I think the Center Axle Disconnect is a huge advantage here with a lunchbox locker like this. Yes, the driver side axleshaft is spinning the carrier/pinion. But, as long as the Jeep is in 2wd, the front axle should behave as if it was open. If you drive often in slick/snowy conditions a front...
I posted this in another thread but realized it probably deserves its own home here. I've been waiting a while for them to come to market with this Lunchbox M210 Locker and for me, it ticks all the boxes.
TORQ Locker TL-21032 for Jeep Gladiator & Wrangler Front M210 Axle – Torq-Masters...
in case fellow Mojave people are interested in adding a front locker, TorqLocker released a lunchbox locker for the M210 front axle recently and I've been REALLY tempted to make the dive.
TORQ Locker TL-21032 for Jeep Gladiator & Wrangler Front M210 Axle – Torq-Masters (torqmasters.com)
This was me on that rock Circa 2013 in my YJ.
I'll have to dig around, I watched a mini-series on YouTube that was a bunch of West Coast guys that wheeled a lot of the New England trails in built JLs and JTs.
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I'd also like to get up to Jericho at some point and try it out. I'm in that same "have a Jeep, need a winch" category. I've got the Rubicon stubby bumper with winch plate, time to just bit the bullet and get a HF 12k.
OFR is still open, but that gatekeeper rock about 100ft in has grown awfully big in the last few years with the dirt base in front getting dug out/washed away. A friend of mine just did it with his JTM Mojave with the 2" AEV spacer lift and 37s, so its doable.
The Friends of Sylvester Road worked with the city of Northampton to post signage on the property lines because there were signs of people using bypasses almost 200 feet over into private land. MaBell is (to my knowledge) the only public-use off-road trail for full-size vehicles in MA, and we...
One of my good friends is a guide for that event. We did some of those Class IVs around that area in 2022, some of the roads were a bit tight, but we squeaked his JLUR and my JTM through "stock". I don't think many of them are on OnX (at least they weren't when we ran them two years back.)...
The unfortunate truth is that most "Trails" in NE are eithe privately/club owned or strictly regulated to only specific OHV users (read: Mountain Bikes/DirtBikes/Four Wheelers). The best thing for someone looking to wheel is to connect with a club that is a member of the NEA4WD (nea4wd.org)...
Thanks again to the OP for saving me $$ on 37s for my Mojave. Finally got them mounted and balanced on a set of used Vision Manx 398s (0 offset) I picked up. No lift... yet.
I dont know of many in your immediate corner of CT, but you could try Ricky at Ocean State Off Road in West Warwick, RI. Or Adam at Built for the East in Granby, MA. They are both stand-up guys that support New England legal land use initiatives and charge fair prices
Ordered my 4 tires yesterday, and they showed up to my local Super Wal-Mart today! Had to eye-ball fitment before storing them. Time to get an AEV spacer lift on the way for the Mojave.
This was too good of a deal for me to pass up too. My 4 should be landing tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up, my Mojave needed a little altitude adjustment anyways
I got my Ebay "Rubicon" steel bumper installed last weekend and had a similar experience. The one I ordered had a note in the seller description "If you need bumper without sensor holes, leave a note and we'll send that"
I put a note on my order to send a bumper without the parking sensor...
I've had KB VooDoo Cross-bars for the last 5 years (on my 2017 Tacoma, and the same set on my Mojave) to haul my kayak around. Other than the powdercoat failing and starting to rust/bubble on some of the edges, they've always done the job and are compatible with most tonneau covers. Install is...
your trip looks amazing, thanks for sharing! My biggest issue with having a "desert-rated" Mojave on the East Coast is that now I'm jonesing to get back to Johnson Valley some day and stretch the legs a bit.