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I had no luck with the Echo with my adventure trailer behind the WJ. Same symptoms you have. I put a Prodigy in the WJ and instantly it was all better. On very loose surfaces offroad it'd still lock a tire occasionally a bit earlier than I expected, but once I hit dirt I usually turned the...

I go with a Safe Jack - 4WD, Outdoor,Off road, 4X4 accessories and products. kit. Kinda spendy, but IMHO a bottle jack with a really good saddle and some extensions like Safe Jack provides is about the best/only way to lift my rigs on the trail. Both my solid axle swapped Silverado and my WJ...

Olympus TG-6: I always regret not getting enough pics on trips, so I figured an actual dedicated camera would help. I have my phone mounted up with maps and things on it, so I often don't take take it out of the rig when I stop. The camera should fix that, and I used it a lot in Moab last...

Very nice build! -TJ

If I'm not mistaken a Pilot like yours still has a "regular" automatic transmission (as in, planetary gears not CVT), right? I think CVTs are what hold back 90% of other cross-over vehicles more than clearance/traction (espec w/ a mild lift and good AT tires). The reality is most vehicles will...

The longest I've done off road was about 800, though there was some pavement in there. It was something like 1200 miles of pavement to/from so the whole trip was ~2k. I want to do much longer, further trips someday... -TJ

Nice! Text me details... but I really-really-really hope Nov is possible for the WJ. -TJ

The 426 Hemi is done at the machine shop... but there's so much left to do to button the whole thing up. -TJ

If I can get my dang WJ ready I'm in... -TJ

Thanks! Not much will change on the rig soon, I have new rear shocks and I may or may not mess with fabbing a rear sway bar... but I'm exceptionally happy with the whole setup. -TJ

Yeah, sorry... but like you said there will be more trips and I'll get a chance to make 'em for the crew. '22 is just turning out to be a helluva year all-around. -TJ

Sorry folks, I hate to do it but I'm going to have to drop out. I have a bunch going on with work and personal life I have to attend to instead - I'd much rather be camping! ;) -TJ

That's only about a ~32.5" tire, nothing crazy. Stock is about a 28" or 29". Not to mention tire size shouldn't "burn up" a transmission per say. Bigger/heavier wheels and tires will make you push through the torque converter a bit more, which creates heat, and heat is the enemy of an automatic...

This isn't meant a dig, but review this thread and maybe give us some more info about yourself and your use cases: https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/threads/if-youre-going-to-ask-what-vehicle-is-best.42625/ Also, why not just use the Durango? You know what they say: "the best Overlander is...

You need to be looking at 2010 and older GM 2500/3500 8-lug wheels, just FYSA. 2011+ went to 8x180mm. -TJ

Actually washed the D'max/FWC yesterday... doesn't happen much. Need to start diagnosing an intermittent issue with my ARB dual compressor. Sometimes it just won't turn on, on the S-Pod I see the amperage spike pretty high, then fall off to 0 and the S-Pod turns the circuit off. Sometimes it...

I have a RIG'd loaded down pretty heavy (just my spare is 120+ lbs) and have a lot of time and miles off road with it. So far it works exactly like day 1. -TJ

Welcome. I spend about 80% of my time in Palo Alto, also Santa Clara County. -TJ

Well, since I'm poking around in the thread, might as well post a pic of my kitchen over the weekend: -TJ

So rad! I'm also in Palo Alto and would love to check it out sometime. If you've seen the silver Chevy 2500 with a tan Fourwheel Camper around town, that's me. -TJ