I just slapped on proper Fox 2.0 Performance Shocks (Kept stock height) on my 2020 JTR that had the Fox Labeled OEM shocks and regret not doing it much sooner. So much better balance and control, both empty or loaded for camping. If you think the stock ones ride nice wait till you make a change...
Same issue for me. Little bubbles all over the truck. Still under 5 year window so will be heading to dealer at end of Febafter a couple of planned trips. Can’t risk losing truck this month if dealer is going to repair things
Good decision. It's one of those things that you may notice it, but think eh it's not worth the hassle, but then once you do it, you realize how bad it really was.
You said no crossbars but now sure how many options you'll have. Here's my setup with KBvoodoo and a Yakima basket. Using Plano Trunk boxes keeps everything under roofline and getting unchanged fuel economy on our camping trips. Oh and I'm able to run the Bestop Rollup Tonneau for anyone interested.
When I got started a few years back I used Overland Bound's checklist and found it pretty helpful. Started with the 3 box system and expanded from there for our needs. Basically just helped me compartmentalize things and always have things ready to grab and go. Not in the "bugout" sense, but...
Something might have changed. I mine is the t4 overland, have spent 3 nights in good rain without any soak through or leak issues. Sideways rain and all. It does come with guy lines but I wasn't in a windy enough area to need them.
That's the biggest downside of it, it's about 64" in the storage bag so just doesn't fit. Can squeeze in diagonal, but eats up all the bed space then. I have crossbars so I strap it on top.
Good thing about the T8 is that the pack size is somehow not much bigger than the t4. After getting one yes i'm a total fanboy. Trying to get my brother in law to get one too lol
Gazelle T4 if you need the size, T3 if you're a light camper. The tent goes up an down so easy and it's very tough. T3 will fit in the bed, but T4 you'll need to mount and secure on top of the bed. It's about 30lbs so you'll need to be able to handle that, but it's manageable. Good luck with the...
Awesome to hear. I only touched the Tip of the iceberg in Dahlonega. There's Georgia Traverse, Beasley Knob (Jeeb Badge Trail) and Iron Mountain park all near by to name a few! I don't know much about Murphy, but I know it's out West and there's plenty to do there. I can't compliment this...
I think it depends on your exploring area. I'm out East, in Florida. We don't have vast areas to just setup and camp in the wild. Mostly everything is designated. If we go out of state, there's more options, but I'm driving 7+ hours just to get to the mountains, so I'm less keen on a trailer...
Don't have recorded stats, but I observe my mileage all the time. I'm in a stock JTR Automatic. Here's my experiences in flat, trafficky South Florida:
Short drives to the store/school all week long - 12-14mpg
Flowing city commutes (10 or so miles)- 17-19mpg
Flowing Highway commutes (50-65...