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Well I need to get this thing on the road so I just went for the Forester struts and springs. I found a junkyard about an hour away that had all 4 strut assemblies with springs and upper mounts for $29 a piece. I was hesitant to slap someone else's used junk on there but the front struts on...

If I recall the Baja Has the later model multilink rear and uses more of a coil over shock set up rather than a strut.

Yeah I have heard of several people running these tires with no lift an very few problems. My primary reason for the lift is to increase approach and departure angles as much as possible and get a little extra clearance under the car. I may cut up some of the stock bumpers to gain a little...

Well I want the lift anyway so I guess it does not matter. I will be using the struts and no wheel spacers

Oh I should also mention that I had to loosen the rear lug nuts and damn near do donuts in a parking lot to get the rear wheels to pop loose so I could remove them. I have never seen or had a wheel stuck on so badly.

Well, until I get my garage set up properly to do the 4x4 conversion on my Vanagon, I decided to build something a little less involved so my wife and I can do a little out of the way exploring and camping in this great country of ours. I don't expect to do a whole lot of rock crawling or...

Food for thought. The new Keen Clearwater CNX sandals are a ton less bulky than the Newports and a heck of a lot lighter and more open. I love mine. I bought them originally to wear around the house and in camp but now I find myself just leaving them on when I leave the house. Sorry don't...

I have been looking into some of the portable units that you set inside and simply run a single exhaust hose outside. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001THVNUO?psc=1 Not as cheap as a plain ol' window unit but about half the cost of the ClimateRight set up.

Some sand ladder designs also work well as a shower floor. Some people already carry them with them and have mounts for them so you don't have to roll up a wet and/or muddy mat and stash it in the vehicle.

I have been eyeballing the Duluth Trading Company's Whaleback parka for some time. http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product/mens-whaleback-waterproof-parka-26721.aspx?ev3=recommended_products I have some of their other stuff and it is durable and does what it says. They tend to sell out...

I like their stuff. don't mean to get down to the nitty gritty but their buck naked boxer briefs are some of my favorite undies. They are near exact replicas of the Exofficio boxer briefs which are awesome but sadly I can get the exofficio's for less, usually. On another note Duluth's sizing...

The only Land Rover I have owned was a Discovery II. I currently own a Vanagon. My particular van is not a Syncro but I have done a lot of research on the Syncro and the 2WD versions share a lot of parts. The main issue that I think plagues both of these vehicles is lack of maintenance...

That's why I bought 5 for my van and 5 matching wheels.

I can't believe I have not heard more about the Hankook Dynapro ATM RF10. They can be a little tricky to find but have similar tread patterns to a couple of the more popular new all terrain designs and is usually the cheapest tire I come across. The 265/75/16 can be found for about $135 per...

I have decided to run the bag-over-coil-over set up and I will add a couple of simple, redundant features that will get me home in the event of a failure. I have to be very careful about my "normal" ride height selection as I am running a a radius arm system and the castor will change...

I do love the platform. I keep thinking that it won't work for this or that so I start looking at or designing something new and I always end up back to something like this. Its just big enough and just small enough. In my opinion is really is the most efficient off roader you can camp/live...

Perhaps maintenance is the biggest issue with reliability but cost is still a concern. I have been pricing syncro parts and one gentleman wanted $700 just for a set of Synco front spindles. I can purchase a set (front and rear) of solid axles for that price. For the price of a Syncro front...

Yep. What he said. I was trying real hard to just modify the van parts so I can use off the shelf wear items. Unfortunately the calipers did not work out that way but I also don't really consider them "wear" items. Rarely have I ever had to replace a caliper during ownership of any of my...

Well I made it a little further with my brake upgrade and about have this whole thing wrapped up. I got my brackets laser cut and slapped it together with some half finished standoffs to make sure all my bolt holes lined up before continuing on. Everything seemed to be in the right place so...

Might not be exactly what you are looking for and it is a Little bit of a short notice but if you are in for a road trip then this type of thing might be worth checking out. I drove by the place yesterday and I could not believe how many ambulances there are. It looks like 335 to be exact...