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Basically what we are saying is fill it with sarcasm and you'll be fine. But the Harbor Freight winch is a good idea because if it saves you even once it was worth it.

Duel wenches in case one brakes.

You could design and build one of your own out of fiberglass. Get/make a hot wire cutter and either find styrofoam blocks or glue them up from sheets. Carve our your design with the hot wire cutter and use a rasp and sandpaper until it is the shape you want it to be. You could do a two piece...

He was likely referring to the hassle of finding diesel the farther you get from an interstate highway, which is where most of them are located because most of the vehicles that use diesel are there.

Seems to me this would be a question that could be answered by the axle manufacturer. Have you tried contacting them to find out if this axle was made with this in mind?

I hate to break it to everybody in this thread that is pro snorkel but the flaw in your logic is this, it doesn't matter how big or how large of a diameter your snorkel is, you are only going to be able to cross as deep of water as your significant other in the passenger seat allows you too...

Good diagram. With the weight of the trailer and an approximate 50% loaded weight on the axle with jack-stands and the wheels off. The reason for 50% loaded weight is so that when fully loaded or unloaded it moves within allowable specs. Take a straight edge or tube/pipe/square tubing and...

The reality about toe on a trailer is that as long as the tires/rims are parallel with each other you won't cause excessive wear on the tires unless you have tandem axles fighting each other. Since the trailer is being towed via a single point at the front, the critical measure is if the...

If you really want a Safari top for the JK and JKU then you need to let Matt at Gr8Tops know. The more people that do that them more likely he is to decide to build it. They make quality stuff and are great to deal with and very receptive to customer needs. Serriouslly the more JK/JKU owners...

Can you give specifics on the glue you used or would recommend?

There is no need in removing the brake calipers and lines to R&R the springs. If you have the stock jack, once you remove the shocks on the rear axle you can place it between the axle and frame and slowly crank it up to push the axle down enough to remove the stock spring and install the new...

All options described sound like winners to me. It allows someone to get just what they need or can afford at thm moment with an upgrade later if they wish. I like the idea of the fridge having it's own battery and being disconnected from the starting system when the vehicle is off. Like you...

Your tires could have more variance than a .01 ratio difference and that's just with inflation let alone manufacturing tolerances. The only time that would cause any problem is on dry hard pavement or concrete and in that case if you need four wheel drive you probably shouldn't be there. Just...

Kinda reminds me of the HMMWV's in Afghanistan with the up-armor kits installed. Ball joints lasted 3000 miles at best because the original design for the vehicle was as a light weight tactical vehicle not as an armored transport. If you don't over load the vehicle then the parts should last...

JSherb, is there any chance these parts might make it to production? I love the Traildog design and would love to build one.

When you do get them apart I highly recommend using anti-seize compound upon reassembly. I used to do truck alignments and repair and every part I ever removed or replaced from tie rod adjusting sleeves to suspension bolts/alignment links, in short everything was coated with as much as I could...

Then my apologies. I only intend to run them a little while longer, next month or so before I replace them. The noise was way off the charts for tolerable anymore. I already replaced the tensioner assembly and idler pulley when it first started to no avail. I will be replacing the rest of...

Never made it there as it wasn't necessary. Unlike some other situations I've found myself in. Hell based only on ER visit metric unloading a four wheeler out of a buddies truck was far more hazardous.