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Matt, got any more aluminum sheet? I need a 4'by3' piece for my LR on a different project. Thanks Sam

You can also buy the panel that eliminates the ashtray and coin holder and replaces them with three LR genuine switches. I fabbed up a little plate to mount gauges on that is attached to my battery tray(1/8" steel used to make dual battery tray). Theres a plate that houses the large in line...

I'm gonna get flamed for this. But i have oil pressure and water temp gauge mounted under the hood. Not ideal, but I got the gauges and all for dirt cheap and its better than no gauges at all. For in the cabin I use a scangauge. -Sam

Raleigh, NC. Was headed to the mountains to go snowboarding but this heatwave is killing me. -Sam

Frank, what route are you taking? If you head south to catch up with i40 let me know and I will buy beers. -Sam

My truck did the same thing and then my oil pump let go. But I have a d2 in the vin range.

So sad. So very sad. Someone completes an amazing life changing journey and we feel the need to pick apart the minutia. Like others have said it boils down to the factthatthere are two types of people: 1) those that enjoy the preparation forthright journey(andnever actuallymake any jour ey but...

Avoid cheese as well, loaded with salts. I am on a high protein, low carb low fat diet, its tough but you can do it with time and patience. Greek yoghurt doesnt have a lot of salt, no fat and it is very high in protein. As the previous poster mentioned, Braggs adds flavor and has a good...

before I had a winch bumper I did it too, once or twic. There are horror stories of guys breaking these off on the other forums. That scares the hell outta me. Also when you removed your stock front bumper, how rusted and beat up was the metal bar that your tow hook was attached to? Mine...

I saw that D2 with the yellow towhook, it was an 03-04 IIRC. Dont feel bad about your truck. My diff grenaded on the way to MAR. I was in the white 4runner with my younger brother and the hot blonde chick in the skintight clothes and boots(for some strange reason everyone remembers her ;) )...

I run my bridle between both of my bumper mounted recovery points just slightly above my winch. When doing a double pull i attach the hook to the center of the bridle. If I get stuck and have to fish out my bridle, i am likely in over my head and my car is already filled with water. Swivel...

Tom has said it many times, he runs the aluminum spacers in addition to the stock rubber bushings. He's done it for 150k miles. No issues. -Sam

First toy axles. Now this. I hate you. -Sam

I dont want to clutter Scott's thread with a skinny tire war. Oryx : come to the east coast and wheel in the carolina mud. Ask any of the guys on the east coast what a good setup is and they will all (Jeep, LR, Toy, Scout, you name it) tell you, "wide tires and lots of skinny pedal". In...

I would not recommend the stock tow point, especially not offroad or when using a snatch strap. You can definitely attach a JATE ring to the frame upfront. You might have to remove some of the lower bumper, but it can be done. (Not my photo, taken from website linked to earlier) Dave, where...

Ike, I totally agree. I run a bridle to a similar effect. That shouldn't be the limiting factor. The location is the issue for me. For you NorCal guys the mud isn't as big a deal as it is over here. This place has the best prices that i have found : Jate Rings -Sam

The front bumper on my truck was a prototype for a bumper that went into production. The truck that it was fabbed on had a 1-1.5" body lift there are two sets of holes drilled into my bumper that accommodate either stock body lift or the additional body lift. I'm pretty sure that guy knew what...

The infamous discomike 60k mile service. Dontforget it was written for D2s so like the others have said you can drop certain things like plugs, PS, etc. If you don't have a code reader, next time you are in town you are more than welcome to use mine. -Sam

My only concern with jate rings is accessibility and the fact that you arent pulling evenly across the vehicle but only on one side of the frame. These frames are strong but it still irks me. You are in NC and it won't be long before you are buried to the frame in red clay. It's near...

Thanks for all the useful info gentlemen, it does have a trailer and is road-worthy. I want a solid frame as a starting point, the guy selling the trailer will accept $100. I'm hoping that I can buy it and use it for a while until I find a nice military trailer and then turn it around and sell...