i'm not a fan.. too many brodozer gladiators out here and i get turned off every time i see one. i personally don't see the point in the vehicle but that's just me
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i'm not a fan.. too many brodozer gladiators out here and i get turned off every time i see one. i personally don't see the point in the vehicle but that's just me
Too many bro'd out ones for sure. They all look at my rig like its a horse draw buggy. They can't even process 15" wheels. Their monster energy hat tips sideways and they are confused.
Nobody actually wheels where I live. Everybody wants to move here. But no wheelers. And no real trails for that matter. Wild bill/black tail is it.
I've had my Gladiator for 2 years. We tow it behind our camper when we go tripping. I've wheeled it in Big Bend, Idaho, Colorado, and Utah. It will do anything my TJ has done ,and with a lot more comfort (and style
). Best of all, it will carry a lot more people, dogs, and gear than the TJ. My TJ has been regulated to a neighborhood runner.
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I had a Dakota and a TJ. Both started having major problems at the same time. I also have 3 kids under 8. So when it came to decision time, we decided to combine both vehicles into one, as well as a vehicle that will fit my whole family. I do miss my TJ, and hope to someday own another. But it is nice to have something new, with modern conveniences, that can fit my fam.
I second Jeepgladiatorforum.com. I own a 2022 Gladiator max tow that I pull our 26' travel trailer with. It's great for exploring forest roads and moderate trails when we're camping. I have my 05 TJR for the really fun stuff, which I have posted on this forum.
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Here is my bone stock pavement pounder that I have had for 3 weeks for reference.
I've joined Jeepgladiatorforum.com, and it does not have the same feel as this forum. I absolutely love the community here. I just sold my TJ so that I could get a Gladiator, and have mixed emotions about it, but in the end I do love the Gladiator now. I can't wait to start my build, and create a new look.
I owned a 22 Gladiator sport with Max tow 6 months. I really liked it, just wasn't happy towing our travel trailer with it. Found a 21 Ram 1500 big horn that's much more comfortable. I like that blue!!
I hope the Gladiator is good to you , have fun with your build ! My wish for you is you got one not plagued with VVL issues ! and no endless electronic glitches.
Part of what you guys are finding isn’t just the forums themselves, it’s the caliber of people who drive these newer “Jeeps”. It’s a totally different crowd. The TJ crowd seems more unrefined and rough around the edges. It’s just not the same people driving the JKs, JLs, and JTs. Those people were likely cross-shopping them with SUVs. TJ owners, not so much!
A little off topic but for a long time I've wished that the Cherokee XJ and Comanche MJ forums would change to the same format as this one. I frequent both but prefer this one by far.
I've owned an FSJ, XJ, MJ, ZJ, TJx2, and a JT now... don't know why people have to be so weird. They're all cool. Gladiators just look really stupid stock lol.
Just got home a couple days ago from a 3k mile trip with the Glad, did Mosquito Pass, Birdseye Gulch, Engineer Pass, Cinnamon Pass, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, Ophir Pass, and a few others. Black Bear Pass was closed, unfortunately.
Jeep did great, only drug belly on The Wall in Poughkeepsie Gulch. People on here love to make fun of the rooftop tents too but damn is it convenient having been on the trail for 8 hours or on the road for 14 hours to pull into a dispersed camping site and be set up in 5 minutes without having to unload anything, or deal with the morning dampness, or the ants, or the lumpy ground, etc.
My TJ is a Savvy Mid-Arm equipped rig made for playing in rocks. The JT is a cushy long distance cruiser and explorer, that can tow the TJ along.
Oh and the diesel JT averaged 24 mpg for the trip on 37s
Next week it's going to tow the TJ to an off road park in northern MN.
I'd never give up the TJ... but there's a place for the JT. Specifically the diesel.
Anyway that was way off topic and I'm just piggybacking on an old thread. Gladiatorforum is ok, it's the best you'll get. They're not super technical in general but there are certainly some folks on there that are. They enforce a PC atmosphere over there, fyi.
Just got home a couple days ago from a 3k mile trip with the Glad, did Mosquito Pass, Birdseye Gulch, Engineer Pass, Cinnamon Pass, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, Ophir Pass, and a few others. Black Bear Pass was closed, unfortunately.
Jeep did great, only drug belly on The Wall in Poughkeepsie Gulch. People on here love to make fun of the rooftop tents too but damn is it convenient having been on the trail for 8 hours or on the road for 14 hours to pull into a dispersed camping site and be set up in 5 minutes without having to unload anything, or deal with the morning dampness, or the ants, or the lumpy ground, etc.
My TJ is a Savvy Mid-Arm equipped rig made for playing in rocks. The JT is a cushy long distance cruiser and explorer, that can tow the TJ along.
Oh and the diesel JT averaged 24 mpg for the trip on 37s
Next week it's going to tow the TJ to an off road park in northern MN.I'd never give up the TJ... but there's a place for the JT. Specifically the diesel.
Anyway that was way off topic and I'm just piggybacking on an old thread. Gladiatorforum is ok, it's the best you'll get. They're not super technical in general but there are certainly some folks on there that are. They enforce a PC atmosphere over there, fyi.
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I've owned an FSJ, XJ, MJ, ZJ, TJx2, and a JT now... don't know why people have to be so weird. They're all cool. Gladiators just look really stupid stock lol.
Just got home a couple days ago from a 3k mile trip with the Glad, did Mosquito Pass, Birdseye Gulch, Engineer Pass, Cinnamon Pass, Poughkeepsie Gulch, Imogene Pass, Yankee Boy Basin, Ophir Pass, and a few others. Black Bear Pass was closed, unfortunately.
Jeep did great, only drug belly on The Wall in Poughkeepsie Gulch. People on here love to make fun of the rooftop tents too but damn is it convenient having been on the trail for 8 hours or on the road for 14 hours to pull into a dispersed camping site and be set up in 5 minutes without having to unload anything, or deal with the morning dampness, or the ants, or the lumpy ground, etc.
My TJ is a Savvy Mid-Arm equipped rig made for playing in rocks. The JT is a cushy long distance cruiser and explorer, that can tow the TJ along.
Oh and the diesel JT averaged 24 mpg for the trip on 37s
I'd never give up the TJ... but there's a place for the JT. Specifically the diesel.
Anyway that was way off topic and I'm just piggybacking on an old thread. Gladiatorforum is ok, it's the best you'll get. They're not super technical in general but there are certainly some folks on there that are. They enforce a PC atmosphere over there, fyi.
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I just noticed your snorkel is on the driver side. Is the Diesel intake on the driver side?