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I keep forgetting to take pics of the latches and hinges for you guys, sorry. I did order up some gas springs from McMaster-Carr today though, plan to get that all situated next weekend as we get ready for our week-long Ouray trip that we leave for 2 weeks from today. My wife also ordered up...

I was thinking the same thing, but was having troubles conveying it as "politely" as you did. I do this stuff to get AWAY from the majority of society.

Got some similar ones at Harbor Freight for mine today. Two for the back, one for the front.

I didn't use a rack to mount mine, but still used the aluminum channel that came with the tent.

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What trails are you planning on running where you can't take the trailer with you? Most of the trails in CO that you wouldn't want to drag a trailer through are in and outs where you could leave the trailer at the trailhead.

It's the Mombasa 71x94. Got it from TRDParts4U, not sure on their current pricing.

Took it out yesterday after work to test everything out, worked very well. Really need some struts for the lid though. Random piece of tube that works perfect for propping up the lid Pulls nicely behind the rig, noticed it a bit more with the lid and tent than without though

Got the tent all mounted up tonight, but by the time we were done it was too dark to get pics. Might be able to get a couple tomorrow, but we're taking it out Saturday we'll definitely have some then. I gotta say, the lid and RTT, holy heavy!!!! No struts on it right now, and it takes a LOT...

Hmmm, never really had an issue with my 95. Routinely stays well under 210 even out in the heat in Moab.

Tacking in the cross bars Fully welded, and they pass the test Lid skin Had to do the skin in 2 pieces since I couldn't easily find one piece that was big enough Couple quick tacks on the underside to tie the skin in to the cross bars and a couple on the outer rim too bondo on the skin...

Drawbacks: Dana 35, early 249 case, and unibody. Those can each be major or minor depending on how you plan to build the vehicle. The WJ is more refined than a ZJ, and IMO one of the nicest vehicles Chrysler has ever put out. Very well mannered on the road, still solid axle, and the...

The 94 CAN be a good platform. The 96-98 V8 models make a little better starting point in my opinion, but it really depends on your plans for a build. For any amount of sustained wheeling of any difficulty, the 93-95 V8 models will need a rear axle swap and a t-case swap. The 35 is a ticking...

Got the crossbars for the lid welded in tonight, then we were finishing up a couple more spots when the welder started giving us fits. Hopefully we can figure out what the deal is tomorrow and get this done, we want to go camping next weekend.

Last weekend I purposely ran my ZJ on 35" KM2's into about a 3-4" deep puddle in the road at 45mph specifically to see how they would do. The puddle was about half of the intersection (roads were empty, don't worry safety sally) and I had no issues. Not quite as good as my F250, but certainly...

Going totally from memory here, but I think the tub is approx 54" wide x 71" long. The RTT folded is approx 47" wide x 71" long, and then 94" wide (will technically use this as the length) when deployed. I'm hoping my latch and hinge idea works. The hinges are supposed to show up tomorrow so...

Ran a budget boost on my ZJ for years and it did really well. My only concern would be still using the original coils that are now 12 years old.

It lifts easily for me now as is, but by the time more supports, the skin, and the tent are added that might be a bit much. Definitely looking to get some struts for it before it's "finished" so my wife can get in there too. I don't think it will be beyond what I can lift by myself when it's...

Had to unfold the new RTT in the driveway to check it out Grinding the welds down on the rim of the lid Tacking the 1x2 on top of the angle iron rim Pam stitch welding it all together After grinding the corners smooth Over the weekend of the 4th we hope to get the crossmembers and skin...