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I discovered Fjallraven clothing at an Expo event about 8 or 9 years ago. I was disappointed with the quality, price and manufacturing location then and still am to this day. The fact there is a store in Boston and NYC tells you everything you need to know about the lack of waterproofing and...

Why would anyone 'fret' over an extended warranty? If you made the very poor decision to buy any JLR product, you better either have deep pockets to pay for the service or to pay for the monthly note that goes along with purchasing a new JLR vehicle that is under factory warranty. Notice, there...

Despite comments to the contrary, one is not supposed to drive whilst winching, lest you drive over your winch cable or gain traction, move forward, then lose it again, thereby straining or shock loading the winch. An appropriately sized winch should be able to recover your vehicle on its own...

Move to one of the Southern states in the US where you don't need every weld or bolt signed off by a government bureaucrat, leaving you to build your 6x6 Canter in peace. Further, you have access to Rockwells with 4.89 gears, HERO transfer cases and a plethora of fab shops in the SW US states...

NWF HERO transfer cases can be had with dual rear outputs, but they are not cheap. If you can find military surplus axles (top loading Rockwell) from a 2.5 ton (US) truck, you will only need a traditional transfer case with a single rear output. Steve Gerstner (Differential Engineering) has...

PLEASE DO NOT buy cheap Chinese crap from 4WD shops, Amazon or eBay. You have loads of money in your truck or camper, so why cheap out on some of the most important gear in your kit? Over the last few decades people, in general, have become price shoppers. Very few consider the quality of what...

One day, hopefully soon, the off road world will learn to stop buying stuff from Stazworks. There are threads just like this one on Pirate that are at least a decade old. Being nice or helpful is not a solution to the problem here. This guy has had more complaints than your cable company against...

Some fabric suggestions from my notes on soft tops: For durability, you should find a fairly robust 100% Olefin fabric. Don't pay extra for a higher double rub number and don't expect the fabric to be soft. For that, you might consider a 100% polyester that has been treated with a Crypton...

I don't think that free-wheeling or 4x4 capability is the issue. The fact that you have added a front axle, a transfer case, cross members, etc., means that weight/class have changed and that the vehicle is now noticeably different from when it was emissions tested and/or crash tested. Which...

Lance would likely be sold that truck as an incomplete vehicle and become, if he is not already, a licensed upfitter. That truck is then re-sold as an RV or a reefer truck or whatever the upfitter calls it. The changes that are made by the upfitter or body builder cannot adversely affect...

LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear stories like this. SO many of the well known brands, such as ARB and Bilstein have been trading off their name for so long, they have forgotten about good customer service and making top notch products. There are hundreds, if not thousands of companies in the States that...

Since many of these trucks have an OBA system of some kind, a very small tank could be left pressurised at 2-3 psi, with all of the "breathers" being fed into that tank. Unless there is a reason they can't take 2-3 psi continually, just leave it on and increase the chances of keeping water, mud...

rruff, Bris31 is from Brisbane, a.k.a. BrisVegas, Australia, so sub-zero and below freezing are one in the same, as 0 degrees Centigrade is freezing, though I am not sure if Brisbane gets that cold or not. F&F: you may wish to consider adding a reflective heat barrier and/or batting material...

for those who are boaters, the YouTube channel has a few MY travel videos, as well.

Properly sized springs should last a hell of a long time. I would be more concerned with getting the correct spring for the application and constructing a proper mounting system, than with ease of replaceability in the field. If you are breaking mounting springs, something is terribly wrong...

30 day bump... great build.

Or you can do what hundreds of thousands of people do every year, all around the world and place the vehicle in to an LLC, Trust, LLP, Foundation or any number of other entities so that YOUR NAME is not tied to it for liability, insurance, accidents, etc. Use any address that you want and it is...

Oooooh, can you PM me images of that or point me to a build thread with more info? I would love to see a Watts link on an FG. How is the articulation and/or wheel travel?

That is quite strange. When I click on your thread link, the build thread loads fine. When I click on mine however, I get a blank page. I pulled that link right out of a Google search results page. Hmmm. 100K is patently absurd for suspension, I can buy a really nice (previously loved) KOH car...

If you are keen to try something a bit outside of the box, and have a place for twin dampers, take a look at ORI struts from the states. They are a bump stop, limit strap, shock/damper and "coil" all in one package. Because they are typically used with a link suspension, you would only need...