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Today, I unloaded it. Had way too much gear for three day trip that we had to bail on 21 miles into. We (three rigs) were set to do the Mojave road from Friday to Sunday. We picked a "record temp" weekend to do it. Was supposed to be mid 80's typically but by the time we pulled the plug, it was...

A few small things this last few days. Finished my rotopax mounts for my cobbled together roof rack and built a heat shield to protect the reservoir hose going from coilover to reservoir. I t crossed too close to the exhaust tube.

Love the motobilt vent frame. I get it when things don't line up and match.

We should start a "fire suppression" thread. It is a skill we should all know. My training is nil.

I have two elements on the front doors, a 2.5lb kiddie in rear seat and a 2.5lb extinguisher mounted on a quick release attached to the rear tire swing out. What is the drawback with the elements?

Being prepared is cost saving as you saw. LOL. Has anyone tried or carry the "element" extinguishers?

Get a small electric pressure washer for $300, keep it nice and clean. That way the shop does not notice the leaks. :unsure:

I think your wear and tear is typical of trail use. Carry a good plug kit and maybe one of the newish sidewall patches. When you notice you can't get up obstacles as easy as the last trip, consider a new set. If you are able to get the tires to "minimum tread depth", that is a good time to get...

I have an older (2009ish) teraflex dana 60 and teraflex track bar installed on my JKU. I just installed a Rebel Recon coil over kit and found the teraflex track bar mount was going to bind the coils and I had to cut a large piece of the track bar mount off to make room for the coil over on the...

Ya, I was shocked. The whole kit was 3k. Luckily they still had the build sheet on it. He replicated it.

It was $1600

It was/is a Ron Davis. When the Jeep was built (2009) the shop put a full Ron Davis system in it. I replaced just the radiator with another Ron Davis. It was fairly quick to get it. I had to order it but had it in about 2 weeks. https://www.rondavisradiators.com/Welcome.htm

You probably nailed it.

My aluminum radiator lasted for 16 years, it was a micro crack from twisting it looked like, right near the passenger side upper mount. I put some stop leak in it and it worked. I did replace it though as I did not want to get caught on the trail with a leak I could not fix. At first, the crack...

Darwin awards. I did get a picture after the fall, locker was on, forks were spread, LOL