QUESTION for Gladiator Owners...

[wayoflife]

If you have a Jeep JT Gladiator, could you please do me a favor and let me if the following holes on the back of your the bed, just below the rear window, are open or if the lower ones have a threaded nutsert in them.



The pic you see here is of our Gladiator Rubicon (back when it was brand new) and the lower holes have the nutserts in them but I have also seen some Gladiators that don't. Needless to say, I'm just trying to see if more have them or don't.

I appreciate your help and thank you.
Eddie

 

[kevman65]

2020 and earlier have threaded inserts. MY 2021 and later are just open holes.

 

[wayoflife]

2020 and earlier have threaded inserts. MY 2021 and later are just open holes.

Thanks for chiming in. ALL 2021 and up do not have the nutserts? If so, I didn't know that.

 

[kevman65]

Thanks for chiming in. ALL 2021 and up do not have the nutserts? If so, I didn't know that.

It was a big to-do on that other place I told you about.

The big problem with it, a LOT of the bed cover manufacturers designed covers to work with those holes. Since Jeep didn't notify anyone about the change (among others) aftermarket was caught off guard.

 

[wayoflife]

It was a big to-do on that other place I told you about.

The big problem with it, a LOT of the bed cover manufacturers designed covers to work with those holes. Since Jeep didn't notify anyone about the change (among others) aftermarket was caught off guard.

LOL - okay. I appreciate the intel. That is very helpful.

 

[JimLee]

Ever since I bought one of these I have had to resist the urge to put nutserts in everything.

 

[kevman65]

Couple of other things that changed on JT's.

TPMS: 2020 and back will work with older versions from JL's and JK's. 2021 and up will NOT mate up with TPMS from older vehicles.

ECM/PCM: 2020 and back it is possible to support power adders, superchargers and turbo chargers. 2021 and up will NOT support power adders, not possible to write to ECM/PCM.

Just in case anyone needed to know.

 

[WJCO]

Mine was built in 2019. Lower hole threaded and upper is open. I remember when I put on the cover, rugged ridge included a well nut for the upper hole.

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[wayoflife]

Mine was built in 2019. Lower hole threaded and upper is open. I remember when I put on the cover, rugged ridge included a well nut for the upper hole.

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Thank you for confirming things. Our JT is a 2019 build too and it has the lower well nuts but the ACCUAIR does not and it's a 2022.

 

[Dale72]

I'll check mine when I get home Friday

 

[benatc1]

My 2021 Mojave did not have nutserts, I remember the open holes and wondered why

 

[wayoflife]

I'll check mine when I get home Friday

Thank you.

 

[wayoflife]

My 2021 Mojave did not have nutserts, I remember the open holes and wondered why

Okay, that's good to know. I think the ACCUAIR Gladiator is an Overland and it has a lot of nice features but it didn't have the nutserts. I just wanted to make sure that having them or not wasn't model specific. So far, it sounds like it's a model year thing only.

I'm gonna guess there are a LOT more Gladiators without the nutserts than with.

 

[DaJudge]

2022 built the end of May, no inserts.

 

[wayoflife]

Being that I am currently Gladiatorless, would someone be kind enough to take a measurement for me? Specifically, I need to know what the distance is from the center of the lower hole to the edge of the bulkhead where it starts to bend away.


I really appreciate your help, thanks!

 

[kevman65]

Being that I am currently Gladiatorless, would someone be kind enough to take a measurement for me? Specifically, I need to know what the distance is from the center of the lower hole to the edge of the bulkhead where it starts to bend away.
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I really appreciate your help, thanks!

Got a few things working against me, but, from the center of the bolt in that hole to appx where I believe that body line is (spray in bed liner) I come up with 3/4" or 19.05 mm.

 

[wayoflife]

Got a few things working against me, but, from the center of the bolt in that hole to appx where I believe that body line is (spray in bed liner) I come up with 3/4" or 19.05 mm.

Thank you, that helps a LOT!!

 

[kevman65]

Thank you, that helps a LOT!!

Glad to help.

 

[Dale72]

Both of mine are open. It's a 22

 

[kevman65]

Both of mine are open. It's a 22

You got ripped off. Paid more and fewer nutcerts.......