AEV 2" SPACER LIFT FOR GLADIATOR MOJAVE - INSTALL
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2022
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This month I install a great budget friendly lift from AEV along with some pointers to do it yourself install in your own garage. The AEV 2" Spacer Lift for the Gladiator Mojave is a great way to lift your vehicle to get up to that 37" tire under the fender well, as well as allows you to keep your factory ride suspension. This Install was very easy, however there were some small humps to get over before it was all said and done. Like, Comment and Subscribe for more future content, and stay safe out there. Products in this video are listed below.
Side Note:
With the AEV lift in the front I get about ~1.5 " lift and in the back I got 2".
When I include my new wheels, tires and remove the spare in the back front is 3.75" and the back is a 4"
2" Spacer Lift for Gladiator Mojave
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Tools:
6 Ton Heavy Duty Ratcheting Jack Stands, Black
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3 Ton Floor Jack
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M12 FUEL 12-Volt Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 3/8 in. Right Angle Impact Wrench (Tool-Only)
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Good job, especially by yourself!
Always torque your control arms with wheels on the ground and the full weight of the vehicle resting on the suspension.
The entire suspension should be torqued with it sitting on the ground. Not doing so sets you up for death wobble and loose components.
Looks great 👍🏼 Love the family shout out!
Thank you for all the hard work you did making this video for us. Just got my AEV lift in and wanted to see the actual work. Your video did shed a lot more light on how much work is involved compared to all the other videos. I know now this is gonna be an all day event for me. Once again thank you. I have the Icon Rebound Pros 17s and KO2s 37s. Closest video online for me.
Much appreciated thanks for the feedback! I know it’s not the best video footage out there but I try to put as much detail In explaining my process to pick up any missing info from other videos that may have similar installs.
Thanks for the video, can imagine the added difficulty of trying to film n install by yourself! All the other videos I have seen makes the AEV install look really easy. Your video seems more realistic. I appreciate your pointing out potential issues n difficulties. Like your style! I have a granite crystal Mojave myself.
Thank you very much! You are 100% right, it can be challenging enough to create a video and install something at the same time plus take care of my love ones. But I’m glad to see that it’s most appreciated. I really enjoy trying to get a good perspective on these installs to pick up any pieces that may be dropped of on others in hopes to help anyone who is looking for help in anyway. Thanks for the comment!
Great Video! Wish I had this when I installed mine.
Thanks for this video! I just picked up this same AEV kit, and I'm really tempted to try it by myself, but that looks like a LOT of effort having to eff with the jack stands and floor jack and tight spaces and whatnot. Yuck. Looks like I'll be buying a buddy some pizza and beer. :)
Also, I hope you put your skid plate back on! (It's off at the end of the video... lol)
Thanks for the comment, once you get in there and start it’s not bad at all just got to have some time and patience would be my best advice. You are right I never did put the skid back on! However, check out my skid plate video. Went with a local shop that fabs good quality parts and picked up a skid plate from them, made the Jeep look a little more sleeker in my opinion.
Great job on the video! I know what it’s like to try and film these types of things and with kids and the wife too! Lol! It’s not an easy task even by itself! I’ve been debating between getting the AEV 2” spacer lift for my Mojave or the Readylift 4” lift that is also specifically made for the Mojave and retains the factory shocks. I plan on loading the bed for overlanding and adding a winch. I may just do the AEV for now and upgrade down the road.
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated! Personally I choose AEV do to its quality reputation but I did fancy the Readylift 4” lift as well and so far I’ve seen a lot a good things from both
@@4x4chris11 I like the way the Mojave rides and handles stock too. So the AEV seems like it would retain that and just add some height to clear 37s. Have you had it off-road yet? You should make a follow-up video!
@@TheNotSoOrdinaryCarGuy the ride still feels stock with the AEV Spacer kit so I didn’t notice any difference there other than I needed a step into the vehicle more due to height adjustment. I did move up in tire size and wheel change and that made more of a difference with my ride quality on road and light off road. As far as really putting it to the test I have not been able to take it out such as rock crawling nor any difficult terrain but have been planning to venture out more after this winter. I’m glad you asked my time spent with the Jeep was put on hold early this summer due to medical issues I also have a few more mods still sitting in my garage unfortunately I have not got to just yet. However glad to say I’m doing a lot better and I’m hoping I get a lot more time to capture some nice adventures here in the Rocky Mountains.
@@4x4chris11 Sorry to hear about your health troubles! And glad that you are doing much better and hope you continue to get better. I'm willing to bet the Jeep performs very well off-road. The added height alone will do wonders.
Great detailed video! I’m going to be installing my spacer kit soon on my Mojave. How tall of a floor jack did you use to lift your Jeep to install? My current floor jack only goes up to 20 inches.
I think the 20” should be fine you could always add a block of wood to gain more height if you need, just be careful. I found that having the low profile jack from harbor freight gave me the low clearance to drop my axel better and it helped me to get my springs out in the front. Check out the link in the comments on the floor jack in case your interested. Thanks for the comment, and be safe out there!
Thanks for the video. I’m thinking of same solution for my Mojave. 37 inch tires, did you re-gear or feel you need to?
I have not regeared, maybe down the road I might have to but for my needs I don’t need to at the moment. I’m probably 7,000 ft above sea level and I also don’t tow or haul anything with my Mojave so maybe if I ever start doing that I’ll have to access the situation. If your climbing rocks that also might be a good reason to regear but I believe you should be fine if you go 37” KO2. Other 37” may sway you to go full regear due to there weight. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for sharing. Thinking about installing the same lift on my Mojave. Where did you purchase it from? How long did it take you?
I got my AEV kit from a local 4x4 shop. Took me a good day or two for me but I heard some folks pull it off 2-5 hours. With all the right tools and help you should get this done sooner as I found out. Thanks for the comment David!
If you lift up the driver side of the axle, with the jack, the passenger side will drop more because of the pivot of the axle.
Great tip! wish I would have known at the time to angle the axel would have definitely helped out. Much appreciated.
@@4x4chris11 Now you know for next time! ;) And if all else fails, there’s spring compressors you can rent and I’ve even been desperate enough to use ratchet straps and believe it or not, it works! Lol. Do at your own risk though.
Could i just add these to my 2022 Mojave? Not looking for bigger tires at the moment. Just bought it 5 months ago. I have the stock 33 Wild Peaks on there, just looking for a lil more ground clearance .. and mine is my DD. thank you!
You certainly can!
Is the rear axle shifted much? Did you consider the front geo brackets?
Rear axel has not shifted, I initially was planning to put the geo brackets on but according to AEV and my local 4x4 shop it is not needed but offered as an option. However with that said the geo brackets are a great upgrade if your thinking about adjustable control arms and strengthening up your ride. The geo brackets are a much more affordable option. AEV provides high quality engineered solutions so you don’t have to break the bank in which I appreciate. I would say if you have the extra cash it would be a great investment to pair with your spacer lift or any other lift that the geo allows especially if you wheel often.
Did you reattach a plug to your FRONT axle? I didn't think mojave had the front locker?
While moving the axel down I detached the wiring so that it would not snap while performing the work then reattached it when moving the axel back up. also Yes you are correct when it comes to the Mojave it does not come with front lockers
Did you add any additional spacer to the front to level truck ? Or does it still have the factory rake ? Thanks
No additional spacers, I came in around 43” from the floor to the inner stock fender back and front. So there is no factory rake with the lift installed. Thanks for the question!
Mojaves sit damn near level from the factory. The suspension raises the front end an inch higher than the Rubicon sits, so rake isn't really a thing with these.
Thanks for the detailed vid!
When you bumped up to 37s I assume you have not regeared? Do you feel like fuel mileage is drastically worse?
No regear was necessary for the wheel and tire combo I chose. I made sure to keep my rotational mass close to stock as possible so I would not have to worry about upgrading more components and went with a slight smaller 37 than others. I’m not to sure what the Mojave wheel weighed exactly but I assumed between ~10-20 lbs and the falken wildpeak M/T where about ~61lbs so in total roughly around 81 lbs. with the 703 method wheels ~21 lbs and KO2’s A/T load D ~ 67lbs. So new wheel and tire combo was 88lbs so again when you match those up and start comparing those to other 37’s you will see how quickly that can jump especially wheels as well in them you would have to think about other factors like regearing axel swap, etc. Lost about 1 mpg and the ride is a lot smoother when I went with the A/T. Also to point out the KO2’s are probably one of the most scientifically tested and true out there. I believe they were made for the Ford Raptor production. But I should have a video on this coming soon this summer, also thanks for the comment much appreciated.
@@4x4chris11 I watched your video this morning good job. I have a question though. do u still feel this way about your gears. …… I’m going in tomorrow and can’t decide if Im putting 35 or 37 I bought black rhino arsenal 20s and I’m putting nitto ridge grapplers but everything I’m reading if I do that I will have to change my gears. FYI there also installing AEV spacer kit as well I was also told that I need extended lower control arms if I did that….. thoughts.
@@patrickquavejr9333 It’s all about mass rotation and what the stock 4:10’s are capable of. Unfortunately once you start to add more weight to the four corners of your truck you start to introduce fatigue and wear on your gears especially if your taking it to off-road. Now with that said I would make sure to check what the weight is of the stock tires and wheels you have coming off and trying to match that weight as close to possible. So you may find your self choosing to compromise on wheel and tire combo to save more replacement parts cost. However if money is not an issue your wheel and tire combo should work with the AEV lift possibly may need to regear all depends on what your using your truck for. Let me know if this helps would love to explain further if needed. I
@@4x4chris11 thanks for the response are usually mostly for driving between jobs and taking my mountain bike up to some trails and pull in a small bass boat to the river but mainly driving that’s why I’m worried about the 37‘s I just love the look of the 37s actually if I’m being honest I like the look of the 40s.lol.
@@patrickquavejr9333 I think you would be fine with 37’s however those nitto 37” are true 37’s so expect them to be heavy along with lower mpg and I believe AEV has based the 2” spacer lift on BF Goodrich KO2’s 37’s which run closer to a 35. However if your looking at 40’s it’s a hard yes to regear. You might be able to get away with nitto 37’s on the 4:10’s but should consider regear sometime down the road depending how hard you run them also take in consideration of altitude if you live in a high altitude area that could also be a possibility to get your gears re-geared. And then you would also need a larger lift if you decide to run 40’s. Just remember the bigger you go the more expensive it gets do to changing the stock configuration. I decided to run the recommended K02 37’s suggested from AEV no regrets here and I was also looking at 40’s. Im happy I did cause once I got to man handle those tires it can get real heavy especially if you need to change a tire. Thanks for the comment, be great to here from you on what you decided.
How did you get the nut under the bump pad on passenger side ?
Yeah that one was pretty tricky. I think I put the nut on the box end of a of the wrench 🔧 and I pushed the wrench in at a sweet spot I think I got pretty lucky getting away with that but it worked. The wrench should angle on the box side so it allowed me to push it up as far as I could since my fingers could not get in that area and just tried to attach the bolt while balancing that out and then just slowly wrenching it into place. Hope that helps I know it’s not an easy job especially in that area, but I’m pretty sure you’ll get it
I do have a question how was the caster?
Good question, believe it was minimal to no significant change I’ll have to check my records and see if I can find the adjustment if there was any. I did go get an alignment done after the lift to check for any change if any, but by riding before and after the lift I could not tell any difference from the stock ride, in fact I feel like it drove better after the lift with the new wheels. So I hope that kinda gives you an ideal estimate of what to expect but AEV is pretty good at keeping things were they need to be.
@@4x4chris11 ok yea typically when you get an alignment the shop gives you a print out of before and after of they had to adjust anything but most of the time I've seen it's just the toe adjustment and caster should be good I've just seen a few people install arms or the AEV correction brackets to fix this? Good video
Chris u sale your stock tire yet?
I did and they went pretty fast.
You happen to be around the Vegas area? Lol I need help installing my Mojave lift, smh.
Viva Las Vegas! I would love to lend a helping hand, it’s unfortunate I would not be able to make it. I hope the video can help in anyway
@@4x4chris11 Your video helped plenty bro, I appreciate it! Would you happen to remember the socket sizes you used upfront though? I understand Mojave’s bolts are a bit bigger than other Gladiators or am I wrong?
@@johnny1516 I would suggest to have a good metric socket set, in there your most likely to use 21,18 mm for larger bolts and 15,13 mm for smaller bolts. However don’t quote me on those it’s been a good while and that’s off the top of my head. But yes your correct the front shock bolt is larger from other gladiators but I’m pretty sure it’s gonna use a 21 mm socket if it’s a M14 if I recall correctly. Hopefully that can start you off in a good direction for socket fitment
@@4x4chris11 Chris, I appreciate all your help man! I’m installing sometime this month with my BIL when we both have time so this video and your replies help a lot. Happy wheeling out there bro!
Bro….Harbor Freight jack stands? Spend a little bit more for good stuff. Your life could depend on it. Lawd!
Hows the ride quality compared to stock?
Ride quality felt the same since the same suspension is still there but I did add new tire and wheel combo which made more of a difference as far as ride quality. Also as soon as I added my spare tire to the bed I felt like it can take corners a lot better as well. However I know the spare tire in the bed is not for everyone. Thanks for the comment.
Just finished this install on my 2023 Mojave. I must say I thought the people at AEV would have done a better job. The front shock extension brackets should fit out of the box, the kit is for the Mojave. The front sway bar end links are meh. The instructions are terrible, the illustrations are horrible and no where does it tell you what washers to use except on the front driver sway bar end link. I expected to spend 6 hours total on this install and it took me almost 9 hours.
Yeah I can most definitely agree with you completely. I would have expected it to go smother but I found out most of the hardware was just brought over from the AEV rubicon version. I definitely had patience for this but yeah would had been great if hardware fit as the should right out the box.