Two Days Under the Gladiator: Plugs, Oil Cooler, Shocks, Springs, Oil Change, and Tire Rotation (Preface: I didn’t intend to blog about this maintenance marathon before hand. Therefore I didn’t get the all of the photo coverage I now wish I would have.) There are weekends where you go wheeling. There are weekends where you […]
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Tired Foxes or Fresh Lift? The Jeep Gladiator Mojave Suspension Decision My 2021 Jeep Gladiator Mojave is no longer a low-mileage garage queen. It has crossed into that honest, well-earned territory where the odometer tells a story. At around 120,000 miles, the truck still looks good, still drives well, and still does what I ask
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A Jeep Gladiator that hits 100,000 miles isn’t slowing down — it’s just reaching cruising altitude. The JT platform is tough, the 3.6 Pentastar is proven, and the truck rewards owners who give it proactive, thoughtful maintenance. Whether your rig is a commuter, a tow mule, or a Mojave that’s lived its life at speed
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We’ve all seen them: legendary old Jeeps with faded paint and 300,000 miles on the odometer, still running like they’ve got something left to prove. And then there are the others—the ones that don’t even make it past 120k before electrical gremlins, leaks, and corrosion start winning. Note: This article is written with the assumption
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Cold Air Intake vs High-Flow Filter in the OEM Airbox: Real-World Performance Compared Few mods spark more debate than intakes. On one side: shiny aftermarket cold air intakes (CAIs) promising horsepower and sound. On the other: a simple high-flow, lifetime filter dropped into the factory airbox. Both improve airflow—but they do it very differently. Let’s
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Auto Stop/Start and the auxiliary battery are two of the most misunderstood systems on the modern Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator platform. Introduced with the JL Wrangler in 2018—and carried over to the Gladiator at its launch in 2020—the aux battery wasn’t added to improve reliability, off-road performance, or electrical capacity. It exists for one primary
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