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

[Bandit’s Lair]

CoverKing NeoSupreme seat covers installed. They fit pretty good and will hopefully save some wear and tear on the seats. They’ll hide a good bit of dust and/stains as well.

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[ShadowsPapa]

I really have been missing the dead pedal I had in my other two JTs.
So, I dug through the stuff on the shelf of Jeep"stuff" and found the dead pedal I took out before trading the 22 in and put it in the 25. Easy-peasy. Single washer and nut, sat on the power steps while slipping it in place and tightening up the nut.
Yeah, pretty breath-taking, profound!

 

[g8tor2020]

I don't know why no one wants to release a 5ft, or even 6 foot awning. Almost every "overlanding" truck is a midsized with a 5ft bed.

There used to be a South African company that offered a 5ft 270 awning but it's no longer listed on their site, and I think OVS has/had a 6ft but there was something about it that I didn't like.

+1 Been looking for a 5ft awning myself for awhile now. Hopefully there's a company out there that'll make one.

 

[Stan H]

CoverKing NeoSupreme seat covers installed. They fit pretty good and will hopefully save some wear and tear on the seats. They’ll hide a good bit of dust and/stains as well.

Hey I like those wonder how they will be on a hot humid day ?

 

[Stan H]

I really have been missing the dead pedal I had in my other two JTs.
So, I dug through the stuff on the shelf of Jeep"stuff" and found the dead pedal I took out before trading the 22 in and put it in the 25. Easy-peasy. Single washer and nut, sat on the power steps while slipping it in place and tightening up the nut.
Yeah, pretty breath-taking, profound!

If I would have know those were that magically life changing I would have installed one years ago ....hmmm who knew i know I just can't be serious.. life's to short . Only person I scowl at on a regular basis is my wife.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

Hey I like those wonder how they will be on a hot humid day ?

They do have some padding so not sure. We get mostly heat. Not much humidity in SoCal. If you want something without the padding go for the Ballistic models. A bit more expensive but not as padded. I couldn’t justify the price due to other things I want to get done on the rig to get it out on the trail.

 

[Stan H]

Yeah we have nothing but Humidity .. it ridonkulous,

 

[Supazuk]

And I'm pretty sure you missed what I was saying as well. You said it might take another set of eyes, I was suggesting that it could take several sets of eyes (examples are in the threads where people went to "reputable shops" and still had the issue.....) it took multiple attempts to find, and repair.

As far as swapping tires/wheels. Always do ONE at a time. Swapping both can mean you have done a lot for nothing, or - could mean you found the culprit, however, now you don't know WHICH one was the problem.
Troubleshooting dictates one change at a time, not multiples. If you swap both and it goes away, now - which one was it?
If you swap one, and it goes away - you've saved a lot of work - and you know exactly which ONE it was.
If it doesn't go away, swap the other - which is no more work in the end. If it does go away - you have identified the problem wheel/tire combo. (that's not just me saying it, it's from courses, books and experience - swap one thing at a time)

If that doesn't resolve it, move from there. But as we've seen, it may take a lot more than "just another set of eyes". Systematic troubleshooting, checking easy things first and going from there.
That was my whole point - could take more than just another set of eyes - and we've seen that over and over through the years. My point with my example was - look at how many "experts" looked things over - the axle shop is very well known and respected, but they missed it.

Caster change would take some serious damage (or serious wear).

Toe - not so much. Hitting a hole too hard, a lot can impact the toe.

I generally have an alignment check done on mine early on for a baseline - I'll know the numbers.

The cause of DW can be a stack-up of wear - not just one joint, but wear in multiple joints, all combining to allow too much play. So a small amount of wear in joints shouldn't be overlooked - the accumulative effect should also be taken into account.

no in a shop you do both then bring each back one at a time it is elimination, time is money
you well knew what i meant by shake down
With adjustable arms one rock can spin the adjusters and get it way from 6* of preferred caster (seen it happen tons )
I dont even need a rack or machine to do this myself I can do it with magnet pinion angle tools, string and a tape measure
if it take six guys to figure out death wobble you don't know what you are doing

 

[ShadowsPapa]

no in a shop you do both then bring each back one at a time it is elimination, time is money

He can do that himself - that's what I was referring to. Why take it to a shop to swap the wheels around?
I'd never pay someone to swap the wheels to figure it out.
But it seems that you are actually moving them both twice with your method - move both back, then bring each one back up again? Sounds like the same thing, just in reverse.
If it's a tire/wheel, you have a 50/50 shot by doing one at a time, and no need to touch the other.
If the first one doesn't help, but the second one does, no need to bring either back forward. You are done moving tires.

With adjustable arms one rock can spin the adjusters and get it way from 6* of preferred caster (seen it happen tons )

Both arms? Must not be high quality.........

if it take six guys to figure out death wobble you don't know what you are doing

And yet, here we are, with not that many having great luck and even "pro shops" tossing parts at things to make it better.
Not disagreeing, just saying that even some of the better shops have trouble figuring it out - we've got years of posts showing the experiences, here, the Wrangler side, and even on unrelated Jeep forums, the 4xe forum and other spots.
Very few understand it.

 

[Minty JL]

Took a picture of the Jeeps during a night heavy storm

 

[Supazuk]

He can do that himself - that's what I was referring to. Why take it to a shop to swap the wheels around?
I'd never pay someone to swap the wheels to figure it out.
But it seems that you are actually moving them both twice with your method - move both back, then bring each one back up again? Sounds like the same thing, just in reverse.
If it's a tire/wheel, you have a 50/50 shot by doing one at a time, and no need to touch the other.
If the first one doesn't help, but the second one does, no need to bring either back forward. You are done moving tires.


Both arms? Must not be high quality.........



And yet, here we are, with not that many having great luck and even "pro shops" tossing parts at things to make it better.
Not disagreeing, just saying that even some of the better shops have trouble figuring it out - we've got years of posts showing the experiences, here, the Wrangler side, and even on unrelated Jeep forums, the 4xe forum and other spots.
Very few understand it.

never said for him to take it to a shop to swap tires ... he can do that at home ... after he has eliminated tires and wheels, checked out all variables him self then head over to the shop for an alignment and second look

by the way do you rock crawl?

 

[Shibbyjeep]

CoverKing NeoSupreme seat covers installed. They fit pretty good and will hopefully save some wear and tear on the seats. They’ll hide a good bit of dust and/stains as well.

Be careful! One min you're trying to sit down in your truck, the next min you can't find your seat!

 

[ShadowsPapa]

never said for him to take it to a shop to swap tires ... he can do that at home ... after he has eliminated tires and wheels, checked out all variables him self then head over to the shop for an alignment and second look

by the way do you rock crawl?

There's a lot he can do himself, and should.

No, (we have no spots to do so here, no rocks, just mud and rivers) but how can one rock loosen and spin two LCAs?
What sort of adjustment lock mechanism are you talking? And are they not torqued in place (for me, I use thread locker on things that won't need to be adjusted again)

 

[Supazuk]

just dump my name in google.... i'm new at this..... (i want my old PBB emoji)

No, (we have no spots here, no rocks, just mud and rivers) but how can one rock loosen and spin two LCAs?
What sort of adjustment lock mechanism are you talking? And are they not torqued in place (for me, I use thread locker on things that won't need to be adjusted again)

that shows me you have now idea about rocks they can bend arms spin double locked jonny joints and just wreck shit ... this is beyond mall crawling
I'm not only a client

 

[ShadowsPapa]

just dump my name in google.... i'm new at this..... (i want my old PBB emoji)

that shows me you have now idea about rocks they can bend arms spin double locked jonny joints and just wreck shit ... this is beyond mall crawling
I'm not only a client

OK, you meant BENT or distorted. You are talking different joints/ends.

(I've bent parts, steering knuckles with a Ford, an axle on another vehicle, among other things - just not "Rock crawling".)

Trained tech myself, so I get how things work, and have years shop experience as well - I'm just more "methodical" than most.

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