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Not so sure of my skills, but I fake it quite well...

I'm in the process of adding a little more storage space to my TJ: A good friend of mine had a LJ tub that he was going to use on an aborted project, so I bought it from him. It was used by a parts supplier to Jeep for testing, and was never primed, painted, or bolted to a frame. I figured...

2" OME lift, 1 1/4" body lift flat skidplate, Poison Spyder fenders/corners, Rubicon 44s front and rear with 4.88 gears

As for the 5 digit odometers. Frankly in the 50s thru the 70s cars/light trucks didn't often last beyond 100k miles. It is funny listening to people ***** that they don't build them like the used to. Back in the 50s it was common to need a valve job at 40-50k miles and bearings and rings at...

For those using bottle jacks I found this: http://www.swagoffroad.com/Bottle-Jack-Axle-Cradle_p_66.html

Here is a link for the skid: http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=ruffstuff&Product_Code=HFSKID&Category_Code=

I second the BOTH arguement. My TJ has a 2" Suspension Lift, 1 1/4" BL trimmed fenders and 35" tires It sits lower than most TJs but I went with a tummy tucker skid that gave me 3 extra Inches of clearance. I have more ground clearance than a friend with a 6" lift and 37s because his TC skid...

I'd buy a used Serro Scotty 4x4 Dodge Ram based motorhome (95-97 12V NV4500 preferably)for 20K or so upgrade whatever needed uprading for ~ 5K or so and buy an old Donzi 18 Classsic for for ~10-15K. Id use the Scotty to tow my TJ, Ram, ATCs, boat or whatever combination of the above and set it...

The payload of the Power Wagon is lower only because of the springs, which you will be replacing anyway. For suspension, Carli makes great stuff, but I'd also check out Don Thuren He did the shocks (Kings) on my 99 and really knows his stuff. Check out Dodgetrucksxtreme dot com for more...

I agree that the first gen trucks could get low even mid 20s for MPG but no way in hell you are gonna get that with a 2012 / 2013 Cummins A friend has one that he DDs as well as hauls his 24' enclosed trailer with a 2200 Lb drag car in he gets 14 driving around town and 11-12 towing. Hell My...

IMHO diesels today are like gassers in the 70s and 80s grappling with the EPA regulations and changing every year. Personally I'd wait another 4 or 5 years for everything to even out.

I have a somewhat biased opinion as I have has terrible luck with a Cummins. I had a 1999 24 Valve that lost 3 lift pumps, 2 injection pumps, and a cracked block. The only mods were a BHAF, 4" exhaust, and an edge (never pierced the wire). It was a great truck when it ran but no matter what...

http://archive.org/details/rough_road_to_panama This is the first half of the voyage getting to the Panama Canal. The trip took longer than expected, and when completed was soon overshadowed by Pearl Harbor. It is still an interesting watch.

I bought the rear one first, found it online it was a brand new one that was never installed in a truck. It was 500.00 I was planning on adding a locker and 4.56s to my Dana 60 anyway so I figured what the heck. I then found a non CAD D-60 front housing, bought a tru track and 4.56 gears for...

The rapid lift is only active with no load. Once the jack sees weight it goes back to a normal pump function. I have never had an issue lifting my 2500 qcsb ram with a V 10. The jack is rated at 3000 lbs and my tires are rated at 3195 so if the jack can't lift a corner of the truck I'm...

Thanks Chili. I was surprised by the amount of flex with the minimal suspension mods I did. The front springs are stock 3 rd gen Power Wagons the control arms are 3/4" longer than stock +/- and the track bar is a stock Power wagon. Out back I replaced the overloads with mini packs and flipped...

The rear hanger flip is just that. I flipped the stock hangers and cut ~2" off the top (now bottom) of the bracket. The front hanger moves the spring eye down to keep the pinion angle happy and springs close to level at ride heigth. As for the fenders they are flared 3" which helps with the...

The RAM: The Wrangler:

Thanks! The headlights are Ebay specials They do have a nice pattern with a very defined horizontal cutoff with the projector low beams that i was able to adjust nicely to compensate for the lift and leveling of the truck. I hate getting blinded by oncoming cars/trucks so I try not to blind...