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

[BlueScapegoat]

Is the drag link flipped? Could that help?

Well that would be a whole other cascading project... maybe some day. Flip the drag link, raise the track bar, then might as well flip the tie rod to take advantage of the clearance then the PSC mounting point on the axle is moot anyway at that point, it would also need to move. Might as well just get some Reid knuckles...

I made another post later, I got it to work with the use of a grinder. But some day I might like to go to a high steer setup.

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[JeepDad74]

Vinyl wrap of my red dash..

How did it turn out

 

[JCappy]

Possibly so, I am up in Alpharetta often.

Well I was in a Sarge Green Gladiator yesterday and we waved as we passed each other on Hembree Road and I thought it could be you since there was no top on yours.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Well that would be a whole other cascading project... maybe some day. Flip the drag link, raise the track bar, then might as well flip the tie rod to take advantage of the clearance then the PSC mounting point on the axle is moot anyway at that point, it would also need to move. Might as well just get some Reid knuckles...

I made another post later, I got it to work with the use of a grinder. But some day I might like to go to a high steer setup.

Reason I did high steer was because I had clearance issues as well. I didn’t raise the track bar at the same time, but I’d left the tire rod down so I would have clearance with the other steering components.

 

[BlueScapegoat]

Reason I did high steer was because I had clearance issues as well. I didn’t raise the track bar at the same time, but I’d left the tire rod down so I would have clearance with the other steering components.

How bad was the bump steer? Can't raise the drag link without addressing the track bar. Could drop it on the frame side.

How do you like the high steer and who'd you go with? Did you eventually address the track bar?

 

[SaiintNick]

I stripped out the bolt about 10 days ago trying to do something preventative. Like I told the shop that fixed that I have enough tools to F' things up, but not to fix my F' ups. You can see in the pic with the bolt that I had stripped out the few threads that had caught so it was a matter of time before it became a problem.

Well at least Nick got to take a ride on the lift. They were worried he would jump out and be scared of the air hammer. I said he is just happy I’m not screaming F..K and throwing my tools.

Went out to torque the bolt. Closed end wrench on nut with torque wrench on bolt. Closed end wrench falls hitting me just below my eye lid. Almost blinded myself torquing a bolt. I vow now to never do a single mod on my own again.

 

[JTGuy]

I have deleted the aux battery with fuse and neg connection. Yesterday I installed the Odyssey Performance battery 7H, the big one. Now they are a black plastic top. Weighs 55 pounds. factory is 50 pounds. Should be done with batteries for a few years. $377 at auto zone.

 

[MHulsey91]

Not today but this past week i picked up a Bestop Sunrider top for $350. Just in time for the cooler weather.

 

[BlueScapegoat]

This is the jankiest shit I've seen in a long time. Look at that screw placement vs the metal on the axle on the right with the green X on it. What are you threading into? Oh, just the edge of the metal. Stripped on one side so I had to investigate what the hell happened. This is really jank. I'm disappointed in Currie. So I just got a new bolt and threw a flange nut behind it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

See comments below - had to move the reservoirs inward to mount the snow plow frame brackets.
Skid plate won't fit as long as the plow brackets are on. Need to find a way to cut down a spare skid plate.

Plow mounting bar goes between these two frame brackets. Will protect the reservoirs from the front, but not from the bottom.

Ended up not having to relocate the reservoirs - was able to leave them in place, remove the hose clips and the wire hose guides and sort of re-routed the hoses. Still need to strap those in place to prevent wear and chaffing.
BUT - you can see the side effect of moving the hoses - slid the reservoirs in to the center a bit more and the skid plate won't fit with the snow plow brackets.
Have to find a way to cut down a spare skid plate I have for winter use. Don't want these left exposed. The bar that goes between the brackets will protect them from the front, but not from below.

 

[ALT2870]

I hit the button seen how long it was skipped to the end . Glad ya got it resolved

I should publish it as a novel.

 

[ChrisNLA]

Tyger bed cover this afternoon. Fits over my toolbox too.

 

[Stan H]

Well that would be a whole other cascading project... maybe some day. Flip the drag link, raise the track bar, then might as well flip the tie rod to take advantage of the clearance then the PSC mounting point on the axle is moot anyway at that point, it would also need to move. Might as well just get some Reid knuckles...

I made another post later, I got it to work with the use of a grinder. But some day I might like to go to a high steer setup.

Why would you have to do anything other than flip the draglink

 

[YGBSM]

I had a job where I was under paid under appreciated, and over worked 84 hrs. Work weeks. So I told em to

Best song to leave work by!

 

[BlueScapegoat]

Why would you have to do anything other than flip the draglink

If by flipping the drag link you mean what I think you mean, which is moving it to the top of the knuckle, you've created a difference in length between the drag link and track bar and as they travel vertically through their arc the wheel has to turn. It's definition bump steer. Hit a bump and the wheel jerks.

Drag link and track bar need to retain parallel, within reason. Length plays in as well. You can draw it out with arcs around a point.

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