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Both are just extra dead weight on a vehicle that doesn't have a lot of extra surplus and a relatively short bed. Unless you truly find yourself unable to reach back to grab stuff, I'd avoid both and get some quality cases (used/surplus Hardigg are excellent and relatively cheap) instead.

And a bad one at that. Those shadows make zero sense in warehouse lighting and you're not getting some of those reflections with only overhead lighting.

Going down the rabbit hole, this seems to be what they were towing and it's not even a heavy trailer at 160lbs dry tongue weight. However, add in all the crap listed on the rental company's site here and I'd imagine it's much higher. Tow ratings for vehicles are on-road ratings only and a...

It's fine as long as you're flying solo or really like cuddling. Those tents are super narrow inside. The Roofnest Condor is the best in that quasi hardshell segment. It's 60" long but remember that's the interior bed width. You will have an inch or two up front and several in the rear you...

If I were to go with an "expedition" rack again, I'd probably get a copy of the Nuthouse made because I love the design but I've found I can have an aluminum one made to spec for about half the price. Nuthouse is absurdly proud of their stuff though i will admit the craftsmanship is pretty...

Keep in mind that weight isn't always equal. Weight on the tire will always be worse than weight on the wheel because it's further out from the hub and weight on the tread is worse than sidewall for the same reason. Larger tires are the worst of all because you're moving the heaviest part of...

I'd just hawk Craigslist and try to get an actual stock wheel. You might find something slightly cheaper or mismatched for even less but to me, It's worth it to have the option of a matched wheel in case I drag one across a rock.

What about 255/80R17? Slightly wider than the factory tires but nearly a true 33". The Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx is a solid tire (but not quite mud terrain) and just checking discount tire, there's several other AT/MT options.

You don't and don't need to. Just don't settle in on cruse and vary your speed a bit. Even being in light traffic that varies your speed 5mph on hills is enough variance - you just want to mix up the engine load where you can. Being anal about break-in is like trying to eek that last 5% out...

The only hardshell tents that will fit these trucks below the roofline will either hang way off the back or will be the folding iKamper and Roofnest type tents. Problem with those is that they have miniscule space inside when closed compared to a Baroud or Alu-Cab hardshell or a soft tent like...

To Baja's point, I see two issues with no HD cap (1)The CX HD and standard CX are the same cap mold with a little rework to add the frame so it's not like reinventing the wheel, and (2) ARE will tell you a capacity then void any sense of warranty when you actually do it. If you could...

Yeah I'm saving this one for inspiration. I wanted to do something like this beacuse I'll have a cap with a cupboard above it on that side and I wanted a dual viair setup in the bed somewhere. That's an excellent way to keep that stuff separated and protected without being too obtrusive into...

OEM connectors are intentionally a crapshoot to idiot-proof them. You'll have a specific connector type and pin count that are universal and appear to match but they'll be keyed a certain way to make sure that you can only connect the correct connector into them. You'd honestly need a much...

The difference is because the RH pan comes with 1"x2" solid steel crossmembers that have to be in the 60-70lb range for both. I agree though, for my purposes, Artec is going to be the winner. I think RH is missing the mark when adding those massive crossmembers to a system intended to be lighter.

Hope you got the UV coat on it or plan on having the tonneau down all the time... I've seen that red turn pink in less than a year from exposure to the sun. Dig the colored ones though... almost did grey for mine but I figure it'll fade to grey in a couple years anyway.

Yeah... I used to wrench at a Jeep dealership... I don't trust Service Managers as far as I can throw them because they are hired as the front line to protect the dealership, not provide any authority on a vehicle. My service manager and the service director at the jeep dealer literally could...

This makes me sad... Bells had a distributor dispute and pulled out of VA. My usual bar had a keg of that stuff every year and it's so damn good.

Yeah that service manager is full of shit. Just drive it like normal. The shift points are good and will adjust slightly and it's already programmed for some pretty firm shifts off the lot. Driving like you stole it, unless you intend to keep driving it that way, isn't going to do anything if...

Random question but would you be able to toss one of these on a scale to tell me how much they weigh? I've been wondering and nobody seems to have an answer yet.

Or the thread, so this one works on two levels.