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  1. GP NOIR

    REGEARING RUBICON WITH 3.8 & AUTO TRANS & 35s: 5:13s?

    How fragile are 5.13s in Rubicon D44s? The 42RLE has a 2.84 1st gear and even with a 4.0 t-case and 4.1 axle, crawl ratio is a dismal 47:1. 4th gear is .69 resulting in 1900 RPMs at 70, giving abysmal performance and gas mileage. Rolling on 35s, my brother gets 9 MPG highway. Switching to 5.13s...
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    Show Us Your Cool Aircraft Photos

    I love aviation, especially Warbirds and vintage aircraft. I’ve been fortunate to see some awesome birds and photograph them. Share with us the cool photos you’ve taken. I’ll start with the latest photos I’ve taken. Don’t cheat and post pictures from the internet! Let’s see your photos! B-25J...
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    Jeep Axes 8 Speed Automatic in 2025 3.6 Wrangler?

    According to Car & Driver, Stellantis will not be offering the 3.6 V6 with the 8 speed automatic. The 3.6 will only be available with the 6 speed manual. I'm a die hard manual fan, but I think Stellantis is making a mistake, especially in view of the awkward gear ratio choices of the current 6...
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    Tools I Wish I’d Known About Before

    I’ve been building, fabricating, repairing, modifying aircraft, automobiles and other machines for more decades than I care to admit and I still come across tools I wish I’d known about sooner. The latest is the handheld induction heater. I’ve known about induction heating metal, a machine shop...
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    Brakes

    2 door 2012 Wrangler Rubicon w/manual trans Who do we like for braided stainless steel brake lines? My brake lines are aging and I want to replace them. I'm having trouble with the front right brake dragging enough that the Jeep bogs when starting from a stop and the brake runs a consistent...
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    Winter 4x4 Jamboree

    Anyone at the Jamboree? What trails did you sign up for? Wednesday we’ll be doing Triple 7 and Thursday, it’ll be Double Sammy. Friday is 4x4 101 class and Saturday Toquerville Falls
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    Rocky Gap Road, Nevada

    A friend of mine and I plan to meet in Nevada to run Rocky Gap Road, near Las Vegas Nevada, on Saturday 30 Dec. My friend has a stock two door 2018 JK Sport. He's new to off-roading. I'll be taking my 2012 2 door Rubicon on 35 inch class BFG MTs. I'm not familiar with Rocky Gap Road. Jeep...
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    All I Want For Christmas

    is a new Jeep J-10, a direct descendant and true successor to the original Gladiator. A modern full sized pickup truck with solid Jeep bones suitable for towing. This truck would have solid axles front and rear, a V8, optional diesel, mechanically shifted T-case, room for big tires, the...
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    Jeeps On The Moon?

    I wore my shirt "JEEP. GO ANYWHERE. DO ANYTHING" while having lunch with my co-workers. I'm an aviation technician. My co-workers are degreed engineers in a variety of fields including mechanical, computer software, computer graphics and the head of our small company has a PhD in Aerospace...
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    Las Vegas Trails?

    What are some good trails around Las Vegas for a stock JK? I don't known the area at all. A friend from LA wants to meet up for another weekend of off-roading and Las Vegas is about half way between us. I do have On-X. Thanks!
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    Moab, 29 April - 3(?) May

    I'll be in Moab on or about Saturday 29 May to meet up with my brother for a few days. He's coming up from Texas in his JLUR. Not sure for how long, but likely won't leave for home until Thursday morning 4 May. If anyone would like to join us, you're more than welcome. I have a passing...
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    Hungry Valley SVRA, 15 April

    A couple of us will be at the Hungry Valley SVRA on Saturday, 15 April. My buddy has a stock two door JK and has never wheeled it. In fact, he's never wheeled anything. I figure the Hungry Valley practice area would be a good place for him to start. Anyone is welcome to come join us. I'll...
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    Mojave Road

    On-X posted a video about the Mojave Road. They include some interesting history
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    Happy St. Paddy's Day, You Reprobates!

    WARNING! Today is St. Patrick's Day. I will be deeply offended if I see anyone not wearing a green tee shirt. Unless you're orange Irish. Then you should wear an orange tee shirt. In fact, you should just play it safe and wear an orange and green tee shirt. At the same time. We all know how holy...
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    Thor’s Lighting Bolt Portable Compressor

    Thor’s Lightning Bolt Compressor We picked up a Thor’s Lightning Bolt Compressor at the SLC Off-road Expo for a special show price of $220 out the door. It’s portable and comes with a carry bag and an air hose for airing up tires. The air hose is fitted with an air gauge. The compressor has...
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    Postcards From Sand Hollow

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    Rancho 9000 Shocks

    I’ve seen several posts recommending Rancho 9000 shocks because of their adjustability. I don’t want to derail anyone’s thread, so I’m starting this one. Back in the 90s, I installed a complete set of Rancho 9000s on my Cherokee. When the first set wore out, I replaced them with a second set...
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    Volkswagen To Release An All Electric International Scout??

    Volkswagen? Electric International Scout? How does that work? As it turns out, it's complicated-
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    Factor 55 Winch Class

    Justin of Factor 55 giving a class on winching at King Of The Hammers Recovery tools and tech has come a long way!
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    Short Arms & Coil Overs VS Long Arms With Shocks & Springs?

    Rather than clutter up the Accu Air thread with an off topic question, I thought I'd start another- This was Eddie's answer to my question as to how well the Accu Air handles high speed runs over whoops and washboards and it got me to thinking. How much is the ability to handle high speed...
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