From MYTH to LEGEND : The EVOlution of our Jeep Gladiator

[trailraider]

:yawn37: Stuck here in my office on a beautiful Friday impatiently waiting on updates & pics!! :bored01:

me too, And I am leaving early to go camping . so the sooner the better please.

 

[trailraider]

sooooo, whats the total man hours to install said equipment?

 

[wayoflife]

I thought the UD60 came with a track bar relo bracket. Does it not?

For the high steer, do you need a bracket for that too? the steering knuckle looks to be already high enough to only require the drag link flip, right?

Did you go with the arb lockers in the end?


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It does but we've been talking to Mel about doing custom work on the axle to get things even higher. Right now, the knuckles are still made so that the drag link mounts underneath the steering arm and we'd like to get it up on top. That and the tie-rod and so that we can do a better ram assist install. However, we might need to wait until after the JL/JTX to do any of this.

We went with e-lockers and 5.38 gears.

 

[wayoflife]

sooooo, whats the total man hours to install said equipment?

So far, we've been at it for 3 days. Going on 4 today and not even sure if it'll be enough.

 

[wayoflife]

:yawn37: Stuck here in my office on a beautiful Friday impatiently waiting on updates & pics!! :bored01:

LOL - updates coming soon.

 

[trailraider]

So far, we've been at it for 3 days. Going on 4 today and not even sure if it'll be enough.

not surprising considering its basically an entire truck rebuild on the lower end.

 

[HighwayTrout]

Compared to others.... King Coils Stand Alone. [emoji41]

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Those kings went from 6 to midnight watching these updates unfold.

 

[wayoflife]

Time to burn in rear brackets.








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[MericaMade]

Any chance we might see this at the off-road Expo next weekend?

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[wayoflife]

Any chance we might see this at the off-road Expo next weekend?

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Unfortunately, I don’t think so. We’ll be using that weekend to finish getting ready for the JLX/JTX.


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[wayoflife]

Wrapping up the rear bumper so that it can go out to Powder coat.



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[Ddays]

Wrapping up the rear bumper so that it can go out to Powder coat.
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That's a damn good looking bumper! Will that be available for the JL's as well?

 

[wayoflife]

That's a damn good looking bumper! Will that be available for the JL's as well?

Not sure. The frame horns are very different on the JT vs the JL but I would imagine something could still be made to work.


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[WJCO]

Well, fuck. There goes more of my money.

 

[highoctane]

Wrapping up the rear bumper so that it can go out to Powder coat.
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I’m digging that rear bumper! Does it keep the oem Rubicon step/slider that protects the bottom of the bed behind the tires?


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[boardsurfer]

more!!

 

[cpefy3]

Are you powder coating the bumpers to match the wheels?

 

[wayoflife]

I’m digging that rear bumper! Does it keep the oem Rubicon step/slider that protects the bottom of the bed behind the tires?


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It does not. The EVO rear bumper is designed to provide maximum departure angle. The factory setup robs you of a lot of that.


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[wayoflife]

Are you powder coating the bumpers to match the wheels?

Nah, just getting them done in black.


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[wayoflife]

Rear end all done.




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