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

[Vtur]

Replaced an Amazon trail camera that came with the kit with a JVC camera. Picture is night and day different. Before it's was too dark to see anything.

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[TopDuck]

I discovered these cracked welds on the front passenger side axle housing. They are to hold the axle sleeve in place I believe. Anyone know if I can take to a weld shop and they drill the old welds out and reweld? Yes, I may have hit something rather hard while jeeping…. Thanks!

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Why not just do the $65k RubiX upgrade to avoid plugin solutions? The American Way ---> More Debt

More debt?

 

[TopDuck]

More debt?

Ha! Wife said no lol. Are they a simple fix of drilling out and re-welding do you know?

 

[RubiNewbCB]

I discovered these cracked welds on the front passenger side axle housing. They are to hold the axle sleeve in place I believe. Anyone know if I can take to a weld shop and they drill the old welds out and reweld? Yes, I may have hit something rather hard while jeeping…. Thanks!

Tis only a Flesh wound!

 

[RubiNewbCB]

Time for 60/80s 1 Tons

 

[GlennBeck]

More debt?

Well, I meant buying a new model in lieu of upgrading. I kept my last truck for 13 years, upgrading everything with new tech instead of buying new with push button start and a 12” screen. The norm now is to trade up to get what you want in your jeep instead of modding and adapting what you have.

 

[TopDuck]

Well, I meant buying a new model in lieu of upgrading. I kept my last truck for 13 years, upgrading everything with new tech instead of buying new with push button start and a 12” screen. The norm now is to trade up to get what you want in your jeep instead of modding and adapting what you have.

I certainly plan on keeping it. Have done all the work myself, but welding is not a skill I do well. The part of the axle those welds are on are where the mount attaches to connect the upper control arm. I imagine it may have turned some. When it happened, I bent the lower control arm pretty bad bringing the front tire in a bit. Lower is fixed now, but I am just finding this “new” issue. I am thinking a decent shop could drill out those welds, ensure the upper control arm bracket is located correctly, and weld the holes?

 

[TopDuck]

This is the upper control arm bracket where those welds broke…

 

[TopDuck]

On a lighter note, and perhaps more pertinent to this thread, I put these inner fenders on shortly after adding the new outer fenders!

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Well, I meant buying a new model in lieu of upgrading. I kept my last truck for 13 years, upgrading everything with new tech instead of buying new with push button start and a 12” screen. The norm now is to trade up to get what you want in your jeep instead of modding and adapting what you have.

What do you mean upgrade? Is there some upgrade for a factory 23 radio that I don't know of to give me wireless android auto?

 

[ALT2870]

Someone just posted earlier today of a USB dongle that lets you go wireless.

 

[Mightytalldude]

Someone just posted earlier today of a USB dongle that lets you go wireless.

Check back a page or so.

 

[GlennBeck]

What do you mean upgrade? Is there some upgrade for a factory 23 radio that I don't know of to give me wireless android auto?

Ugh. I am jesting regarding models PRIOR to Apple Carplay and Android
Integration. I was happy to have bluetooth in my last truck.

 

[messygarage]

Finally published the Molle panel installation.

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