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I’ll replace it sooner then, thanks for the hint!

Because I came somewhat close to hitting the rear diff on a rock when backing out of our camp site in Saline Valley, I decided to put a Purple Cranium rear diff guard on. Seems really well built and falls into the “cheap insurance” category in my book. The install was super easy, not a single...

It performed great and we are still super happy with it. Some things that can be improved: - suspension is ok, but a Thuren/Carli upgrade would make the ride more comfortable for sure. The factory bump stops are super hard and we hit them a couple of times on Saline Valley Road. - the spare...

With all campgrounds in CA closed, we found out that dispersed camping in Death Valley National Park is still open, so we drove into Saline Valley via South Pass on Boxing Day. The plan was to stay there for two nights, but a somewhat unannounced winter storm made it four. We continued on via...

Anybody heard any news from Thuren about this?

I wouldn’t run a “small level kit”, as that probably means a coil spacer which will compress the springs and lead to an even harder ride with reduced articulation.

I would also look at aftermarket support. If you are taking it on trails a lot, you'll probably want tu run bigger tires. Power wagon fits 37s with stock suspension and some aftermarket wheels with the right offset. Underbody protection is key as well. One thing I really like about my Power...

Depends strongly on the tires you have. I've been running 16psi on my Power Wagon with 37x13.5R17s when it's a slow trail. Stock I wouldn't go lower than 25psi. Generally, the higher the air volume the lower you can go. E rated vs D rated helps too because the more rigid side wall keeps the...

We drove the Mojave Road over 3 days this weekend. It’s one of the prettiest trails I’ve ever seen and the diversity of terrain was just really cool. Thanks for the guys at scota4x4.com for hosting this run. Tail gates are really handy for food stops. The Decked drawers are nice to rest your...

So it turns out squeaks were there after a week. I took a look and found two washers on the very front drivers side backing plate making contact with the cab. I ended up grinding down the washers and everything is fine now. I’ll be driving the Mojave Road over the weekend. If it’s still not...

No squeaks so far, I paid extra attention to keeping the front backing plates as low as possible, fingers crossed.

I picked up the white knuckle sliders I ordered in July. These things are heavy and super beefy. Installation was pretty easy on the passenger side, but a little tricky on the drivers side because I had to cut some wire loom clips to make room for the backing plates to slide all the way up...

Yeah, the load range determines the “number of plies”, which means how robust the sidewalls and the contact side of the tires are. E range are 10 plies, D range are 8 plies. That’s non longer true nowadays as most tires only have 3 layers that are much stronger, so it’s “10 plies equivalent”...

What's your load rating and the actual load on your tires? Mine are rated for 3197lbs at 65 psi. I'm probably running something like 2000lbs (I have to get to a scale at some point to measure this, including the difference between front and back). 45 is pretty conservative (it was also 115F...

I think the new ZF8 8 speed transmissions helps somewhat.

I’m getting around 14-15 highway mpgs with the 37s, going mostly 80ish. Not much different than the stock 33s.

Thanks for the canvas tent link. We are still debating what to do. We have really amazing backpacking tents we can use in the meantime (Hilleberg Jannu and Keron 3 GT) that are definitely stormproof but too nice to be worn down by car camping trips (and abuse by 6 and 1 year olds ;) ). An RTT...

My family and I went to Coyote Flats over the long weekend. We camped at Funnel Lake which is really nice but a little unsuited as a base camp spot because the road there is 40 minutes of pretty rough driving, which we had to do twice a day if we wanted to explore the area. There were some tight...

Those are my thoughts as well, however the Power Wagon comes with D rated tires stock, so it’s not unheard of ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk