Recent content by 2xtreme

My plans have not changed. I will be there Saturday afternoon probably 3:00 ish, Unload and see if I can find you guys. I have two other guests who may be up there Saturday but will probably make it Sunday morning to wheel all day. Michael

Dustin, At the moment my plan is to be there as early as I can on Saturday afternoon. I will be bringing my tow rig and camper and my new Jeep on the trailer. Michael

It's been a long time since I have seen most of you! :wave1: I might be able to make the end of this run. I wouldn't be able to get there till Saturday afternoon but would stay till Sunday evening. This assumes you don't mind a non XJ Jeep on the trail with you:anon: Michael

I ran Hi-tec retreads years ago and they were excellent. For the price you really couldn't beat them. I believe they have updated their tread pattern since I had them but they were excellent. I would recommend them to others. Michael

From an AT tire perspective the Duratracs are an excellent choice, however their one and only major draw back is their sidewall strength. They have a Very soft sidewall and it is often a complaint from users. They should be excellent in the snow/ice. I have no idea about the sand. The BFG...

The only gear related issues I ever had was a D30 pinion/ring gear (4.88's). I was running 33" bias TSL's (about 35" tall) and stock axles with 297 joints on purpose thinking that the axles would be the "fuse" and not the pinion of the 4.88. Apparently in my case it wasn't. Failure was due to...

That has to be one of the worst video's I have ever seen! Revolting buggy, ignorant driver! You can come up with lame excuses for the area, and what they do. At the end of the day they are excuses, and I don't see ANY excuse for what I watched in that video! Michael

I ran about 4-4.5" lift springs in the rear of mine (bastard pack ~7 leaf if memory serves me). the fenders were trimmed as much as possible so I got as much up travel as possible without tires hitting the fenders, and my shocks were moved up on the axle so they were flush (not hanging down)...

I would second John at ACRO! Michael

Dustin, I think you will be very happy with the purchase. I was impressed with my fronts and was seriously considering switching out my rears for them also. I agree that IF you do end up basterdpacking them (which I agree is inevitable with almost all XJ packs we have seen in the past) that it...

In this case I would just make sure you use a thicker wall tube you can do some searching but I don't believe it will matter if it is DOM or seamless tube (HREW) if memory serves the HREW may hold up better in this application (I used .095 wall HREW as a test and it had a few dents in them). As...

This has been done many times, most commonly by those who are caging the inside of their XJ and going to use these supports to help get the support from the frame rail to the cage. IF I were doing this I would do it without the tube rails. I have done them before and they are a royal PITA for...

I have had mine for a while now but when I did the research I found that used trailers were not that much less than new and they needed new beds, tires, hubs, etc. The weight of the trailer was important to me. I found that most 7K trailers weight darn close to 2K empty. Add a heavy XJ and a...

Much better understanding, thanks. 1. I wasn't suggesting that 3K would build a D44 front, just that this is where I would spend my money. 2. IF you feel comfortable with the 8.25 (it should be plenty strong from what you have said) I would leave it and use it with what ever locker you want...

Maybe I need a little more background? Are you building the axles yourself or having them done? IF you bought a used axle what would you do and what would you have done? Why are you moving up to 35's from 33's? Due to the snow wheeling? I think it is a better idea to spend tax return money...