Perdue’s JT build

[Lperdue]

Started my build on a Gator Green 2020 Jeep Gladiator two years ago. I normally do all of my own work minus welding and gear related.

Phase 1: the basics

EVO Stage 4 Plus with 4.5” springs
37x12.50r17 Cooper STT Pro
ACE Rock sliders (limited options for JT’s at the time)
Warn VR winch
Motoblilt front bumper
Metal Cloak skid plates
ARB air compressor

 

[Lperdue]

Phase 2:
Gear Swap 5.13's
Truss and Gusset Front axle
Dana Spicer Chromoly Rear Shafts
RCV two piece axle shafts
EVO Coil Over upgrade (front)
EVO Spec king shock (rear)
Synergy track bar (front)
Steer smarts top mount drag link, tie rod, and track bar relocation bracket
synergy track bar brace
Front Drive Shaft
Rugged Ridge raised air intake
17" beadlocks
nextventure motorsport Front diff skid (not pictured)
38x12.50r17 Nitto Ridge Grappler

 

[FFPulley77]

I like the gator color! You’ve got a great looking JT!

 

[JimLee]

Looking good!

 

[Spazbyt]

That's a awesome color. Nice build!

 

[Disciple Off Road]

Looking good! One of my favorite colors.

 

[Brute]

Sharp looking truck brah…

 

[Bullwinckle]

Looking good!

 

[Lperdue]

Sharp looking truck brah…

Thanks Brute I'm slowly but surely working towards 40's and possibly a V8

 

[Lperdue]

Looking good! One of my favorite colors.

Thanks, honestly the color grew on me when I was looking for one.

 

[KevinG]

Had a lot of fun following you around in the dark the other night! That is such a sharp rig.

 

[Lperdue]

Had a lot of fun following you around in the dark the other night! That is such a sharp rig.

Thanks and yours is too, hopefully we'll run into each other on the trail sometime.

 

[wayoflife]

Nice! Glad you started this thread

 

[Lperdue]

Nice! Glad you started this thread

Thank you sir, honestly I should have started this a lot earlier. Pretty bummed that a lot of photos of the build are gone since I lost my phone canoeing last year.

 

[TrailHunter]

Awesome Rig Larry... It was great meeting you & “Jlo”.. You might be one of the most polite dudes I have ever met. I dont think I have ever seen that color before on a JT or JL.. it’s very cool.. and I kept finding myself staring at it.

 

[Lperdue]

Awesome Rig Larry... It was great meeting you & “Jlo”.. You might be one of the most polite dudes I have ever met. I dont think I have ever seen that color before on a JT or JL.. it’s very cool.. and I kept finding myself staring at it.

Thanks sadly they only had the color on the JT for a year and a half before jeep decided to rotate it out.

 

[Jsouder53]

Great looking rig!

 

[2007 JKU CANADA]

Good looking Jeep

 

[Lperdue]

Good looking Jeep

Thanks its always a work in progress.

 

[Lperdue]

Spent the day rebuilding the Johnny joints for the JT. Was going great until literally the last zerk fitting decided to snap off when re-greasing the joint.