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Well, crap. I saw Steve's other two Shakedown threads, but I didn't say much in them since getting a Saturday off work takes an act of Congress for me. I was able to shrug them off since they are trails which I have run many many times in the past; I didn't feel like I would be missing much...

Two nights ago, I ran Rattlesnake in my TJ on 31s. Accompanying me was a gentleman in a stone stock 2000 Toyota Tundra extended cab pickup. With careful line selection and spotting in a few locations, we were able to get his truck all the way through the trail and then out again (ran it...

Greetings! It's nice to see another transplanted Buckeye here (I'm a Dayton native). I'm glad you found RME, as this is a fantastic way to meet local 'wheelers and to arrange group outings. Checking in here regularly is a great idea. Watch for an upcoming "quarterly training day" (or perhaps...

What is it with RME members being unable to read a calendar?!? :D (Don't think I'm being judgmental here, since I have also managed to screw up the date in a thread title on this forum.)

Yeah, I enjoyed yelling at you as you drove past me. :D Maybe next time.

It turned out there were only two attendees--myself and a really nice guy named Will. I got hooked up with him via another forum. He has just signed up on RME, however, and is using the same screen name here as on the other forum (iconwill). Since he had never seen it, we decided to run...

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Then you'll be fine to come along with us tonight. Very probably to the snakes, unless we gather and the group votes to hit LM instead. How do you feel about it?

Oh, come on. Just grab the wife's 4Runner--she'll never know. ;)

I'm going to let you in on a secret: my Wrangler (aka "the low rider") only has a budget boost and 31" tires. My point being, your Jeep can just as easily handle Rattlesnake. So come on out! I have plans to meet someone from another forum at the Chevron at 5:30. Will you be there? This guy...

I've got some free time tomorrow evening, and since I haven't even engaged 4wd yet this calendar year I figure I ought to go 'wheeling. Who is up for an outing in the greater Lehi area? I'm up for going to any of the three places mentioned in the thread title. Anyone?

I definitely want to check out this trail, and Steve has even suggested we run it before heading to the Rubicon. Nevertheless, there is no way I will be able to make it this Saturday (or likely any other Saturday). :( Sorry.

Ch 1 is just a hair under 2.0. Ch 20 is a little over 3, and ch 40 is even more over 3. I had stated that ch 40 was at 3.5, but that's because it is halfway between 3 and the other end of the red (where it says "set"). Your meter had numbers higher than 3, though, so my claim of 3.5 might...

ANOTHER UPDATE Since my last post in this thread, I splurged and bought myself a multimeter. I then removed the now-infamous antenna bracket ground bolt and scraped off a little more paint, then verified I had good continuity between the bracket and the tub. I even verified I had good...

Me, three.

Well, of course I did. After all, this thread started with photos of a JK that was rolled at freeway speeds. How can you make fair comparisons between the two without comparing results from similar crashes?

My friend Mark's YJ kept melting the nylon (vacuum) lines running to the disconnect, which was obviously very frustrating. To solve the problem, I engineered a custom setup using two junkyard solenoids I had lying around my garage. I designed a vacuum harness which would send vacuum to the...

O Rly?

UPDATE Those photos look mighty helpful, thanks. Today I finally had a chance to improve the TeraFlex bracket's ground connection. I removed the ground bolt, then ground off the powdercoat on the appropriate area of the bracket. Next, I ground off the paint from the corresponding spot on...

As a last resort to thinking things through, I spend some time on the phone with Matt (who will install the locker for me) to see what he thinks. He has years and years of experience building rigs and wheeling them, so I know he'll steer me straight. Sure enough, he pointed out something I...