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  1. rho

    Overlander's Preventative Maintenance

    I found the clutch to hold up OK in my JKU. When I had to replace the trans in my JKU @110k miles, the clutch was in very good shape with little wear expect for the TOB, as the TOB was on its way out and was making some noise. After spending too much time looking into different clutch options, I...
  2. rho

    JKU 37's

    If you do 37's I'll suspect you'll need to look into doing gears, more trimming and beefing up the steering more than you have planned. Not sure how hard you use your truck, but my understanding is the limits of the front axle starts to show for moderate use with 35s, not sure how they'd fair...
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    Falken Wildpeak AT/3W - anyone running them? Opinions?

    I've had them for over a year on my JKU, LT285/75/16 and about 20k on them in the past year, I don't have numbers for wear but they are wearing very well and have been fantastic tires for all around DD use. I haven't used them in the snow or mud at all but they've been great on pavement, sand...
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    Storage Boxes For Your Jeep

    Following this with interest... I've been using a couple rubbermaid totes in the back for a while but I want to start looking for some better kit. Gonna take a look at the HF boxes next time I'm there. There is one walking distance from my place which is good and bad... getting something that...
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    2WD Overland Thread

    Just found this thread.... I'm about to start getting some mods going on my partners 03' GMC Sierra, front springs are shot, shocks are dead, etc... So I have a big pile of parts on the way, some new shocks, new springs for the front end and a 2" leveling kit is going on. We're also toying...
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    Regear - 4.56 or 4.88 for overland JKU

    I have a trutrac in the rear of my JKU and its fantastic! I thought about doing one for the front as well but I chose not too. I have a winch up there and if I get to a point where I'm doing hardcore wheeling in that truck I can either do a aussie locker in it or just go to a prorock 44 or...
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    Regear - 4.56 or 4.88 for overland JKU

    Year also matters. I re-geared my '12 from 3.21 to 4.56 and it was a night and day difference. I have a manual transmission though and I'm currently running 285/75/16 tires on it. The gearing is a bit deep for that tire size but I expect it to be just right when I go up to 35" or 315/75/17...
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    Outdoor Kid Photo Thread

    Big Sur a couple weeks back! I took my kiddo down to Big Sur a couple weeks ago, it ended up being a pretty amazing weekend and he had a lot of fun! I'm hoping to take him down to the Mojave again later this spring!
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    What did you do to your Expo Jeep today?

    Which ones did you end up going with?
  10. rho

    What did you do to your Expo Jeep today?

    Finally got around to yanking out the interior and putting some bed-liner in the tub of the JKU. Tons of work, but it should be worth it. Second coat goes on tomorrow AM.
  11. rho

    12 Volt On-Board Air Compressors What's Out There?

    Well, this thread has inspired me to tear into my MV-50 and start rebuilding it. I won't dig into the compressor head/valve quite yet, instead focusing on getting the electrical a touch more robust first before deciding if I want to hard mount it into the jeep or keep it portable. If I hard...
  12. rho

    Offroad & Overland Amateur Radio Net - Bay Area + IRLP

    Bummed to have missed this, but I'll be setting this up on my calendar for the future nets. Hope to check in on a few of them.
  13. rho

    Bay Area Offroad / Overland Amateur Radio Net

    If I'm around and have time I'll try to check in.
  14. rho

    What antenna for yaesu 8800

    The 770 is a good one. I have one on the back of my JK. Sent by smoke signal.
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    Repeaters

    Yep. That.
  16. rho

    Study guide for ham test

    Agreed. Great resource when I recently took my general test. I'll be picking up his book for the amateur extra test.
  17. rho

    I'm back baby..2004 WJ

    Agreed, The van was awesome. Almost got a WJ. Not enough back seat space... Are you going to do a hitch rack for the dirt bike?
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    Ham radios. What is everyone using

    FT60r for everything at the moment. I have a ft1900r to go into the jeep at some point. Just have to figure out where to stick the radio...
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    Me and the Moonlander!

    I agree. I'm trying to get him out on some of our more interesting rides in the area, but up here in the bay area, everything requires a lot of cardio fitness for all long stupid hills here. Everything is steep and a fire road. If its single track, its hiker/horse (there are some major...
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    Me and the Moonlander!

    On a somewhat related note to this thread: My father rode around on the moonlander that is the subject of this thread at socal mtn rendezvous last october and was pretty impressed with the thing. Turns out, he ordered a 18" pug last week! I have some friends whom also ride fat bikes, so this...
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