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While I was doing brake stuff, I noticed that the rear hard line to the drivers side caliper had been damaged by a rock. Replacing this hard line turned into a total headache as the T-fitting on the axle had one leg where the threads got messed up. I ended up having to find a metric bottom tap...

While the suspension on the #LX45 is stock height ( springs ), the Fox shocks I used allow slightly more down travel than stock. Since brake lines don't make the best limit straps, I decided to replace them with slightly longer than stock units. I found another factory toyota brake line that...

Another detail after the Dusy-Ershim trip was adding a spare sector shaft to the parts bag. We passed a gentleman that was right in the middle of the entire trail ( length not width ), and had sheared his sector shaft off the steering box in his Jeep Wrangler. His friend spent 2 days driving...

Mini-mod. I never love drilling (and tapping) holes, but after the Dusy-Ershim trip last year, I decided to add some L-track to the top of the bed rails. Adding the track does a few different things. It not only provides a replaceable cap for the bed rails, it also gives me a better place to...

Not quite.....you are looking at peak HP, not an honest overall RPM range. The Jeep 3.0 diesel has a factory 4600rpm redline and makes PEAK torque ( more like a plateau) all the way down at 1400rpm ( with 442ft.lbs(!) mind you and 260hp ) The Jeep 3.6 gas doesn't make peak torque till 4200rpm...

Sounds kinda like excuses. Plenty of diesel vehicles world over that drive in 'sand' without many issues. The performance just goes up the more you tinker with them. There is very little difference in power, or even powerband, between a modern gas and diesel engine. The new Jeep Wrangler 3.0...

Diesel engines are not uncommon in the other classes, even the fastest T1 stuff. I think it has to do with fuel consumption on the long stages.

Diesel engines don't seem to slow down the T4 truck class in the Dakar Rally

If someone else is transmitting at the same time, on the same frequency ( channel ), the privacy codes doesn't really help. The CTCSS code from your transmission just opens the channel and then you will hear the bleed from the other transmitter. The DCS privacy channel is slightly better as it...

One continuing issue with the steering on the #LX45. Having the steering assist ram mounted in place of the steering stabilizer sure keeps it protected, but it does cause some accelerated wear on the boot of the pitman arm TRE with some rocking motions. I am going to try this 'kevlar' dust boot...

Just a few pics from the last trip to Moab before EJS in the #LX45. This thing continues to impress me with its ability to do very hard obstacles, but still run down the highway at 80mph. The only thing I don't really like about the 80-series chassis is the frame side rear lower control...

I change the old phone mount out for a larger version so I could add a tablet. I found that if I used my phone for stuff like primary GPS, I didn't pull it out of the holder near as much for pictures and videos on trips. I've taken to using GAIA gps more and more on trips. I like being able to...

For close in group comms, I usually just crank the squelch to keep bleed over away. The privacy tones don't really solve congestion issues, they just mask them. If someone else is still using the channel, it makes it so you can't hear if anyone is on the channel....and you can't talk over...

Any news on if GMRS is going to be expanded? Being 50w on only 8 channels is almost as annoying as only having 22 channels.

A little bit different from what we typically see here on expo, but this is how I store a LARGE amount of additional gear on my #LX45 #1. Yes, I have made the decision to not carry a spare wheel. I run a heavy aluminum beadlock style rim which is generally a lot stronger on the other edge...

That sound a bit heavy to me, but there might be something similar from a different application.

They are about 3.5 tall and compress to 1" give or take. That gives 2.5" of 'stroke'. They are quite soft for the first inch and then ramp up from there. It feels similar to hitting the dual rate stop on a coilover. They are dead quiet which is really nice. A lot of OEMs are going this way, but...

It depends a bit on overall weight, but I really like the 2000ish GM pickup rear foam bumpstops. GM 15712438 You can get them as generic replacements now too. The new OEM ones seem to be the best quality. They need to strike a smooth metal surface. Once they skin gets broken on them, they...

In order to protect very expensive things like shocks, I tend to set most suspensions metal to metal for max bump. If a poly, foam, or rubber bumpstop fails, it sucks to have all the force end up on the shock. Another trick is to build in a shim adjustment into the mount for something like a...

A lot of the King shocks for Carli have the welded lower eye. That saves about an inch of compressed length vs travel over the thread on version.