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    AEV procal error

    I just swtiched to 35's actual 315 70 17 which measure 34.69 say 34.75 for pro cal use. when I program the the new tire size in my speedometer is still 9 miles per off at 60 mph. so when my speedometer reads 60 I am actually doing 69. I have checked this 3 ways 2 with gps speedometers on my i...
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    Overland Journal AT Tire Test

    falkens well i finally ended up replacing my flakiness they were just about down to the wear bars. total mileage I got out of them and this is driving a jeep wrangler was 84,000 miles I could have pushed it and got an easy 5 k more. Now as I recall in the original write up the thought the...
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    Mounting the fridge right behind the front seat with access from the rear doors?

    what I would like to see done is a custom frig that would be shorter and wider that could be mounted in the floor area of the either the 40 or 60 back seat. seem like it could be done if you could some how weld or glue strong insulting panels and add a cooling system to it. much...
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    Which suspension on my JK for overland use?

    why are your springs sagging I had a problem with sagging springs but it was form ignorance. I had just installed a warn bumper and a winch the bumper alone was 155 lbs but it is a good brand and inexpensive. I did not realize that that weigh would mash my sings down so much ( after this is...
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    Which suspension on my JK for overland use?

    ome I have had them on my land cruiser and my jk and really love them
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    Want a RTT but concerned about roof loads. Warranted concern?

    here is a question about cog. If you have a rtt lets say 100 lbs on top if you were to put say 100 lbs of water down low In my case this would be in jeep kJ with ht back seat removed and the water stored on the floor in a built in container would that balance things out or would say the...
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    RTT Vs Ground tents

    NO I get it I know what an RTT tent is. I am just not fully grasping why an rtt has to be 10 inches thick with heavy duty canvas and weigh 100 plus pounds, IT seems to me that a good back packing tent which is very light < 5 lbs and can withstand a lot of wind could be used in...
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    RTT Vs Ground tents

    why ? I don't see the difference between a tent on the ground and a tent on a roof.
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    RTT Vs Ground tents

    Why are all the rtt made with heavy canvas? and the ground tents with lighter materials I know you have carry the ground tents back packers but that doesn't explain why all RTT are canvas . Couldn't some one use a ground tent as a RTT or make on using an rtt pattern?
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    EarthRoamer XV-JP "Northwest Edition"

    You know somewhere on this forum ( it think) it was years ago I saw an article about welding up plastic water tanks. The article had this guy using a "plastic welder" to form the tank size and shape he wanted and it was for water . perhaps look for that thread.
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    JK Wrangler 3.8l vs 3.6l Pentastar

    running 316 70 17 the tires I put on are the kelly springfield safari 315 70 17 i have stock 410 gears and it is chevy Jku for me it is totally liveable.. I angst over gearing and new jeep and power and I am fine with mine as it is.
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    JK Wrangler 3.8l vs 3.6l Pentastar

    I had the same questions and after configuring and figuring everything out and just about to pull the trigger I had put new rubber on the beast it has 118,000 miles on it . I took it to my service manager and he says to me " you are crazy to sell it with the lifetime warranty...
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    Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 Quick Review

    minimum amount of storage what is the minimum amount of storage for saving a lot of maps?
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    Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 Quick Review

    those pics look great so what is the screen resolution and if you wanted to spend more to get clearer shots like when you zoom in a lot what would you look for? screen wise? 65 bucks is way inexpensive/ How durable is it when you are on say a stutter bump endless desert road?
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    overlander vs rock cralwer

    where does a really well built overlander end and become a rock crawler? aside form tents slide stoves refries etc. my guess is if you can drive it daily long distance thats probably a good start. I have 315 70 17 on 410 gears jku rubicon with a winch and side steps rails. I...
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    EarthRoamer XV-JP "Northwest Edition"

    so do get this right? you are building a building to build a jeep in? man why don't you adopt me.LOL
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    tablet and gps questions

    recommendations/ so what is everyone recommending? and If I go with an iPad how does that work ? do they all have gps built it? I have an iPad 2 mini but it only has 16 gig and I use just kicking around the house. Can you load maps from a iMac to an android< I am pretty sure you...
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    tablet and gps questions

    and as a follow up are there too maps that overlay google earth and can you use google earth if you don't have an internet connection or cell phone service?
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    accuracy of maps

    seems like a lot of you are using different maps applications on your tablets. What if any issues have you come across as far as too accuracy? dirt road accuracy? etc. and where do all the top base maps come from ? is it a singular source? like usgs? or cgs? how are the top maps field...
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    tablet and gps questions

    I have always used a dedicated gps yeah I am very ild school before that it was chalk but I have several questions , First off I use a mac computer but don't want to shell out the big bucks for an iPad. so If go with something like a Le Pan That I saw discussed Can I copy maps form my iMac...
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