World Traveler III
What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
- Thread starter iamout
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ordered some nitto ridge grapplers, got some decked dividers, almost done with solar rig idea
steve
steve
Put locking wire and locks on the mounts for the roof rack. 
Built my compressor into a box with 4 inflation hoses. Then connected a pressure switch between the compressor and air tank have the air tank ready to be installed once I remove my 3rd row seats.
Traveler III
Just did Ridge Grappler's myself a few months back, after a couple of years with the Trail Grappler's. Really like them a lot!
installed a 2.5 inch lift new method wheels and 37 inch tires
I broke my brand new junk smittybilt compressor. 15 minutes of testing and bang.
Should have purchased the Chinese copy it may have lasted longer. .
Should have purchased the Chinese copy it may have lasted longer. .
Traveler II
Traveler II
Yesterday we took our rig out to Walker Valley ORV and finally got past the Qualifier Gate (after 3 tries). Took a little doing and a ton of back and forth. Wish we had the EAS (Air Suspension) right now, could have gone over that with no hitch. Overall, we might have scraped a few things, but nothing is leaking (I hope) and he made the drive home.
Pathfinder I
That's crazy. What were you doing for the handle to break like that? I have the same unit and have used it dozens of times and it works great. I have no tried driving on top of it to level the truck for camping however. :p
Traveler II
Pathfinder I
I like it when trails have qualifiers/filters at the entrance. :)
Pathfinder I
So this is interesting. I recently posted about one of my Morimoto XB35 HID ballasts going out so I purchased a cheap temp replacement on Amazon to get me by until my warranty replacement arrived. The unit was cheap at $10 shipped and I'm not expecting it to be a high quality unit. For $10 it will serve as a nice backup unit for overlanding trips. I already carry spare bulbs and relays just in case. However, after driving around a bit I notice the headlight with the cheap ballast is noticeably dimmer than the Morimoto side. This may not seem shocking at face value when comparing a $55 ballast to a $10 ballast but if you have been around HID kits long enough you will know that a lot of cheapo Chinesium ballasts offer the same or similar output to more expensive aftermarket and OEM ballasts (Testing results thread at HID Planet). It's the bulbs that make a huge difference in output, color rendition and color matching. Some even claim that Morimoto ballasts are just cheap Chinesium ballasts with a fancy cover. Well that is not quite the case. They perform very well for the money and are MUCH brighter than some of the cheap ballasts on the market. It is plainly obvious in this case and I don't need a LUX meter to quantify the difference. lol
On this morning's commute
This is the Morimoto XB35 2.0 ballast I have on my driver's side
This is the temp replacement ballast on Amazon. To be fair I am fine with its operation as a temp ballast but if I wasn't a cheap mofo I would spring for a higher quality unit (DLT Fast Bright) costing only $15 more.
On this morning's commute
This is the Morimoto XB35 2.0 ballast I have on my driver's side
This is the temp replacement ballast on Amazon. To be fair I am fine with its operation as a temp ballast but if I wasn't a cheap mofo I would spring for a higher quality unit (DLT Fast Bright) costing only $15 more.
Traveler II
Got my first CB radio in today. We opted for the Uniden PRO520XL because if the size. Looking forward to being able to use it this coming weekend and later in the month. 
Traveler III
Nice! That's a good solid unit. I have an older version of it. Just make sure you tune your antenna properly using a SWR meter.
Traveler II
Expedition Master I
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- First Name
- Michael
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- Lee
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13728
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Off-Road Ranger I
Trailer finally got new fenders. Ready to go another trip!
I was testing my tire up tire down and filling the tank.
It broke on the third test
Off-Road Ranger I
Washed waxed and stabled.. ready for next adventure and/or project.. 
