2022 Jeep Gladiator

OleCoot

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Is that thing gonna pull the buggy ok? Looks like a nice rig for sure. Let’s go to Colorado already.
I don't think it'll pull the buggy.. twixt the rig and trailer it'll be overweight. even if I had the max tow pkg.. .Colorado sounds fun as soon as we have a window for some time off. I want to go to Moab and sand hollow also. thinking about a trip to Gilmer or Hidden falls. I ain't been to Gilmer in almost 20 years
 

Blitz

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Nice. Trying to talk the wife into trading in her Tahoe for one.
 

Brent460

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Interested to hear what you think. My wife is talking about getting one.
 

OleCoot

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Interested to hear what you think. My wife is talking about getting one.
I like it alot.. Its way smaller than the dually and I fill up the drivers seat, (dats fixable) but it rides good, there is not a lot of road noise. plenty of leg room in the front, remote start is nice, Cruise works great, tops are super simple top take off, seats are comfy, Wife really likes them, lot of storage under and behind the rear seat, it has a lot of pluses.

The only cons? would be I can feel the wind buffeting it when its blowing hard but its not bad, and it felt sometimes like the transmission would up and down shift a lot, but that very well could be me and not used to the 8 speed.

So, no complaints so far, I'll keep this updated and start a build thread. ordered the winch bumper today, will grab one of the Apex badland winch's from HF soon. :smokin:
 

whitesnake

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congrats! I wheeled with a guy a year or so back who had one with long arms and 38s. Dam thing did pretty good.
 

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Blitz

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I like it alot.. Its way smaller than the dually and I fill up the drivers seat, (dats fixable) but it rides good, there is not a lot of road noise. plenty of leg room in the front, remote start is nice, Cruise works great, tops are super simple top take off, seats are comfy, Wife really likes them, lot of storage under and behind the rear seat, it has a lot of pluses.

The only cons? would be I can feel the wind buffeting it when its blowing hard but its not bad, and it felt sometimes like the transmission would up and down shift a lot, but that very well could be me and not used to the 8 speed.

So, no complaints so far, I'll keep this updated and start a build thread. ordered the winch bumper today, will grab one of the Apex badland winch's from HF soon. :smokin:


When you going to order you bobbed bed for it?

Im back and forth on them. Between a 4 door Rubicon or Gladiator. If i was to do a Gladiator i would want the bobbed bed but they are pricey.
 

OleCoot

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When you going to order you bobbed bed for it?

Im back and forth on them. Between a 4 door Rubicon or Gladiator. If i was to do a Gladiator i would want the bobbed bed but they are pricey.
I don't know if I am going to get the bobbed bed or not. you're right its pricey, and the stock bed is tiny already, could probably fit two of them in the bed of my dually. I thought about the Wrangler, but I need the bed on the truck., plus I like the Gladiator much more than the wrangler.
 

Blitz

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I don't know if I am going to get the bobbed bed or not. you're right its pricey, and the stock bed is tiny already, could probably fit two of them in the bed of my dually. I thought about the Wrangler, but I need the bed on the truck., plus I like the Gladiator much more than the wrangler.
I do too. But the wife would be driving it everyday to work and she don’t care for the gladiator.
 

OleCoot

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took a trip to East Texas (Newton) did good, 70- 75 most of the time, fuel avg 19.2. the steering felt twitchy at times, that coulda been the road though, lots of construction work being done on I-10 and 59. not used to the small gas tank. had to stop and refuel more often, the Dually would make it non-stop.
 

Brent460

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You getting this is really making me want to see about planning a trip to the Texas Hill Country Overland Trail.