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22R. enough said.

I forgot a main point. The 80's vehicles were a disaster. The 90s were not much better but, in the 90s, the American and Japanese industry had to evolve to a "commuter vehicle" market. Emission control and fuel milage standards were getting out of hand with the industry needing to detune...

Obviously you haven't noted the other manufactures. Technology evolves. Compare American manufactures to Japanese. The American industry will have a failed product and wont fix it until that body design is done or the government forces them. At that point its only a band aid fix. The Japanese ...

Regardless of internet hype, that thing was worn out 100k ago. You also cant mod a vehicle then say it doesn't hold up to...... I've spent decades in the industry and just as long modifying/racing vehicles. I don't look at the "IFS" or "solid axle". I look at axle spline and diff size then say...

They dont "balloon" per say but expand. This is also not an age thing. Without getting into the why, the lines will harden with age making them less flexible. Braded lines use a Teflon core with steel braid and Kevlar layered over it. Almost no flex. Here's an experiment. Four wheel disc...

A few questions for clarity. Do you want more stopping power, the brakes to grab further up on the pedal stroke or both? Stating that you upgraded to power stops is good but what compound? Brakes are like sand paper. If (for example) Stock was like 250 grit and you "upgraded" to 500 grit, it...

Both vehicles are pretty much worn out. What's your budget for baselining and what mod's are you looking at? Are you capable of doing all the work or are you dependent on a shop? Solid axle is strong with less parts. Independent is just as good if you build it correctly. Driveline lifespan is...

Did that in the beginning. Its not difficult to mount it to a lid or just set it on top.

I made my own. Heres a build thread Powered water can The top pictures are what most people run for a pump, the bottom has a better pump and battery. You can also buy them.

I tried a couple diffrent controllers, nothing fit. I would have to have one made. I went to a 10 ohm potentiometer (20 watt?) as a speed control in the main box (for testing). So far it works great. I will probably put that in the gun. I was going to do a final write up on it once I move it...

+1 on this I was part of the AAT program out here for a couple of decades. It was bad enough that the maintained trails always risked being closed. The unmaintained ones had no chance. What they used to try and close the maintained ones was either "disturbing" the wildlife or safety. If someone...

+1 about jeepers29 post. Predicted battery life span is 3-4 years. Here in CA you can have a six year old battery that still starts the car. According to the owner "the battery is still good". Unfortunately, its not. "If" one battery took out the other battery, they were both bad to start with...

It depends on who made the bumper. Mine would have damaged the dumpster. On the front, if the bumper isn't made correctly, upper loop "grill protectors" will smash the whole front in when the frame flex's on light impact. They call that a damage multiplier

HMM My Cruiser is AWD. I think the distinction should be "High Clearance Vehicles" only. Its entirely possible this came about with low clearance vehicles needing to be rescued.

You don't have to loose your park brake. Order your axle with with it. My M-100 didn't have a park brake so I added it and did a custom park brake on my tear drop. I know there's a couple of bolt patterns you cant get on the axle (I think one is 5X5), I do know you can get 5x5.5, 5x4.5 and 6X...

Another vote for Victron. Most of this technology was perfected in motor homes and travel trailers years ago. Victron has been there for decades. Inverters and DC-DC converters also. Their prices reflect the actual market where the others jumped on the overland band wagon and charge more for the...

Honestly, that's your best bet. For now, use what ya got. Mod things later.

@grubworm You out did yourself this time. Don't let it go to your head and get back in the box.

Good answer. I will add. Quite a few companies have added better "filtering" into their systems (also leaving out the technical part). The issue isn't as bad as it used to be. Will your electronics have issues? maybe/maybe not. For us, we need equipment to be as efficient as possible. This is...

Forgot to add. The Jackery takes up space. Spending several days in the Jeep means your playing Tetrus with the gear, each time you pack/unpack for camp. Yeah, it has a spot but if you don't really need it.