Jeep Gladiator Build

[RVRKID]

very good customer of ours dropped off his new Gladiator for us to do some work on it! This is the finished product! I wasn’t really all in on the Grumper system but think it came out nice!

 

[TITTIES AND BEER]

Needs more aggressive tires other than that it’s the nices one I’ve seen

 

[srttruck]

Uhh, cool? I dunno, not my style.

 

[zhandfull]

Looks like a military or SWAT vehicle.

 

[WhatExit?]

I'm partial to mine...

 

[SJP]

I appreciate the work and detail on the build. Customer is getting a badass rig. Right on.

 

[96scarab]

Gonna be tough to resell that.....

 

[SoCalDave]

Not a fan of the Gladiator but that's just me.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

Ready for Death Race 2020

 

[2Driver]

Do people really off-road with these parade floats?

 

[DRYHEAT]

I'm partial to mine...

View attachment 898035

How much lift and what size tires are you running?

 

[t&y]

That looks heavy.

 

[WhatExit?]

How much lift and what size tires are you running?

3.5" Metal Cloak suspension lift
37x12.50 x 17 Toyo Open Country R/T

Full build write up here

 

[28skater]

With all the malls closed where is he going to take it?

 

[RVRKID]

With all the malls closed where is he going to take it?

He actually wants Kings but they shut down with the Vid. He’s adding a PCI radio and he will be taking it off-road. He’s bringing his JK in next week to change out lift and suspension.

 

[CLdrinker]

That bumper and windshield setup looks hideous.

 

[2Driver]

He actually wants Kings but they shut down with the Vid. He’s adding a PCI radio and he will be taking it off-road. He’s bringing his JK in next week to change out lift and suspension.

I doubt that new POS 3 piece front axle will handle much off road with the 37’s. That 3- piece FAD axle was such a disappointment.

 

[Mandelon]

Optimus Prime owns a Gladiator?

 

[RVRKID]

Looks like a military or SWAT vehicle.

This is Pujols’ bullet proof vehicle

 

[RVRKID]

How much lift and what size tires are you running?

4.5 EVO kit with 38x13.5 Toyo RT’s

 

[bagged97taco]

I puked in my mouth.

 

[srttruck]

4.5 EVO kit with 38x13.5 Toyo RT’s

Evo has good products, Mel's a great guy.

 

[riverroyal]

I dont get it.

 

[Slats]

Looks like it’s got a lot of nice stuff on it. The lifted gladiators are nice. It’s a little bit much for my taste but it’s still nice. Nice job on the build.

 

[Gelcoater]

very good customer of ours dropped off his new Gladiator for us to do some work on it! This is the finished product! I wasn’t really all in on the Grumper system but think it came out nice! View attachment 898006 View attachment 898007 View attachment 898008
View attachment 898010

A bit of a beating in here, lol.
I kinda like the the Grumper.
Not really a Gladiator fan but that’s pretty cool. I agree with whoever said it needs a bit more tire.
Slap a Hemi in it and I’d roll it

 

[Dirtbag]

awesome!

 

[DRYHEAT]

A bit of a beating in here, lol.
I kinda like the the Grumper.
Not really a Gladiator fan but that’s pretty cool. I agree with whoever said it needs a bit more tire.
Slap a Hemi in it and I’d roll it

So is the Grumper the extensions on the window and the grill? Not sure what you guys are talking about. Some of the comments have been kind of brutal. To each his own I guess. Looks nice for what it is but it’s a little rich for my taste.

 

[mash on it]

So is the Grumper the extensions on the window and the grill? Not sure what you guys are talking about. Some of the comments have been kind of brutal. To each his own I guess. Looks nice for what it is but it’s a little rich for my taste.

Grumper= Grill+Bumper.

Unique look, to say the least.

Otherwise, looks pretty good.

Dan'l

 

[DRYHEAT]

Grump

Grumper= Grill+Bumper.

Unique look, to say the least.

Otherwise, looks pretty good.

Dan'l

What can I say, I’m a little slow.

 

[Gelcoater]

What can I say, I’m a little slow.

What Dan’l said. Bumper grill.
I’m personally not a fan of the “flap” around the window, but to each their own.
It’s sorta what makes custom, custom.

 

[DRYHEAT]

What Dan’l said. Bumper grill.
I’m personally not a fan of the “flap” around the window, but to each their own.
It’s sorta what makes custom, custom.

I can’t help it, I’ve always been kind of an outcast around the jeep guys because I drive a couple of old FJ 40 Toyotas.

 

[Gelcoater]

I can’t help it, I’ve always been kind of an outcast around the jeep guys because I drive a couple of old FJ 40 Toyotas.

It’s a Jeep thing

 

[mash on it]

I can’t help it, I’ve always been kind of an outcast around the jeep guys because I drive a couple of old FJ 40 Toyotas.

With Dana 44's, a sm465/205 combo, with the obligatory Sbc?

Dan'l

 

[Gelcoater]

On the right road. On the right day.

It would pull wheelies.
It was one of 4 Jeeps in my driveway ar one time or another.
Another CJ 5 with a small block Chevy I told about in the police stop thread someone posted.
Jeeps. Lol. You spen time under them, cussing! And time in them just

 

[DRYHEAT]

With Dana 44's, a sm465/205 combo, with the obligatory Sbc?

Dan'l

70 has a small block Chevy and a turbo 400, my 79 is basically bone stock with a lift kit. I have some ideas

 

[braindead]

What Dan’l said. Bumper grill.
I’m personally not a fan of the “flap” around the window, but to each their own.
It’s sorta what makes custom, custom.

Sorry, but an ugly bumper anybody can buy and finance with a cc ain't even close to what makes custom, custom! And when did amp steps become sliders?

That's just ugly!

 

[Gelcoater]

Sorry, but an ugly bumper anybody can buy and finance with a cc ain't even close to what makes custom, custom! And when did amp steps become sliders?

That's just ugly!

lol.
Again.
To each their own.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Not a fan of the Gladiator but that's just me.

Same here.

What Dan’l said. Bumper grill.
I’m personally not a fan of the “flap” around the window, but to each their own.
It’s sorta what makes custom, custom.

Bolt on parts makes things custom? Damn. Didn't know Pep Boys has a whole aisle of customization parts then.



Jeeps..... Pay through the nose to buy them, pay through the nose for someone to bolt parts on, and pay through the nose for the simplest of aftermarket parts that are sold to the masses and still be able to claim it as your badass custom "rig".


Sent from my LM-G710VM using Tapatalk

 

[Gelcoater]

Same here.Bolt on parts makes things custom? Damn. Didn't know Pep Boys has a whole aisle of customization parts then.



Jeeps..... Pay through the nose to buy them, pay through the nose for someone to bolt parts on, and pay through the nose for the simplest of aftermarket parts that are sold to the masses and still be able to claim it as your badass custom "rig".


Sent from my LM-G710VM using Tapatalk

lol. It did wheelies
Do that with your FJ

A guy comes on here posting about his efforts.
A bunch of people shoot him and his efforts down. I guess that’s the internet?
Explains why I’m on it less.
People are set on being assholes

Telling people to Fuck the Fuck Off becomes easier to justify.
I’ll just stop here.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

lol. It did wheelies
Do that with your FJ

A guy comes on here posting about his efforts.
A bunch of people shoot him and his efforts down. I guess that’s the internet?
Explains why I’m on it less.
People are set on being assholes

Telling people to Fuck the Fuck Off becomes easier to justify.
I’ll just stop here.
✌

I'm not the one with the FJ.

Just never been a fan of the "Jeep way" And I wasnt really shooting any holes at the OP's post or work, more the customer's.

 

[DRYHEAT]

lol. It did wheelies
Do that with your FJ

It wasn’t me
I may not be back!

 

[Dana757]

Not my style but not my Jeep. Gladiators can get it done. Had a lady show up to run Miller Jeep trail with us. She had bright red, on 35's but otherwise a bone stock Rubicon that still had dealer plates on it. I tried to talk her out of it. She made it with no exterior body dents. Was nicely pin striped tho.

 

[WhatExit?]

Same here.Bolt on parts makes things custom? Damn. Didn't know Pep Boys has a whole aisle of customization parts then.

Jeeps..... Pay through the nose to buy them, pay through the nose for someone to bolt parts on, and pay through the nose for the simplest of aftermarket parts that are sold to the masses and still be able to claim it as your badass custom "rig".

Who peed in your cereal? Tell us then, what is customizing a vehicle, building it from the ground up? Do you give people shit for bolting parts onto their boats?

A guy comes on here posting about his efforts.
A bunch of people shoot him and his efforts down. I guess that’s the internet?
Explains why I’m on it less.
People are set on being assholes

Telling people to Fuck the Fuck Off becomes easier to justify.
I’ll just stop here.
✌

You're right. Maybe everyone's spent too much time with masks on trying to hide from the virus or it's "pandemic depression" setting in

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Who peed in your cereal? Tell us then, what is customizing a vehicle, building it from the ground up? Do you give people shit for bolting parts onto their boats?




You're right. Maybe everyone's spent too much time with masks on trying to hide from the virus or it's "pandemic depression" setting in

No one. Just sharring my opinion.

Boats are different. Although I kind of put this inline with someone who buys a brand new master craft roll bar boat, buys some clamp on accessories for the tower for a shop to put on and calls it "custom"

Sent from my LM-G710VM using Tapatalk

 

[2Driver]

Again to each their own but.....

I don’t comprehend the Rubicon Jeep build thing especially the people that pay an extra $7K for a Rubicon and never off-road. WTF? LOL, you don’t want a Rubicon, you need a Rubicon.

It's like buying a lawnmower and adding a bunch of accessories to it and not even owning a lawn.

 

[RVRKID]

Well my customer took his “mall crawler” to Johnson Valley over the weekend!

 

[2Driver]

How did it do? I’m still on the fence with this truck.