What did you do TO your Gladiator today? [ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS, NO GUN TALK]

[Minty JL]

I compressed the spring with ratchet straps and wrestled that bastard the first time i installed my lift springs, it sucked.

I got smarter the second time when i did 4" rear springs and disconnected about 80% of the axle to allow maximum droop popped the springs in and just jack the axle back up and re connected everything.

Yeah everything was smooth til the wife came home and shit went south........so, I wanted a drama free victory and this ended up being my course of action. No regrets

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[JCappy]

Last weekend, we thought we‘d install the XKGlow Vent lights but realized…. the install wasn’t nearly as easy as all the videos and information let you to believe.
Last week… I ordered 2 packs of white clips and 1 pak of Christmas tree clips.

We used to wrench all the time when we were younger. As you age, I think you lose patience and motivation. Not only that, but working on a new vehicles (2024 Mojave) is intimidating. We were so afraid to break, bend, or ruin anything.

We decided to drop as much of the inner fender that we could. We did not remove any rivots…. Removed all the Christmas Tree cLips. We were able to peel back the inner fender enough to get behind the white clips and use a needle nose to pop them loose. Believe it or not…we only broke ONE white clip (on the front passenger side).

It took a bit to understand the wiring… as the instructions aren’t very good. The hubby had a volt meter and he ran ‘temporary’ wiring just to run TESTS to make sure he understood the wiring.

Everything looks good … My husband routed the wiring to the battery with a fuse - tucked everything away so everything was clean.

The bad thing is……We did put a big scratch on the fender when it was pulled down. That has nothing to do with the install…just shit happens (Did I mention, we‘re afraid to break stuff)?

Very nice and I agree the directions are not the best. I ended up getting a wiring harness for mine. Plugs right in to the factory wiring harness plug and has the 3 wires to attach to the lights without tapping in to the factory harness. Very easy. I pulled my fenders off instead of removing part of the liner. Was worried about breaking something but with the support of @WILDHOBO I got through it with no issues. Broke a few clips but bought extras before I started the project. Love mine.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Very nice and I agree the directions are not the best. I ended up getting a wiring harness for mine. Plugs right in to the factory wiring harness plug and has the 3 wires to attach to the lights without tapping in to the factory harness. Very easy. I pulled my fenders off instead of removing part of the liner. Was worried about breaking something but with the support of @WILDHOBO I got through it with no issues. Broke a few clips but bought extras before I started the project. Love mine.

Very glad it worked out so well. I must forward credit to @darksidedesign, who helped me with mine.

 

[PJJEEPLIFE]

Got a truck bed cap and added a rack

What rack is that?

 

[JCappy]

i got a chuckle out of your question about moving to FL. we lived in upstate NY prior to retiring to FL. by the grace of God our timing to buy and sell in FL, 3 times in 6 years, yielded us a nice windfall. we used it to buy a new house in......... wait for it..... GA. our new home would easily be $250k more in brevard county fl. we were extremely fortunate to ride the wave of rising home prices. we absolutely enjoyed everything about FL living except the insane homeowners and auto insurance prices. if i may throw out some advice and if you haven't already, ask a FL insurance agent about roof coverage.
my bride is on facebook. when living in FL, she discovered a fantastic group of jeepers called "florida trail stompers". best group of people i've ever had the pleasure of meeting. although we did not live the same area as most members, joining the group was certainly allowed.
i wish you well in your retirement plans. one statement we have heard for years is that the kindest people live in the south. our wonderful life in spalding county is a testament to that statement.

Thanks for the tip and unfortunately I am aware of some of the high cost in that state. I'm not sure if all areas are as high but we will probably be more inland which may help. Personally I don't care about moving but my wife has other thoughts. She wants to be near the grand children when we retire which I get but this will have to be a deep conversation when the time arrives. We bought our current home 10 years ago and it has doubled in price so that will help for sure. We will also downsize which will help. Hopefully prices will get a little better. I like where we are now except for all of the crazy traffic. That I can do without. We are about 15 minutes from the foothills which is great when I want to get out on my Harley for a nice ride. My Uncle used to own a glider airport in Griffin years ago in the country you're in and we used to go fly with him often. Great times and great memories. I liked that area as well and glad you are happy there.
I'll definitely keep the info on the FL Trail Stompers in my phone in case we end up down there somewhere. Appreciate all the info.

 

[JCappy]

Very glad it worked out so well. I must forward credit to @darksidedesign, who helped me with mine.

Thanks and it's always nice to give credit where credit is due.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Thanks and it's always nice to give credit where credit is due.

I had not clue which wire was which until talking to @darksidedesign. He saved me so much trial and error.

 

[JCappy]

I had not clue which wire was which until talking to @darksidedesign. He saved me so much trial and error.

If it were me it would be mostly error

 

[Rusty PW]

Anyone else get at their wits end and say......fuck you and cut shit? This just happened

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[Rusty PW]

Oh the wife just threw a teenage shit fit about it even tho this was part of the agreement to buy our new XC90........so fuck it I just ordered Rockslide Engineering power sliders/steps for $2600. So there she can stfu now.

I made steps that bolt into place so that my wife can climb in and down.

 

[WILDHOBO]

If it were me it would be mostly error

Nah. You’re clearly a champion.

 

[Freems]

Spring twisted and I couldn't get it out..........so fuck it, chop smash and done. Cut off wheel in with the assist

Good as new, for less than two beers and a bag of pretzels.

 

[Minty JL]

Good as new, for less than two beers and a bag of pretzels.

My man in with the win

 

[Splenda]

Installed some Rock Hard 4x4 RHX sliders. These things are tough! Replaced the stock chrome tube steps. Why did Jeep put chrome steps on a Mojave?

 

[Vtur]

Couldn't get this ARB single under the hood anywhere on the diesel, so it's now in a Pelican case. 2 tires air up setup.

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