What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

[JCWages]

@19mystic96

There are a ton of cool roads/trails around here. And if they are too tame now just come back after a good snow.

 

[JCWages]

I did some more front bumper trimming, though there's still more to do. I also did a little more research on the ZJ washer-bottle conversion for my WJ, if that counts.

-TJ

It doesn't count unless pictures....

 

[19mystic96]

@19mystic96

There are a ton of cool roads/trails around here. And if they are too tame now just come back after a good snow.

Challenge accepted! I guess I’ll have to come back up after a good snow then! I’m always up for more of a challenge.

edit for spelling correction

 

[Shannon]

Umm... I proudly drove it to a wedding rehearsal. Sorry it’s not exciting but I was proud as a peacock on the road in my 4Runner!

 

[Downs]

Towed this home from work. Promptly decided it was a little too bulky/heavy than i wanted for my XJ so towed it back this morning since the owner had another buyer lined up. I had plans for smaller tires on the rear and a dropped lunette ring to make it ride level but oh well.

Ill be sticking with my modded harbor freight trailer i guess. Much lighter.

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[MOAK]

Getting ready for our next western tour. The original outer brake lines and the original LSPV valve replaced.
Passenger side wheel bearings adjusted. Oil change and lube. Rerouting and simplifying dual battery set up as a new bluetop went in for our house battery. Next week, new sneakers and heaven forbid, I'm changing tire brand for the first time in over 25 years. Gonna give the General ATXs a go. peace out!!

 

[MOAK]

Towed this home from work. Promptly decided it was a little too bulky/heavy than i wanted for my XJ so towed it back this morning since the owner had another buyer lined up. I had plans for smaller tires on the rear and a dropped lunette ring to make it ride level but oh well.

Ill be sticking with my modded harbor freight trailer i guess. Much lighter. View attachment 118405

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I agree,, those are really cool trailers, but my oh my they are heavy.

 

[JCWages]

Challenge accepted! I guess I’ll have to come back up after a good snow then! I’m always up for more of a challenge.

edit for spelling correction

I'm always down for some snow wheeling. Even the paved roads become fun.

Foresthill Rd near China Camp.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Towed this home from work. Promptly decided it was a little too bulky/heavy than i wanted for my XJ so towed it back this morning since the owner had another buyer lined up. I had plans for smaller tires on the rear and a dropped lunette ring to make it ride level but oh well.

Ill be sticking with my modded harbor freight trailer i guess. Much lighter. View attachment 118405

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It does look like it's about to run over you. LOL

 

[jeep670]

Added JKS rear track bar and Synergy brace.View attachment 118444

 

[RoarinRow]

Added JKS rear track bar and Synergy brace.View attachment 118444View attachment 118445

Looks like you might need new shocks in the future. Is that rust or dirt? :)

 

[jeep670]

Looks like you might need new shocks in the future. Is that rust or dirt? :)

It's surface rust, provided free of charge to southern Ontario residents. They salt the roads in winter.
My jk had a bit of surface rust on the frame welds already when I picked it up from dealer with only 6km on the odometer. Chrysler is saving $$ on the paint. Rancho shocks come barely spray painted too.
That patch of rust on the shock(s) is from the boot rubbing the paint. I never worry about these little things. Besides, rust is nature's loctite. [emoji1]

 

[tjZ06]

It doesn't count unless pictures....

Hey, I know you!

So, here's how it was before:



You can see in the pic where the tire was rubbing the wheel-well liner even just street driving.

A few weeks back (before that last wheeling trip) I took a lot of material out of the liner and the bumper:


In the middle pic you can see the foglight bracket and wiring (lower part) and the windshield washer bottle, pump,wiring etc. (upper part). All of that actually needs to come out. Yesterday I just cleaned some of the trimming up and cleaned up the wiring I had sort of pulled out stuffing the tire into it, but I didn't get pics. I mostly was poking around to see what all I'd have to do, and play with some ideas of replacing the factory foglights with a much lower-profile LED setup that wouldn't interfere at all (as you can see, the factory foglight and mount are very deep). Part of me wants to keep the factory front bumper and hide a winch like this:

(not, that's a 2004 front bumper/grill... I don't like the grill as much, but I like the bumper cover better and with round fog-light holes it'd be easier to retrofit something aftermarket)

Still, at the end of the day I think I'll go with an aftermarket bumper, probably with fog-light provisions so I'll keep all the factory wiring in place, but just ditch the fogs for now while I'm still running this bumper.


(my '03 front end for comparison)

-TJ

 

[JCWages]

Hey, I know you!

So, here's how it was before:

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You can see in the pic where the tire was rubbing the wheel-well liner even just street driving.

A few weeks back (before that last wheeling trip) I took a lot of material out of the liner and the bumper:
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In the middle pic you can see the foglight bracket and wiring (lower part) and the windshield washer bottle, pump,wiring etc. (upper part). All of that actually needs to come out. Yesterday I just cleaned some of the trimming up and cleaned up the wiring I had sort of pulled out stuffing the tire into it, but I didn't get pics. I mostly was poking around to see what all I'd have to do, and play with some ideas of replacing the factory foglights with a much lower-profile LED setup that wouldn't interfere at all (as you can see, the factory foglight and mount are very deep). Part of me wants to keep the factory front bumper and hide a winch like this:

(not, that's a 2004 front bumper/grill... I don't like the grill as much, but I like the bumper cover better and with round fog-light holes it'd be easier to retrofit something aftermarket)

Still, at the end of the day I think I'll go with an aftermarket bumper, probably with fog-light provisions so I'll keep all the factory wiring in place, but just ditch the fogs for now while I'm still running this bumper.

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(my '03 front end for comparison)

-TJ

I've seen some of the Tacoma guys make new fender liners with ABS. Probably doable in your case if it's a relatively small area that has been removed.

 

[TJDon]

Added interior lighting to the cargo area
Have to order another battery minder display “gauge”. I accidentally shorted this one out. Oops

 

[JimBill]

Took the WJ to Hollister Hills to check clearances and flex after installing Rough Country front discos a while back. Also let Yvonne get a bit of driving experience in the obstacle course and through the tunnel. The WJ had a budget boost on when I bought it, and with 3" lift Ranchos, front discos, and a little work on bump stop extensions I am surprised how much flex this little Jeep has. And as usual there was rubbing on the front bumper plastic, but I think I will let that self clearance (for now). Rig is officially ready for OB Sierras 2019!

 

[Downs]

I agree,, those are really cool trailers, but my oh my they are heavy.

Not too bad. I think empty weight is around 1200 lbs with the bed. The M116 chassis is around 750ish. Hard to beat my little modded HF trailer that I can pick up and move around when it's empty haha.

It does look like it's about to run over you. LOL

It tows really nice. The surge brake is pretty functional. Just not how much weight I want to tow around with a 200,000 mile Jeep haha.

 

[TJDon]

Figured while I was in the mood to do interior work, might as well put in the usb in the back of the center console so my daughter can plug in her phone

 

[UltimaSanctus]

Saw online somewhere that somebody swapped the DRL's to another blinker bulb to make the whole lower housing a blinker/parking light like the 90's trucks used to be. I liked it so I did it to my Tahoe. I think it turned out great

 

[JCWages]

I broke another wheel stud. This time in the rear. The semi stripped lug nuts must have migrated to the rear during tire rotations because one got cross threaded and I couldn't remove it without breaking the stud. Thankfully the O'Reilly's in Auburn stocks the Dorman replacement studs. I'm also thankful I was able to "press" the new stud in using only a few washers and an OEM lug nut to pull it into place. There's no room to hammer the studs into the rear axle like you can up front. *whew*