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    Dilemma of which to KEEP.... Wrangler or Grand Cherokee

    you'll miss the rubicon but not the grand
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    AEV Brute: The Ultimate Overlander?

    Scott I love your reports on equipment. But on the dal kens tires I think you got it wrong. I have 73000 miles on them there not down to the wear bars yet I wanted a new set of tires. But I can't seem to wear these out. I would have sent this as a pm but couldn't figure out how. Would love...
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    The SOS Report. The Full Story

    How fast were you going. How fast were you going when ur ball joint went. From the looks of that rim you were going pretty fast. Or am I wrong. That thing was mashed up. Still gotta say loved how you got it back on the trail. And the trip was beautiful Very nice. And good to have buds like...
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    Time for New Tires

    falkens and a few other choices I have a set of 285 70 falkens AT on my rubicon I have almost 73,000 miles on them and they are stilton down to the wear marks. In the recent tire test in Overland journal they did very well but got dinged for a short tread life? Not mine I have mine on so long...
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    12 Rubicon vs 14 Rubicon

    ok so on those charts where the tire size is listed is that the true tire size as measured by the owner or a tire size posted by a tire seller
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    2015 Tank Green Rubi "Damma Trucker" Overlander Build...

    Weight With the weights you plan on carrying I am assuming you,ll add a winch you may want to think about heavy duty springs. I have the warn bumper and 10 k smithy built winch and I found my stick springs sagged to the point where I had only 1/2 inch of travel before hitting the bump stops...
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    Why no Camel Trophy/G4 type events for Jeeps?

    think jeep jamboree I think that the jamborees that are put on really focus on the jeeps it seems to me that the camel trophy as cool as it is is really for teams of people to compete with basically the same vehicle so you are competing against he other guys not necessarily the vehicles...
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    land rover new discovery

    9 gears That is an interesting approach I wonder what the final drive ratio is ? I mean is it like a true low range 50:1 or is it like 10:1?
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    land rover new discovery

    anza borrego theres enough out west between anza death valley big bear etc
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    land rover new discovery

    So I just got this email from land rover. describing their new discovery not the LR4 or LR 3 but the new discovery/ I have always like all off road vehicles even the evoque ( sp) but I am confused about he new ne does it have a low range? or is it like the evoke no low range? so what do...
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    Comparison of 2011 JKU and 2015 JKU.

    me too i drove a new rubicon 2 dr. and wasn't overly impressed by the power in fact I thought maybe it had 3:73 instead of the 4:10s i d like th enew interior and stuff I liked the ride it felt very firm compare to my ome lifted 08 and since I just got a new tranny and front drive shaft...
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    about to get my first Ipad what do i need for gps

    getting a base I pad mini (250) for my birthday it will have wifi but not cell service. as you may well see I am a novice at ipad and nav I know how to use a gps and have form many many years. But I don't know didly about what I need to set up one. First do i have to have cellphone...
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    Jeep unlimited lift kits.... What did you do?

    ome ome heavy duty springs bilstein shocks ( would have preferred ome but they were sold out) terraflex control arms . If you are going to load up that jeep with aheavy winch bumper and winch ( warn) get the heavy duty springs otherwise stock ride springs will sag under the weight...
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    Rock Sliders: Unlimited JK

    if you have a dog watch out for the sliders with gaps betwee the rails as you dog will get his leg stuck while jumping out and break it.
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    RRT and sup board rack

    who is running any of the fiberglass shell rrt with a rack to hold sup boards etc> Or is anyone doing this what have yo tried that you liked post some pictures.
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    problems I don't understand

    The facts: 2008 4dr rubicon auto 107 k 33's 3 inch ome lift. 50 k on the lift, 65 k on falken tires. Daily driver work off road some of the time don't abuse the jeep tow a tent trailer 2xs a year. OK well here goes. I have know I had a small leak in the transmission line to the cooler according...
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    Don't flame... BUT is the Wrangler the new Defender for the U.S. ???

    at expo in 2013 I was there with my 08 jku 4dr and there were a bunch of defenders there too. One think I noticed in the driving terrain classes the defender couldn't make really sharp turns The turning radius at least on the 90 sucked. Is this common to all defenders. I really a good 4x4...
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    Who went from 33's to 35's? MPG hit?

    biggest hit? what is the biggest mpg hit form the tire size or the lift?
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    Build quality satisfaction?

    the thing is if you are on this site it should be because you have a love of the outdoors and exploring . If you are happy with your vehicle thats great> but don't be here if you goal is to convince someone that you drive the best thing and all others pale by comparison, call me what you...
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    Build quality satisfaction?

    i have owned an 98 100 series land cruiser modded with lift to run 35s arb bumper, tjm rear bumper center lock and rear lock ......computer went bad had to sell at 115 k. several different toy pickups and 4 runners including an solid axle maybe a pre 85 4-runner ( blew seals) an 78 and 82...
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