What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

Finished section 1 and 2 of the WABDR some of the best views in section 2, section 1 gave us a lot of places to visit and stretch the legs.
 

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Advtres said:
Took my beastie to get weighed as I was not able to do the maths in my head with all the stuff...
Turns out it added up to more then I thought by a mile...
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The biggest Issue for Overlading is the weight. Even with a well equiped rig - with too much weight you need to winch very soon.

Good that most of us Overlanders are ok with "just" using forest roads or dirttracks. Not all, but more than 80%.

Whether rock crawling or mud or steep hills - a lot of weight will be less fun compared to an empty lightweigh stock vehicle (with AT Tyres).

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AggieOE said:
Your XJ looks great! Love the OEM wheels.
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Thanks! I've liked those wheels since they first came out. Generally referred to as "Turbines" now they were simply listed as 10 spoke wheels in the sales brochures of the time. I bought an XJ Laredo new in 1990 (long gone now) and was adamant that I got those wheels. There were 2 options and I probably drove the sales person nuts making sure I got them.

It took about 6 months to find theses ones. I had a wheel shop restore them for me as there was no way I could have got them to turn out that well myself. It was also much less expensive than buying new wheels of almost any type. Here are before and after shots plus one of my Comanche which also has them (I've since added the original caps).

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PCO6 said:
Thanks! I've liked those wheels since they first came out. Generally referred to as "Turbines" now they were simply listed as 10 spoke wheels in the sales brochures of the time. I bought an XJ Laredo new in 1990 (long gone now) and was adamant that I got those wheels. There were 2 options and I probably drove the sales person nuts making sure I got them.

It took about 6 months to find theses ones. I had a wheel shop restore them for me as there was no way I could have got them to turn out that well myself. It was also much less expensive than buying new wheels of almost any type. Here are before and after shots plus one of my Comanche which also has them (I've since added the original caps).

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Very Nice!
 
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Finally was able to alleviate the taco lean and my slight rubbing issue. Had to crank the driver side coil-over 2 more rotations and the passenger one. I’ve been rubbing ever since my dealer “aligned” the vehicle after a recall. Unfortunately they put it back to stock alignment, but with the aftermarket UCAs I have. That stock alignment caused my rubbing problem. But now the taco has a bit more of a leveled stance.
 

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PCO6 said:
Thanks! I've liked those wheels since they first came out. Generally referred to as "Turbines" now they were simply listed as 10 spoke wheels in the sales brochures of the time. I bought an XJ Laredo new in 1990 (long gone now) and was adamant that I got those wheels. There were 2 options and I probably drove the sales person nuts making sure I got them.

It took about 6 months to find theses ones. I had a wheel shop restore them for me as there was no way I could have got them to turn out that well myself. It was also much less expensive than buying new wheels of almost any type. Here are before and after shots plus one of my Comanche which also has them (I've since added the original caps).

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Be still, my beating heart. I really want a MJ to add to the garage next to my XJ. I had a chance to buy one for 1500 dollars back in 2002 and passed it up and by the time I got aroudn to wanting another one the market had exploded.
 
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Some buddies came over, and we dropped the tub in place. It's bolted down, and I also did a few other odds and ends. Tomorrow I'll be painting the air filter assembly and tubing and pedals and starting on the wiring harness. That garbage pancake K&N filter will be going in the garbage bin, it's just there to keep stuff out of the carb.
 

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Downs said:
Be still, my beating heart. I really want a MJ to add to the garage next to my XJ. I had a chance to buy one for 1500 dollars back in 2002 and passed it up and by the time I got aroudn to wanting another one the market had exploded.
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This MJ has been a lot of fun for the last 8 or so years. I'm the 7th owner and it was pretty much stock when I got it. I've done a lot to it but it's generally been mechanical / electrical refreshing and cosmetics like adding the Turbines and the sports bar. It's a 1988 2WD Eliminator with a 3.07 rear end and in Jeep terms it goes like stink. I regularly take it on day long trips just to have fun ... and chase down Jeep parts.

It's also good because my wife likes to drive it. She takes the bikes and I pull the trailer. lol

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