I love mine as well! ✌️

I don’t care about rock crawling… But high speed muddin’? Now we’re talking!

We know it - you know it. But, we borrow these trucks from the manufacturers so we make it a rule to respect the stated limits. It's the right thing to do.

@@TruckKing Appreciate the hard work and videos! This last comment has me raising an eyebrow...payload on your specific gladiator is under 1200 lbs. With 1k lbs in the bed, doesn’t that leave less than 200 pounds for driver and passenger? Not much left for passengers!

@@bp8171 You are correct. Payload capacity includes what's in the truck bed and cab including people and gear. What you are describing would very likely be over payload capacity unless the driver and passenger weighed 200 points combined and had no gear. It's not a truck to be used to carry a lot of weight regardless of where it's located.

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Thank you so much 😀

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Glad to hear it!

Glad it was helpful!

Our pleasure!

Thanks for watching!

Thanks - we drive it the way the engineers intended.

Have fun!

Wow, thanks!

If you wanted to put down the cash getting equivalent suspension on a jlu can be done. Only negative is that if you want to lift a Mojave options are a bit limited without having to replace the shocks you payed thousands extra to get. A bit disappointing not getting the front locker but not a huge deal.

Have fun!

Glad to hear it!

Thanks!

I would have bottomed out my tacoma like 500000 times lol

He does get excited - you should have seen him as a little kid with a popsicle!

Pure joy like a kid on Christmas. I always get a smile when he goes full giggle.

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Glad you liked it!

@@TruckKing I even went and test drove one haha possibly trading in my raptor for one

@@saradtomlinson764 How did it compare? Was it a lot slower than the Raptor?

Thanks! Will do!

When we get a Max Tow package equipped model we'll definitely do it. In the meantime, we feel that overall it will tow higher weights well.

diesel is now available. Look for the review here on the channel.

@@TruckKing Oh cool thanks man!

Just empty every pocket

@@devengudinas1649 good one

Figure out what amount of height you lost in the front. Then get closest front spacer lift to correct the geometry. Not perfect but best bet without spending a lot of money. There is some info on it on the gladiator forums. I have a JTR that I'm about to put King or Fox remote reservoirs on. Good luck with your Gladiator.

By adding winch and after market bumper (steel I presume?) you effectively permanently lowered the load capacity by that additional weight. Adding a front lift may correct the geometry but would not take away the fact that you changed front too back weight distribution and subtracted from the load capacity. Further I understand the reason why Jeep used a plastic front bumper and removed the rear underside bars was to lower the overall weight and thus not lower overall load capacity even more as well as affect performance with a higher overall weight. The Mojave has a finely tuned suspension probably best left stock, including the wheels and tires

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Americas most wanted 4x4 can take care of that for you

Even the 5.7 would be a great option and leave the set up as is with minor changes for the weight. The last thing we need is a another V8 option coming in at 70k+.

@@playnicebegoodtoothers6944 Yeah true. The Wrangler 392 is pretty crazy and expensive!

What about squeezing more power out of that V6 if you were to try to keep the weight to a minimum? Are turbochargers a recipe for disaster on the Pentastar?

People that get vics like these and worry about highway driving. Man. That's major lol factor

Mine handles the pot holes and bumps really well! 👍 Great ride for a Jeep

I think the 392 might take you too close to the edge, if you get my drift.Ive bumped my head enough times to remember I hit it just a little too fast.But it would sound fantastic with flowmasters.

More power is needed but the 392 is too heavy and would mess with vehicle dynamics. Ditto the 3L diesel

softer yes, but wanders a bit more.

You don't get a jeep for pavement dude.

@@Apoc_Bone_Daddy People are daily driving these. On road is as important as off road.

@@Apoc_Bone_Daddy yet 98% of their use will be on pavement.

@@TruckKing I don't care abput wandering in a brick I have a 6th gen camaro for performance lol

The lower trims seem to have higher payload ratings because they weigh less empty. Also the Max Tow package Option available on the Sport and Sport S will have the highest payload rating of any Gladiators.

when it becomes available to us - yes.

Max tow is basically the same as the Mojave best value

Mojave should be plenty for what you're doing.

@@TruckKing thank you!!

Welcome aboard!

We thought it was enough

Late fall - we had to wait with it as we messed up the weight on the trailer and had to do again. Thought we explained that in the video - oh well,

Every truck you named would work for sure. But, they are all different - you really have to go drive them - that's your homework!

A forest worker going high speed on a dirt road? They usually go as slow as the orange trucks.

@@badgerpa9 high speed desert runners also handle lower speed dirt roads well, plus I'd imagine it's nice to be able to drive fast on em if you want/need.

@@wolfgang_h3t really

It would work fine as long as it wasn't overloaded to exceed a relatively low load capacity rating.

For the size it does the job it’s designed to do ,I’m always wondering why people want a small truck with full-size specs ,that doesn’t make sense ,a compact truck or these days midsize truck compared to the earlier compacts in the 80s were designed for people doing light duty towing and hauling for the average weekend warrior ,full size trucks are designed more for the person that is looking for hauling and bigger loads (wider stance longer wheelbase bigger frame to help keep its manners when hauling and towing the bigger stuff a midsize really is it designed to do ) .you choose according to what fits your intended purpose .now they could add some power wagon features like stock winch maybe some 60s with 35 inch stock tires to improve off road capability. I drove a 88 ranger xtra cab with some 33s as my first truck and it did everything I asked of it for it’s designed purpose and I didn’t expect any more of it ,it was a dream to cruise around town because of its size and very rarely did I haul super heavy loads or tow large trailers with it .I enjoyed the ranger for 90 percent of my purposes then When needed I rented a full size when I needed full size capability ,what I said could be debated and I would expect it, I also put a 5.0 in that same ranger not so much to handle increased tow or payload but to have more pep with less strain for the 33s The dinky 6 couldn’t provide so there is some options that could improve on the gladiator like the current 6.4 they are dropping in the JL now but I wouldn’t expect full size tow and payload specs but more for effortless power to move up mountain passes and more torque through the soft stuff ,I wouldn’t mind seeing them widen the body a touch keeping with the same design and footprint with smaller flares to increase shoulder space in the interior a touch and give more room in the engine bay to increase possible upgrades as well as making easier to service the engine personally without having to move stuff to get to other things .I’m like tinkering with things and I always will say you can improve on anything to a point without losing the intended purpose but once you exceed that point it’s time to look at moving up in size if you needs to handle stuff past it’s design .

@@kevinclark4459 No argument with what your saying. If the gladiator had a v8 it would just be more fun. My first truck was an 03 Dakota with a 4.7 v8 and it was a blast. I have a gladiator and the v6 would best be described as adequate. Really just wish there was more torque down low. I will say, if they stay with 6 cylinders, I would love to see a new more powerful in-line 6. Modern 4.0 I guess.

@@WbrookS-jm2bj yea the Dakota was a perfect combo for size and the v8 was just the right amount of power for the size ,the 04 was the one I wanted after my ranger because of the disc rear brakes ,I had a few friends with the Dakota and I loved the 2nd gen ,it was my favorite and pretty reliable to boot ,but one thing that drives me to the gladiator is the top coming off and the straight axle up front ,they been throwing around the idea of the Dakota back and if they keep to a baby ram frame on body look with ifs in the front with the v8 option and a decent off road package then they might be able to grab a good market share of the midsize market with the Dakota being more of a traditional look and with the road manners a ifs offers ?and then the gladiators for the topless sfa simplicity ,durability’and articulation only a sfa can offer . Side of the spectrum .I don’t knock ifs front ends because I’ve had both and until now ifs has been the main setup for midsize/ compacts and have improved greatly over the years ,the old 4Runner I had at one time was the only one I think that had a sfa setup till the gladiator,but that Damn bulletproof 22r was great but longing for power big time lol . Ford is rumored to come out with a pickup version of the bronco but sadly I’m not a fan of turbos and I really feel they missed the mark that the fans wanted not dropping the 5.0 as a option .when and if they build the truck variant I hope they realize the mistake and give the bronco what it’s missing .

@@WbrookS-jm2bj The original Penta Star V6 series (introduced about 10 years ago) was designed from 3L to 4L but the 4L was dropped almost from the start for some reason.

Adding air bags would compensate for the drop but the softer springs and other suspension components aren't designed for additional weight. I would not do that but that's just me.

Isn't it kind of a tongue-in-cheek thing at this point?

@Air Force Juan sayyy whatttt