Recent content by Pzary3233

I am really interested in your build thread. I originally wanted a power wagon because it's like a grown up JL Rubicon. However I've found that there are a lot of trade offs. Fuel mileage and range being one of them. You have been knocking down some pretty impressive MPG numbers that a 6.4...

I LOVE your thread and enjoy seeing the updates! We almost crossed paths in the Ozarks we ended up running the OOAT and again in Mississippi. I am looking at building one of these trucks in a slightly different configuration. I am having a hard time justifying the 6.4L which is the powertrain...

That's better than my Jeep! I'd be happy with 14 mpg!

Very interested to see where this goes!

That's a nice setup! That's more weight than I will have. What is your fuel range? Do you feel like you are inhibited by it?

For payload and heavy towing which I never do. The power wagon axles for lockers would be my choice, when searching for locker options, I don't see anything for these trucks? By looking at gearing calculators it seems that I could swap to a 3.73 gear with the lockers running a 37-ish tire. I...

I am 100% staying with the Ram 2500 platform unless someone really can give me a sold reason to move to the 3500. I've driven many Ram 2500s and never found this swaying to be an issue. For my use case there is just no reason to justify the Ram 3500 chassis. So an interesting point that has not...

Ahhh see that's a pain, and one I had not thought about Fuel range.... Though coming from the JLU it's not a problem but coming from 450-500 mile range with the Sierra on a cross country trip that IS a problem. You bring up a good point that the Ford is BIG - I don't need big, bigger than a...

And that is why I am keeping the Wrangler, I LOVE IT and enjoy it, just it's just not a cross country cruiser. It's a wheeler.

Duuuuude, I cannot imagine that! It wasn't the switchbacks down that would have gotten me it would have been rollover hill/4Runner hill that would have made me pucker in that big thing! My wife says we have done Black Bear no need to do it again. Though Scholfield pass is on the list for the...

Full size rigs go where we go in the jeeps, I just want to go there if I so choose, I am not getting rid of the JLU which is locked on 37s and all the axle upgrades etc. That is the main wheeling rig. This is for when I go out west I want to go to the San Juans and enjoy it with a more...

"Ya caant get theaa from heaa", I've heard that many a times in Maine! Great post! We are headed to the NMW this summer for a little bit! Do you happen to have a GPX track of where you went? I'd be interested to see how it compares to what I have planned.

When you were doing the passes in CO, did you find that the size of the truck was almost too big for the shelf roads or were you comfortable with it? Did you run Mineral Creek after Engineer Pass?

That's also good to know, MPG is a by product of having the correct vehicle for the mission. We had some work trucks with the 6.7L engine and the milage was ok 14-15 in town and if they had a load, quite a bit less. I'm ok with that. I think you hit the nail on the head the gearing is great...

Then it sounds like the Power Wagon will work well for me. I live in the South East where we don't have passes etc. Any long distance travel will be without a trailer.