Rusty's Build 2022 Gladiator Rubi Diesel

[RustyPW]

Ok... I traded in my 2008 PW for a 2022 JTRD. Took advantage of the high trade in prices at the time. Plus mother natural was taking it's toll on the it. Tail gate was rusted out. Had a rust hole under the cab on the driver's side. The cost to fix it was between $4k to $7K. The foam on the driver seat was broken down, plus the gears for the power seat were stripped. The milage was 130,000. I wanted to be bury in it, but....time was time I think. I still miss it.

[RustyPW]

So...here's the JTRD

Ordered on 1/18/22.
1/29/22. E-mailed with VIN number and delivery date of 3/8/22.
2/2/22 Moved to D1. Build date 2/14/22.
2/16/22 Window sticker. Delivery date of 3/1/22.
2/28/22 Picked up from dealer.

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I'll up date this post as I go.

Mod List:
1. Weathertech Floor Mats.
2. Weathertech Mud Flaps.
3. Z Auto Tazer Mini.
4. Line-X Bed Liner.
5. Ziebart Undercoating
6. Dana Cast Iron Diff Covers in blue.
7. DeeZee bed box. 35"x12.5"x12". To store my recovery gear.
8. White Knuckle Sliders.
9. Brackets to mount my Hi-Lift jack on the Trail Rail.
10. Hard Rock Front and Rear Control Skid Plates.
11. Rusty's Rear Lower Control Arm Frame Side Skid Plates.
12. Metalcloak Rear Swaybar Reinforcements.
13. Clayton Front Springs. Beta testing replacement springs for the bottoming issue.
14. Steer Smart Steering Bracket.
15. Mopar Freedom Panel Storage Bag.
16. CoverKing Headliner.
17. WeatherTech Sun Shield.
18. WeatherTech Side Window Deflectors.
19. AJT Design Key Fob.
20. Rock Hard FAD Skid Plate.
21. Rock Hard Front Upper/Frame Side Control Arm Skid Plates.
22. Badge Glow Simple Aux Wiring Board.
23. DesertDoesIt Shorty Front Seat Jackers.
24. QuadTec 12V Power Adapter.
25. Banks Derringer Tuner.
26. Banks IDash Gauge.
27. Banks Pedal Monster
28. BulletPoint Mounting Solutions RubiGrid.
29. Teraflex Rear Upper Control Arm Extended Travel Brackets.
30. Teraflex Rear Spring Retainer.
31. Teraflex Rear Track Bar Bracket.
32. Teraflex Geo Bracket.
33. Teraflex Geo Bracket Reinforcement Kit.
34. Engine Block Heater P/N 5644734AA
35. Geno's Garage Block Heater Cable and Plug Cover. https://www.genosgarage.com/product/eco ... ble/winter
36. Rugged ridge Hood Locks.
37. JKS Front Adjustable Coil Spring Spacer with Hydraulic Bump Stop. ACOS Pro.
38. Clayton 2.5" Diesel Springs in the front and Clayton 3.5" spring in the rear.
39. Core 4x4 Crawl Front Track Bar.
40. Core 4x4 Crawl Front Lower Control Arms.
41. Clayton Rear Track Bar with the bend for a 37" spare.
42. Clayton Sway Bar End Links.
43. Bilstein 5100 Shocks.
44. Synergy 1.75" Wheel Spacers.
45. KLM Stainless Brake Lines, 4" over oem.
46. Eldorado Mud Claw Extreme MT tires, 37/12.5R17.
47. Mopar Jack Base.
48.


Wish List:
1. Core Control Arms and Track Bars. Working on this.
2. Raceline Beadlock Rims, RT260M Avenger.
3. LoD Signature Shorty Bumper.
4. Road Armor Stealth Rear Bumper with winch.
5. Warn Zeon 12S Platinum Winch
6. Falcon SP2 3.3 Shocks.
7. ARB dual air compressor.
8. Kraken under the seat ARB mount.
9. Next Venture belly skid plate.
10. Still thinking.

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Had a problem on 3/3/22 that I know is a known issue. The fuses in the fuse box not being fully seated. 295 miles on the clock. Driving down a back country road. Hit a bump and the WHOLE dash goes black. Engine still running. Go about 200 yards and hit another bump and the dash comes back on. Get home, open the hood and check the fuses. Everyone was just sitting in their slots. Took a screwdriver and pushed everyone down.

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The Dana cast iron diff covers. Waiting on good weather to install them. Plus when I do them. I'm also going to pot my locker sensors.

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Have my Hi-Lift jack mounted in bed. Got the mounts from Northridge. Also got a 39" long, 12" wide, and 12" high tool box to hold my recovery gear.

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My Rusty's Offroad skid plates for the rear lower control arm frame mount came in. They're beefy. 1/4" thick. They come bare, so I sprayed them with spray bedliner. Makes it easier to touch up.

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My Rock Hard skid plates for the lower control arms and rear lower shock mounts came in. I need some good weather to install all of this stuff.

1st and 2nd pic's are the front lower control arm skid plates. The 3rd pic's are the rear control arm and shock skid plates.

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My Steer Smarts steering bracket came in today from Northridge. Got it installed. The wire they talk about in the video's that has to be relocated. I didn't have that.

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Was a Beta tester for Clayton front springs.

Got the proto Clayton springs installed today too. The stock spring measure 17" tall. The Clayton's measure 18" tall. Both have the same number of coils at 9. The wire diameter for the stock spring is 0.593. For the Clayton's is 0.553. The Clayton springs raised the front by about an inch. The JT sits almost level. The ride is stiffer. It doesn't float.

In the 3rd picture. The big spring is a stock 3G Power Wagon spring.

The 4th picture is what the '22 bump stop looks like.

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The White Knuckle sliders came. They are BEEFY. About 80lbs a side. Now to get them Line-Xed.

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Finally got the Metalcloak rear sway bay supports.

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Got the front lower control arm axle side skid plates from Rock Hard install. They are side specific. The hook goes to the outside, toward tire. The driver side went on with no problems. The passenger side had issues. I had to notch the skid plate for the FAD to clear the nut. Plus I painted them with Plastic Dip Red.

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Got my White knuckle sliders back from being Line-Xed. Now have to wait for the monsoon season to quit to install them.

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The Dana Diff covers are on. The oem gasket is reusable.

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The White Knuckle sliders are on. These things are beefy, and heavy. Took a while to put them on.

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Got my AJT Design Key Fob today. Bit of a pita to do. I made a label with Jeep on it to put on the back side of it.

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Today, I opened up the hood vents. Took all of 30 minutes. Used a 4" cut-off wheel on a die grinder and a small air powered belt sander. Still have to get a roll of silver HVAC tape to seal out the edges of the underhood insulation.

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Got the Rock Hard front control arm rear mount skid plates on. Real easy. Remove the nut on the inside. Install the skid plate and nut. Torque to 190 ftlbs. I painted them red too.

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Got the Rock Hard FAD skid plate installed. It was a PITA to install with the other Rock Hard front lower control skid plate installed. They both wanted the same piece of estate. Had cut a corner off of the FAD skid plate and grind some off of the control arm skid plate. Painted it red too.

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The red paint is plastic dip.

And all together.

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Sprayed inside the frame rails with 3M Cavity Wax. Ordered 5 cans. Used 4 cans. It goes quick. Used the 30" wand for everything. After I gone done. It was dripping out. Think it will take a while for it to firm up.

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Couple of pic's from Rausch Creek.

Nothing like being a turtle. High centered. Got stuck 3 times that day. High centered each time.

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For Father's Day. My daughter got me a BulletPoint Mounting Solutions RubiGrid.

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Got the DesertDoesIt Shorty Front Seat Jackers installed today. Had to trim the carpet a little so that the mounts sit flush with the metal floor. After install, I found that I had to move my seat forward a few clicks.