Recent content by 97TJ

I was new here and have over a dozen pages open. This is a viscous, rude forum that you are a mod/administrator at. Good luck.

That thingamajig looks both a bit cheap and immensely practical. Did some looking yesterday, not a lot, and failed to find it. C is Cindy, E is Eddie, O is Oh of course. Thanks for all the professional quality videos! Seems to be an almost endless supply of them...

Complete and total waste of a significant amount of money.

Paragraphs are indicative of a shift in gears. Humor is permissible.

Their youtube videos are pretty awesome. But their trails, lines, and technique often make me anticipate a loud clank followed by a sprouting driveshaft. Gear ratios must be over 5.13 in many cases. Making 37" tires with lockers spin like a dragster's slicks at launch? This is exactly what I...

Iight price.

Winches can not only save your rig, they can save your life. Big fan of winches here. Being a TJ owner, I don't have to winch too often. But I will note that my Warn has worked flawlessly for over 18 years. Something to be said for that. So I got a Warn for my buggy as well. I also like to...

Was looking this morning and finding that Ford gets credit for 1/2 ton tow ratings up to ~12,000. The rest hover around ~10,000-11,500. How do these ratings get tested? By Ford? By Dodge? Seems challenging to standardize and objectify. I'd feel more comfortable pulling a trailer queen with a...

Towing tends to bring up the subject of safety. Looking at driving statistics, it is quite clear that the driver is far more important than the rig. Expensive sports cars have the best handling and brakes yet are considered a poor risk by the insurance industry. 18 wheelers pulling two...

Long story that is best left untold. Going to flat tow Jeep for gear swap. It has 35" tires and a 4" lift. So the tow bar sits about 8" higher at the Jeep than the trailer ball. Considering swapping out the 35" front tires for some 29" tires. Having read that the larger tires can get...

I may have agreed with your 1/2 ton sentiments until recently. Then my axle housing broke in half last week. I've pulled five heavy loads and deal with washboard roads around here. Swapping out truck axles is a definite chore, even on a 1/2 ton truck. Heavy duty trucks have heavy duty...