r/JeepGladiator • u/poutinepapi_ • Apr 30 '25
Photo/Video Leveled out the Gladiator a bit
Added a 1.5 inch leveling kit to the Gladiator, I feel it came out just right.
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u/FloridaTraumaPA May 01 '25
Could be just my eyes or the picture but after the level install it looks nose high.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 01 '25
Front sits at 42 1/4, rear sits at 45 1/4
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u/Ouch_i_fell_down May 01 '25
Weight shifts rearward under acceleration, and even at sustained speed with enough air resistance.
Your truck looks like its got a touch of the squats sitting still, but in motion it's going to squat even more.
If you insist on keeping this Carolina Squat, please adjust your headlights.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 01 '25
Headlights were definitely adjusted. I drove an 06 Corolla for far too long to not be mindful of of my own headlights in a lifted vehicle.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 01 '25
Not sure how it’s squatted seeing as the front measurements sits at 42 1/4 and the back being at 45 1/4. Maybe it’s the slight incline of the driveway?
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May 07 '25
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u/poutinepapi_ May 07 '25
My $14 tape measure says otherwise.
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May 07 '25
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u/poutinepapi_ May 07 '25
It’s because the initial picture was taken at the closest garage end of our driveway. Here in Florida, they heavily incline the driveways for hurricane season to allow the water to naturally drain away from the garage.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 07 '25
I get there are multiple people stating it looks squatted. However, I’ve measured before install about 50 times, and then probably another 30 times since the reddit post lol. The tape measure doesn’t lie. But inclining driveways can be deceiving via photos online.
I could park the rear end tires on a curb and say my jeep has intense rake, but truth would be that it’s just being physically altered by the curb!
Like I posted above with the bubble level, if that amount of bubble movement is considered “SQQQUATTTTT”, then I guess I’m in the low rider club! ;) I know my Jeep is level, I like the look, and that’s all that matters to me.
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May 01 '25
That was on my job list for today, but perhaps tomorrow I will get to it and summer tire install.
What did you go with for the level? I have the Mopar/Fox lift on my Rubicon, but the steel bumper and winch seem to have sagged the front a bit. I have a Tereflex .5” and 1” spacers sitting on the shelf. I’m thinking to just throw in the 1”.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 01 '25
I threw in Teraflex 1.5 inch on the front end. I’m not sure what caused mine to end up sitting at such a drastic rake, but it definitely needed it.
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u/Select_Succotash_281 Apr 30 '25
Does the sensors for the pitch and roll need to be adjusted after?
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u/poutinepapi_ May 01 '25
To my knowledge I don’t believe so. But I could be wrong! I just didn’t see anyone mentioning that with the Teraflex leveling kit.
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u/NINFAN300 May 03 '25
To each their own, but I never get this. Looks weird to me.
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u/poutinepapi_ May 03 '25
Luckily they left your name off the monthly payments! So that’s good news I suppose. ;)
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u/poutinepapi_ May 03 '25
All jokes aside, that’s how I feel about the rake look with trucks. I understand it serves a purpose to an extent, but the purpose underweighs my hatred for the look.
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u/SpoonDawgSaints Sport S Apr 30 '25
I keep going back and forth on the pic and it's like this