Overlanding to SEMA. But Things Went WRONG!

[@ChristopherHarris6005]

Awesome video as always Bill and Deb. Y’all always show the good times as well as the not so good times when y’all are overlanding in some of the most incredible places. Thanks for letting us ride along with y’all on y’all’s adventures.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks for always following alomg.

[@DaveSneed]

Thanks for showing even the troubles y'all's encounter, it makes it more real. KZbinrs normally post only the greatness of their adventures and that's ok to, but i love the transparency of yours and Ms. Deb's journey. Sara and I are no where near the level of overlanding y'all are but are encouraged thru your ventures, even the bloopers, lol.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks! It's not always roses. Hope to see you on the trail.

[@TigerRagFishingTeam]

Wow, great service!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Indeed.

[@JordanPattersonM]

Thanks for sharing another great video and overland adventure.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks for watching

[@bennie873]

Wow! Glad y’all were safe when the axle broke and glad it happened where it did! The trip was beautiful scenery and especially that sunrise! Godspeed on the journey! Loved Deb’s mud sandals!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

It's been an amazing trip.

[@jr_jeep4470]

Wow, sorry for the bad luck with the gladiator, like you say wheel bearings you normally hear before hand. And I can emphasize a little bit so I just have replaced the engine in my JK but the rest of the trip look pretty interesting. Safe travels.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

The rest of the trip was great.

[@lowspeedhighdrag]

What an adventure! Glad you’re all okay. Even the Gladiator lived to fight another day.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

It did! Thanks.

[@VideosOffRoad]

I know three other "overlanders" (overloaders) who had this happen on their Gladiators. Apparently they get loaded so heavy and/or tow so much, well beyond specs (especially GVWR), that the rear axle eventually fails. The lucky one only had the wheel studs break off. It takes a while, but the results are the same. They SHOULD be using full sized trucks to handle that much mass. A modified Wrangler (or really any mid-sized truck, like a Tacoma) isn't going to be able to handle the weight of all that gear, but people just don't get it.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Yea we do tend to get a little heavy. However I don't feel like this was the case. As you probably watched in a previous video, we were hit in the same tire that had the axle failure. The axle was changed but the housing was not. The axle and bearing that failed had less than 25,000 miles on it. So I believe the real culprit was an ever so slightly bent axle housing As far as over and towing capacity, we are below specs and the trailers that we tow are just over half of the Gladiator's tow rating. I do "get it". Thanks for watching!

[@VideosOffRoad]

@CoddiwompleOverland I did not see the video where you got hit. That could definitely play a big role in this particular failure. Having said that, I have seen many Gladiators that were far over GVWR and 3 had rear axle problems, surely because they were operating well outside specifications. The owners just didn't care to pay attention to the specs at all. I am extremely happy they had the exact rear axle you needed on hand, allowing you to very quickly get back on your adventure.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

@VideosOffRoad kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nUlnWgral8r7ssi=xFaYaea9dYSvceGr

[@VideosOffRoad]

@CoddiwompleOverland Ouch!!! Jeez! 😯 Yes, it makes much more sense now.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks for watching.

[@thedaywemake]

We are so sorry that happened to you guys! So glad you weren't hurt when that wheel came off!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Yes,and no one else. Hope to see you guys soon.

[@That_Paul_Guy]

Certainly turned out better than it could have! The mic cable on your radio makes my eye twitch.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks for watching.

[@AllThingsOverlanding]

Wow! Glad you guys are ok and that all worked out!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks, Fletch!

[@richards144]

nice video. Did you ever find out what caused the axle to fail. thanks.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

We feel like it was from the accident we were involved in earlier this year. Link to that video below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4nUlnWgral8r7s

[@garretlewis4103]

SEMA is on my bucket list as well. Glad the wheel coming off wasn’t any worse. I had all of the lug bolts fail on my Jetta and my wheel came off going down I-95. Loosing your wheel on the highway is no fun for sure. I do the “fold over” when I make caso-pizzas.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

It's nerve recking for sure.

[@ahmednesbitte4906]

Hi Bill and Deb, I really enjoyed your video. I truly appreciate you sharing your experiences. Thank you! 😊

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thank you!

[@misplacedoverland]

Great video y’all!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks! Always a great time with y'all.

[@raidso13bowl]

Got lucky on that one. We are glad it worked out

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Thanks! Yes it could have been much worse

[@GATORADDAM]

Oh no. I've never seen that happen to a Jeep. Hopefully a rare occurrence. We just had our Gladiator regeared to 513s here in Tampa. The break in period sucks! Lol.

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

We think this was related to the accident we had earlier this year. You're right the break in sucks.

[@GATORADDAM]

As someone planning to hit the road semi-full time I want to ask..... Do you have towing coverage and if so who do you recommend?

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

We do not. But it is something we are going to look into.

[@wernerboeinck9467]

Better luck next time!

[@CoddiwompleOverland]

Yep