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Uh,...Allpar is allwrong about the XJ years. Production years: 1984-2001.I drove one of the first ones off the line in 1984. It was a 4 cyl. with 4.10's and a T-5 trans. At under 3000 pounds it was pretty peppy even with the 4-banger. It was obvious that as a compact 4WD with a low silhouette...

Joe, agreed about the pot holes or cross washes. It is a crap shoot, but we knew from experience the road was well graded. You really drive well ahead of yourself with a laser focus at that speed, even with a couple 6 ton campers, weaving from one side to the other trying to find the smoothest...

Diplostrat, You are one of the most knowledgable and articulate people on here. I perused your website and enjoyed reading about your colorful life . Without speaking CAR-ease, you are speaking my language. I too was one of the 'first world jeepers' who obsessed about torsional issues with a...

Jefe's Scrambler as of 01/16. After spending half my life building it, It is sold. I always have a 4x4 project going somewhere. I never broke any drivetrain parts on this rig, as hard as I tried. 1982 Jeep CJ-8, desert sand and Nutmeg, by now all rattle can Sand. AGR power steering box and...

S.E., Oh, there is that price woe, whatever it is. jefe

Jack, at least you have some interest. But it looks like you've already cast your camper net to BunduVry's flat bed design. http://www.royaltruckbody.com/ is the website addy. They've moved west about 10 miles but still seem to be in business with new offerings. The low silhouette truck body is...

WSS, he drives a 2WD Van. With driveability problems of full lockers, i'd still put money on a True Trac. Another reason is cost. True Trac is at most half the price of an ARB. No compressor, tubing, switches, complicated install, or electrical circuits. I had woes with my front and rear ARB's...

Jack, what is the stock GM wheel backspacing for a 2500? 18's are a fine choice, and if they are machined and not cast, they look strong enough. jefe

Based on the strength of your replies, it looks like the answer is No. jefe

For years off-roaders in So. Cal. have used, used washing machine tubs. They are perfect and approved by the Anza Borrego Desert State Park people. They come in two basic sizes: a short one and a tall one. They have some kind of appliance coating on them that makes them degrade very slowly and...

If form follows function, look for a pre-2007 RAM 2500 4WD long bed Cummins (no soot bag or D.E.F. canister) and slide a new Lance 815 on the back. Why the Lance 815? It's the narrowest (86 inches without jacks), least tall (6 feet 4 inches inside), lightest (1842 pounds, wet) which will offer...

JF, JR here; aka: el jefe. Some very good advice above especially about keeping it simple. There are myriad ways to go with this project. We came from a camping/adventuring/Jeeping/Rock Crawling mindset/background and once the kids were out of the casa, settled on a Lance Lite camper on an...

David, what axles do you have in the "E" currently? Are they front Dana 60 and rear Sterling? If the Sterling it's a pretty stout axle. If you are upgrading it, you might consider going straight to a Ford Dana 80 with disc brakes. Dana's own recommended capacity is something like 12,400 pounds...

Terra, I like your plan and execution. The ladder looks like a disassembled Little Giant 5-step with the leveler feet attached, no? Where do you store the ladder when not in use? I may have missed this as I only scanned your build process. About the air conditioning, I would caution putting...

Chorky, the only woe I see with T.T.'s in front is that they want to slightly pull to center even on the highway....unless you have locking hubs, then everything is fine. Our recent trip to the Anza Borrego Desert certainly found the T.T.''s to be invaluable. Your F-350 is a fine candidate for...

Squint, it is the factory color, called 'Jamaica Beige'. After a few decades and a case of rattle can 'desert sand' most of the original paint was covered up. Here's a pic when it was new to me right after doing an SOA: This was the luxury model Scrambler at the time. and my proprietary...

Here is my 2001.5 Dodge 2500 4WD short bed: A small hardside Lance Camper lives on the back now full time. This is one of the reasons I bought the narrowest (86 inches), least tall (6 feet, 4 inches inside), and lightest (1842 pounds, wet) camper available at the time. and a couple short vids...

This thread has gotten me thinking about a lighter weight solution to airing up 4 big truck tires from the sand running 20 pounds to the road worthy, load carrying 65 pounds. I ordered and received a Viair 440P and wanted to try it out before removing my 25 pound bottle of CO2 and bag of...

Has anyone on here used a Royal Truck Body replacement 'low profile' truck body with wall to wall storage? My plumber came over to fix something and came in his 2000 F-350 4WD SRW diesel with this body: Of course I was immediately interested in getting the specs on this. 49 inches between...

Dave, You seem to be the guy to do this project. My local RV guru/rebuilder has an industrial stapler that he used to repair my aging, wood framed Lance. This is the same gun that the factory uses. Before and after: There are a couple capable men on here that have rebuilt campers at home...