Looks like a fun time! Nice to see all the vehicles did well. You make a great point about the skid plates, it's nice that even the base model comes with such extensive skids. Meanwhile, if you buy something like a Chevy "Trail Boss" you get minimal skids that don't cover all the vital bits.
Good to see content on bare bones Gladiators. About to but a 2.5 spacer lift on my Sport S, been looking at going the same direction as you guys with the wheels.