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just stopped by for my yearly thread check. the trooper was getting around 15 mpg (combined) as well, managed around 18 on the highway, but it will run on dirt and water rather than the premium fuel needed by the pre-2010 FJC. I wanted to do the diesel swap, but the 4JG2t engine/manual trans...

I'm not on here very often, but I bought my Ranger at the end of July, XL (base) with E-locker. I've taken it on several 'off road' trips so far, and it's been great. it is also my daily driver. I absolutely love the truck, and wouldn't have any other. I have several friends that have...

yeah I've noticed if I'm not right on top of oil changes at 3k miles then the tick gets really bad. First time I was convinced the motor was toast, but a few hundred miles after that oil change and it was running quieter than ever. seems like every change it gets better and better.

cool, I'll probably keep pushing mine till it starts to show signs of letting go. for now the only thing that really gets to me is intermittent valve tick, but lately its been fairly quiet. So far its been quite reliable considering it has 245k miles on it, just small issues that haven't been...

dang, I'd thought about rebuilding the engine in my trooper, but reading this has really made me not want to. hope all goes well, once you recover!

Well I haven't been on here in a while, the trooper has gotten a bit of use and abuse and is doing well. Currently needs a front left CV but everything else has help up great. Still haven't installed the front locker, but I will probably get to that once the weather warms up a bit and I can...

I agree the seats in these things are terrible. I had to buy an extra seat cushion on my california trip because after 3 days of driving both my legs were falling asleep

thanks! its a Denver Outfitters tent, which is the same as the roofnest sparrow X 235/85 16

I'm a big fan, been watching them like crazy the last few months. They are obviously very produced, but not in a bad way, just not as raw as your typical youtube channel. Very entertaining.

also went ahead and bought a 62qt dual zone fridge/freezer and squeezed it in behind the passenger seat and I built a better platform for my boy so he can be more comfortable also, both the dog bed and the fridge have lots of storage underneath which is real nice. and I put together this...

also starting to get ready for my front locker, so I installed the switch and added a bunch of USB ports and 12v outlets also screwed some stuff to the ceiling for storage, to hold random things and my travel guitar

been doing a little work... bent the hell out of my stock control arms, so I welded some angle iron to a spare set. hopefully this will help a little till I want to spend $ on some proper replacements also noticed the old OME springs were getting real saggy so I popped in my spare much newer...

damn, what a difference. are you worried at all about head and noise without the carpet being in place? this thing looks real cool though, there was one for sale locally a couple weeks ago, wish I had picked it up.

thanks, nope I built it all custom. unfortunately I couldn't find anything aftermarket for the trooper, and OEM replacement pieces are not cheap. ended up just getting a 10ft stick of straight pipe and two mandrel U-bends, along with a super cheap universal cat and muffler

Then I went north in Colorado with my brother and a couple friends and had to spend two days with this guy in a $100k jeep that took literally 4 hours to set up and break down his camp site. took this picture after I'd 99% finished slowly packing and had to wait for him, obviously he's not even...

also, I got an alignment, broke my alternator, charged my AC, went to california, broke my AC seamus has huge feet Puka got a tick in the eastern sierras and all I had to remove it was a knife, but he didn't seem to notice

been doing a bunch of driving and trying to do some video. also did some stuff: turned my dual opening into a single piece and its WAYYYY better. sealed the gap between roof and tent. and added some snaps to the bottom of the door openings because they have noting there from the...

yes I did. added a bunch of steel to the inside, and added a latch to the upper section of the door on the inside so the top can't bow out.

your terminology there has me a little unsure, but I assume you are referring to keeping the panel held in place while driving? the 2x2 wood frame fits pretty snugly in the roof opening to keep it from moving side to side, and when the tent is closed the roof is close enough with the cushions...

both, though the bottom of the platform will be much easier to deal with. the material cut out of the headliner is not exactly clean cut and useable. it was a bit more sturdy than I thought, so the part removed ended up being cut in several pieces. the edges will be the most difficult part...