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Exactly, it's not the case swap alone, it's the front half-shafts being drastically different, with so many cans of worms to open. To the original purpose, I'm skeptical that "black ice" is more manageable with AWD than the standard electronic traction control. I've got one solid winter under...

Same owners for the Fresno Jeep store, I did an oil change there earlier this year and they were on the money 88 minutes into a 90 minute service. Crummy neighborhood but their service was better than I'd hoped. And, free service was free.

I feel like I Dodged a bullet (see what I did there?) finding the truck I wanted in Fresno. I got up to leave when they wouldn't meet the price I set, intending to go to Jim Manning's next. They relented and gave me sticker out the door, problem solved. Manning's had a great selection in June...

The setting for the Falken AT's was 32.5" diameter, measured with a long spirit level. I used that for my starting value. My finished value for the KO2's was 34.5". That adjustment has been clocked at 82 MPH vs GPS 84 MPH, so it's really close to perfect.

Got mine yesterday, "JKU Topliner Bill of Materials" wasn't a happy thing to see. The part number at the page bottom is SPC683, so I'm hopeful they rushed their documentation. It's clearly not for the JT or JL. I didn't realize the JK roof was that much more complicated. Taking the glass out is...

Riding in a Dodge RAM with a buddy dragging his Mom's trailer to his ranch, the clacking noise got my attention. He said that was from the chains loading and unloading. The solid mount on the trailer for the bars to ride on provides the anti-sway and that seemed like a good combination as well...

I run with the front panels off on the regular, and even with the whole top removed the wind noise is less than with no shadecover at all. Very different to a Bestop bikini on my YJ. Also WAY BETTER QUALITY AND DESIGN from JTops vs the Spiderwebshade on my YJ. No comparison. I sent back the...

If you look at how it mounts, the LCA bolt and the rear bolt are more than sufficient to keep the skids in place. The front bolt at the mis-aligned hole adds little or nothing to the equation, I left them out. I've scraped the skids but good and they haven't shifted a bit. The front axle LCA...

One of the things I learned from the heavy mechanics at work, Diesels are WOT all the time.

Uggh, gear oil REEKS!

No issues backing up. Longer trailers seem easier to aim, though.

Payload in the trailer is 88% on the trailer, not the truck payload, and is FAR more efficient for carrying a load. There is a big difference to a 3500 lb trailer and a 6000 lb trailer. The clutch is the "fuse" in towing in this situation. The rest of the truck is capable, within the other...

You need to look at the potable water storage for max gross calculations. The grey tank is empty and the black tank mostly empty when you start with a full tank of drinking water. 350 lbs of water is a LOT DIFFERENT than 775 lbs of water. SOME trailers have silly high gross ratings, ours has a...

We use a Husky because it's quiet (no chains) and has anti-sway baked in. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W919F4K/ Ouch the price is $90 higher now than what I paid! The downside is weight, 100 lbs off the truck payload, but it tows nice and smooth. I haven't got that sense of binding...

I sent back the one I ordered for my JT after installing the one I ordered for my YJ. It's not very good. JTops makes a much nicer top, it's not PERFECT but it is really well built from good materials. It's a mesh shade, regardless, and full of holes. It's not for weather protection, it's for...

I've considered Jeeps to be trucks since I was a kid and rode around in my Dad's CJ3. It's a truck, it has a bed. If an El Camino or Ranchero is a truck, a Jeep is definitely a truck! Body on frame SUV? Truck. Now a pickup, that's specifically a light duty truck with a separate bed, so a...

It's even better when work has a loading dock......

My shop didn't charge me for the diagnostic when I first brought it to them. One of the owners took it for a spin, measured it up and said it has insufficient caster BY DESIGN. That *slightly* longer LCA set took care of the problem, so 2" netted 2 degrees. I'm sure it would be better on a...

According to the worksheet from the alignment I had done, the specified range for Caster is 4.0 to 5.5 degrees. I bumped my actual to 6.1, which tells me I was right at the BOTTOM of the specification. Because my shop told me what the issue was, it was a cheap and easy fix. Think the dealer...

There's no excuse needed, the inflation that hasn't been happening according to the gov't is now showing up in obvious ways. Inflationary monetary policy is inflationary. Nothing unexpected.