Towing, Mudding & Hauling with the Jeep Gladiator Mojave - The Best Desert-Focused Pickup? 

Probably one of the better Mojave reviews I’ve seen. They pushed it

Bought one, love my Mojave !

I love this! I have a Mojave and this was one of the first things I did! The ride quality is SO impressive! We had a JKU before and would have died doing the same things! I was laughing and having a blast and my wife was screaming, DONT YOU BREAK MY NEW JEEP!!! Haha!

Awesome review. Exciting to see you push that Gladiator to do what’s intended! 💪

Awesome job guys - I love my Mojave so far, after about 4 months I have zero complaints and have had zero problems. Great review!

I get a chuckle watching you driving the dirt with a smile from ear to ear. 👍🏼

Best Mojave video so far. I love how much fun u had

You guys make the best videos hand down! Love this channel!!

I really enjoyed the high speed footage. It looks like the suspension is indeed tuned nicely. If I tried that in my base Sierra, it would not go well at all. LoL.

great video. You and Pops give me a different perspective on the Gladiator. Thanks

I appreciate you guys really testing the Mojave and not just driving around town, great video!

Nice review. The best way to measure suspension sag is to measure from the bottom edge of the rim to the fender lip. Otherwise tire compression/ground compression is skewing your measurement.

My 2020 TRD PRO GVW is only 900lbs! That's a couple of fat chicks!

Great review, excited to pick up my wife's new Mojave today!

And with the 6.4L Hemi it would be an actual desert runner.

I appreciate what you guys test regarding the payload ratings, but I guarantee that 99% of the general public will be overloading these trucks with a cab full of people and a trailer in tow or atv in the bed. Keep up the great content

JEEP Just Enough Energy Propelled

Finally, a high speed rough road Mojave review.

Can’t wait getting mine this week🥰

it amazes me how people worry what color the tow hooks are.i could really care less as long as i have some.

I got a 2021 Mojave great ride. However the ride changed to a little nose heavy when I put a winch and after market bumper on it. Still figuring out how to fix ride without taking of winch and bumper

i haven't heard you giggle like that in a truck before. noted. giggle like a little girl test approved LOL.

Spot on with the payload- Glad you emphasized it. I'm probably gonna by the Mojave anyway but I hope prospective buyers understand the payload limitations before buying!

You had so much fun on those high speed runs! Fun video to watch and informative. Great job!

Love the video, Stephen. The Mojave package is the best all-around performer. You proved it in your video. Too bad you can't get the package in the JLU.

likable canadian dude.

Please do a Gladiator Rubicon vs. Mojave!!! Re-discovered you on TK. Subbed. Good work!!!

BAK FLIP Tonneau covers fold out of the way completely and are well.made.

I LOVE my Gladiator Mojave! Had some real fun up in Utah recently with it. Awesome vehicle. It's the BEST vehicle I've ever driven in snow by far. Of course it's not a "Work truck". It's a do all Jeep truck.

I got a rubicon, it goes on the beach just as fast as I want to go

The Jeep Gladiator Is A Must Off-Road Worthy. It Can Tow Between 2,000 LBS & 5,500 LBS Because The Tow Rating Is 7700 LBS Because Of The 4.10 Axle Ratio With A V6 & A Automatic Transmission If You Want To Tow With A Manual Transmission Get The Timberleaf Camper & The Lawnmower Hauler Because You Can Tow Between 990 LBS & 2500 LBS & It's Rated To Tow 4,000 LBS For The Sport Version & Then 4,500 LBS For The Rubicon & Then The Mojave Versions All For The Manual 🇺🇸.

Good clip! I bought the Mojave thinkin' if I ever need to get away from LEOs, I could hit the trail & say "good bye!" & you brilliantly illustrated that fact.

Steve, I’d love to see some towing with a Gladiator Sport Auto Max Tow package. I have one but trying to decide if the extra expense of an aluminum trailer is needed. I’ll be towing roughly 4000lbs plus the trailer weight but only once or twice a year 200 miles one way. The Jeep website they set you up on listed my vin to tow 8000lbs, but I’d prefer to keep it under 7000.

Great review! You should bring your dad along more often!

My 21 mojave is raked.

Great review guys! Thanks for that!

Listen here! You need to do more gladiator video!!!🤞🏾🙏🏾

After driving the Rubicon and the Mojave, can the Mojave do slow trails and be fine? Maybe a dumb question, so maybe I should reword it, how capable is the Mojave off road without a front locker? I'm in Georgia and would love to take a Gladiator out to Colorado one day to run some passes but nothing super extreme. It would also be a daily driver around the Atlanta area and head to Florida beaches. Any recommendations would be appreciated, Rubicon or Mojave. Thank you, and love the work you do.

That changed my opinion on the truck..I like it.

Flying wow.

THANK YOU for reviewing a manual transmission, and towing with it! My channel has a lot of videos with my JK in them, and some towing. I have the 6spd manual and love it. It did sound like that new 6spd had to dig a little deep for the torque, which is surprising, because I thought FCA made 1st gear taller in the JL than it is in the JK.

So how would you say it does against the zr2? Both are basically set up for the same thing

Steve, what was the on pavement ride like? The desert runners seem to be more compliant so I would think that the on road performance would be better than the standard Jeep suspension.

It would nice to see the 4.0 V6 again

Cool that you got the manual!

Thanks for the video, I have been driving a 2000 Jeep Wrangler since 2001 and have been leaning towards the Gladiator Mojave over the Rubicon due to the suspension and the fact that the majority of my driving will be on road. I also do enjoy off road driving but I cant spend that kind of money and a vehicle and then grind it over rocks.

Am I going to regret not getting the manual? I like manuals but never had one in a truck kinda sounds fun just don’t want it to be too much for everyday.

Was steer wandering/looseness addressed by a recall?

Just picked one up today- thanks for the vid- from Arizona this is gonna be the shit..

I'm looking at the Mojave and the Rubicon. We are a family of 4 living in Puerto Rico, rough and curvy roads, lots of beach, camping, paddle boarding and want to tow a small boat but we don't do any rock crawling, just muddy trails but the vehicle WILL be a daily driver. Would you suggest the Rubicon or mojave?

The manual gladiators can tow better (rather notices a less of a drag) when going up hills than the automatics. You actually are supposed to go into manual mode and shift down when going up hills while towing with an automatic. At slower speeds, the Jeep can pull up steeper inclines than other half tons, however the other half tons will be able to go faster when they can pull up the same inclines. And most other companies that sell trucks try to beef up their tow ratings and payload ratings as much as possible and Jeep tries to underrate it, as they have a huge brand imagine they are trying to curate, and having a bunch of people who's Gladiators fail at towing their max ratings would be bad for the Gladiators image. I reckon you could probably go over 20% of the ratings given to Jeep, however I wouldn't personally. And weight distribution systems are a must due to the shocks in Jeep Wranglers or Gladiators. Keep in mind the weight suspension will minus about 20%-50% of the tongue weight on the truck, though only 10-25% of the total payload. So if your tongue weight is 500 lbs, and you add a 90 lb weight distribution hitch, the tongue weight will go up to 590 lbs, but only 295-472 lbs of that weight will go to the tongue. However about half of that will go to the front axles and the trailers axles. So the total payload added to the truck was 500 lbs, but now its 442.5-531lbs. So it can add a small amount of weight or remove some weight from the payload depending on how well its set up. You can further reduce the tongue weight and thus the payload being applied to the Jeep by violating the 40/60 rule, but you'll have to drive slower as now you are less stable and only should be done with a WDHitch. Also it may be worth it to detach the WDHitch when going at slow speeds on dirt roads. If you do this though make sure to store it in the back of the trailer. If its a travel trailer disconnect as much as you can and move it to the back.

The Mojave definitely rocks, but I'm leaning toward the Freedom Edition.

If anything, Jeep overbuilt the Mojave because they wanted it to handle the high speed off roading.

Awesome video!!!😎 Thank you Truck King and King Dad!!...I really enjoyed this!!!

No tow haul mode with automatic either

Need those shocks on the Rubicon...

Great review. I like your technique. Oh, and I take delivery of my new Mojave last week.

I feel like this is a great package except for one glaring issue and that is power. If you really do plan to take it out into the sand, you are going to notice how much the engine has to work to get that wheel speed up. It is by no means a deal breaker, but I do feel that for a vehicle of that size and weight, in the sand, this might actually be a bit of an issue. Now if they brought the 392 to this thing then we really would have the full complement. At that point I this truck to be a no brainer if you are looking for something smaller than a Raptor but built to haul buns off-road.

Jeep needs to up the HP to 300 or 350 TQ 400! to 420! Make the MPG at 30 then they'll might get some bites on people buying more of them!

Happy to see you guys making that Mojave do more than offroading!

not 24.3k Subs... Should be 243k

Most reviewers seem seem to dislike the low torque 3.6 with the manual, and the rev hang ? you guys thought it was good?

Still waiting for that Gladiator J6 concept that will never come.

Another 👍 for Stephen and his Dad. 🇨🇦💪🇺🇸

Yes Dad! Yes Son! I love you DAD! Happy birthday Son!

I just traded my Rubicon JT in for a Mojave and i love it... I dont crawl , i like a little speed on trails.. This dawgone Mojave knocked it outa the park as far as performance on the trails go at speeds!!

I’m green as all get out when it comes to 4WD vehicles but why can’t the front sway bar be disconnected on this vehicle? I get that the Rubicon can disconnect electronically but what’s to stop someone from doing it the old fashioned way? Or is it a structural thing? Sorry if it’s a dumb ass question, I’ve always owned cars and never anything like a Jeep or other solid front axle vehicle.

You tested this vehicle on what it was designed for. Great

I hope they add some more engine options down the line. My previous 4dr wrang had the 3.6 and power was just lacking. I would like to see the 3.0 ecodiesel and a 5.7 hemi option. I might make the switch then

From what I understand, the lower tow rating for the manual transmission is due to the clutch, it’s a bit weak. Also, if you spend most of your time on the highway the Mojave has a better ride than the Rubicon if that matters to anyone, this isn’t a Lincoln town car but either one will have a much better ride than the CJ5 I used to drive.

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tbh going from my 08' tundra to the mojave. all i really lost was 1200lbs extra towing capacity. The payload is only 100lbs differ which is insane considering one is a midsize baja truck and the other is a fullsize work truck. I easily tow my 3500lbs A/T camper with my Mojave, and it really shines on the trail, something my Tundra really couldn't do despite being lifted and on 35s. TBH if i need more payload in the future im sure someone will offer HD springs or i can go with a modest 2in lift kit from Ironman 4x4 or Dobison with +800lbs dynamic capacity increase. however i have easily gotten 1800lbs in the bed with no issues as far as getting stuff from lowes to my house. However i wouldn't offroad with more than 350-450lbs of stuff in the bed, but thats more than enough for a good rooftop tent and other camping gear.

Great video as always!

Where in Ontario is that road

This is really not a functional truck with that kind of ridiculous payload

1700$ camera? why not have just gone with something like a Canon M50? incredible camera for less than half that cost. nice video either way.

For everyday driver willys is the package to go

I thought the 6000 lb tow rating was on the High Altitude model. Not sure why it gets that but that’s what I found on keep website.

Is there any way to increase the payload? Any aftermarket axle or suspension setup for increased payload?

Interesting!

This was the best review ive seen on the Mojave thanks a bunch.

I'd rather have a Mojave over a Rubicon.

well america has not a obesity problem a MORBID obesity , so if everyone was in their ideal weight no matter what age then you dont have to subtract that much form payload ...duhhhh

That Mojave max tow is 4500 pounds, ONLY the Gladiator Sport model with the OPTIONAL $1,100 Max tow package can tow 7,650 Pounds!

My favourite truck, and Canadian channel!

Good stuff!

I have a 2021 Mojave and it doesn’t wander

Do you guys think this would be viable for a forest worker? How does it compare to other mid size (ZR2 or TRD Pro) or full size (Rebel or AT4 or XT4) on high speed dirt roads.

When did this video recorded, looks like summer. Good one anyway.

No front locker, no disconnecting sway bar, 3.6L V6 at that price? Ya, no...

How is cabin noise

That’s a sharp truck

Love your reviews Stephen. You talked me into a 4Runner a few years back when you took a TRD Pro through the ice. I ended up getting an Off Road Premium. Great Overland vehicle but quite underpowered. Traded that and got a 2015 Ram 2500 6.7 Cummins. I am quite happy with that. Keep up the good work!!

Super cool and great video fun and informative, superbly done

That looked like so much fun. I was smiling from ear to ear hahaha I think I'm going to trade my tacoma in now. Thanks! Lmao

Hasn't the wandering steering problem been fixed with a steel steering box?

That high speed off-road run looked like so much fun! Just got a new Rubicon, but I gotta find a way to make my Jeep Liberty a higher speed off-roader. Great review!

Did you like it better than the ZR2?

Great review 👍

Great review guys