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  1. TonyT

    Jeep Accident in Colorado - Roll cage discussion

    That's an absolutely awful thing to have happened to that family. I didn't know them, but my son and I met them briefly on Moab Rim at EJS in 2023 since they knew a few of the people in the group we were with. I have an aftermarket cage in my JK. I held out for a long time and I'd never...
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    392 or Bronco Raptor

    Either is certainly a great choice. It would be nice to be in the market again with money to burn. However, I voted neither. The ownership cost of these 392's and Raptors (maintenance, insurance, registration, etc.) just sucks all motivation to have one right out of me.
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    WTF - Just to LOOK at a House???

    My first impression of this NAR Settlement is it's focussed on transparency, but now there's a whole host of other issues. For example - buyers with cash, and sellers willing to pay commissions will get priority, while everyone else will be secondary if they even get any help at all. The good...
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    VIDEO : Air Down & Air Up Your Tires ON THE GO

    Not for me for just about every reason mentioned above, but really great to see new ideas come to the market.
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    Engine Upgrade options....

    I've never met a Jeep owner that did a supercharger, turbo, or V8 swap that didn't have a wild story to tell. You've already learned that you can sink big-money into your Jeep and go nuts. The next lesson is figuring out what your Jeep is to you. If your Jeep does double duty as a daily driver...
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    2.5 res shocks / coilover advise

    I never felt the need to change the compression on mine, but I wouldn't buy them and not check that box. Better have and not need I guess. Old setup pics attached (March 2019)
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    Shocks advice needed: Standard vs Reservoir. Adjustable?

    I like the idea that I can adjust everything IF I wanted to, but I've not touched my adjustments on my Jeep's coilovers since they were installed. My Nissan Patrol (Y61) is a different story. I have the Old Man Emu BP51's and it does double-duty as my daily driver and weekend warrior. Speed...
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    Stupid Drivers

    As long as they have power they are constantly recording and saving to the memory card. You can wire them to constant power sources, or like I mentioned above, I got the Garmin Constant Power Port ($60) that plugs into the OBD port under the dash. It has a switch on it that you can set to...
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    Stupid Drivers

    Mini 2 is up on Amazon, Costco, etc for under $100. The Mini 3 is $150. (Also, don't buy a 512GB memory card. I'm using spare 32GB cards I had laying around and they're more than enough.) I have the rear camera attached to a 6' USB extension routed behind the pillars/panels and plugged in to...
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    Stupid Drivers

    Same here. I recently got a couple Garmin units. The Mini 2 in the back and the 67W up front. So far so good. If I had to do it again, I'd just buy two Mini's. I don't need the screen, or driver assist features of the 67W.
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    Balancing beads

    Thank you. I bought them around late-2018 from Spyderlock. They were forthcoming with the info that they may soon be out of production, so I went ahead and bought a set of 5 and 5 extra rings. For custom backspacing reasons, my original choice was Trail Ready, but they weren't available, and...
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    Balancing beads

    Sounds like some good Mythbuster-type content for you. :ROFLMAO: Other than paying stupid money for small chunks of metal. They don't balance-out 100% of the time. At times you'll get up to speed and if they haven't settled in their sweet-spot they are counter to what they're supposed to do...
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    Balancing beads

    There was a time around 2009 when Discount Tire was refusing vehicles with wheel spacers and/or beadlocks. I had AEV Wheels, 37" MTR's and 1.5" Spidertrax bolt-on spacers. Because they wouldn't balance or warranty them (unless I rolled them in 1 by 1,) I went the balance bead route and it was...
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    Advice on Garmin Tread XL purchase.

    Okay, this thing is awesome! I'm now a Garmin convert. We went on a short morning drive about 90minutes outside Riyadh to some dunes, a salt facility, and a heritage village and it performed great. Screen is bright and easy to see, and it recorded my tracks and position at speed without having...
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    Advice on Garmin Tread XL purchase.

    Saturday came and the guy who said he'd have the Tread XL ghosted me so I went down there. Out of frustration I bought the 7" Garmin Overland. That model is overwhelmingly popular here and everyone swears by them at less than half the cost of the Tread XL. ($719 vs. $1,730) The Overland was...
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    Tyson/Paul: Did you watch?

    Did any one else puke in their mouth when Tyson said he wants to fight Logan Paul next? :sick: I really can't shame them too much, I did get out of bed and go watch it so I'm the sucker. Won't happen again though. Honestly, I don't know how to feel about it. On one hand we watched a man who...
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    What size air hose for onboard air system?

    I have been using the same coiled hose that came with my PowerTank for over a decade now. It just stays in the Jeep and I use it on both the C02 tank and ARB Dual compressor. it's got the PowerTank coupler on the end so I can use the air gun, tools, and monster value or Schrader valve couplers...
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    Advice on Garmin Tread XL purchase.

    Thanks for the tips guys. I have the 10" Tread XL Overland requested from a local shop that says they can bring it in from one of their stores a few hours away. I should have it early next week.
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    Advice on Garmin Tread XL purchase.

    Anyone here using any of the Garmin Tread models? I think I've got it narrowed down to the Tread XL Overland. I'm sure it will do more than I'll need, but I want something I can grow into. Up to now I've been using my phone (or iPad mini) and have subscribed to Gaia for years. It's been...
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    XK GLOW R2 JEEP2 Jeep TJ Wrangler - SEMA 2024

    XKGlow apps were what Lux Lighting and ProComp were suggesting for the use of their RGB light controllers when I bought sets. I use their XKchrome app. It's easy to use, and free. I bet that TJis much more interesting when the sun goes down and it starts its light show. :ROFLMAO:
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