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

[Lo Tek]

This.

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[Idlethunder]

Added the LCAs from the Mopar lift. The diesel already drove great but I had them from my last Gladiator so decided to use them. Tomorrow I’ll check toe and recenter the steering wheel.

 

[dfurgeson]

Changed front and back differential fluid, changed wheels to mr317's with 35.11.5 AT4W tires.

 

[nazlax10]

Power sliding rear window!

 

[Toothgnasher]

Discovered that the new Bilstein steering stabilizer I installed a week ago comes with a unique feature. I can't say I've ever seen a wireless steering stabilizer. Or is it a "self-disconnecting" stabilizer?

The shaft snapped on the trail run yesterday. I have never seen a shaft on a stabilizer snap. I've bashed them to hell and had the piston bent and dead, but snapping a shaft??


I'll be going back to the shop and getting a refund, then buying a Fox or Falcon pass-through.

 

[Bandit’s Lair]

@Toothgnasher Thats a new one on me too. I’ve turned tie rods into U-rods but never snapped a steering stabilizer before. Save that if they let you and disassemble it!!!! It’d be interesting to see what happened there.

 

[Vincent]

Discovered that the new Bilstein steering stabilizer I installed a week ago comes with a unique feature. I can't say I've ever seen a wireless steering stabilizer. Or is it a "self-disconnecting" stabilizer?

The shaft snapped on the trail run yesterday. I have never seen a shaft on a stabilizer snap. I've bashed them to hell and had the piston bent and dead, but snapping a shaft??


I'll be going back to the shop and getting a refund, then buying a Fox or Falcon pass-through.

Chinesium…

 

[ChrisNLA]

Split my old fridge circuit (10G wire) to power my compressor (need to grab a connector to finish) and still have a fridge drop - thats the spade connectors. Need to install the ARB outlet another day. I dont have a fridge right now so not priority.

 

[WILDHOBO]

I never took apart a phone. By the time I was a teenager we were well into cell phone territory (albeit flip phones).

I remember taking apart the engine on a push mower and never getting it back together

Not much I won't take apart or attempt to fix these days...doesn't matter if its attached to the house or the car.

I love taking things apart.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Split my old fridge circuit (10G wire) to power my compressor (need to grab a connector to finish) and still have a fridge drop - thats the spade connectors. Need to install the ARB outlet another day. I dont have a fridge right now so not priority.

That’ll save from having g to run more wire from the front.

 

[WILDHOBO]

Started putting it back together a little. Fixed two spinning rivnuts with a suggestion from @ChrisNLA. Installed the trail rails over the new bed rug, after rewiring the auxiliary bed lights. I had intended to install the bedside molle panels, but they really needed a touch up. So picked up some flat black and cleaned them up. Should be dry enough tomorrow to install. While I was at it, repainted the co2 bottle mount. The dogs supervised to make sure I didn’t screw up too badly.

 

[heffercow]

Fixed two spinning rivnuts with a suggestion from @ChrisNLA.

What's the fix on the rivnuts? Mine aren't spinning yet but I like to learn stuff....

 

[WILDHOBO]

What's the fix on the rivnuts? Mine aren't spinning yet but I like to learn stuff....

I had to fix what I screwed up. Years ago I didn’t know what they were or how to install them. Two of them came with the trail rails. I put them in there and just put the bolt in like an idiot. They never got tight, but the other 4 bolts held them plenty secure. I was in the driveway, it was starting to rain, and I was in a hurry. So that’s how they stayed for 5 years, lightly mushroomed but would spin.

Per Chris’s suggestion which makes perfect sense, I used a larger nut between it and the bolt to provide room for the bolt to pull. Then I was able to access the rear through the taillight hole. A 9mm deep well socket fit over it perfectly to keep it from spinning. That did it. But I’m buying a rivnut tool for the next install that involves them. Lesson learned.

 

[Shibbyjeep]

I had to fix what I screwed up. Years ago I didn’t know what they were or how to install them. Two of them came with the trail rails. I put them in there and just put the bolt in like an idiot. They never got tight, but the other 4 bolts held them plenty secure. I was in the driveway, it was starting to rain, and I was in a hurry. So that’s how they stayed for 5 years, lightly mushroomed but would spin.

Per Chris’s suggestion which makes perfect sense, I used a larger nut between it and the bolt to provide room for the bolt to pull. Then I was able to access the rear through the taillight hole. A 9mm deep well socket fit over it perfectly to keep it from spinning. That did it. But I’m buying a rivnut tool for the next install that involves them. Lesson learned.

I just bought a rivnut tool to help with my soon upgrades.

 

[ChrisNLA]

I just bought a rivnut tool to help with my soon upgrades.

I have this one and it's one of my favorite tools for doing DIY mods now

https://a.co/d/07a83jJ2

Though sometimes one like this would be preferable

https://a.co/d/04ZKSLkB

When I don't have a lot of room to get the other one in a space and open the arms out all the way.

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