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

[Sespe]

My battery is dying ? to have me install one. Also it would cut down on the glare off the white hood.

As others said. My Aux battery died early. This kept the Main going for several years. I just (within the last month) replaced both. Now, this is sunny Southern California, so it did quite well. The main didn't die until a long spell of rain.

I also run a "rodent repeller" light-flashy-thingy and sound-thingy under the hood. I leave it connected 24/7 and never worry about turning it off. Sure, the panel is expensive, but for me it has been 100% worth it.

And yeah, the only benefit of a Sport S is I get the bigger panel...

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[JeepOfTheseus]

Started the process of swapping out my draglink and tie rod. Got most of the components back in, but not fully torqued and adjusted. Today I tackle making sure everything clears.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Started the process of swapping out my draglink and tie rod. Got most of the components back in, but not fully torqued and adjusted. Today I tackle making sure everything clears.

You’re going to LOVE that griffin. I originally had the same drag and tie as you, but with the fixed middle section on the drag. I added the griffin at some point and can absolutely feel the difference.

 

[cranbiz]

Yes they do, if that was specified when ordered. You can see that on this two door. Sadly, Shrockworks went out of business last year.

Agreed. I have them on my JK and they are tough and good looking. I beat the crap out of them. It is a shame they went out of business.

 

[3ffi3nd]

Not to the Gladiator, but for it. A great cup I found on Facebook that shows a data plate for the JT.

 

[Deadpool392]

Not to the Gladiator, but for it. A great cup I found on Facebook that shows a data plate for the JT.

Got a link or info by chance?

 

[WILDHOBO]

Not to the Gladiator, but for it. A great cup I found on Facebook that shows a data plate for the JT.

That’s cool.

 

[3ffi3nd]

Got a link or info by chance?

Can be found here with several different colors.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/568918017682926/?ref=share

 

[Great Offender]

Got a link or info by chance?

Never mind - Link provided

River Bend Ink - private group

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

You’re going to LOVE that griffin. I originally had the same drag and tie as you, but with the fixed middle section on the drag. I added the griffin at some point and can absolutely feel the difference.

Definitely love the clamp design already. WAY easier than jam nuts. Only thing I’m worried about is clearance between the stabilizer and attenuator. I may have to rotate the stabilizer slightly rearward. Short drive around the neighborhood didn’t reveal any issues, though.

 

[KevinM60]

This past weekend I installed the AEV 2” spacer lift for the Mojave and differential skids for the front and back. This was no 4 hour project. It took me two full days.

The skids were red but since I couldn’t get these in black I painted them myself.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Definitely love the clamp design already. WAY easier than jam nuts. Only thing I’m worried about is clearance between the stabilizer and attenuator. I may have to rotate the stabilizer slightly rearward. Short drive around the neighborhood didn’t reveal any issues, though.

I rotated mine a hair back. And I pay attention to the direction the clamps are facing. I haven’t had clearance issues at all, and I’ve wheeled it hard since I put the attenuator on.

 

[JeepOfTheseus]

I rotated mine a hair back. And I pay attention to the direction the clamps are facing. I haven’t had clearance issues at all, and I’ve wheeled it hard since I put the attenuator on.

You may have mentioned, but you're running the FOX ATS as well? My buddy with the same setup said Steersmarts told him to run the ATS at the lowest setting since it "fights with the attenuator". It almost got me thinking "why do you even need both".

 

[WILDHOBO]

You may have mentioned, but you're running the FOX ATS as well? My buddy with the same setup said Steersmarts told him to run the ATS at the lowest setting since it "fights with the attenuator". It almost got me thinking "why do you even need both".

Steersmarts told me the same thing. I just have the Steersmarts stabilizer, so not adjustable. I think the stabilizer is more for smoothing things out for the entire range of the steering, where the attenuator just gets rid of sharp hits to the drag link and the connected pitman arm.

 

[mx5red]

This past weekend I installed the AEV 2” spacer lift for the Mojave and differential skids for the front and back. This was no 4 hour prospect. It took me two full days.

The skids were red but since I couldn’t get these in black I painted them myself.

You may want to invest in some sway bracket reinforcement.
I have seen several people post here that they split the OEM tab, more than one was an AEV spacer lift. (The used kit I bought still had the guy’s OEM nut frozen onto the rear seat link?). I am not sure if the AEV links are too short, or what.
Heads up - I believe there was a mismatch on the bolts, and I had to grab some new ones.
https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...y-admin-warning-no-politics.23705/post-947929

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