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

[Ja87sm]

Swapped on KMC Roswell’s, 17x8.5 0et. 315/70r17 Goodyear territory MT.
Goal was a light weight 315/70 wheel/tire package with a retro look. Suspension set up is a simple take off rubicon fox shocks, heaviest gas rubicon springs (steel bumper, tow package, hardtop, auto), metalcloak isolator pads, TeraFlex 1.5 front, Daystar .75” rear, mopar lift lca and rock krawler track bar, fox stabilizer.

Have a stock geared 6MT (that happens to have max tow flares swapped on to it). 26lb wheel, 52 pound tire. 78 pounds. Was running 285/70 k02 JL rubicon wheels 21+57. Basically the same weight give or take roughly. It drives well, not really any different than it did with JL rubicon set up. It is much better then expected from what everyone has said about the size on stock 6mt sport gearing. I see many of the other 315/70 tires are much heavier as well as many aftermarket wheels landing heavier too. I can see why.

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[Hootbro]

New air filter at 10K miles. Doesn’t look dirty until you put it up next to a clean one.

About what mine lookd like at 30K miles but that is mainly commuter on paved road miles. Definitely severe service there.

What brand filter you put in?

 

[ShadowsPapa]

New air filter at 10K miles. Doesn’t look dirty until you put it up next to a clean one.

Here, you do the usual checks for engine air filter and cabin filter, but you check again just after harvest and just after planting, then again in the summer.
Fall harvest is crazy dusty here from the dust coming off the plants as they are cut, crushed, and whatever. Planting stirs up the dust from the fields, and the wind blows across the freshly turned fields and makes more dust.
Then in the summer - you check again for BUGS. I've had to vacuum a lot of tiny bugs out of the air box.

 

[SaiintNick]

About what mine lookd like at 30K miles but that is mainly commuter on paved road miles. Definitely severe service there.

What brand filter you put in?

MOPAR for $63. I remember when these were $20

 

[SaiintNick]

Here, you do the usual checks for engine air filter and cabin filter, but you check again just after harvest and just after planting, then again in the summer.
Fall harvest is crazy dusty here from the dust coming off the plants as they are cut, crushed, and whatever. Planting stirs up the dust from the fields, and the wind blows across the freshly turned fields and makes more dust.
Then in the summer - you check again for BUGS. I've had to vacuum a lot of tiny bugs out of the air box.

We basically have no bugs here. It's worth the 115 degree heat.

 

[loganjeeps]

Finally put my maximus bed rock rail steps on my 2024 after pulling them of my 2022 half a year ago.

 

[mtudb24]

Tired of looking at all the paint chips in my hood, so I put the AVS hood guard on.

 

[Hootbro]

MOPAR for $63. I remember when these were $20

FWIW, Purolator is the OEM for the filter. You can pickup from Amazon the Purolator version for under $20 most times.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085WCW825

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...tics-no-gun-talk.23705/page-1845#post-1248201

 

[hayduke-TX]

MOPAR for $63. I remember when these were $20

$63? That's rich people talk.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

FWIW, Purolator is the OEM for the filter. You can pickup from Amazon the Purolator version for under $20 most times.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085WCW825

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...tics-no-gun-talk.23705/page-1845#post-1248201

About 16-17 right now. Pretty good deal.
I just bought one for a spare

 

[JCappy]

I'm changing to a different front bumper and the Yankum Groove fairlead. Don't know about a crow knot. I'll look that up.

Doing the splice wasn't that bad. I bought these specialty scissors:
https://www.ascendtools.com/shears-...a-spectra-dacron-carbon-fiber-fiberglass.html
after watching videos and seeing people hack their way through the line with a knife or regular scissors.

Having the right size fid would have made it even easier. The one I bought is engraved 3/8", but there was no way the 3/8" winch line would fit inside it. The winch line was actually larger in diameter than the outside of the fid. Numerous wraps of electrical tape got the job done.

I deconstructed the Warn OE splice on the loop with the thimble that I cut off. That gave me reassurance as to how much of the tail to bury and how to taper the end.

A buddy of mine that retired after 40 years with AT&T had a few pair of scissors like those and they were amazing. They used strapping that had thousands of pounds of break strength and those scissors would cut through it with ease. He gave me a pair when he retired a few years ago. Lucky me.

 

[WILDHOBO]

My door hangers arrived today. I hung three of the four. Time for a beer. At least most of the aftermarket doors are off the floor. Still need to hang the rear soft doors on the last bracket. I’m happy with the hangers. Adjustable easily, and simple to install. Two 5/16” lags per hanger. Each hanger does one pair of doors.

Edit: I had missed the washers on the first hanger, which shows in the pictures. It’s been resolved.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

My door hangers arrived today. I hung three of the four. Time for a beer. At least most of the aftermarket doors are off the floor. Still need to hang the rear soft doors on the last bracket. I’m happy with the hangers. Adjustable easily, and simple to install. Two 5/16” lags per hanger. Each hanger does one pair of doors.

Edit: I had missed the washers on the first hanger, which shows in the pictures. It’s been resolved.

I have no wall space anywhere....

 

[Freems]

I have no wall space anywhere....

Ditto

 

[WILDHOBO]

I have no wall space anywhere....

I didn’t in the old house either. It prevented me from almost ever removing doors. Since I had to bring them into the house and block a closet

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