zone on highway.
The idiot that ran into the back of me crumpled the left side of my rubicon bed and passed me upside-down as I slide sideways. My glad straightened up as I steered into the drift, no brakes applied by me. It was estimated the 2023 Kia suv had a 35-40 mph closing speed when it hit me. It slide on its roof maybe 100 ft. The suv was totaled and the driver had to be extracted.
I had my jt put on an alignment machine and it needed NOTHING but a wheel to be straight!! One wheel cracked and bed crumpled on one side.
These are tough trucks!

 

[Chunky White]

Hopefully your Gladiator will be an easy fix. My neighbor and I have both been talking about upgrading our bumpers but its good to see yours isn't too bad compared to the other car

NE Tennessee is the only part of Tennessee where I want to live. I have worked around Knoxville and Nashville and prefer this end of Tennessee. We are growing also but not near as much. My neighborhood which is fairly new has been slowly taken over by transplants from but so far they have all been good neighbors other than one lady who didn't stay very long

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