First off, I'm very sorry for your rough time with furry friends lately. Losing one and having another get with this sort of diagnosis is brutal.
I have a printer and plenty of filament, but like @legacy_etu said, the .stl file is the hard part. If you're not familiar, that's the 3D drawing...
Totally understand. Most of my mods have been little by little rather than all at once for the same reason.
Have you found more than two narrow 35's? The Kendas that I have are load range D. The only other one I know of is the Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT, but they're a load range E.
Nice! I...
I have a very similar build to what you're talking about. I have the Rusty's frame side rear LCA sliders, Dana diff covers, an Evo CAD/steering stabilizer skid, and the full Rubicon Express skid plate setup from the oil pan all the way to the gas tank.
I have Clayton 1.5" springs up front and...
Love the tan interior swap!
For rock rails that can double as steps, you might consider the Rock Hard 4x4 ones. I have them on mine and they're very stout. The steps aren't as low as what you have, so if you need the height they might not work, but they're better than nothing, hide the ugly...
This matches my experience. I'm towing out here in the mountains and primarily use the manual shift for braking and downhill speed management. The truck knows better than I do what gear it needs to be in to accomplish what I'm asking it to do going uphill or on flat ground.
That's not to say I...
While I understand and don't disagree with the spirit of your post, I have a few comments.
To my knowledge the Power Wagon has only been offered in the big cab, short bed option since it was brought back in '05 or whenever, so a single cab doesn't exist unless you build it yourself.
Also, yes...
Your truck looks great! Mine is similarly equipped. I haven't regeared or locked the front, and I'm a little lower, but mine is also a Max Tow with narrow 35 that tuck nicely into the factory flares.
Okay, silly click bait thread title I know, but I figured this might be useful info for someone else. I loaded up my JK on my car hauler trailer and took it to the Cat Scales to do some testing.
Here's the first weight.
Then I moved it back this far.
And the weights changed this much...
As far as I can tell, it's a combination of truly flat sides (my Sienna weighs about the same and is pretty damn flat on the sides, but not as square as either of my Jeeps), and the bit of suspension slop built into these things. Low weight relative to the profile probably doesn't help either...
Awesome! I was down there over MLK weekend and ran a couple trails with my JT and was extremely happy with how well it did. I stayed on fairly easy trails (7 Mile Rim and 3D) since I was alone, but it was still very fun.
Is anyone else going to Easter Jeep Safari this year?
Did you sign up for some of the guided trails? Are you planning to wheel your JT or a different vehicle?
So how about a quick rundown? I'm guessing those are 37's? What flares are those?
Fair point. I dig your rig too, but I can get a little bit of an idea of it with your signature.
Inferior front suspension and boosted engines that actually generate torque.
Not that I don't absolutely LOVE mine, but those are the biggest things that its direct competitors have that the Gladiator doesn't.