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It was an eBay Motors buy-and-ship from across the country, which complicates things, from a practical standpoint and from a litigation standpoint. But a 2nd opinion probably couldn't hurt. It would be great to have someone else figure out that the engine is actually fine, just a bad oil...

Odometer = 95k. Rest of body and drivetrain probably have 95k. Engine, however, has a sticker indicating that the timing belt was changed in 2007, at 170k miles.

Buddy bought a 99 Tacoma, 95k miles, but upon further inspection the engine is >200k miles and shot (blocked oil passages, etc.). Truck is clean, everything else checks out per Toyota dealer, but the engine is on its last legs. Dealer quoted a huge sum to swap a used motor in, but that's not...

Yokohama Geolander I/T. End of story.

I'd be careful with the use of generic welding cable. I found that the oil on K&N filters post-cleaning would drip on the insulation of the welding cable that powers my winch made the insulation soft and saggy in certain spots. Ditched the K&N, taped up the wire, and learned a lesson.

We just got back from a week of travel in the TJ. Loaded with a week of gear in terrain that included a lot of sandy washboard and roads with regular dips/puddles, as well as a bit of time on rocks and on trails with 12" deep erosion channels, I was on the bumpstops way too much unless I kept...

That's an OEM TJ housing, right? They like to bend and leak, so you might want to check for that possibility, too.

Just a thought: An all-steel 1911 can do double-duty with .45 Super as well as .45 ACP with minimal additional investment...

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That would have really frosted me, worse than the other stuff, actually. There's something entirely wrong about a guy who works at a tire shop trying to tell me what's up...on any subject. Out of curiosity, what sort of spacers were these?

That's the spirit! On a related note, I recently tried to get my legal aid program to pay for me to attend a training in Antigua, but they didn't bite.

I picked up a Columbia jacket w/ hood, with their OmniTech waterproof+breathable fabric/design/whatever, for $50 on sale last year at ********'s Sporting Goods. Worked GREAT in some sideways pouring/blowing rain and 30+mph winds we had while camping and exploring last summer. I wear it around town...

Truss it. A couple hundred bucks and you should be good to go. The whole polishing a turd argument is a bit extreme, considering the number of D30 fronts out there serving well with 33-35" tires. The issue isn't gears or u-joints (unless you're being abusive), its the thinass tubes that Jeep...

Nice! Price is pretty fair, too.

Welcome aboard! To answer your question: Preventative Maintenance!!!!! All the usual stuff - fluids, grease points, cooling system, belts/hoses, tire balance, brakes, wheel bearings, stuff like that. If you break something in an extreme situation or in an emergency, that's one thing. But to...

Great thread, please keep it up. If you'd like to turn your research into an organized journey at some point, I would be very interested in joining in.

Nope, no need for super-expensive gear. Mid-range gear exists, is affordable, and is a real step up from el-cheapo stuff from Target. A $120 Kelty tent, a $70 Slumberjack bag, a Coleman stove, and a Rubbermaid ActionPacker with some kitchen kit, and you're ready to camp. Treat the gear with...

Correct, they are separate things and folks are free to do as they please. But I think the question is still valid - I do not know of many places where one needs 38" tires to get around, and for a young guy in high school, I can think of a LOT of better ways to spend some hard-earned dollars...

I'd skip it - having the ability to run 4wd on snowy/slippery roads is a useful attribute in our corner of the country, in my experience. You'd lose this with the locker up front. And despite claims to the contrary, they DO have the ability to cause some feedback on 2wd, including occasional...

OK, I don't get it - what in the hell does anybody need 38" tires and 6"+ of lift for on a backcountry expedition and exploration vehicle? Sounds more like the makings of a rockcrawler or mud toy to me.