Some obligatory shots of the baseline stance - as I said in the video, I reverted it all to kind of a stock stance to see where I am, because of the swap to straight axles. From here, I'll tweak it (tire offset, shock ride height, etc.) as it sits too high for my tastes and the tires are too tucked in. Still, looking amazing, but we're making it overland-bordeeline-street legal!
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Reezo's Axial Gladiator Overland HAM Build [Picture Heavy]
Today's update, I finally rebuilt the rear anti-sway bar, checked on final shock positions and other things. Body still needs a lot of details but I want to do them last.
What matters in this update is that I wanted to check the stock wheel offset and stance, with current shocks and tires. I kinda like where it stands, I mean I like it A LOT, as I am seeing the badass MOFO I wanted to build, now it's making me want to do things. Nice.
The tires were an experiment, I have much 'better' ones but to be honest, these are a nice baseline. I am starting to like thinner tires, am I getting old or JEEPy? Or bald? Definitely at least bald, for sure
Next, I want to:
- Try out some negative offset on the wheel
- Lower the stance a bit more, I think I am going to go for a spring pen mod. I always do it on my 'trail trucks' when I don't have fancy shocks like the Big Bores, Dravtech and the alike which are more for comp crawlers. Same for my Desert Lizards, I tune them with a lot of droop, especially in the front, but those are different things. But yeah, I am going to pen mod the shocks, I like to suck this sucker in a bit more and have it stay there, but also give way when a tire has to drop down
- I might install the Knights Customs front fenders back, not sure, I like these as well, now. I did not before, now I do? Wah
- The front links are back to stock, but I have my custom links that are a bit longer (1/2 inch, even a tad less). And I am thinking those front tires could go a tiny bit more forward, almost aligning the left-side of the wheel rim to the end of the front fender. Makes sense? I have no tire rubbing as of now, and I modded the servo arm to get me crazy amounts of turning, need be. So it's good.
I am stoked that now I know for sure this Gladiator has the vibe I wanted from the get go. I loved it before, I love it now even more!
What matters in this update is that I wanted to check the stock wheel offset and stance, with current shocks and tires. I kinda like where it stands, I mean I like it A LOT, as I am seeing the badass MOFO I wanted to build, now it's making me want to do things. Nice.
The tires were an experiment, I have much 'better' ones but to be honest, these are a nice baseline. I am starting to like thinner tires, am I getting old or JEEPy? Or bald? Definitely at least bald, for sure
Next, I want to:
- Try out some negative offset on the wheel
- Lower the stance a bit more, I think I am going to go for a spring pen mod. I always do it on my 'trail trucks' when I don't have fancy shocks like the Big Bores, Dravtech and the alike which are more for comp crawlers. Same for my Desert Lizards, I tune them with a lot of droop, especially in the front, but those are different things. But yeah, I am going to pen mod the shocks, I like to suck this sucker in a bit more and have it stay there, but also give way when a tire has to drop down
- I might install the Knights Customs front fenders back, not sure, I like these as well, now. I did not before, now I do? Wah
- The front links are back to stock, but I have my custom links that are a bit longer (1/2 inch, even a tad less). And I am thinking those front tires could go a tiny bit more forward, almost aligning the left-side of the wheel rim to the end of the front fender. Makes sense? I have no tire rubbing as of now, and I modded the servo arm to get me crazy amounts of turning, need be. So it's good.
I am stoked that now I know for sure this Gladiator has the vibe I wanted from the get go. I loved it before, I love it now even more!
