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I don't necessarily agree with that. I work on a lot more Ford and Dodge suspension systems than I do GM ones. Trust me, when GM introduced that IFS way back in 1988 I thought what the hell are those dumb ass engineers thinking. It turned me away from GM for my next two truck purchases...

I put my soft top on my Jeep Monday night, although a bit late this year but my wife wanted it on for the summer. Yesterday I picked up my new tires and installed them on the Jeep after work. I also gave it a good cleaning/detailing and rid it of the red Texas mud/dirt from two weeks ago's...

Nice looking man cave. That is awesome. Mike.

I am having new tires installed on my Jeep so I threw the Jeep on the lift last night and removed the tires/wheels so I can drop them off today. I was able to use my new trailer. She looks pretty good hooked up to my truck. Now that is a trailer I can say I am proud to have behind my...

I finished up the clients 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited last week. Here is the OEM ring and pinion out on the bench ready to be cleaned up and replaced. Prepped the new ring gear by lightly running a fine file over the mounting surface. Just a little extra insurance that there are not high...

Congrats on the win Nate. We were going to head down but I got backed up in the shop over the weekend and couldn't break away. Mike.

Correct. Good point. If running an ARB air locker they use a 35-spline axle which will not fit through most internal sleeves. 32-splines are no problem. Mike.

Thank you. Thanks Greg. This was one of the first mods I did to my Jeep several years ago right after lifting it. So far so good.:D By full axle gusset, are you referring to a truss? The sleeves obviously go inside of the axle tubes whereas the gussets are for holding the knuckle "C"s in...

I have a clients 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon in the shop that I am regearing and adding sleeves/gussets. Here you can see the holes drilled and I am ready to install the sleeve into the short side axle tube. Sleeve viewed from the knuckle end. Long side axle tube with the sleeve...

Awesome looking pictures Brian. Mike.

Welcome to the forum and to the area. This is a beautiful area to be an off-road enthusiast. Mike.

Thanks Greg. Actually it is closer to 55k miles on my KM2's, it just turned over 46k miles on the odometer and I have flat towed it close to 9k over the past three years. I have had KO's on my two previous ZJ's and really liked them plus I am running them on my '06 Duramax and really like them...

Nice looking JKU Greg. After reading your introduction explaining the build purpose and intent along with your parts list it looks almost identical to mine. With the exception that I ran the 35" KM2's but they are nearly warn out and I have a new set of 5 of the KO2's awaiting installation. I...

Yes. I have added two with a small stand alone charger management system tied into both my house and chassis batteries, but just enough to replenish my parasitic power consumption, not enough to actually run off of. I have a 10kw Onan diesel genset to recharge my house bank and/or run my...

Our fridge and stove operate on LP. A residential refrigerator and an electric range was an option on our coach but the original owners who ordered the coach opted to keep the absorption refrigerator and the LP range. When boondocking I like the LP option so I am on the fence as to if/when we...

If you are looking to go hydronic heating and are building a bus from the floor up I would suggest going for it. Adding hydronic heating to an already built coach is not practical but when building one it is definitely a plus. Our Dynasty has Aqua-Hot hydronic heat for both heating the coach...

Up for sale?????????? What don't you like about it? I think it turned out great by the pictures but maybe there is something I am missing. Mike.

You can also check by looking at things like door gaps, the consistancy and variance in them. Open and close doors and see if they align perfectly or have elevation changes as they open or close, a good way is to watch body lines. Another trick I do on solid color vehicles that are hard to...

OK, I am anal but not quite that bad. At least I wait until I get off the trail on the way back to camp to wash mine.:rofl: Mike.

I have built a lot of wrecked vehicles over the years, some to flip and most kept for a long time. That said, frame being bent is not a good thing, but not the end of the world. There are places that are capable of pulling a frame to within factory specs. That said, ALWAYS, plan on extras and...