Recent content by IndyRubicon

I particularly like that it's adjustable. While I'm determined to build my own rack, if I fail miserably, I'll likely be in the market for this.

If you're going to be putting on longer springs, then what about your shocks? They going to work with the new springs? What about your sway bar? That going to work with the longer springs? Etc, etc, etc. I don't know...but it's something I'd look into before throwing on longer springs.

Finally got my roller fairlead mounted thanks to a front plate I found on the Internet. The problem I was having is the bolt spread pattern on fairleads are 10" and the spread was 11.25" on the bumper for whatever dumb reason. Anyhow, this plate I found sort of fixed it. I say "sort of"...

Thanks for the answers...good stuff. At the moment, I moved the Jeep out of the garage and the trailer in, so it's about as secure as it's going to get for the time being. Eventually I hope to get the garage to the point of having both the Jeep and trailer in there. I did so yesterday, but it...

I used to wonder who in the world would ever buy something like that and then laugh at those I saw with them strapped to their roof racks. I just couldn't imagine a scenario when I'd need them. Well, last weekend I went off roading with a group and we came across a drop-off in which the left...

What are some steps you all have taken to keep your trailer from ending up behind a vehicle that's not yours? I'm finding myself a bit paranoid about trailer theft. At the moment, someone can just back up to my trailer, hook it up to their ball hitch, and take off. Also, my RTT is attached to...

Just drove my Jeep 290 miles today on one tank of gas while pulling my trailer. While that's not quite the range of some other vehicles, it's more than enough for me, especially once I pick up two fuel cans. This was after I spent the day yesterday driving on trails, through mud, over rocks...

I added a trailer and RTT. The Jeep pulled it nicely on the 4.5 hour drive home, and I averaged 15.8 MPG, which is better than I was expecting.

Took the Jeep out in stock-form to see how it performs before making any serious upgrades. Overall I was happy with it, but I need a bit more clearance, so a 2" lift and 35" meats are probably in my future.

Had some free time on my hands tonight so I removed the rear headrests...something I've been meaning to do for weeks now. There's a video on YouTube showing a way to make the rear headrests fold back while the seats are in the up position (like they do when the seats get folded down), but that...

He wrote it's a cast steel hawse. Don't know what sort of effect the cable will have on that, but it will fair better than aluminum.

For the most part, fairleads are universal, so why Mopar would make a front bumper with an 11.25" bolt pattern spread is a mystery to me. At any rate, I found a company that makes a plate that attaches to the front of the bumper and will allow me to complete the install by attaching my...

Finished de-stickering the Jeep by removing the Rubicon stickers. Went to a dealership and had them key my locking gas cap to my ignition key.

Had some time on my hands so I opted to take care of this project today as well. I had previously mounted my pistol in the center console, but the mags were just sliding around inside, so I bought a dual mag holder and mounted that in there as well.

I put on a front skid plate today. Still more skid plates to purchase, but this is a good start.