Recent content by JEMP1003

Call sign got poseted today: KG5QLM BaoFeng BF-F8HP ready to go

Cruising Big Bend NP

Congrats on the 5th-gen, but gotta say, I love your 80-series :drool:

I went to test drive an FJ and ended up with a 4Runner. Agree with everything above, if you don't love it change it. But they are both 99% equally capable when stock. JK might be abit cheaper to modify (more options to choose from), but the FJ has good aftermarket support as well.

There are actually some for sale in the classified section. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/148806-Thule-Load-Bars-in-Tucson-AZ

Not really, the gobi might actually make it worse (at least the stealth). Here's what I was referring too. you can simply remove the cross bars with the RTT and not deal with the nuts.

I have mine mounted on a trailer so it's permanently on. However, I've seen people use this the yakima snap arounds (reduces the number of nuts by half) http://www.rei.com/product/673999/yakima-universal-snaparounds-set-of-4 And I've also seen people with yakima or thule cross bars that they...

Any update on the 5th gen snorkel?

I also have a morris mule, and actually have not had any issues with leaking water (Both parked, and highway cruising). Weird thing is, I do get alot of dust inside of it though. Regarding the bounciness, I "reduced" mine while unloaded with tire pressures (running them around 25psi empty). But...

The aluminum residue was basically aluminum dust (Similar to sanding residue). I gave the lids a thorough clean, maybe it was just stuff from the shop, we'll see how it goes next time.

Donkey and the Mule

I hear you on that my fenders look very similar after a the trip I did to Utah. I'm thinking about re-painting them and using some adhesive film on top. What I may be using bed liner for, is the actual bed itself it got scratched pretty bad on my trip and got traces of paint all over my stuff...

It is a minor inconvenience, by the second day I got used to it. You'll have to think better about how you pack everything as getting any big item from the middle of the trailer will require standing on the tailgate to access it. I just completed a two week trip to Utah, and can say the mule...