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If you're running 33's now, how can that be the max size with 4 more inches? Confused on your comments. But lift size really depends vehicle to vehicle. Evaluate were you are now, and how much more you think you need. My truck has no lift, but performed a lot better on 33's (before I upgraded...

Just mention Bear Ears and watch the diversity of opinion.

My first was a 97 Sahara with 4.0L and a very brief stint with a '12 JKU in 2013 which was be our upgrade from the Trailblazer before we decided to go fulltime instead. I never built either one. My brother owns a 2014 JKU and I spent a 5 hour drive in the back seat in Florida and found it...

Prepare for hot temps. Especially in Moab. That being said, no humidity really is all it's cracked up to be. Part of the reason I moved west from Va Beach. If I may suggest, take a look at campendium.com as well. It's updated regularly by fellow full time travelers. And lists both paid and free...

Toyota will probably be better all around. The Jeep has great aftermarket support, but it's a terrible on road vehicle. Seats are uncomfortable, the rear seat is even worse. Noisy, bumpy, rough ride. Combine that with terrible gas mileage, an anemic motor and limited space. What you have is...

Thought I would post this here, because, why not. This is from about 3 weeks after we bought our Power Wagon. We had a friend get his 5th wheel stuck in sand near Lake Mead in Nevada. Then he got his Ford stuck in the sand. At the time, we were desperate to get him and his family out of the...

I should maybe differentiate my comments between 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton full sizes. I upgraded from the 1/2 ton because most of those lifts are not adequate for offroad use. Maybe a mud bog. But most are really geared towards "Appearance". It seems like trucks with IFS tend to have less options in...

That's surprising statement to make, there is a good size market for full sizes. People have been lifting them for a LONG time. Were I find the full-size market lacking is more functional dept/overlanding geared. Seems the smaller rigs like a Tacoma for example have 30 dozen people making...

I'm really glad I saw this. I have two of the Helinox High back chairs, they faded on me in little under a year of use and both legs recently broke. I loved the compact size, but that price. Nope not doing that again for a product that couldn't last a year. Now I checked out the reviews on...

Thanks, this was our first build and our passion. It got us into over landing before we started traveling full time and have the current larger truck. We're actually considering building another one for the heck of it. It's a very unusual platform. Not a lot of folks work with Trailblazers. And...

UPDATES - PHOTOS OF THE RIG IN ACTION - PHASE 2 Thought I would share a few of my favorite photos of the Trailblazer after the more recent changes. TECORE KENTUCKY ROAD TRIP

PHASE 2 - B&M TRANSMISSION COOLER After bigger tires and a rebuilt transmission, I decided to upgrade from the factory transmission cooler to a larger one. Enter the B&M

PHASE 2 - ADJUSTABLE CONTROL ARMS & PANHARD BAR With the body lift installed we were planning on the larger tires. The issue with going up in lift size like we did is the lower control arms are too short for the lift. If you increase the lift and tire size, the lower rear control arm tends to...

UPDATES - UPPER STRUT BUSHING FAILURE This is what happens when the upper shock bushing fails in the middle of an off-road road trip 3000 miles away from home. (Should have gone with the Radflos in the beginning.) I did some machining with the help of my father in law to come up with a...

PHASE 2 - EXT/SS BRAKE UPGRADE + CERAMIC PADS & CROSS-DRILLED/SLOTTED ROTORS With the new heavier and larger tires, my stopping distance increased. Or, more to the point. When some A*hole pulled right out in front of me, I'd have a HEART ATTACK. So I decided to do the EXT/SS brake upgrade...

PHASE 2 - 35" NITTO TIRES / 1.5" WHEEL SPACERS / 17" METHOD RACE RIMS While the General Grabbers performed amazingly well on our Western Road trip, they looked ridiculous on the Trailblazer once we added a suspension and body lift. It was time to upgrade and push the limits. We settled on Nitto...

PHASE 2 - 3 INCH BODY LIFT After our successful expedition out West, we knew that we wanted to tackle some more aggressive trails and not be nearly as scared than we could with the BDS 2inch lift and General Grabbers. In the back of our minds, Elephant Hill, along with a few other routes in...

TRANSMISSION REBUILD & TRANSGO SHIFT KIT INSTALL So this one was a bit pricey. We noticed after our trip that the transmission was slipping a little. Well, shortly after New Years the car stopped going into over-drive and we lost first. So I had a local performance shop beef up the...

PHOTOS OF THE RIG IN ACTION - PHASE 1 Thought I would share a few of my favorite photos of the Trailblazer in action from our 2012 Western Road trip out to Moab.