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Off-road Lights, 34” AT tires, 2.5” leveling kit and rock guards with steps for my midget wife. We did all the upgrades in my SIL’s driveway
Next metal rack for bed, overland tent, drawer system, bumpers (front and back) and winch.
Have about 11 hours off-road on the new Falkens and zero cuts or chunks of rubber missing even though we went over some pretty sharp lava rock. Got her on a pretty sketchy one lane STEEP service trail coming off a mountain on Lake Mead and the AT tires dig into loose rocks and made it feel easy. I’m glad because it was about a 200 foot drop off the shoulder and no place to turn around.
Admin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 3:15 pm
Do you like Gladiator mods?
Nice truck. If I did not absolutely hate the idea of getting into car payments again, A Gladiator would be in my Driveway.
Thanks! Gladiator is basically compatible with all Jeep mods (the AR of the car world) and capabilities combined with a truck bed. What’s there not to like! I wish I’d gotten one sooner but this is the right environment for this truck.
The overland camper has a lot of appeal since you can stay mobile and avoid any people/campsites. This is the first time wife has been truly excited about outdoor adventures.
Interesting to see what you think of the light bar over the windshield. I did that to my last Ram truck for off road lights and hated it. My current truck has a Ranch Hand grill guard with a light bar on it. Much better.
My issue was, it put out so much white light, the light reflecting on the hood blinded me. I could actually see worse with the light bar on than off. Great for a work light. Point the truck where I’m working and light up the whole area. Sucked as a driving light.
My Jeep has an aftermarket front bumper with a light bar, the square lights at the bottom corners of the windshield like yours, pointed forward but at an angle toward the sides of the road, and two square ones on each corner of the back bumper pointed at an angle to the sides. I can almost light up 360 degrees around my Jeep. But on separate switches. Kinda handy.
LED light bars are awesome. Tons of bright light. Every time I turn mine off when approaching traffic or getting back on a paved road, I damn near feel blind for a couple minutes with just headlights until my eyes adjust. Lets you know how crappy your headlights really are.
Jay wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:01 am
Interesting to see what you think of the light bar over the windshield. I did that to my last Ram truck for off road lights and hated it. My current truck has a Ranch Hand grill guard with a light bar on it. Much better.
My issue was, it put out so much white light, the light reflecting on the hood blinded me. I could actually see worse with the light bar on than off. Great for a work light. Point the truck where I’m working and light up the whole area. Sucked as a driving light.
My Jeep has an aftermarket front bumper with a light bar, the square lights at the bottom corners of the windshield like yours, pointed forward but at an angle toward the sides of the road, and two square ones on each corner of the back bumper pointed at an angle to the sides. I can almost light up 360 degrees around my Jeep. But on separate switches. Kinda handy.
LED light bars are awesome. Tons of bright light. Every time I turn mine off when approaching traffic or getting back on a paved road, I damn near feel blind for a couple minutes with just headlights until my eyes adjust. Lets you know how crappy your headlights really are.
The LED bar has a pretty definitive lower edge to the light and I set it up so it would go over the hood. This is the brightest bar I could get in Lumens and I’ve taken it out at night already a few times. Kind’a cool to see the whole damn mountain in front of you. Like you, I pointed the cubes slightly out and they flood the sides of the road really well. I’m waiting for the metal rack to put rear facing lights on that. I mounted a light control center with 5 switches on top of the dash on a Bullet Point Rubigrid dash mount made to fit the JT. All metal and I have holders for my phone, Hero Canera and an iPad. Once you lock in stuff it doesn’t move even on rough trails. Nice to have three screens to run apps
sakodude wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 1:32 am
Don't forget the traction boards and high lift jack. Got to have those strapped to an overlander, need them or not
I do now need a high lift Jack but I refuse to carry all that poop around town. The way you see it plus the bed drawers and metal rack is all you’ll see most of the time around town, unless I’m actually headed to the dessert.
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:17 am
The LED bar has a pretty definitive lower edge to the light and I set it up so it would go over the hood. This is the brightest bar I could get in Lumens and I’ve taken it out at night already a few times. Kind’a cool to see the whole damn mountain in front of you. Like you, I pointed the cubes slightly out and they flood the sides of the road really well. I’m waiting for the metal rack to put rear facing lights on that. I mounted a light control center with 5 switches on top of the dash on a Bullet Point Rubigrid dash mount made to fit the JT. All metal and I have holders for my phone, Hero Canera and an iPad. Once you lock in stuff it doesn’t move even on rough trails. Nice to have three screens to run apps
Cool. I never could get mine to adjust where it didn’t blind me.
Another thought on those things, a good light bar cover isn’t a bad idea. I got one from Brute Force. Obviously it protects the light bar from the sun and yellowing the lens, keeps bugs off but also keeps water out. I’ve probably had more than half a dozen light bars. They all are supposed to be waterproof. And every one of them eventually started leaking. Even a tiny bit that ends up with condensation inside the lens. High pressure car washes seemed to be the main culprit. The Brute Force covers are marine grade vinyl and just Velcro on, but fit nice and snug and last a long time. I still have mine. It’s in excellent shape after probably 6 years being out in the elements. And you can get different colors and even custom lettering on them.
Wambli Ska wrote: ↑Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:17 am
The LED bar has a pretty definitive lower edge to the light and I set it up so it would go over the hood. This is the brightest bar I could get in Lumens and I’ve taken it out at night already a few times. Kind’a cool to see the whole damn mountain in front of you. Like you, I pointed the cubes slightly out and they flood the sides of the road really well. I’m waiting for the metal rack to put rear facing lights on that. I mounted a light control center with 5 switches on top of the dash on a Bullet Point Rubigrid dash mount made to fit the JT. All metal and I have holders for my phone, Hero Canera and an iPad. Once you lock in stuff it doesn’t move even on rough trails. Nice to have three screens to run apps
Cool. I never could get mine to adjust where it didn’t blind me.
Another thought on those things, a good light bar cover isn’t a bad idea. I got one from Brute Force. Obviously it protects the light bar from the sun and yellowing the lens, keeps bugs off but also keeps water out. I’ve probably had more than half a dozen light bars. They all are supposed to be waterproof. And every one of them eventually started leaking. Even a tiny bit that ends up with condensation inside the lens. High pressure car washes seemed to be the main culprit. The Brute Force covers are marine grade vinyl and just Velcro on, but fit nice and snug and last a long time. I still have mine. It’s in excellent shape after probably 6 years being out in the elements. And you can get different colors and even custom lettering on them.
Wow, that’s great info on something I was wondering about. Will absolutely do that. Thanks for the tip!!!!!
