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

[ShadowsPapa]

Full sun, full side view, no more chrome lugnuts

The lug nuts on mine have an 'M' on them - is that for Mojave? If so, good!

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[Sempe-Fi Rubicon]

Loving the redlines. I’ve been avoiding them for a long time. Does anyone know if they work, clearance wise, with a voswitch installed?

They 100% work with the Voswitch Dan, My wife got them for me Last Christmas. I love them so much sould have been my first mod.

 

[WILDHOBO]

They 100% work with the Voswitch Dan, My wife got them for me Last Christmas. I love them so much sould have been my first mod.

Outstanding. Thanks. Now that it’s in the garage, I park it with the hood up so I can hook up the maintainer. Excuse the mess. I’m working on it. Moving is time consuming. I’m getting more done every week, but it’s a process. Did your wife give you a part number?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

They 100% work with the Voswitch Dan, My wife got them for me Last Christmas. I love them so much sould have been my first mod.

The struts follow the fender bolt line when the hood is closed - so your strut didn't touch the bolt heads that hold the bracket to the fender? No rubbing?
That's where my problem was - the bolts that hold the bracket to the fender. But maybe the bracket material for that Voswitch is thin enough it doesn't cause the bolt heads to stick up and touch the cylinder.

 

[WILDHOBO]

The struts follow the fender bolt line when the hood is closed - so your strut didn't touch the bolt heads that hold the bracket to the fender? No rubbing?
That's where my problem was - the bolts that hold the bracket to the fender. But maybe the bracket material for that Voswitch is thin enough it doesn't cause the bolt heads to stick up and touch the cylinder.

I have rubber pads under the voswitch plate to protect the paint, but they probably only add 3/32.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I have rubber pads under the voswitch plate to protect the paint, but they probably only add 3/32.

Easy to test - and if a bolt rubs, simple solution. If not - that's cool, too.

 

[Supazuk]

Yesterday did a final torque on everything (installed a teraflex lift on Friday), did a quick string and tape measure alignment to to adjust the front track bar and drag link to center the steering wheel checked lug torque and went for a ride. On pavement and smooth dirt it drove great. However, when I got to some washboard there was rattle front passenger (not sure maybe a shock bolt or the sway bar links) and in the deep washes it bottomed out fast (thinking the bump stop extensions are too tall)
It's headed to the tire shop after work (just a few miles down the street) to get 35x11.5r17's Toyo open county A/T's and an alignment maybe they will see something I missed. I'm gonna flex it all out and hit every bolt when I get it home from the shop anyway to see if anything rubs or rattles still

 

[WILDHOBO]

They 100% work with the Voswitch Dan, My wife got them for me Last Christmas. I love them so much sould have been my first mod.

I remembered another question. How quick is it to disconnect them for opening the hood all the way to the windshield? The extra room helps for certain tasks. Thanks!

 

[Shibbyjeep]

I remembered another question. How quick is it to disconnect them for opening the hood all the way to the windshield? The extra room helps for certain tasks. Thanks!

Its super easy. The little tab on the back allows you to pull it off, one side will hold up the hood on its own. So you take one off move to the other side and take that one off and you can lay the hood back after that. And then they pop right back on when you bring it back down.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Its super easy. The little tab on the back allows you to pull it off, one side will hold up the hood on its own. So you take one off move to the other side and take that one off and you can lay the hood back after that. And then they pop right back on when you bring it back down.

Thanks.

 

[NULL POINTER]

Its super easy. The little tab on the back allows you to pull it off, one side will hold up the hood on its own. So you take one off move to the other side and take that one off and you can lay the hood back after that. And then they pop right back on when you bring it back down.

Just do it inside if you can. A surprise gust of wind can make for a bad day.

 

[NULL POINTER]

The lug nuts on mine have an 'M' on them - is that for Mojave? If so, good!

No "R" or any other lettering on my Rubicon OEM lugnuts. Maybe it's to make up for the lack of the previous Mojave steering wheel?

 

[Sempe-Fi Rubicon]

Outstanding. Thanks. Now that it’s in the garage, I park it with the hood up so I can hook up the maintainer. Excuse the mess. I’m working on it. Moving is time consuming. I’m getting more done every week, but it’s a process. Did your wife give you a part number?

Here is the link for her Amazon order. I will try to get a picture a little later today. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SPPXYGY?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[WILDHOBO]

Here is the link for her Amazon order. I will try to get a picture a little later today. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SPPXYGY?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

Thanks very much!

 

[WILDHOBO]

Thanks very much!

I’ve got the stainless ones in my cart. I’m a sucker for stainless.

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