Search results

Thanks, I will. I should receive my set of KC C3 Amber 3" cubes tomorrow. They will mount in the bumper and hopefully give me some decent light to cut through snow and dust.

The first major change on our LJ has started. I got the bumper mounted on the LJ with my old Warn M8000 tonight. I still need to weld up a mount for the control box and get it all wired up but I like how it turned out so far. I also took measurements and photos to document how the Jeep looks...

I'm hoping I'll be okay given that DPG Offroad calculated which springs to get based on the weight of the bumper and winch as well as the hard top and estimated weight of the rear bumper / tire carrier that I want. He did mention that once the new suspension is on and had a chance to settle, I...

Gotcha. I've not had the chance to really need to do any spotter comms yet so in that regard, I agree and it will depend on the situation. Good discussion though. Thanks! Aaron

Agreed. I should have been a little more clear. I announce when I get on the air (personal habit). If someone is also on, that’s usually the start of a conversation. If the frequency has been quiet for a while and someone calls out, I’ll reply and include my call as a courtesy. I don’t include...

Great question @Todd & Meg! For me, on-road and off-road I try to be consistent. Normally I'll use my call sign when I get on the radio. I usually announce "AG7FW mobile" or "AG7FW monitoring". This tells others that I'm on the air and available to talk. I'll also periodically throw it in at...

I'm involved with Search and Rescue and we use UTM exclusively. Doesn't work for water or air travel but it's highly accurate for land travel. I teach a land navigation class to our SAR teams every year and this is the cornerstone of that class.

My wife and I are building a Wrangler LJ for overlanding and I'm doing the OME lift on it as well. They make some great lifts. We're intentionally not going with a RTT due to weight and the fact that we hike long distances (currently section hiking the Oregon portion of the PCT) and are more...

Great looking build! My first truck (nearly 30 years ago) was a Toyota. My wife and I were overlanding in that before we knew what overlanding was. Such great trucks.

Nice American-made bumper ordered from JCR Offroad today! https://www.jcroffroad.com/product/SWBB/SWBFC.html Ordered it bare metal so I can paint it (easier scratch repairs than powder coat). Can't wait to get it prep'd and installed! Just need to get some 2ga wire so I can get my winch wired...

Thanks for the update @deadspot. I think the roof rack is probably going to be a year away unless I can get my Goldwing sold soon. If I can get that sold, I will have more than enough $$ to do a soft top as well as a roof rack and any other gear I decide on. In the meantime, my focus is on...

With 146000 miles, that’s definitely in my near future. Also need to do spark plugs. I think the previous owner put “cold” plugs in it as it doesn’t run smooth till it warms up. I bought it in Texas so it wouldn’t surprise me. Thanks, Aaron

Just submitted an order through DPG Offroad for their OME Ultimate kit. https://dpgoffroad.com/product/old-man-emu-ultimate-tjlj-wrangler-kit/ I didn't go for the "long travel" version. I went with the normal kit but customized it a little. I'm getting the OME 2.5" lift with the JKS...

As prerunner1982 stated, only use ham radios between licensed operators. It’s a good idea to keep some cheap FRS radios for spotter comms but use the ham for vehicle to vehicle comms unless your spotter is licensed.

Here are a couple pictures. This is the NMO mount thru the roof of my Dodge 3500. This is the Wrangler LJ. The Dodge has a Kenwood D710 and the Wrangler has a Yaesu FTM400. Both have nice flat SWR and I’ve been able to transmit 40-50 miles pretty clearly (obviously terrain...

I have a small NMO antenna on my full size truck that I mounted thru the roof. It has a spring on it that has kept it from breaking on three limbs. On my Wrangler LJ that I’m starting the overland build on, I used this antenna. https://www.hamradio.com/detail.cfm?pid=H0-000063 It is mounted...

Sounds good. The only noise I hear from the engine now that I need to address is a whistle on deceleration with my foot off the throttle. Got a vacuum leak to locate. Replaced the throttle body gasket but no change. Hopefully not a cracked intake. I suspect it’s a bad intake/exhaust gasket but a...

I'm looking at a modified version of the DPG OME 2" Ultimate kit. I'm glad to hear that's a decent kit. I was looking over your build thread and it looks really solid. I plan on going to 32" tires, nothing larger at this time. As such, I'm going to drop the body lift for now. I will be adding a...

I was basically curious what you had @Vinman but also @deadspot. Thanks for the info on the Garvin. I like how that one hinges back for access to remove the hard or soft top. I would expect removing the soft top would be far simpler with the rack on than the hard top.

I'll be starting my build in earnest in about 2 weeks. I'll be ordering my lift and getting that installed first. Once I've done that, next will be tires. I'm still trying to decide on front and rear bumpers but I'm not sure I'm going to get past the front bumper before the budget is exhausted...