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Kenny, quite a good report on the arb, especially since nothing gets by you. If this had been around back when I was doing the front end, I would certainly have bought one just on your recommendation. jefe

A lot of different ideas about overland bumpers. How much does that RanchHand weigh? With a 150 pound winch and 200 pound carrier and cromoly wings and radiator saver I did have enough steel to thwart the designs of a large bull elk who towered over the hood, mostly because, once I knew that...

Too many variables to have an honest mpg number except specifically for your rig. I'm suspect of anyone with a Gen II, H.O. 5.9L Cummins to get better than an empty 20 mpg. My all time best was 19.8 mpg, hand calculated. (505TQ/ 245HP/ 6 speed manual/ 3.55 gears/SB/XCab) This drops to 13-14 with...

Only deal with beadlocks if you 'plan' on rock racing or sand running, over and over at the very lowest tire pressure. The pressure varies with the weight of vehicle. On my bro John's (JR) Hammer Racing rigs we ran 42's at 3 pounds to 10 pounds of air depending on the speed. I ran standard...

Remember, only one side of the anti-sway bar needs to be disconnected. The connected side will just float. This saves you some time on both ends. Have some sturdy zip-ties along to tie up the disconnected end to the rest of the sway bar arm and cut it off when reattaching. jefe

The list only covers the H.D. SUV segment of the expo population, most with a transfer case and little room for 'stuff'. I'd like to see a list of long term, used expo 4WD vehicles (with lockers and manual transmission) that have enough space and living amenities that you could load up for two...

THIS UNIT IS SOLD. I've had I think 8 Jeeps in my time. Let me see; 1949 Willys Utility Wagon Chevy V-8; 1973 Jeep Gladiator J-4700; 1973 Jeep Commando (below); 1982 Jeep Scrambler modded to the max; 1989 Jeep XJ Limited; 1990 Jeep XJ; 1999 Jeep XJ Classic; 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. I...

ultra, Oh, the Nitto Mud tires on the front of the Dodge were much louder and didn't last compared to the AT-3's: about 22K miles. Compound too soft. Of course, at that time we were doing things like the Mojave Road twice; botjh directions, and various rocky jeep trails in the Sierra Nevada and...

ultra, we ran a quartet of AT-3's on Jeanie's 2011 Grand Cherokee Limited and they were pretty good in snow and very quiet.........at the beginning. As they got about 2/3's worn, the dredded roar started to rear it's ugly head. They got noisier and noisier as they got nearer the end so we went...

Tom is correct. Looks like the same tread as my AT3's only with knobby blocks on the sidewalls, a great idea if airing down and for puncture resistance. These were not available when I got my AT3's a couple years ago. I still like this design. They give good miles and are relatively quiet. jefe...

CBE, Thanks for the inside rundown on the mysterious Ford connection to the Royal Truck Body. My plumber has a 2000, F-350 with one of those sculpted bodies so I got on the Royal website and they still list that model in their catalog. They have since moved from Paramount CA, west about 10 miles...

I don't see any sign of a winch on the front of this one. If it did, maybe a 30K pound electric, you could rig the line down low to go through 2 or 3 snatch blocks attached to those trees to spread the anchor strength and attach back to the rear left side of the rig. You had better have a sturdy...

I read the piece about a new Commando above, and will have to say it's cultural appropriation. I have the real Commando, and it's a California car without rust. With AMC taking over the helm of the Jeep line from Kaiser by the 1972 year, their car engineers, in their infinite wisdom, decided to...

Back to the 'tactical' look. One overriding reason truck campers and campers of all stripes are white or off white is the reflective quality of the paint color. They've done tests and it makes a big difference in reflecting the sun. Just a little darker color makes for a lot more heat retention...

Having owned 3-XJ's, also known as the, "Not-so-grand Cherokee", i can say i like them. 1990 (rolled it off a cliff in Telluride); 1989 Limited (a lot of woes with the dangerous Bendix 9 anti lock brake system, which was resolved with a large class action lawsuit); and a 1999 Classic. The first...

It all depends on how much your axles get twisted up. For parallel to the axle washboard it doesn't make much difference. The most difference is achieved with the lowering of tire pressure all around, and I don't mean a few pounds, but to make the sidewalls take the brunt of small flex and not...

Each of us has a different situation. Mine was to have enough amp hours in reserve to power my camper on truck and replenish and keep up my 3- group 27 batteries, even after stationary for 3-4 days at a time. No air conditioner. No microwave. 3-way fridge. small forced air heater. All LED...

The multi use pintel on my 1955 Bradley jeep trailer. On the Mojave Road: On my 1999 XJ: This short vid is the most compelling for using a pintel. After doing the Mojave Road the first time with a ball and socket hitch the socket got hogged out: Click to play video: If I never had much swing...

I"m wondering if they actually tested the engineering of the piece at fail above 12K pounds of pull or what the other stipulations are. (If not, I predict a run of lawsuits that will flatten the company, like the Jerry Can gas cans that are history. Litigation: ain't it grand?) To the item...

And a few not so current shots of my 13, 4WD's: 1949 Willys at Point Sal, CA in 1965 Monument Valley, June 1971: stuck in quicksand, Salt Creek, Canyonlands UT, 1970: South of Puertocitos, Baja, 1973: same rig with ConFer Toyota jeep trailer winter, 1974: 1980 International Harvester Scout...