SEMA 2019 Jeep Gladiator Truck and JL Wrangler Products Accessories WAYALIFE Pre Show Coverage Day 1

Back in 2018, the Jeep JL Wrangler was all the rage at SEMA. For 2019, it's clearly the year of the JT Gladiator. Anyone who's anyone has brought one out to the show and to show off all the cool new products they're making for them. Of course, the show doesn't officially start until Tuesday but Cindy and I are out here anyway and to take you along for a virtual of what we've been seeing. This would include a Gladiator pick up truck brought out by Dobisons, General Tire and Bilstein as well as a nice overland one complete with an Adventure Trailer Nemo roof top tent that Black Rhino Wheels brought out, one that was built for BOLT by Doetsch Off-Road and a super pretty one that Dropstar had on display at their booth. We hope you enjoy this first of our two pre-show coverage videos and we hope that you'll keep checking back all week to see what else we come across. Oh, and please let us know what you think about all this stuff!
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[@rickfeemster2387]

Oh my that's the 1st time seeing that blue color on gladiator, I'm even more in love with gladiator now

[@wayalife]

It really is a nice color.

[@Domane-mh8wg]

Saved the best for last. Bilstein rig on 42's is by far the ultimate build in sema. DONE RIGHT!!!

[@wayalife]

It was nice to see a off road worthy Jeep at the show.

[@petertull8408]

Don’t forget us JL guys when looking for cool toys!! ;) love your coverage of the event. Looking forward to more.

[@wayalife]

LOL - it's coming.

[@MattSieber]

You always have the best show coverage Eddie, Thank you

[@wayalife]

We're so glad to hear you say as much, we really do appreciate it :)

[@joshbuck5877]

That JT with bilstein shocks siting on 42s is awsome 👍

[@wayalife]

Yes it was

[@jkitchens71]

Walking around during the set up of this show...don't doubt the highest concentration of Gladiators in the world is in Las Vegas this week. They are on every corner!

[@wayalife]

LOL - so true :)

[@lesszabo5625]

Awesome vehicles, looking forward to seeing more of the SEMA show. Thanks

[@wayalife]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the coverage :)

[@lostarrowoverland4067]

Man the Rockstar blue is beautiful! But the Bilstein build is a dream come true ... fun stuff

[@wayalife]

Glad we could share them with you :)

[@GoatOffroad]

Thanks for taking us to SEMA! ❤️🐞

[@wayalife]

You bet! :)

[@johnstup4479]

I will definitely be looking forward to the next installment of SEMA from you Eddie. Love that blue too!

[@wayalife]

Awesome :)

[@Dr_Flankensteinn]

Awesome "Pre-Coverage" you have a fine eye for details - much appreciated - keep up the great videos! :) Thanks

[@wayalife]

Thank you. Just trying to share what we're seeing :)

[@MrJoey1570]

Your coverage of SEMA is excellent!! Thank you so much!!!

[@wayalife]

We really appreciate you saying as much, thank you :)

[@bbdoco7053]

Great video as usual! Looking forward to more from SEMA👍

[@wayalife]

Awesome and thank you :)

[@jacobm1001]

Awesome ! Thank you for sharing. My 2016 Tacoma is getting closer to being traded for the gladiator. Enjoy the show . Looking forward to seeing more.

[@wayalife]

LOL - I think you'll like it :)

[@JeepAndThings]

Some Nice Rigs! if I ever Give my 2007 Yellow 4 door Rubi(Short Bus) to my son, these look awesome as a replacement! I like that you kept the stock engine,and watching your videos, don't seem to be missing horsepower. Thanks!

[@hughwolfe1176]

Thank you for mentioning all the different manufacturers. I’m new to Jeeps, don’t even own one yet but already looking to modify when I do finally get one.

[@wayalife]

Awesome. Glad we could be of help to you :

[@916wetcustoms]

Bilstien build was sweet.

[@wayalife]

It was nice how it was made to be functional more than showy.

[@brandonspain3483]

Awesome walkthrough, thanks. Gold Coast Australia.

[@wayalife]

Glad we could take you along :)

[@pssita]

Awesome coverage.. The Bilstein Jeep is dope!

[@wayalife]

So glad you've been enjoying it :)

[@JosephSmith72]

As usual Eddie you do the best videos and I am big fan, I'll be glad when you get back to doing Jeeps again. I have a truck and it does what it is intended to do. Haul and tow stuff. I don't do overlanding and probably never will due to work, but I do love my JL for trail rides on the weekend and love learning all the stuff you put out for us newer Jeep owners. Keep up the good work, love your SEMA videos so far man!

[@wayalife]

Thank you. We're so glad that you enjoy our videos :)

[@iridemotorbikes]

Great video, always good seeing you guys at the show doing your thing!!

[@wayalife]

Thank you, we're really glad you enjoy our coverage :)

[@stevetabor4447]

Awesome stuff awesome builds glad you guys arrived safe an sound as always be safe

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@Venom-kq5xz]

Awesome video Eddie! Hope to see some JL goodies from your next video hopefully.👍🏼😉

[@wayalife]

LOL - oh yeah, it'll come.

[@frankansley7941]

Cool Jeep Gladiators! Thanks for the good video.

[@wayalife]

You bet :)

[@adrianstallbaum1821]

This show is making me want to buy a gladiator thanks for the show and want to see more.adrian from Australia

[@chasepest4u]

Always great reviews and everything else Jeep! See ya there Eddie!

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@spencergaither8660]

Great preview of what's to come..Cool. stuff!!🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@wayalife]

Thanks! Glad you're liking what you're seeing :)

[@bobmathew3380]

I think We All can speck out JT based on your comments and videos. Great job.

[@wayalife]

LOL - awesome :)

[@deliciouslifetv7362]

Awesome selections of jeep gladiators .. cool video bro 😎 😎👍🏾🇵🇭🇺🇸

[@wayalife]

Glad you enjoyed

[@freedom3594]

Great content. Thanks for posting!

[@wayalife]

Happy to hear you're liking what you're seeing :)

[@nachovalenti]

Wow! They are all spectacular but without a doubt the last one you show us (Bilstein) is the best built of all. Thanks Cindy and Eddie and waiting for your next video.

[@wayalife]

Definitely a lot of time and money went in to these Jeeps. Glad you're enjoying our coverage of the show :)

[@nachovalenti]

Wayalife Yours is well done and everything you add to it make sense and practicality. Experience is a degree.

[@ckchouk]

Thank you for the great preshow review...please more Gladiator content.

[@wayalife]

Coming your way :)

[@jlv3x]

Loving that color of blue for the Gladiator!!!! You've got the best Jeep coverage on KZbin, keep up the great work.

[@wayalife]

Thank you, we're glad you're enjoying the coverage we're bringing you :)

[@groundzero270]

Great review so far! Those 42s are amazing!

[@wayalife]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the coverage :)

[@rcdudes123]

4:07 Nice shock shaft angle... :)

[@allthingstoallmen8912]

Some beautiful builds! Sheesh

[@guidok3762]

Thanks for the first look at Sema, you are the first and the best!

[@wayalife]

So glad you enjoy our coverage :)

[@co4x4]

Nice fast and to the point overlooks at the various JT builds. Great job on this vid! Bilstein JT was the best and probably how I would have mine built up if I had that kinda' coin. Cheers from Denver Colorado!

[@wayalife]

Awesome, glad you're liking what you're seeing :)

[@twistedhippie7608]

I have waited my entire adult Life for a diesel powered Jeep! They might come out with an electric Jeep before the dang diesel! The wait is killing me ha! P.S. Love your channel and thank you!

[@neverendingweekend]

Has it been a year already!? Time flies. Looking forward to the continued coverage.

[@wayalife]

LOL - hard to believe for sure :)

[@jmsuitter5]

Really liked that blue and that bilstein build

[@wayalife]

They were really nice :)

[@gilbertarnold8666]

Great video thank you!

[@wayalife]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@MrNewtoGuitar]

The Bilstein build was done by HighLift Off-road here in Cincinnati! Glad you gave him props on a great build! Mike does awesome builds.

[@Whiteandsonsgarage]

Wow wish we had this in Australia, absolutely insane

[@wayalife]

Well, glad we could share this with you then :)

[@walterumana811]

Great job Bro!!!!

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@zacharyfike1071]

That Bilstein Gladiator is NICE! Good shop who built it also.

[@terryderush7066]

I'm not going anywhere. See you tomorrow. Lol And I got my CB Bar thanks a million.

[@wayalife]

Awesome :)

[@RcHobbySteve]

Gladiator goodness !

[@wayalife]

Yes indeed :)

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Looks perfect on 42s... :-)

[@wayalife]

Glad you like what you see :)

[@tonysee91]

Awesome!! Need moar. This was jus a tease haha

[@wayalife]

LOL - more is coming :)

[@tomchong2851]

awesome introduction on all jeep

[@wayalife]

Glad you liked it :)

[@jeeplova]

Ok ill be checking back tomorrow for part 2

[@wayalife]

Awesome :)

[@rlaracue]

Great build from General. Love the Grabbers. Thinking about them though they are heavy even in 35s. If you can to some tire focus content that would be great. Especially anything new in the MT dept! Thanks

[@BottleJackBuddy]

Good looking show so far.

[@wayalife]

Glad you're enjoying the coverage :)

[@StormbornJKU]

Almost every single one of those builds is monstrous! That’s scary how big those are. I’m just gonna stick to my JK. Sure, it’s expensive, but those gladiators builds just SCREAM $$$ !!!

[@wayalife]

LOL - it's SEMA, big and showy is the name of the game.

[@user-wc8yw4dw8w]

Love the videos, keep them coming! Please don't leave out the JL'S while you are covering all these Gladiators. Many of us are still waiting for JL solutions to hit the market. It's hard to remember with all this hype that the JL was the newest big deal only a year ago and the aftermarket hasn't caught up in a lot of areas.

[@wayalife]

They're coming. Just inside the show.

[@juanticimo]

Doetch is my local shop, and the fellas there do some amazing work.

[@wayalife]

Awesome.

[@nickrichards6370]

The factory spare location is a great place to store a trailer spare when you have large tires on the jeep

[@Matusovsky]

Thanks!

[@JorgeLopez-zh4gx]

badass content bro. big fan.

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@rsbrehm]

Ooh the BOLT Gladiator was badass. (Edit) Bilstein too!

[@wayalife]

Pretty clean builds for sure.

[@OnMyMemoryCard]

JT madness!! I love it! It would be cool if Jeep made a non-pickup version of the JT....sorry just stirring the pot a bit! Loved the video!

[@jdofmemi]

The non pick up version is here! It is the JLU Wrangler

[@xaviernogueira8546]

Seus vídeos são maravilhosos sou fã e esses jeeps é meu sonho top

[@aaronjoyner602]

awesome thank you

[@wayalife]

You bet! Glad you're enjoying the coverage :)

[@calihuntfish7163]

Pre-Sema lookin good

[@wayalife]

Awesome :)

[@patandjessicasjeepadventur3227]

Great job Eddie

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@mountainlessmtb9940]

One day I'll go to sema !

[@mardiofficial3245]

Succes for you brother

[@SomeBlackGuyKC]

That Bilstein rig is sick! Wish it was on the JT/JLX, or the JKX as Harris would say.

[@wayalife]

Would have been cool.

[@MrProfessionalk]

Nice getting into the SEMA show before all the tourists come along. LOL.

[@wayalife]

Just here to help bring you coverage from the show and as soon as we can :)

[@gearheadtalks3840]

The company that built that last jt for bilstein, is high lift offroad. They're my local go-to offroad shop in Cincinnati and they're a great group of guys that do quality work!

[@chutchison87]

The JT was built BY Highlift Offroad FOR bilstein. I’ll be there today installing more parts if you’d like to meet up and do a walk around?

[@johnbrockjr9464]

I'll be there Tues-Fri

[@donnybinpatrickmuhammadazr9243]

nice

[@danielattwood3311]

Hi Eddie, I have a jl Rubicon in Australia, last weekend took it for run the mud and sand covered it! I've noticed all the jl and it's run small fenders. Don't the sides of your jeeps get damaged from no protection? I am looking for fender extensions !! Thanks Danny

[@wayalife]

The door hinges and rear fenders get beat up for sure. I've added some 3M clear protection to the hinges and that helps. if you have painted fenders, the rears should already have it but will need to be replaced from time to time. Things that fly up on the doors should clean up fine.

[@jameskey7290]

Sorry I didn't jump on the Gladiator band wagon, although they can look really cool once built up, but once you get them ready for overland with top tents and all the bells and whistles you have to also carry a whole gas station with you as well because now you get 6 to 11 mpg. Counter productive. Imo.

[@wayalife]

LOL - if you say so.

[@BoostedFrancisco]

That Bilstein build is sexy! Perfection.

[@wayalife]

It was definitely a clean build.

[@brianh.4801]

They're here in Cincinnati. top notch guys

[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

I will agree 100% the Oracle grille is a total mess. Had it on my JKU nothing but trouble. My JKU got totaled by some A-Hole running a red light. The grill, however is on my workbench, as I needed to pass inspection. A thousand dollar life lesson. Don't buy it.

[@1111Overland]

I’ve never seen track bar elimination like the rock crawler lift on that red gladiator. What would be the purpose of that?

[@wayalife]

Allows for better flex and prevents your axle from shifting side to side with vertical travel.

[@jeremy8715]

How reliable / durable is a bolt on mount for a triangulated 4 link? Also, Dana 44 - truss + 40s = Is the JT Dana 44 that much stronger?

[@wayalife]

Not sure about the triangulation but I can tell you that a Dana 44 +40s = a bad day on the trail.

[@dangernurse5576]

Well don’t man, great edit!!

[@wayalife]

Thank you :)

[@user-dt2yd9qy7g]

how much about blue one？including back box and tent？Thanks

[@osrr6422]

True custom fabrication sure seems to have taken a back seat in the jeep world last couple of years. Everythings bolt on anymore... which has its ups and downs.

[@garthhayward9581]

OS RR I'm hoping to see more fabrication as well, specifically conversions to Four season overlanders. I think next year we'll see more of those.

[@wayalife]

I know it may be hard to understand but this is SEMA, a show specifically for manufacturers of specialty equipment as in, things that people can buy in a box and install on their cars, trucks and Jeeps. Fabrication isn't exactly something you can sell in a box.

[@matthewhatton3637]

I have a good question. What would happen to the Auto step Rock sliders if you're sitting on one of the sliders and you get out of the vehicle would that mess up the step?

[@wayalife]

Sorry, I have no clue.

[@JEEPIMPACT]

What kind of rock guards are on that Red Bolt Doetch Gladiator?

[@patrickjensen6688]

Multiple stackable bed battery cells for long distance

[@omensage7757]

I want a gladiator.....T_T

[@BigBJ1986]

Wayalife you guys should check out that purple Jeep Gladiator with white rims

[@wayalife]

Would love to if we can find it.

[@Djtruckin]

Stoked to see someone still had a set of those 42,s around. Date code must be pretty old....

[@RyanRKJ]

Looks like 1117 to me. That's still fresh.

[@Djtruckin]

@@RyanRKJ that's about the last year they made them. Good eye. How did you pull that off...

[@kcrr2w]

Is there a published or posted manufacturer parts catalog for SEMA? So if I wanted to look up JT rear bumpers for example...boom go here.

[@wayalife]

I don't think so but it would be handy to have.

[@flexem13]

Is the rear bumper/tire carrier on the Dobinson's Gladiator in production? I can't find it anywhere.

[@wayalife]

Sorry, not sure.

[@chrissolomon8868]

Awesome jeep vehicles ... 42 inch wheels are too good for overlanding I guess

[@mattmaher76]

Where did you say the bumper with the tire carrier is from

[@titolynch]

Hey guys, I have a question. I always see them jeeps usually have a Warn 10s, why never a 12s? Is it bad or is something why the 10s is better?

[@wayalife]

There's just no need for anything bigger. The rule of thumb is that you want a winch that rated for approximately twice the weight of the vehicle. A 4-door Jeep or truck comes in at about 5,000 lbs. and so double that would be 10,000 lbs.

[@titolynch]

Wayalife Awesome, but if I put a 12s its perfectly fine too right? Cause there was a special discount at amazon and the 12s was actually cheaper, so I ended up buying a 12s 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@wayalife]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure the footprint of it is the same so you shouldn't have fitment issues. That would be the biggest reason not to go with something bigger.

[@hockeymann88]

6:47. Couldn't agree more. I just don't understand running factory axles and 40s. Either you are just gonna crawl the mall or you enjoy breaking things on the trail. 8:59. Ugh. To each their own I guess. 10:18 wow, that is a bad ass beast.

[@spits55]

Check out The Stradman's Hellcat gladiator.

[@hs31_5]

Man i hate that Grille from the one Galdiator at the beginning, why People Steal thier Jeeps the Face... My favorite build so far is the Bilstein Galdiator on 42s 😍👌🏻👍🏻 !!! Best Regards from Germany Hannes (Who is pretty sad that he cant be at Sema to 😅 )

[@MookietheVioletSquid]

What is that light bar on the last Gladiator? Anyone know where I can find it? It’s a singular tube

[@wayalife]

Sorry, couldn't find a name on it or at least, not one that was obvious.

[@MookietheVioletSquid]

No problem, I appreciate you gandering anyways!

[@Matt-px7zd]

No stradman coverage???!

[@CrewCabKaleb]

Are you guys going to do 42s on your jt

[@wayalife]

Don't know. It's probably more than we need and I haven't seen too many out there that I'd want to run. Also, I'd prefer to run one on a 20" wheel.