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[3Hummers]

Cool. Coming solo or bringing the other half?

 

[LagunaH1]

Don’t know yet, but will figure it out soon


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[Bigunit]

Are either one of you two making it to Moab this year?

I hope to be able to make it if I am able to to take the time off from work. I took on more work admin/management responsibilities as of December 1.

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[LagunaH1]

I took on more work admin/management responsibilities as of December 1.

Same here



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[3Hummers]

Wah, wah, wah, we are all busy. Make it happen.

 

[JPaul]

I simply put the trip into my work calendar and told my boss I am going to be gone during that time, there was no discussion about it.

 

[LagunaH1]

Researching wheels and tires..... What does everyone do for DOT approved bead locking rims?

 

[JPaul]

I always see Hutchison mentioned, not sure what other DOT legal options there are.

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[alrock]

Researching wheels and tires..... What does everyone do for DOT approved bead locking rims?

I would wait and see what you and your Jeep are capable of before investing in those. I think you'll be happy with all that you can do. As Silverton mentioned on FB, those are heavy and will put a lot of stress on your axles, which might be a weak point on your Jeep.

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[LagunaH1]

The new T-case arrived yesterday

 

[3Hummers]

Why didn't you just buy a new Rubi?

 

[JPaul]

Built, not bought. :thumbs:

 

[alrock]

Why didn't you just buy a new Rubi?

New Rubis don't have a V8 or an awesome Atlas transfer case. Plus Reloader wouldn't have any project to work on.

 

[3Hummers]

Ahhhhh, keeping Steve busy, a worthwhile endeavor.

 

[3Hummers]

Mikkel, you will love the Atlas T case.

 

[LagunaH1]

Why didn't you just buy a new Rubi?

They are everywhere. Everyone drives them. That very thing disqualifies them for me.

 

[3Hummers]

No it doesn't. Everybody in SoCal drives a Tesla and you got one of those.

 

[LagunaH1]

No it doesn't. Everybody in SoCal drives a Tesla and you got one of those.

It is the single biggest “Don’t like” about the Tesla.... they, too, are everywhere


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[JPaul]

This is exactly why it took me so long to build an AR15, everybody and their dog's cousin has one. But once I finally shot one, I realized what I was missing out on.

 

[LagunaH1]

So, the Jeep came home on Saturday.

I'm learning to use the new T-Case, MAN does it have a good crawl ratio! The Jeep is running great, really great. The new brakes are fantastic. The turn radius is excellent. The Jeep tracks straight down the road. Not a drop of anything leaking anywhere.

I can't wait to try out the new lockers and in general see how this beast-ified rig does off road.

Next on the list:

35's and new bumpers

 

[alrock]

Woohoo, glad to hear! Reloader put a lot of work into it, as you saw.

 

[LagunaH1]

Woohoo, glad to hear! Reloader put a lot of work into it, as you saw.

He did, and very obviously he also put a lot of pride into his work.

[mention]Reloder [/mention] Thank you!!


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[3Hummers]

Steve, want to take a shot at fixing the rear air system leak on the Scorpion. I pretty much have it narrowed down to the air bag.

 

[LagunaH1]

Time for another update:

I got 35's installed today. They look great and gives lots of awesome clearance underneath the Jeep but..... They rub on the rear coils up top when I flex the jeep out a bit.

Are spacers safe to use on live axles?

 

[LagunaH1]

Aaaaand problem solved. 1.25 inch wheel spacers are on and clearance is far better