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Last major upgrade before the trip was to dress up the rock rash on the bead lock rings and paint black. Tons of work to break them all down but they turned out pretty nice. Now I’m down to the last week before we leave. Just need to double check everything. Big plans after Moab! Sent from...

At this point the snow run was my last run until Moab but my buddy Mitch, was recently back from his 341 day deployment on the Nimitz and he wanted to go wheeling. I couldn’t say no. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE

Headed out to Eastern Washington for a snow run. It was fun plowing through open fields of snow. Tons of mud as well. Some people didn’t have any washer fluid which was a huge mistake. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE

Added a new double shear tie rod clamp. Super beefy. The 1.5” offset allowed me to run it without interference with the diff cover. Also repainted the axles and frame. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE

Here’s an update, it’s been awhile and Moab is quickly approaching. Did an oil change, rear diff fluid change out and new transmission filter. Had another big snow storm. Snow melted away in 4 days. Met up with a friend home on leave. Went out to Tahuya to stretch our legs. Sent...

Got called out on a rescue the other night up in the Olympic Peninsula. Pretty easy, guy got stuck in the ditch trying to turn around. He’s a photographer and snapped a few photos which was cool. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app

Decided to upgrade my rock lights. Years ago I bought Lux lights. Back then I bought the smaller size rather than the large ones. This Christmas, Lux was having a pretty good sale so I upgraded to the larger size. They only have one size now. With a brand new set of 8 plus my old ones, I decided...

This morning I pulled the hub to see the damage. Teeth wiped clean. Got another one today and installed it. A lot of people are telling me to upgrade but I think having this as the weak link makes sense. If it breaks I can drive home. Not catastrophic and I can easy fix on the trail. I’ll...

Went out to Tahuya yesterday for an easy day on the trails. I didn’t plan on doing anything extreme. Well we ended up at Sasquatch Bluff which is a pretty gnarly hill climb. I’ve done it before. A JT in our group made it up on 37s. Wasn’t the prettiest thing and it took awhile but he made it. So...

Did some exploring on the Olympic Peninsula. We had a couple days of sun so we had to take advantage of it. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app

Also replaced my seized exhaust manifold collector bolts. The exhaust shop loosened them in VA but apparently they never tightened them because they couldn’t. Cut those out and replaced them. For an early birthday present, my wife bought a Bed Rug floor liner for the Jeep. The carpet was...

So I took the Jeep down for a few days. I had a bunch of little things so to do. The most important one was to replace the stock TJ tank skid. I picked up a skid from my buddy. It’s a heavy duty skid from Rokmen Off-road. Much beefier than the stock one. I pretty much had to do the same...

Going to start an EJS “To Do” list. It’s 3 months away but it goes quickly. Must complete: New skid plate for gas tank. -DONE Fluids-DONE Change transmission filter. DONE Grease-DONE Torque fasteners-DONE Rotate tires-DONE Rear track bar mount relocation -N/A Add 1” rear coil spacer. -DONE...

Less than 48 hours after I sent in the warranty claim, two new motor assemblies showed up at my house. Swapped everything over and we are good to go. You can also see the size difference in the bolt used. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app

Ripped off the compressor. During the climb, the tone completely changed in the compressor and it was producing no air. I tore it apart and found that both bolts that attach the connecting rod to the motor concentric were sheared. I called the ARB tech line and they said this was common with...

Here’s a few more pics from the rest of the day. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app

Headed out to Elbe Hills this weekend. Decided to try the infamous Boat Ramp. I’ve seen it on videos and pictures but they don’t do it justice at all. Huge climb with big boulders. I spent almost an hour navigating up it to only have my air compressor fail at the last part and was unable to get...

Had an air line relocate itself to the exhaust manifold on my last trip. Lost my rear locker and of course I didn’t have a repair kit on me. I had the 5mm one for the blue line but since I went to tons, everything was upgraded to the black line (6mm). Went and bought a couple of these fittings...

Loving the EVO tire carrier so far. No rattles or vibrations. Thought I would hate not having a swing gate with a supporting bearing but it’s not an issue. I might make some provision to keep the swing from swing all the way out on a slope to the passenger side. Sent from my iPhone using...

Found a metal pin in my tire on my last trip. I left it until I got home. Ended up pulling the tire, breaking down the beadlock and dropping off at Les Schwab for a patch. They did it in about 15 minutes free of charge. All good now. Sent from my iPhone using WAYALIFE mobile app