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  1. smritte

    Is ATRAC best avoided?

    If your referring to the G80 limited slip, you are correct. An advantage to traction control in a 4wd is it can to a degree, mimic a limited slip without the hard steering you get from having an lsd in the front. There's some real good systems out there and Toyota has a system using torque...
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    Gaia inreach mini 2 and iPad mini 6 … JUNK

    Not sure I understand your comment. Are you saying that Garmin disabled the ability to pair the mini 2 to an Ipad or the ability to deliver GPS or both.
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    Is ATRAC best avoided?

    The problem people don't seem to realize is things wear out. I spend a bit of time on mud and that school of thought runs rampant. The 100 series is an AWD vehicle that's 20+ years old. AWD causes way more wear on a front diff then a rear. I'm not sure how the ATrac system caused a ring gear to...
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    Reaver's DIY adventure box!

    You did a great job matching your trailer color to the ground. I don't think I'm that skilled. Glad it all went well.
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    Soda Lake crossing

    Should be dry by now. We did though get more rain then normal, otherwise it would have been good by early march. If its wet, you can access it from Razor Road off the I-15. If your following the Mojave Road from the east, you can exit in Barstow and come back in Razor.
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    What Happened To That Aftermarket Parts Company

    Wow Super Shop. Forgot about them. They got pretty big out here. One of my Co workers worked at the last one to be open.
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    Is the Overlanding community killing itself

    Yep. Watched this same thing with every "hobby/sport" that went wild with the public. Remember when everyone wanted to learn Kung Fu due to the TV show in the early 70's then within a couple of years, everyone switched to backpacking and had to have a fashionable down jacket? Then lifted...
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    Using EV charging stations to charge your trailer

    This on top of your alternator? Or are you thinking of plugging in while your parked? I don't know if I want the added expense of using an EV charger to fill up my trailer battery's. I can imagine the looks you get from the EV people who will spend 20 mins filling their car when it could take...
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    Reaver's DIY adventure box!

    I was amazed how much more power I used running mine as a freezer. With full water tanks, see if you loose water on a side hill or angle. My fill is on the side. I had to install a screw on cap to keep it from running out on a side hill.
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    So, Where Are All Of The 2020/2021/2022's Waiting On Chips?

    I'm actually surprised but not. Someone had to make the decision to keep producing while missing computers (one or more). The chip shortage effected almost all of the computers in the vehicle, not just the PCM. That means pulling apart interiors, digging out ABS....... I work with modern...
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    Talk about “Overland” tax.

    Your not going to get "official" Rhino Rack metric T-nuts from a hardware store. Remember when the first gen JK's were burning to the ground? Yep, used standard hardware store T-nuts.
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    12V Mini Fuse with switch?

    There ya go. I saw something like that for testing but couldn't remember where.
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    So, Where Are All Of The 2020/2021/2022's Waiting On Chips?

    What I had heard was they literally didn't build anything. As a vehicle goes down the line, the computers are tested and everything is calibrated. The man hours setting this up afterwards would be huge. The longer a new car sits unsold, the lower its value is. Does that mean no one built cars...
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    Longer drive shaft vs slip yoke eliminator

    Your driveshaft slip yoke should run in the middle third of the splines. If its not, that needs to be fixed. If you add in a slip yoke eliminator, your going to need the drive shaft modified. Done properly, the transferase tail shaft and output shaft are changed. Then the driveshaft end is...
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    The Grenadier....

    Most of the world diesels are concerned with CO2. Were concerned with NOX. When you raise compression, you gain power and raise NOX. So, short answer, emissions.
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    Oil temp monitoring ?

    Do you want permanent or temporary. If you have a volt meter you could get a multimeter temp probe pretty cheap. Its conductive so all you need to do is put a hose clamp in it. Measure your input then your output.
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    US West San Gabriel Valley Food & Rigs

    You do know, once you get the ham license you get to buy new stuff. Running both 2m and GMRS at the same time, you will see why I like 2M so much. BTW Meeting this week? remind me to bring the oil filters.
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    Obviously, you never heard of "who dies with the most toys wins!" I'm working on winning that. There's no such thing as too many toys, only too small of a home.
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    My DIY offroad utility (base camp) trailer

    Thank you for the dimensions on bushings. I'm going to add them to my part list. I've seen this type before but never with the number of choices they have. Shocks Just incase yours are longer, these are the shocks I run but not where I bought them. Early lowered bug front. Top and bottom...
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    My DIY offroad utility (base camp) trailer

    Good work so far. Sorry to hear about your welder issues. I would hate to have to bring stuff to work to weld. I have two questions. 1. What are you using for arm bushings? 2. Are you going to secure one end of your coil spring or are you using the shock to limit arm travel?