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To my mind, it should be done even with 0" of lift.

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A couple ideas: My camp kitchen is a 1-burner dual-fuel with a 10" non-stick skillet. My fridge, for now, is a cooler. I'm about keeping things simple (Jeep Wrangler means no room for surplus gear). I really like to cook fish when camping, and get the frozen blackened salmon filets from...

It could work in a pinch, but so could a lot of things. Plus, a come-along is a piss-poor recovery tool, in my experience.

OK, it looks like you're just trying to spend money. You've got a great base for exploration already, especially with the trailer, so get out there and use it! For Michigan exploration and camping, here's my take: 1. Keep up on all preventative maintenance. 2. Tires (stock size or nearly so)...

What are you trying to do with the vehicle? Regardless, big tires would be relatively low on my initial to-do list for a 21 year old vehicle for a kid. What are your current gear ratios? With the stock 5-speed (~3.8:1 first gear, right?), I'd be very cautious about over-tiring the vehicle...

No. A Detroit (or Aussie, LockRite, and a few others) are ratcheting automatic lockers. They require no input from you to lock and unlock. The axle shafts can (under various conditions, such as coasting through a turn) rotate at different speeds. A spool does not ratchet. It physically...

Do the math - you should be well within your excess alternator capacity with all those lights running. They're giving folks >100amp alternators from the factory these days, right?

$30 for a banged-up surplus can? $269 for a pair of OD metal cans? Geez. What is the world coming to? It looks like I could probably retire on the stash of new-in-box red Wedco non-CARB cans sitting in my basement, still in their original packaging. Should have bought more of 'em, I guess.

Yeah, I know - four doors, windows that are made of glass and don't leak, a roof that can support a rack, space for gear/dogs/groceries/stuff like that. It was just a matter of time for me to come around to the dark side. We're really made the most of the limited space in the TJ (as you saw...

Out of curiosity, what is the pricetag on this vehicle? Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not post on the open forum. Can't buy this particular one because I've got some other stuff in the works just now, but perhaps the next one you guys do can come live in Michigan...

Ugly as sin.

+1!

Nice work and a good start! Keep up on the preventative maintenance side of things, and you should be good for lots of adventures.

Earlier this year I installed a 26k GVW stacked plate cooler on crossbars welded to the V support in front of the radiator, and plumbed the trans lines out of the radiator - trans to cooler and back, no more use of the bottom tank in the radiator. No problems with overheating, and I'm actually...

A slight turn-down on the pipe seems to help, too. Look at any OEM setup on a Jeep TJ Wrangler as an example.

I guess I should have qualified my statement - my off-road travels tend to go hand-in-hand with increased vehicle loads. I didn't qualify the statement because it was so intuitive to me that I forgot that it might not be to others. I'm sure my road PSI would be fine with an equally unladen TJ...

Interesting thread, and timely, too. My current wallet started coming apart last week. I like the thin idea, but also need to carry a couple spare keys (having them in my wallet has saved me a couple times...luckily my car doesn't have a smart key, just an oldschool flat metal one) and a fair...

+1 on the airbags. I've got them in my TJ, and they have worked nicely, flexing more than enough for the sort of terrain I cover. 5psi is the minimum that AirLift requires to keep the bags in place within the coil spring; I run 7-9psi around town, 10-15psi off-road depending on terrain, and...

I've played around with that idea, and it seems like the only quiet and secure answer would be something that is solid (bolt or weld) and mounts to the frame (to rock sliders up front, rear crossmember/bumper in rear). It's on my to-do list, especially once we have kids to consider and have to...