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Primarily because one sees the trailer after it begins to turn while backing up . if it is the same width as the tow vehicle one sees the slightest variance immediately and can correct for it. It’s just a lot easier to back up.. my Landcruiser is a bit wider than my Jeep was. Fortunately a...

Is the track width the same as your trucks? If not then sell the trailer and start over.. if the track width is the same, then by all means, keep the trailer, lengthen your tongue and carry on.. I have a trailer, same track width as my tow vehicle, I have another smaller trailer that...

I’m with you on this. I tire of politics popping up, states rights, legislation, guns, etc etc are all hot button issues that don’t belong here.. you wanna talk about guns? Go to a frigging gun forum, you wanna talk politics, go to a politics forum.. you wanna talk about rock crawling, go to a...

#1- Regearing companies have some folks convinced that it must be done. That’s great marketing, but if you aren’t going bigger than 35s save your money. #2- don’t be mixing and attempting to match components from different brands. #3- Fancy, expensive shocks are all fine and well if you are...

Yes, I carry a multi meter, extra wire, lots of fuses, and a couple of important relays etc..

Thankfully I drive a somewhat simple machine. The question however, can I fix it on the trail? Big things? No. Little things? Yes. However, I place a very high priority on preventive maintenance. Examples? I replaced my starter last year only because the starters have a reputation of failing...

Agree 100%.. the sweet spot on my 4.5 FZE is between 2200 & 2700 rpms. When loaded with all our gear and trailer we scale out at 8,000 lbs. if I allow the trans to be automatic when pulling a steep grade it will upshift if I let off the throttle, only to downshift again. Sure, you could floor...

Just a general rule of thumb I have found to be true. For every inch in tire size different than stock add or subtract 3% I’m using 33” tires instead of the stock 31” so 50 mph is actually 53 MPH at a 6% difference . 100 miles on the odo is actually 106 miles.. that’s not really enough of a...

Yup, did the full-size thing a lifetime ago. After my ex wife totaled my 76 Landcruiser I went full-size. My first was a 1960 F100, that truck was beyond cool, then a 72 F250 then an 89 F150. Cool trucks every one of em, but not cut out for overland remote trail use. Fire roads, sure no...

Here's the thing, every time I think I might want to go full size, or up our comfort level, we encounter something like this. Here we are on the way to a campsite. More often than not this happens on the way to and from our much preferred, isolated, primitive campsites. We don't like having...

I’ve been on the Shafer Rd multiple times so I gotta ask. Where did you need to back up? That road is wide and well maintained. I don’t know of any section of it that one needs to back up. Now, elephant hill switchbacks, yes, there is one section there. Pull in, back up.

Hey, you're obviously ready to make the switch or you wouldn't be asking about it. Have you considered re-built vintage? Mine is 24 years old this coming January. For the past 100,000 miles I have slowly but surely rebuilt, re-bolted, refurbished, everything, except the bottom end, the...

Ya, complete BS. The story stated he had a mr buddy heater hooked up to a five gallon propane tank and was using it to cook a roast. What is it? I hate when people write or talk like that. Was he using the mr buddy to cook the roast? Or was he using propane with a burner? If the mr buddy was...

I figured as much, as often as I’ve ever needed a jump, I’d have been through 3 of those things and never used any of em.. I do keep an old set of cables up in the barn,, wait, no I don’t, my wife reminded me that our daughter made off with them years ago .

Lots of good posts here, so here is the method to my madness. I run 7 tires on 7 wheels, all interchangeable. 5 on the Cruiser and 2 on the trailer. My truck automatically gets 4 new tires every 40,000 miles. The youngest 3 tires stay for the trailer and a spare. The oldest 4 I sell. I’ve...

I used two of em for 5 years without fail in my dual set up. I got a fridge las summer then I got the blue top to increase my amp hours. The old agm is on my bench being maintained..

Never heard of FVP, however they are made by one of two companies Deka or Johnson controls. The price point screams Johnson Conttol. I have the Auto Zone version of the JC battery and hey, 6 years old and still going strong.. I do run a Bluetop for fridge etc in a dual system.

Hi all, my brother-in-law recently purchased a brand new Chevy Colorado ( diesel ) and is looking to get its nose out of the ground. My being the family expert on such things, he has come to me asking for advice. I’m clueless. Is it wrong of me to think that aftermarket control arms should...

Every time out was, I admit, a bit of an exaggeration. At the time I was running 255/85/16s with a 2” OME suspension. Every 50,000 miles I could count on replacing the front lower control arm bushings and the front axle universals. Every 70-75 thousand miles the rest of the suspension...

At 204,000 a shop in Atlanta did a semi resto on all things steering, suspension, front axle rebuild, all new door seals, all new rubber under the hood, new breather lines, water pump, alternator, etc etc. I purchased the vehicle with 206,000 on it after a ton of research. In hindsight I...