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Dan, I took my hardtop off when swapping with a guy for his untinted rear window,l top, might weigh fifty pounds. I think soft topper would be easy but does take two. I’ll stop by!….Jack

Skid is all done just in time for Thursday’s Jericho Mountain trip. I usually paint everything under the Jeep no bling needed , all the steel Is galvanized, but rattle canned everything you see except their bling badge, even put reflective orange tape behind it. Clearance is not as much as I...

Jeremy is your steering box bad ? Are you just trying to get ahead of it and change it out? My bet would be that it is some thing else and brings you have not posted lately you are on it and test driving I hope! I am heading up Thursday but it is a drive and ore running is cheating and night...

They are using a 7075 grade of aluminum, does not bend, does not weld well, but it does not. bend, they did test dropping weights on various thing like steel skids, their older version, they all deformed and bent, they have to work this aluminum flat. One big benefit they have is all the...

Fuel tank sections put together earlier takes awhile!…..Jack Also takes a long time to get the fuel gauge to 20 miles until empty, to help with removing factory skid. Factory tank skid is 2 1/4”below frame.

Was hopeful Dan the “Wild Hobo” would have showed up to help this old guy as he is the one that turned me onto the Next Venture stuff, but oh well just cause he got up late today no show, what the hell Dan it’s only a couple day drive to Pa. from Colorado!…..Jack

Well, as I said I weighed everything going on….164.3 pounds including the extra 13 lbs. for cross member and the upgraded oil pan skid at 27 pounds. There will be a huge number of weight removed at end….Jack

So it starts today! After the long wait my Next Venture fully belly 7000 Mod series skid has arrived. Going to weigh everything going on and coming off. I went Next Venture after getting their old series oil pan skid and their HD crossmember. The HD cross member sold me on their system it...

White Mountain Jeep Invasion is on 7/26, it’s on Facebook….Jack

Well John in the Woods is out but 40x40 is in so we have a guy from ME, a guy from NH, a guy from MD, two Gentlemen from PA , and a guy from Georgia . Still at six guys looks like, guess we could check with the maybes. Wife and I are heading up Thursday 24th figure 7.5-8 hour drive towing...

Can you swap around the Track arm bolt should give some clearance, bolt is in same way as my factory setup but there is more clearance and looks like aftermarket control arms, perhaps they can be adjusted ? Sorry that is all I got for ya!.....Jack

The kayak community calls Tandem kayaks , “Divorce Yaks”, I have a couple tandems 13’ but stayed married as I only take one paddle, wife sits in front and loves it!🥰…..Jack Get a kayak flag on the end of that kayak!!

I did it years ago and held up fine, had to cut a 1/2” x 1/2” slot in mudflap bracket , and put that on under sway bar brace , I have narrow tires and have the mudflaps all the way in, so they don’t stick out much. Yours is fine also. ……Jack

Jeremy ya should have just used your 1/2” impact wrench it goes faster🤪! I hope you got a reduced shank bit, your 3/16” too big for a 1/2” chuck. Good luck I hope that is the problem…..Jack

Ya got on the Rubicon in a Glady and had an eventful trip with stories to remember for a life time, better then just driving over some rocks with no excitement 🤪…..Jack

Thanks for the post, hit home about grabbing something real quick or someone else reaching in to get it, going to put a couple things on rear floor for quick grab. Everything else will stay under rear seat…..Jack

Don, plans change you know that, adapt and overcome , put it back together take the trip , come back to the RCVs being here , pull it apart , truss the axle , strip the diff install new seals, a set of perhaps Dana 4:88, and drive out to AMW and get the 5.7 slapped in! Sorry ya got screwed...

Sort of bummed but not, got on last night after post here ,there was no announcement on App played around a bit and figured it was a joke , oh well. I’ll just have to earn them the hard way! ….Jack

I thought the latest version of the factory sensor is now potted, last I checked they were on back order…..Jack

Nice beach buggy, I should know, I have had eight now and Gladiator is my favorite of all and setup the best, fridge in bed and on board air take it over the top , water is next, have not bought a bag of ice in two years!….Jack