DirtyComanche

I have no desire to run BFGs. Really. I hated mine. Maybe the new ones are a little better, with the funky krawler like pattern. But if they're the same rubber, they won't cut it. I did a winter run with 35x12.5 M/Ts, and I was nearly denied on a slight incline that was a little iced up. That was with a front spool and L/S rear. And most of the other guys could walk it...

You mean you won't share? :eek: I live in an apartment. My hydroponic operation is currently busy growing something else. So rhubarb is a little scarce. :nuts:

That whole post cracks me up! Rhubrab grows here too! But I don't have any for you. Sorry.

Reminds me of an episode of 'Top Gear'. :nuts:

I'd buy a MM 141 (or 140, or whatever number they're at) if I didn't have 220. But, I had 220 so I bought a MM 180. I'd not have an issue using one to do 95% of what I have done. Maybe everything. You can always notch it and make multiple passes. It's just more time consuming.

I turned down 5 claws for $200... For that reason. Some people told me they liked them, but I knew better. How are the TrXus sidewalls? I won't run a BFG M/T or any of the knock-offs just because the sidewalls are too weak. I hate changing tires, and I like how my MT/Rs just shrug off the nasty stuff (Spotter says "You're gonna cut your tire" and I just hammer down...) Tough is god. Especially with me at the wheel. Anybody run radial TSL swampers? The bias ones are cheap, don't last long (tread life doesn't cocern me too much), but are squishy on road from what I know.

I'll have to keep those in mind. I'd not heard much about them. And I don't know anyone who runs them. You see, your $600 set of tires would cost me about $1200. So I have trouble justifying buying anything new.

Boggers suck. I hate them. Bighorns have only been avaliable in Canada for about a month... I'd probably try them if I was to get new tires. Pro-comp X-terrains have been ruled out. It looks like the MT/Rs off a rubi are the best choice... Other than they're for a 16" rim. But at least I should be able to find them. Thing is, they suck in mud. And I'd not mind running something OTHER than a MT/R now since I have them on my dodgy and MJ.

I've heard it's part of a 'tow package'. Not that I even believe such a thing exists. Who cares, it's got the goods. When you meet a girl with nice knockers, do you bother to ponder if they're real or not?

Alright, it's a tire thread. Which I would never read if I hadn't made it myself. Mostly because I find them boring and repetitive. Anyways, I need: -A 33x12.5ishx15 -Does alright in mud -Does well on rocks, stumps, dirt, etc -Is tough enough to not leave me stranded -Can be streeted easily enough and lastly -Is common enough that I can actually find a set of them used, due to the retarded price of tires in this country. And go...

he didnt choose his name! :nuts: He chose not to change it! :D So, if we had a guy who was named 'Omar Mohammad Kador' or such, and he changed his name to 'Keith Evens' you'd trust him? :nuts:

I never realized it was the door key. I just assumed it was an extra key (like my fuel cap key) that always got lost somewhere along the list of owners.

Do a 4wd swap first.

I thought he was well enough toasted that they'd consider it? Maybe if he hits a tanning salon? :nuts:

I don't even know the price here... Just that the dodgy takes about $200 even in diesel. Which is about $80 or $90 more than when I bought it.

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They ain't the best. Like to explode. Kinda clunky. But they're cheap.

I think they set up the contest this way so people would sit on the page and refresh it... The ad at the top has a counter, I'd think. More counts, more revenue... Or they're just stupid. I threw in a few votes.

There was a saying about the detroit ECTEDs 'At least it functions like a true-trac when it stops working'. True-tracs are a pretty good unit for a mild wheeler that sees street, winter conditions, and occasional wheeling. I still have one on the shelf to go into whatever I deem worthy of it (the current XJ probably, if things go downhill like the will). I like them way more than a clutch-pack LSD, as once they get hot they don't work at all. Which typically happens if you're spinning your tires trying to get through something. But if you're to wheel it hard or often, buy a real locker.

Stupid mod. I've got in this arguement at jeepforum too (yeah, awesome). There is NO POINT. If the closed system is in good shape, it will work well, better even. And it won't fail. If it's in bad shape, it won't work well, and it will fail. Hmm. So, how about the open system? Same deal. Just not as effiecent about it. Typical scenario... Jeep overheats. Owner blames cooling system design instead of 16-20years of neglect. Owner swaps neglected parts to good ones doing the conversion. The cooling system actually works. Owner's logic rules that the open system was obviously better. But I would upgrade the bottle if I had an old/crappy one. But, I JB welded the last old/crappy one I had and it ran for quite a long time after that. And to bleed a closed system, you really just need a hill.

Not worth much... I took some helicopter blades (time-x'd) to the scrap yard here, about 2000lbs worth. I think they gave us $800 or so (it's not clean aluminum however, so it's a very low rate for aluminum). I took in about 1600lbs of steel on the next load (more helicopter parts) and we got about $100 for it I think. Clean aluminum is worth a lot more than clean steel.

Fair enough. Sounds weird. I personally don't think an XJ has room for 4 people and gear. Hence I have no rear seat in my XJ. And it's true that the wrangler-things don't either. So, I guess you might as well start with a MJ and hack it up. Although, truth be told I really think you're the type of guy who could have got into an SJ wagoneer. Big enough to fit the family and a lot of junk. But I don't believe in wheeling 4-seaters anyways. Maybe because I'm young and dumb. No signs of a family on my horizon, unless things go all bad on me.

Why 3.55s? Cheap? Why cut the roof and back of the cab off? Might as well have just bought a C/Y/TJ. Ohwell, it's your build.

Sorta. I had a 79 F-250 camper special axle - it was a leaf sprung version. So, as long as it had leaf springs it won't have the cast in mounts. I'm under the impression that all F-250s of those years were leaf sprung. But I may be wrong. There is a few things you should know about the leaf sprung ones... There's a spring perch cast into the pumpkin, and it causes it to be about 3" wider than normal. I believe you'd have to trim that off for the TNT truss to work, as you can't make normal 'jeep style' brackets work without doing that. Also, ford knuckles are junk. And it's almost certain to have 3.55 gears.

It can be done, but like you said... Things are scary here. (For how you actually do that, you have to bevel the edge of the bracket and grind a slight groove into the axle where you wish to weld it. Then you make 4 or 5 passes. Time consuming, but acceptable.)