lots of mouth'in off, more wheel'in and some wrench"in
The PunkDig for my new XR-10 R/C Crawler showed up today. I’m not planning the build until after Christmas. As my oldest boy is getting a quite a few things for his R/C Crawler for Christmas. Building and wrenching with him will be good fun.
I ordered directly from Punk RC in Utah. It only took a few days to get here. Ordered it on the 6th got here on the 9th.
Little back story here; I purchased a ’90 Jeep XJ two years back to replace my aging ’85 CJ-7. Bought the Jeep with a rebuilt lower end on the motor and over the last two years I have slowly upgraded and tweaked everything you could think of from suspension, armor, to engine upgrades as in cooling system, air intake, exhaust, performance plug wires, etc.
The one thing I failed to think of was the injectors which were probably the ones that they stuck in the motor when it was assembled in 1990, and if not they looked old. I decided considering what feels like I should get more out of my motor and that my fuel economy is for crap, is to replace the injectors.
So priced them out at auto stores at $60+ each, or $360+ for all six, ouch!
Looked around on the net and found these guys on ebay; PRECISION AUTO INJECTORS .
They recycle by [Read more...]
I finally got around to updating the “Current Jeep” Page on the LUVMYJP page. Here is a break down and a link.
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So in the effort to get my wife off the FORD kick, I convinced her to look at Jeep specifically a Commander. Why? We wanted something that can hold more than five people, has four wheel drive, and tough. We picked a 2008 Commander Sport with upgrades of; Quadra trac II, and the 4.7L V8 (not the HEMI, I can not see my wife staying out of trouble with her lead foot.) I really was hoping for the Quadra drive system with Electronic Limited Slip Differentials. They had none on the lot, and it was not a major priority as they come normally on the Overland editions and are pricier. (out of our planned price range)
At first, I was blamed for just wanting another Jeep in the household. After a couple days though she actually told me she likes it and wanted to know if we could lift it a little and put bigger, more aggressive tires on it. WOOHOO! ……I luv my wife.
Not the best pics, but to show it off;
I started looking into after market stuff. Wow! Not a lot yet, and Mopar [Read more...]
Poor Boy Fab Shop; that’s me, Skully’s at home DIY projects! In this ever crappy economy most of us see an ever depleting disposable income. (Although I will admit if I did have the money I still like to fab my own stuff, its fun and saves money for the more expensive toys.)
For owners of any 4 wheel Drive the secret is to get as big of a tire as possible with the amount of lift you can afford. For XJ owners it can be a pain to figure out how to get the big tires under your vehicle as most lift kit makers state for XJ’s 4.5″ of lift you can run 32″ tires. Problem I find that not so accurate. I have 4.5″ of lift with 31′s and still rub in the front and rear. The front of an XJ you can cut to yours hearts content to give yourself room. The rear of an XJ is a little more complicated being it is a Unibody and the pinch seam and lower quarter panel gets in the way. Even with minor to major cutting most still do some form of Bump stop [Read more...]
My personal opinion here; I hate tire reviews written a month after they put them on. A review for a specific tire should be written after you done wore them out. So here is mine……….
I am a long time BFG fan. In 10 years I ran two different vehicles and four different sets of BFG’s on them. (1) Set of BFG A/T’s which are great on everything besides mud. (3) Sets of BFG M/Ts which are an all around great tire which I managed to abuse quite regularly and still got 60,000+ miles on each set. They only sucked on the street on snow and ice until I had them siped which kind of helped, but there is no perfect tire for all terrains.
Last year I had an epiphany; “How do I know if there is anything better if I have never tried them?” So I decided to try Interco’s Trxus M/T’s. I read plenty of reviews of satisfied customers who ran them and I thought I will give them a try. I bought a set May ‘07 and it is now September ‘08. They have taken plenty of abuse as I have put 30,000+ miles on my XJ in almost a year and a half and they have also been on eight off-road trails in Colorado since putting them on. [Read more...]
UPDATE: added some more pictures
Thanks to Chris and all the guys and gals with Edge Offroad. I’ve known Chris for years and it was really nice to get out with him and his crew.
We all ran Jenny Creek backwards today. I had never run it that way before. Great change of scenery. The JK did great, only used the lockers once. At the end of the day I got a little high centered on the exit/entrance. I pushed the locker button and was off.
This was the first trip for me on rig with 17″ wheels. I’m use to 15″ rims. They get aired down to 15psi or so. The BFGs on the JK worked very well at 22psi.
On the way back down Rollins Pass I developed a knocking noise…NOT FROM MY HEAD, from the Jeep. I could not for the life of me figure out what it was. It would only knock during suspension movement. After I got home I aired up and pulled out the “creeper” to try and find the knock. It sounded like a rock had gotten in the frame and was bouncing around in there. I looked everywhere, nothing. I am chalking it up to the D-ring in in the rear receiver hitch. i was probably getting more noise than i am use to out of it. The knock has a huge frame to reverberate the sound. In my unibody XJ I never heard it. I guess the fast speeds on the way down the dirt road loosened up the screw and allowed it bang. I hope that was it.
All in all the JK performed excellent. It is so nice to trail something that doesn’t creak, squeak and smell like diff oil. The JK is very capable and comfortable.
Fellow LUV MY JEEP’ers,
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This concept is called the Hilux. By Toyota and tricked out with the help of Arctic Trucks.
When TopGear star Jeremy Clarkson decided to go to the North Pole by car, he chose a Toyota Hilux that was modified by Arctic Trucks for this very special task. It was much harder than originally planned, but they did it – they managed to get to the North Pole in a Toyota Hilux. The model is an extraordinary piece of engineering – it kept going through the harsh conditions, even after suffering damage.
I would probably drive it if someone gave it to me, but it’s no Jeep. How about you would you drive it?
Ok I would totally wheel the crap out of this thing. I saw a SmartCar up close and personal a few weeks ago and actually tilted my head and could see a time when I would drive someting like that.
Now this prototype is very appealing. The engine and transmission were adopted from the Unimog. The OM 352, a six-cylinder diesel engine with a capacity of 5,675 cc, was given a prominent and clearly visible position on the front axle. It delivers 84 bhp – an impressive figure for the smart forfun2. The diesel version of the production car has a 41 bhp engine.
More pictures after the click. [Read more...]
INSANE Russian offroad mudding trip! Truck sinks in 8′ of water!
Once in a while I come across a great link. A ‘something for everyone’ kind of link. This is just such and occasion.
Most of the pictures are old school, but there is a photo of the Chrysler JT. It’s the DC version of the Brute from AEV. Nice link. give it a whirl.
UPDATE: Here is a link to the JT in action. Looks like DC was in Moab a few months ago…
Four Wheeler took the H3 for a “trail” run. Don’t bother clicking through looking for some more hard core…or even light core pictures. The picture to the left is the best your gonna get. This link is all about the text.
Print it off nd leave on top of the toilet. It’s an entertaining read. I got a chuckle or two. The writing is top notch, to bad they didn’t have a better rig to review.
My neighbor down the street bought a new H3 about a year ago. It’s been in the shop quit a few times. Not a very scientific evaluation from me I know, but i think we all agree here…
I have truly seen it all. Let’s all take a moment here. We all have a certain responsibility, a set of by-laws let’s call it. If you own Jeep PLEASE stop driving over the curbs at the mall.
Fuel can be added to this fire via the IH8MUD.com Forum. Go cautiously folks this is a Toyota forum. Solving things with more money is frequent occurrence, so offer solutions like…”should have paid $8500 for his lift”…things like that.
Time to Wheel. This thing is too cool. Check out some more pictures after the jump. Who knows the axles and drive train, but from the pictures it has decent clearance. Would you drive it? It might look [Read more...]
He's had 8 previous Jeeps; a TJ or two, a few XJs, a KJ, and even a Commando. [Read More …]
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