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I ended up buying a set of 265/75/16 Maxxis Bighorns. This size is a good compromise based on my intended use, it maintains the street manners and should give me better traction and a little more clearance offroad. So far I've only put about 40 miles on the Bighorns but I'm very happy with...

Darton, Tucson T4R's suggestion about upgrading to a CPAP machine that can run on 12v is a really good one. Inverters don't have a great efficiency and you'll loose a good amount of the available power to heat. If you can run off of 12v a nice option would be to get a portable battery jumper...

tdesanto, I'm really glad you could provide some Nikon specific instructions. While writing my initial post I kept thinking that I was throwing a lot of concepts out there and not giving any concrete instructions into how to actually make those changes on the camera. My excuse is that I'm a...

Wil, The trick with these kinds of shots is making sure the exposure is exactly the same for each photo, this means using manual mode with a fixed aperture (f stop), shutter speed, ISO, focus, and white balance. If you want to be really precise I'd recommend the following. This assumes the...

Yeah, I bought a couple sets when they were on sale and installed all the nubs onto one set of rails. :) I've got one for all my 1/2" drive, one 3/8" drive, and one for 1/4" drive. The only sockets I don't have on the rails are the 1/2" deep ones that are too big to fit. - Matt

Bump.

I've been using these plastic rails for a couple of years and have been really happy with them. The sockets stay in place even on rough washboard roads. I have a toolbag that is the same length so I can throw the rails in there with a couple of wrench rolls and I'm good to go. - Matt

Is $4k too high for this truck? :)

Vehicle is located in San Francisco. 1996 Grand Cherokee Laredo (ZJ) V8 - ~128k miles - 5.2L V8 engine - Automatic Transmission - D30 front differential - D44A rear differential I bought this Jeep in 2002 and have modified it for use on backcountry camping and skiing trips. All changes were...

Another one. 1999 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4WD $5,900 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/1047997435.html Where were all these 5spd w/ elocker equipped 4runners during the year I was looking for mine? :) - Matt

Not affiliated, just thought this was an interesting rig. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/rvs/1031393924.html - Matt

Another possibility: 1996 4x4 $2800 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/1019540932.html

The 4cyl one looks like it is still available. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/1011874653.html Here's a 2000 w/ some bling rims. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/1015755986.html Not sure if either of the above has the e-locker. - Matt

Here's another one. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/1001269272.html Man, I spent over a year looking for mine and have now found 2 of them locally in the month since my purchase. If only I had more parking spots. :) - Matt

No relation to seller, this is a rare combination and I thought someone might be interested. Interior is tan. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/cto/985747311.html

Ran across this 4runner on craigslist and thought someone here might be interested. No relation to seller. It's a 1999 4x4 with the 4 cyl engine and 5 speed transmission in "Expo white". http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ctd/978330113.html - Matt

For Christmas I received an Exped Downmat 9 DLX which is a 3.5" thick down filled air mattress. Down looses it's insulating efficiency when wet so the storage bad is used to pump up the mattress rather than exhaling into it which would introduce water vapor, it's an interesting setup. The...

Thank you for all the input. Gearing in 4LO is a big concern of mine, I was planing to install a double transfer case at some point to lower the final crawl ratio. Haven't had a chance to try out the 285s yet, but will post the results when I do. - Matt

Redline, Thank you for the reply. I am in SF, but usually use my daily driver around town so the gearing of the truck is not a major issue there. In terms of tolerance for overall gearing, I've driven my ZJ with stock 3.73 gears for 5-6 years with true 33" tires on it, stock tires were about...

Recently I purchased a 2000 4runner Sport with a 5speed, 4.10 gears, and 265/70 tires. This truck will be replacing a moderately built 96 ZJ and used mainly on trails in the Sierras. I plan to install a 2-3" in (SS 1.2) lift in the next month or two and am now stuck deciding on what size tire...