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Well, I'm not sure yet. Had to work on the RZR today and will a bit tomorrow. Should be putting the new covers on Thursday so we'll see...

JK Rubicon axles for my '03 WJ... -TJ

I really want one that size... but it's probably massive overkill for 1-2 night trips. But then, I love overkill! -TJ

Bummer on the closed road... but wow that rig is AWESOME! -TJ

FWIW I wouldn't hesitate to reach-out to HK directly with any Qs. He was super responsive and helpful for me. -TJ

Congrats - I know that one was driving you nuts. -TJ

Nice work on the DIY bumper/skid! -TJ

This thing is still in the way of working on the WJ. I decided to just go ahead and do all 4 wheel bearings. The new valve covers did show up though: -TJ

What sort of MPG are you getting? I think it's a common misconception that the 4.0L Grands get better MPG than the 4.7Ls. Most 4.0L owners I talk to get in the lower teens on the freeway. Honestly the whole "bullet proof 4.0L" and "4.7s are junk" stuff is overblown, IMHO. I've seen just as...

Pulled it out of the garage because of this: But have these to fix the situation: -TJ

That's a cool idea, there's a company that makes them for JKs and JLs, but they are $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$: Ursa Minor Vehicles Jeep Campers I don't know if I'd recomend the same idea with a WJ unless you build a cage structure in first, being a unibody and all (as opposed to a body-on-frame...

It looks like a great trip! The potential for 70 MPH winds is no joke, I can't blame you for ducking into a motel for a night to avoid that. Glad to hear the Tahoe worked so well. Much like my pickup, they're not typically considered much as far as off-roaders go, but really they'll do WAY...

Valve covers still leak, I believe. I need to get in there and look more closely, but it's really the only place it could be coming from. The valve covers are basically the ONLY thing left from the original engine, so I figured screw it and ordered a new set. I'll pull it in and get these...

See the link I provided above for the molle panel. However, as I mentioned if you don't have access through the window then they create a lot of dead space. I wonder how well a slider out the rear driver's side door would work? The opening is a pretty odd shape, and very narrow at the bottom...

That sounds like a great build-out for the rear. I'm kicking around all sorts of ideas myself. If you follow that gentleman, he's done lots of neat stuff with his WJ, including making the rearmost windows access hatches like you're interested in doing. You might find his videos helpful...

Unfortunately, no pics of the truly early days for me. We began with just washed out country roads and stuff near the town I grew up in. We "officially" started off-roading with lots of trips to Hollister Hills in my mid/late teens (born in '82). Usually we just did day trips, but...

Right, sort of. A running start should ONLY be done with a proper kinetic rope. The energy of the "running start" transfers into the ROPE and is then transferred over a period of time into the stuck vehicle. This makes it safe for both people and equipment. While it can work sometimes, a...

We're going to need an OB, West Coast/Pacific Northwest WJ rally some day... -TJ

I live in Lincoln, but work in Palo Alto. Palo Alto, being Santa Clara is under the shelter in place order so I'm work from home... do to the nature of my work I can't do a ton at home, so hopefully I can get a few things done on the WJ. Stay safe down there. -TJ

Get a good kinetic rope. Safer, and much easier on both the pull rig and the vehicle being recovered. I've pulled very large diesel pusher and toter-home (big-rig cab/chassis) RVs out of soft sand (like, camping IN the sand dunes) with my 33k Master Pull kinetic rope: Kinetic Recovery Rope |...