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

[Mightytalldude]

Thanks for sharing a photo, the black lugs do make quite a difference! I will add that to the list! Great looking jeep, what size tires?

I have 35" 255/85R17 pizza cutters. I got the lugs though Quadratec along with the black Mopar locking lugnuts.

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[Mightytalldude]

Thanks for sharing a photo, the black lugs do make quite a difference! I will add that to the list! Great looking jeep, what size tires?

What part of Texas? I'm down here in the RGV in McAllen.

 

[professorkx]

Installed AEV 2.5 RT Standard Spring lift and geo correction brackets and torqued it all down. . Don't believe the 5 hour hype. Takes much longer.

Yup, 5 hours is a little aggressive as an estimate…but then again, I am no longer in a hurry to finish projects after retirement. I generally enjoy working on my rigs, so just take my time…

 

[bill61]

I would agree. I have the Launch Edition rims, very close to the Willy's, red Jeep Easter egg vs the gray. Get the black acorn lugs to complete the look.

Are those a one piece lug nut? If so where did you purchase them?
TIA

 

[Mightytalldude]

Are those a one piece lug nut? If so where did you purchase them?
TIA

Quadratec is where I got them. They are the acorn style. https://www.quadratec.com/search/92806\?9021.

 

[JonMN]

I hate scratches on screens, so I finally got around to installing the Spigen GlasTR slim tempered glass screen protector (LINK). On very close inspection on my 2024 screen I could see a few faint scratches already on the most used button areas. Really happy with the results. The good news is that I did not notice any decrease in screen sensitivity.

Tips:
Try to do this in the lowest dust environment you have. Even with all this I ended up with one piece of dust, but luckily it does not show at all when the screen is turned on.

Have a light handy and shine at a very low angle when taking off the last of the dust.

The Jeep model does not come with a mounting template like the have for some cars (e.g. Tesla) so you have to wing it. What worked for me was to stack tape until I got to about 1mm (0.91, actually), cut a few pieces and attach to the narrow flat bezel below the screen. Then use some type of tape to set the left edge where you like it. This lets you guide in the bottom and side before you lay it on the screen. Unlike PPF, you can't move this at all once it is in place. I practiced a couple times before removing the back piece of release film. Photo below.

Getting rid of bubbles using the tools Spigen supplied was way easier than I anticipated.

Hard to show a photo of something that is pretty much invisible, but here's a couple.

 

[NULL POINTER]

Are those a one piece lug nut? If so where did you purchase them?
TIA

I got these from Gorilla. I bought 20 and 3 extras. For OEM wheels only. They used to be available as a kit of 20, but I don't see that on their website anymore.
Duplex Acorn Lug Nut 7/8" Hex 14mm x 1.50 Black Bulk (76148BC) | Gorilla Automotive

 

[NULL POINTER]

More breakdown. I pulled the fender to do a long needed wiring cleanup. It’s the second ir third round of this. I think I’m finally done adding electrical accessories. Being scared of that power steering pump, I added some heat wrap around winch power cables near it. No sign of any heat issues, but I hate that thing. I can’t wait to replace it with a mechanical pump.

I went through a couple of iterations of winch wire routing myself. One was similar to yours and I also used the heat shield wrap to protect from that power steering pump. I tried two other routes that I also did not like for one reason or another. I ended up going up the channel by the passenger headlight, underneath the airbox intake, into the area by the battery where the OEM underhood AUX switch wires are placed, and to my Warn solenoid.

Your pic sort of shows the channel I took. I went under the grill and pulled both wires up the channel to the left of the headlight, viewing from this angle. Kept the wires away from the PS pump and other things that move down there. The Maximus-3 cover plates pretty much keep things hidden. I thought about using the heat shield wrap along the part of the wires on the headlight, but these LED headlights don't get warm enough to melt snow so I skipped that.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I went through a couple of iterations of winch wire routing myself. One was similar to yours and I also used the heat shield wrap to protect from that power steering pump. I tried two other routes that I also did not like for one reason or another. I ended up going up the channel by the passenger headlight, underneath the airbox intake, into the area by the battery where the OEM underhood AUX switch wires are placed, and to my Warn solenoid.

Your pic sort of shows the channel I took. I went under the grill and pulled both wires up the channel to the left of the headlight, viewing from this angle. Kept the wires away from the PS pump and other things that move down there. The Maximus-3 cover plates pretty much keep things hidden. I thought about using the heat shield wrap along the part of the wires on the headlight, but these LED headlights don't get warm enough to melt snow so I skipped that.

I went down in front of grill, through the hole in the frame to the outside, and then the route you can see. Wire loom over everything while going through frame hole.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Pulled passenger RCV axle in order to rebuild with new cage, ball bearings, and boot. Had trouble getting the snap ring to break to separate the cv from the shaft. Anyone done this that cares to share their method? I hit the bell, with a piece of wood in between, with a 5lb sledge and it didn’t budge. The wood splintered though.

 

[Stan H]

Pulled passenger RCV axle in order to rebuild with new cage, ball bearings, and boot. Had trouble getting the snap ring to break to separate the cv from the shaft. Anyone done this that cares to share their method? I hit the bell, with a piece of wood in between, with a 5lb sledge and it didn’t budge. The wood splintered though.

@WILDHOBO can ya zoom in for me

 

[WILDHOBO]

@WILDHOBO can ya zoom in for me

 

[WILDHOBO]

@WILDHOBO can ya zoom in for me

I found a better independent video recommending that I hit the cage instead of bell housing. Here goes.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I found a better independent video recommending that I hit the cage instead of bell housing. Here goes.

OK, we'll listen for it.........

 

[Shibbyjeep]

Installed my Armorlite flooring. It was eye opening when removing the factory floor how very little Jeep puts under the carpet by means of insulation/sound deadening.

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