Yes sir. I only aired down to 15 psi and off she goes, didn't even activate the lockers and with the RTT and awning. I did got a lot of weird stares though :) Some parts of the vid were taken at Silver Lake sand dunes state park in Michigan.
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Looks like you have room to spare too !
Believe it or not there is a replacement kit frame you can put on yourself if you can weld a little. Check the utube LRD2 frame repair videos , also Lucky8 has the frame piece. if your interested. Your rig is why I will never buy a car from the Florida or any E coast or gulf region of the USA. I hope the damage is ONLY at the rear section
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The RTT weight probably helped. I can believe the stares, It could have been me. LOL- - - Not laughing at you, I'm laughing at myself for under rating the rigs ability.
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I said to buy and hoard these LRD2's, But not with frames like this. That is scary. Sorry this happened to you on what looks like an otherwise nice rig.
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Oh this rig wasn’t a Florida one, it was a TN one. That is road salt damage for sure. Everything underneath is pretty rusted, not to that degree, thank god, but pretty rusted.
I have a friend of a friend who is a hotrod builder and I already have him trying to find me a parts car or two.
I have a little exposure to welding but never really got good at it, but I am already planning on buying a good welder and getting good at it because I want to do all this stuff myself. (Welder is already in the Amazon cart, hahaha)
I will check out the repair frames and pieces, thanks again!
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I have a friend of a friend who is a hotrod builder and I already have him trying to find me a parts car or two.
I have a little exposure to welding but never really got good at it, but I am already planning on buying a good welder and getting good at it because I want to do all this stuff myself. (Welder is already in the Amazon cart, hahaha)
I will check out the repair frames and pieces, thanks again!
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I can weld most things but I have never mastered welding up hill lying on my back.
What kind of welder did you buy ? Be sure to get yourself a good automatic darkening hood, it will be much easier to learn with. Learning to fabricate things like bumpers and skid plates or building trailers is fun.
Got a new rig Friday. 2018 JLUR with 15.6k miles. For the time being, I will still be keeping my Grand Cherokee. I can't believe the wife is urging me to Keep the WJ and Lift the Rubicon. I was assuming I would sell the WJ. It has been a weekend vehicle for me and now with the Rubicon what good is the WJ? Well, I took on a trail I ran 2 months ago in the WJ and the WJ whizzed through some sections the Rubicon really had to thread the needle. The JLU is a lot bigger than I realized when compared against the WJ. Plus the pinstriping hurt about as bad as getting rock rash on 3 out of 4 wheels on my first trip
So, I might keep the WJ and take it a little more in the rock-crawler-ish direction and use the Rubi as my DD / Overlanding Exploration rig.
Can't wait to take the trailer for a spin with the Rubicon. The powertrain is so much more modern.
and here is a Pic of the WJ and my trailer set up at North Rim Grand Canyon back in August
So, I might keep the WJ and take it a little more in the rock-crawler-ish direction and use the Rubi as my DD / Overlanding Exploration rig.Can't wait to take the trailer for a spin with the Rubicon. The powertrain is so much more modern.
and here is a Pic of the WJ and my trailer set up at North Rim Grand Canyon back in August
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How reliable has the Cayenne been for you? I had a 911 (996) and it was an amazing car to drive. I didn't have a lot of problems with mine but they are not without a lot of issues.
I see cheap Cayenne's listed for sale often and am very tempted but you know what they say, there is nothing more expensive than a cheap used Porsche!
i have 2010 , love it
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yep , supervisor car, carpet and center console equipped ,
wheels are from 2015 .
wheels are from 2015 .
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I love the vinyl floor covering in mine! I built my own console from ammo cans, and also used the existing roof holes for ham radio antennas. As a bonus, the DPS left the weapon locker in it, so I didn’t have to build drawers.
interesting , time to search gov actions for this type off lockers .
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I saw a pair of new ones for 2019 ford Expedition listed here recently on the state surplus site. They weren’t well described so sold for only $40.
why i did not think of this earlier ???
tahoe is my spare vehicle ( step son driving it now ) , but I'm looking for storage solution for my LX .
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State Surplus Property — Texas Facilities Commission
They have a public storefront, plus hold online auctions.
this is also where I bought thecopcar. They auction most vehicles, but also do cash sales for the best condition vehicles.
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