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I know RC has a certain reputation, but… I just finished 3 nights in Big Bend NP, camping in a back country site 10 miles from pavement. The road out there wasn’t terribly technical, but it was very bumpy - bumpy enough that my time to the site took 1.5 hours. By day 3 I was just sending it...

It looks like Toyo is releasing a new tire next month called Open Country R/T Trail which will slot in between the current A/TIII and the R/T. Rather than a happy medium, it appears to be the best of both (minus 3PMS rating). It should release next month and it looks to be exactly what I’m...

I’ll start by saying I have no dog in this fight. I’m just trying to learn…. By everything I see online, Duratracs are capable, light, affordable, and even 3PMS rated. So why aren’t more people driving them?

I’m looking to paint an Amfib snorkel before I install it, but the shop I took it to said it wouldn’t work well - that the paint wouldn’t hold and they wouldn’t warranty the work. Who else has done this? How long have you had it and how’s it holding up? I’m not 100% sure this shop knew what...

I learned about this on Facebook, but it looks like three people lost their lives yesterday when a Gladiator fell off Camp Bird Road near Ouray, CO. Such a tragic accident… I don’t know many details, but for those not aware, this is the road that leads into the Imogene Pass trail from the Ouray...

There really must only be one way to get the wings back on the OEM steel bumper without losing at least ONE nut in there… … witchcraft 👎

I just wanted to give a HUGE shout out and thank you to @BillieBars . First, a bit of back-story. I bought my cross bars about 1.5 years ago so I think I was one of the first takers for a Gladiator, and I've used them to support a JCR Universal Basket. They held a large ice chest and 4 HEAVY...

Pretty straight forward question… it’s been well documented that KO2s have a smaller diameter than most other similarly-specced tires, but are they also more narrow? If so, by how much? Thanks in advance.

I'm at 32k miles so I still have a few thousand to go, but what are the sort of things I should be double checking before I run out of warranty? That could either be Jeep-specific issues or failure points or it could just be general car stuff. Thanks in advance. For reference, I have a Sport S...

I'm looking at upgrading to bigger tires so I need wheels with less offset in order to not hit my large shocks. Long story short, I narrowed it down to either Quadratec or Rocktrix for their hub-centric wheels with +12 offset, but most of the Quadratecs are OOS so I'm looking at ordering...

For reference, I’ve got Max Tow (wide) axles and Mojave take-off wheels and tires. I’ve got newer-style Vertex 2.5”shocks where the reservoir is positioned parallel to the shock body rather than mounted above the coil spring. Immediately after getting the shocks installed, I found that the...

Just got back from a South African safari and I was really impressed by these tires. They are not big or wide, but they go over seemingly everything. They appear to be made specially for the South African market - specifically for safari vehicles. I think the specs showed them to be 14 ply...

I’m test fitting some VERY large ARB aux lights. Do you think these will restrict airflow to the radiator enough to be a concern? I was originally going to put them on the bumper, but the mounting posts are huge and would require me to widen the existing holes on the bumper. I’m capable of...

So I noticed Thinkware has a multiplexer which allows up to 5 cameras (4 plus the dash cam). It’s also got a couple of external camera options including surface mount side cameras (intended for blind spots but can be flipped if so desired) and swivel-mount external infrared cameras which may...

I know it’s pretty common to put them on the side near the Trail Rated badge, where else are people putting these things? I’ve earned two which I haven’t claimed yet, but I can’t decide what I want to do with them.

I’m considering a 3.5” (there’s another thread for that), but I wanted to highlight a separate question. If I were to get the lift, I wouldn’t have the budget to upgrade the tires from 33” to 35” for quite a while. So how tiny would the 33” tires look in the meantime?

I’ve got my eye on a 3.5” lift which includes springs, shocks, a track bar and front and rear sway bar links. What doesn’t include is front LCAs. Is this important? Lots of people do spacers up front (myself included) without any other modification, but this is taller than those. Thanks.

So I got my Gladiator with halogen headlights and they suck. I went to remedy this on the cheap with LED BULBS, but that only solved half the problem - my low beams are amazing but my high beams still suck. I figure I’ve got three choices… 1. Mount SAE driving lights (ex. KC Pro6) on the winch...

I’m still 30k miles away from needing new tires, but I’d like to go from 33s to 35s on my Max Tow. I’m kind of liking the Kenda Klever pizza cutters but that’s a whole other conversation. My question is do you think it’s better to get a lift or just get higher fenders. The way I see it, a lift...

I’m not looking to replace my existing headlights, but my high beams are pretty weak. So I’m looking to add a pair of driving lights on my winch guard that I can tie into the high beams. The KC Hilites Gravity Pro 6 seem like a decent option, but does anyone have experience with them? And what...