Master Chief ('22 Sport S Max Tow Sarge Green)

I'm pretty new to posting, but I've been around lurking while I've been learning and building my ride. I do most things on a tight budget, and find deals as much as possible. Some things I trade my metal fabrication skills for, some things I just know good people and get things cheap or free.

What I've got and why
2022 JTMT I ordered and got almost everything I wanted. (Only thing I wish I would have done is order the half doors with it) My son calls it Master Chief (from Halo) and the name has just kinda stuck. I ordered the Max Tow model because I pull a recreational trailer around the mountains/deserts of Utah/Idaho/Colorado/Oregon and anywhere else in the spring/summer/fall and didn't want to deal with DEF in the diesel.

Lift / Suspension
2" Mopar Springs (gave me 3" since I'm the SportS model)
CORE 4x4 Camp series front control arms
Rock Krawler Pro X rear 4 link triangulation control arms
Mopar rear sway bar extension links (need to modify with the new control arms)
Apex Designs Autolynx Sway bar disconnects
Steersmarts Yeti XD pro front track bar
Sumo Springs bump stops front and rear with DIY lower bump stop extensions (made the ride so nice on the bumps/rocks)
Fox 2.5" body shocks

Wheel / Tire
KMC Dirty Harry Bronze with +18mm offset. The wide track axles allow this offset and no rubbing.
Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T 37x12.5 r17

Accessories / Modifications
Cobra 75 All-Road CB radio
Midland MXT575 MicroMobile® GMRS 50-Watt Two-Way Radio
APEX Designs steering upgrade and cooler
ARB twin compressor mounted in the bed of the truck, wired to the Jeep aux switches. Airline comes out in the rear bumper opening so I don't have to open the bed to use it
Rugged Ridge Venator front bumper
Smittybilt Gen 3 XRC 9500 lbs winch with synthetic rope
Rubicon rear axle swap with elocker, wired to the Jeep aux switches with Mopar wiring harness
Dana Spicer 5.13 gears - yes they are "low" with the 315/70r17's, but it's amazing pulling my trailer, and amazing on the trails, and I've updated to a 37" tire. Perfection.
Dana Spicer chromoly rear axle shafts for the Rubicon axle housing (Learned that even though the housing is the same width the shafts are different widths than the Max Tow shafts do to the elocker center pin being off center)
Teraflex heavy duty diff covers front and rear
JScan unit to set tire size / gears... Don't need all the extra stuff in the Taser
Bestop granite series bed sliders
Bestop granite series front inner wheel wells
CMM Offroad side mirrors for doors off days

Future
New set of shocks, haven't decided on the brand yet. Falcon, King, Bilstein, OME, Fox, I don't know?
Steering Stabilizer, also haven't decided on brand for this either
Steersmarts steering sector shaft brace
Steersmarts high steer kit
Chromoly front axle shafts and FAD eliminator
Probably some off-road lights for when I get in the desert late with the trailer to find spots to camp and I have 2 more aux switches that I need to use
I think I want the Method bead grip wheels.

Welcome, also from Utah here. The Gladiator is my favorite Jeep yet, this is 11 or 12 for me now.

Looks amazing, powerful in action

I know that Sinclair! I must be in your neck of the woods. I also pull a larger Travel Trailer. We go to Goblin Valley, Moab and Escalante a lot. As well as the Uintas.

love your jeep build plans. I have the Teraflex falcons and am very pleased with them. I’ve paired them with Clayton 3.5” coils and metal cloak control arms. I’d do the same if I was starting over.

When it warms up let’s run a few trails!

I love the Gladiator!!

AstroZombie said:

I love the Gladiator!!

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Posts like this reaffirm for me I made the right decision.

Nice build!

Nicely done. I'm digging the name too!!!

Great build! Thanks for sharing!


@Like-a-virgin -
""Posts like this reaffirm for me I made the right decision.""
I could not agree with you more!!

That's awesome. I'm calling mine "puma", also because of Halo.

Awesome rig
can you post a pic of the arb set up .
straight to the aux switch ? still viewing options on how I want to set this up
tia

Angler3 said:

Awesome rig
can you post a pic of the arb set up .
straight to the aux switch ? still viewing options on how I want to set this up
tia

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Thanks.
The mount is from @813 Fabrication & Design. He did a good job with it. It almost allows me to fit a full sheet of steal in the bed (steal is generally larger in measurement than wood/drywall and I think they would fit fine). I might see if I can modify his box and try to narrow it a little more. I really only need about 3/16" more space. I can weld aluminum so shouldn't be a big deal as long as it clears for the hose on the compressor.
For wiring I ran 12 gauge wire out the hole that is in the side of the bed for the tie down and up the frame to the front passenger wheel well up into the aux switch wires area. I don't have pics of that part but will take them tonight and post them later.
For airlines I ran 3/8" ID push to connect out the same hole and through the frame out the back bumper. I think I'm going to drop this to 1/4" ID based from some video comparisons I've seen between those two line sizes and speed for airing up. My air up kit is 1/4" ID anyway.

Happy to answer any more questions, it's been a lot of fun building this stuff up.

PixelWelder said:

Thanks.
The mount is from @813 Fabrication & Design. He did a good job with it. It almost allows me to fit a full sheet of steal in the bed (steal is generally larger in measurement than wood/drywall and I think they would fit fine). I might see if I can modify his box and try to narrow it a little more. I really only need about 3/16" more space. I can weld aluminum so shouldn't be a big deal as long as it clears for the hose on the compressor.
For wiring I ran 12 gauge wire out the hole that is in the side of the bed for the tie down and up the frame to the front passenger wheel well up into the aux switch wires area. I don't have pics of that part but will take them tonight and post them later.
For airlines I ran 3/8" ID push to connect out the same hole and through the frame out the back bumper. I think I'm going to drop this to 1/4" ID based from some video comparisons I've seen between those two line sizes and speed for airing up. My air up kit is 1/4" ID anyway.

Happy to answer any more questions, it's been a lot of fun building this stuff up.

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Glad you like the enclosure! Let me know if there is anything I can help with. - Jeremy

PixelWelder said:

Thanks.
The mount is from @813 Fabrication & Design. He did a good job with it. It almost allows me to fit a full sheet of steal in the bed (steal is generally larger in measurement than wood/drywall and I think they would fit fine). I might see if I can modify his box and try to narrow it a little more. I really only need about 3/16" more space. I can weld aluminum so shouldn't be a big deal as long as it clears for the hose on the compressor.
For wiring I ran 12 gauge wire out the hole that is in the side of the bed for the tie down and up the frame to the front passenger wheel well up into the aux switch wires area. I don't have pics of that part but will take them tonight and post them later.
For airlines I ran 3/8" ID push to connect out the same hole and through the frame out the back bumper. I think I'm going to drop this to 1/4" ID based from some video comparisons I've seen between those two line sizes and speed for airing up. My air up kit is 1/4" ID anyway.

Happy to answer any more questions, it's been a lot of fun building this stuff up.

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awesome …. Thanks for the info

Decided I couldn’t pass up the Bestop front inner fenders on the sale they did. Finally added these to the build and put them on today.