Why I'm NOT Installing 37" Tires on My Jeep Gladiator 

I'm very happy with the progress so far, but there is still so much more to do before I leave for the Arctic Ocean. You can visit this page here to see all the items I've installed on Doc: trailrecon.com/doc.html

Wise choice on lift and tires Brad.

Here's how to get weekend started the right way: Having a coffee in hand watching Trail Recon.... my Saturday ritual. Thank you, Brad for always starting my weekend right!

What a fun project Brad! I love the idea of having purpose built rigs and with you leading so many trips now it makes total sense to have this type of build. I’m sure everyone will be more comfortable knowing they have your support on the trail. But don’t forget to allow others to take the lead so you can enjoy the view from your JL. As far as my own JT it will be a view from 37’s only because it would be my only rig and I do want to do some light rock crawling along with many fishing expeditions. I hope to see you in the trails.

Excellent Project Brad. Luv watching your channel...you and your family are very inspirational. I will be installing an AEV 2.5" lift as well. Thanks again for your service in the Navy as well as your ongoing service to your Offroading family. All the best from AZ sir.

Oh man, I love that stance! I like that your builds are unique, you don’t follow a trend and I think that it’s paying off. Thanks for sharing!

Look's great Brad! Great balance for it's intended purpose. Can't wait to see the rest of the transformation! This would also be a great platform for a lot of the search and rescue groups. Awesome!!

Love my AEV lift kit on my Mojave and I too went with 35" tires, very happy. Looking good Brad!

Love the AEV and 35s. Very practical. I went the same route with my build, but chose the 5100 shock for now. I can always replace with the 8100. Looking Fab Brad!!!❤

I’m very happy that you’re working with AEV. I loved these products and this company for years!!! Great job guys!

I’m a Tacoma owner but your making me want to do a gladiator as well lol. Beautiful looking gladiator and good choice on tires. Love the video you did with overland Ozark and the mud tunnel in Borrego area.

I’m loving this build, thanks for all your extra work to share this with us. 👍👍

Its fun following this type of build. I pray for your full recovery from your injury.

Can't wait to see the end result Brad and thank you for your content. Being a new jeeper I only really follow a few of you and one of your 'how to's' on winching paid off. Thank you.....at least I think it was your advice that popped into my head 😊

Glad you went with the AEV! The Gladiator looks amazing with that setup! I recently added the HD DualSport to my 392 and couldn’t be happier! Looking forward to more videos!

👍 Brad you really know how to pick the best parts, what an innovative lift kit. The new tires and wheels are perfect for the rig. Can’t wait to see the new bumper installed.

Looks GREAT!! I love how the project is coming together.

Thank you Brad!!! For not going extreme!!! About time for an “Everyman” type of build 👍

Doc looks very functional, for what you have planned. Excited to see all the new mods!

Looks awesome!! Great choices for lift,wheels and tires!! Looking forward to watching this build!!

I love that wheel and tire combo, looks gorgeous and very functional. So excited you went with AEV for the lift, I have their 2.5” lift on my JKU and it’s been a game changer

Great looking rig. I do not own Jeeps but I do enjoy watching people make modifications to their vehicles. Greetings from Las Vegas, NV.

Looks great and built with purpose. Also, excellent thought put into camera angles and story driven editing.

Interesting video! I upgraded my stock '21 Wrangler Willys with the 33" Falken Wildpeak A/Ts and a 2.5" Terraflex lift kit. I'm towing a teardrop camper, I'm not planning on rock crawling, and it's my daily driver as well. I had similar reasons for going with a less extreme tire, and this video was validating! Thanks, and I'm looking forward to the rest of your build!

Looks awesome Brad! can’t wait to see more from this build!

Well thought out suspension and tire choice Brad. Can’t wait to see what other additions you have planned

You're gonna LOVE the 35x11.5 setup. Had that on my last JKU and they worked amazing!

I really like and support your tire and wheel choice. Your knuckles, differential, steering components and drivetrain will love you so much more long term. Wise choice.

Looks amazing! Can't wait to see how it continues to evolve. Semper Fi, Doc.

Looks fantastic and the gap between the arches and the wheels just makes it even more purposeful. Great combo and really excited to see how this build goes 👍🏻😁😎

Great set up,i also did the rt lift with the toyo open country at3 on the factory gladiator rims and cant be happier. Cant wait to see more.

Great choice of tire. Extremely happy with the three sets I’ve gone through.

Hi Brad, very nice video. Appreciate you sharing the update of your beautiful gladiator.

Looking good! I'm excited to see how great this build will turn out.

Really glad to see you back into a Gladiator (I'm biased lol, I have a Mojave). I really like the look, I'm not a huge fan of poke, especially with something that isn't a rock crawler. You may have made up my mind for my wheel/tire upgrade...

Great video Doc! I really enjoy watching your channel. I have learned a lot from it. Your JT looks great. I can't wait to see the finished product. I went with a similar build on my 21 Gladiator Rubicon.

Looking great Brad!! Can’t wait to see the next upgrades.

Looks great, thank you for sharing. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

Love it Brad! Real inspiration for me with my 23 Mojave. Doing a 2 inch lift and 35s is the route I think I want to go as well. Cant wait to see how it does on the trail!

Looks good Brad! Smart choice on the wheels and tires. Looks absolutely great for long trips and over landing. I own a white wrangler though I do like some of the wilder colors in the Jeep lineup I have to admit the white looks the most elegant.

Love the AEV products and the 8100 series shock. Looking great, sir. My Mojave has the same rims and AEV bumper, but my trail rig is a full EV JL370 on 37s. Love what you are doing with this build and reasoning behind it.

Love it Brad, and taking notes for my modest Gladiator build. 35s and a 2” lift should get me where I want to go and keep me out of trouble.

Looks great, can't wait to see it out on the trails.

The mud flaps set the tone, the jeep means business. Looks good! Look forward to more

This looks great Brad! Congrats!!

Just Exact Essential Parts I love the way it looks and for sure to drive it Brad.

I love the idea of purpose-built light trucks or pickups that are well thought out. My pet peeve is that I have seen too many off the shelf vehicles that are used for work or pleasure, that do not match the intended mission wind up in the shop in a short period of time. I hate seeing in my line of work, people using ½ ton pickups for heavy construction when they should be using a ¾ or 1 ton. I already love this build, because of the potential for public service when called. It pays to draw up a mission statement prior to ordering the vehicle including where you take it, then match it with the right parts before you think about esthetics. This is why you are one of my favorite you-tube overlanders to get good advice on builds.

Real nice doc, real nice. Happy trails.

She’s looking sweet perfect setup I’ve always ran 35’s honestly I don’t need anything else, can’t wait to see when she’s finished 👍👍👍👍

I love it! I can’t wait to see it in action!

Looks great Brad . Thanks for sharing.

Awesome build I love the set up is the right way to install bigger tires with lift at the same time keeping the quality of the ride and also the capability in off road

Looks awesome. The mud flaps make it. Looks like an off-road rally truck. Can’t wait to see the bumper and all the rest of the mods!

I think it looks cool! I personally have 35’s now but only have a level installed. I like it, but that’s my taste. Thanks for the video man! Loving this series!!!

Nice build! Looking good and purposeful. My 23' Gladiator is stock because I tow a travel trailer, but your giving me ideas for after the factory warranty expires.

Great tire and wheel choice! ❤

That combo is AWESOME

What a beautiful build, I think it looks perfect and as you said once you add weight it’ll settle. Can’t wait to lift my Gladiator this summer! Keep up the incredible work!!

Brad, looks great!! And Congratulations on getting AEV involved in the build. Can't wait to see how it looks with all those goodies you got.

Love the build plan. Well done indeed!

Looks great! Coming along nicely

The AEV Crew is a great team! Excited to see the evolution of your build, wrapping up my new 2023 ecodiesel, but as you know the build is never completely finished!

Looks great and yet still very functional as a truck. You’ll love the Nitto trail grapplers! I have some on my f150 in 33’s as I use my truck to tow a travel trailer and boat with some off-roading. They are quite for an aggressive tread and have served me well in mud, snow, rain and deep sand aired down.

I’m super excited for you, Brad. I believe you will come to love your choice to go AEV. My AEV rig is 10 years old still going strong, and super reliable.

Doc, That is the right set up for what you are doing with this Jeep.... Personally, I have never had a problem with anything we have used from AEV... and we are very hard on the Jeeps and use them....we don't abuse them, but we use them past what they are supposed to be capable of doing..... AEV is great company, with great stuff and NOTHING ELSE out there looks better doing it.... Great choice Doc.... I have lobbied BFG to make a true 35 - 11... or 36 -11.50. ...... I run BFGS on our Jeeps.... Semper Fi brother.

Looks great!! I have the Snazzberry Gladiator and LOVE it! Still original tires though. It’s nice to see all different ideas.

I think it looks awesome. You don’t need 37’s 35s look perfect and I love that you went positive offset with the wheels.

I have that exact build on my gladiator rubicon. The onroad/offroad balance is unmatched. AEV is incredible stuff.

Awsome look! Love the tires!

Great Build so far!

I installed the exact same suspension and wheels (and 35s) on my Gladiator Rubicon eco diesel along with the exact same mud flaps and have been so thrilled with that setup the last couple of years. Very capable and still fairly modest and efficient all at once!

That’s a real sharp looking tire/wheel combination. Definitely a nice looking Gladiator!

So happy you are working with AEV!

Looks awesome. Good job.

What’s a perfect Saturday? After coming back from a run, having a cup of coffee and a light breakfast and watching Trailrecon! Rrah! Another good informative vid Doc!

Nice Giving detailed in full on build.. Such as weights & measurements.. Looking good

Looks sharp ! Thanks for sharing !

Good choice - size to application. Can’t go wrong with those.

Great…now I’m reconsidering going to 37’s! 😂 Solid vid and that is what I really struggle with in my head going from a 35” on my JK to a 37”, the real difference in weight/rotating mass….good food for thought, thank you sir!

Really enjoyed the video, thanks for making it. I run nitto ridge grappler tires and I love them. For what I do they are perfect for my setup.

Looks clean my daughter just got her first jeep gladiator and we are having a blast adding mods.

Loving this build!

Love it, looks great!

Enjoying this build, but I’m REALLY glad you’re not selling the 392! I was actually listening to your update after dropping off my daughter at daycare in mine. Couldn’t agree more!

Looks great Brad!

Your setup is Awesome! It's not over the top and perfect for what you need it for...👍🏼🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

I love the route you’re going with this. Not enough practical builds out there. I LOVE the 11.5 wide. I feel like the ratio of height to width makes it look taller too.

Hope you enjoy your new lift kit as much as we are. Just installed the AEV a couple of weeks ago on our 2020 JLU. It's our second lift kit and far surpasses the ride and performance of the first. We think it's a better ride than we had right off the lot. As we pull a fairly heavy (for a jeep) off road trailer, we have also installed a set of AirBag Man airbags from Australia. Fantastic!! Enjoy

Love the videos, I am looking to get my Gladator setup for overlanding. I have looked at many items and a 2-3 lift but haveing the extra duty for towing and I have a smartcap will work great. I Love the look as a non rock crawer rig. Happy Building.

WOW, that looks better than I was expecting. I have been struggling to figure out what lift/tire combo to put on my JT. I really wish that someone made a 37.10.5 But I am liking what you did here.

AEV makes great stuff, only thing I did is add a good front trackbar to help align the axle and improved the steering/feel slightly

Looks perfect. AEV is top notch. Picking up an AEV Ram 2500 Cummins conversion in two weeks.

Love the wheel combo

This makes perfect sense. It looks really good too!

Looks great, good choice going with the AEV kit. There is a reason Jeep and AEV work together. It's the perfect set up when not building a rock crawler but still having great off road capability.

To the party late this time. Had my first cup of Jo and watched this episode with great interest. To each their own is certainly true with the Jeep community. We all build our Jeeps to our own style and functionality. I'd love to go higher, larger tires but I'm 71 with back and knee issues. My 2.5 lift on 33's is doable for me and my wife. I'm not out to impress anyone with going higher and bigger tires. Great to see Jerry's new shop. Need to get back there for some work soon. Great vid, as usual, Brad. 😉✌

Looks fantastic

I have a 21 JT “ Freedom edition “ that came from the dealer with the Mopar 2” lift. I’m running 35” M/T Baja boss AT on AEV Salta XR wheels too. I also tow a camping trailer and highly recommend installing a Hellwig rear swaybar. Makes a huge difference in handling.

Great tires! Did the same on my grenadier. 🤙

Perfect choice on those tires n lift