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  1. Winterpeg

    Hello From Canada

    Welcome from your neighbour to the east! I venture into your area once in a while... family near there.
  2. Winterpeg

    FJ Cruiser registry

    You could always get a really big marine type one and mount it up there. I wouldn't recommend rock crawling with it due to raising the CG though.
  3. Winterpeg

    FJ Cruiser registry

    Like all things, you get what you pay for. Are those sliders DOM? After having to bash sliders against a rock, repeatedly, after breaking a front axle shaft on a tough trail... I learned to appreciate my sturdy sliders. They didn't dent at all... I was quite amazed. They are the Allpro...
  4. Winterpeg

    On board water

    This one you can mount wherever... (mind you the roadshower one you probably could as well) https://www.thewaterport.com/ If you wanted to put it where you mentioned (spare tire area), you could get someone to fab up a tank with some baffles and install an air valve on one side and a garden...
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    On board water

    This might be a simpler solution... http://roadshower.com/
  6. Winterpeg

    Legal Weapons and Overlanding

    No mention here of hunting season or to a qualified range.... just FYI. Transportation of Non-Restricted Firearms 10 (1) An individual may transport a non-restricted firearm only if (a) except in the case of a muzzle-loading firearm that is being transported between hunting sites, it is...
  7. Winterpeg

    What do you consider a "trail?"

    Lingo will change with every group. So, whatever you are comfortable with describing to your circle and their ultimate understanding is all that matters. When describing to others I try to describe it like a cartographer would... at least at first. Then I would go into more detail (if they...
  8. Winterpeg

    Traction Control (VSC) - HELP

    Are you giving it a bunch of gas and breaking lose the traction on the rear end? What does it exactly do when it engages? Do you lose throttle and it beeps at you and the light on the dash lights up? Is it throwing any codes? Check engine light on? It's not totally unusual for a loss of...
  9. Winterpeg

    ABS on the trail?

    Yes. Unplugging the fuse works for me on my FJ. I do this sometimes when we get a big dump of snow and the roads are bad as well. I have found most times in traffic I simply need to stop sooner than I would be able to with ABS... A lot of times there simply is no avenue of escape... stopping...
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    ABS on the trail?

    ABS increases your stopping distance and is less effective off-pavement. ABS was designed to repeatedly releases your brakes (pumps your brakes) faster than you could, allowing you to maintain steering ability in panic situations. This increases your stopping distance. In dirt you need the...
  11. Winterpeg

    Traction Control (VSC) - HELP

    Any issues with your brakes themselves? It's odd that the traction control is triggering unnecessarily. What exactly are you doing when the traction control engages? Speed, road type, ice/snow, etc....?
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    Traction Control (VSC) - HELP

    Most (if not all) traction control issues on dry pavement are from over-inflated tires. You say it runs quite well but the fact is, it's losing traction on turns. You will likely have traction issues entering roadways as well.... causing you to lose power when you need it most. I'm not sure...
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    Traction Control (VSC) - HELP

    Holy crap man... drop that psi to 40 at most. Pulling that wiring harness just disables the traction control nannies... An ABS light comes on but, with mine at least, ABS is still active. So for me, I prefer not to have ABS while driving in the city so I pull the fuse - which disables the...
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    Traction Control (VSC) - HELP

    It sounds like something is binding... assuming you should have normal traction (ie: you're not driving on ice). Perhaps it's out of alignment or maybe you are running the tires with too much air in them and are bouncing? If you need to disable the traction control until you figure it out...
  15. Winterpeg

    Are you a day tripper, Weekender, Weeker, Full Timer?

    In the summertime... week long trips with 1 or 2 that are up to 10 days or so... 4 or 5 times throughout the spring and summer. Not much beyond that besides a few day trips to go wheeling with a friend or 2.
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    Sourcing firewood

    It all depends on where you camp. I use a chainsaw and try to find standing dead trees nearby. Lately I've been using my canoe... paddle 2 minutes and find a standing dead near the shore... drop it, buck it up, load up the canoe, paddle back 2 minutes to where I'm camping on the beach and pile...
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    Big wheels small tires or small wheels big tires?

    I agree with the above.... more rubber the better. From what was explained to me a while back the only reason you would want to go with a low profile rim and tire setup is for high speed maneuvering as the tires are more stable. My ride quality alone improved vastly by going up a couple tire...
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    What do you do when trapped in snow

    Definitely something to be aware of! (also mentioned in post#15)
  19. Winterpeg

    Hoist for RTT?

    My buddy used a pulley system and a cheap electric winch in his garage for his jeep hardtop.
  20. Winterpeg

    Calling all FJ Cruisers!

    Icon suspension, ARB front bumper, Exp1 rear bumper, and a few other mods.