jimgrms
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- Oceanside Ca the beach
As long as you have a new propane tank it will be good and one of these crapper seat that fit a trailer reciever and mount the reciever on the rear of the trailer
Grin's MJ Trailer Build
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xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
I must be getting old, Jim... you and I think alike. :laugh3:
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- So.Cal. Low Desert
X3 on the "Bumper Dumper" It looks nice... I've always liked the Wildernests.
Cool addition...
Curt
lilredxj99
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- Marion, IL
Sweet setup!
jimgrms
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- Oceanside Ca the beach
Chris are you gonna put a hitch on your new camaro so you can pull the trailer ??
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Is that what I get for the "old" comment Jim?? When not in a jeep, I have always been a blue-oval guy, mustang all the way!
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
It still needs a lot of work, but the shakedown campout was a success -- it actually tows OK, both on and off road, and didn't sleep bad, although a better jacking system and new/improved mattress are definately in the works (on China Wall for those curious):
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- Location
- Thornton, CO
Looks good Chris, is that a shortbed? My memory escapes me at the moment.
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
yeah -- you can tell by the angle on the topper at the tailgate... Wildernest stretched the top to provide some legroom in the bed.
- Location
- Thornton, CO
Yeah, the short bed is fairly symmetric. You can basically tell on the angled shot, but I thought I check in case my eyes are crooked.
DutchVDub
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- Location
- Milliken, CO
cool man, i like it. what size tires are you running on it now?
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
The trailer is still rolling on some uber-old BFG ATs in the 33x9.5 flavor. No lift, so its a tight fit. I plan on adding a leaf to stiffen the packs a bit, which likely will provide a little lift, but I am trying to keep the COG as low as possible, while still matching my rig's right height and keeping the ground clearance up...:roll: I have some matching wheels and tires (size) ready for it whenever I get around to throwing a beam axle under there.
YELLAHEEP
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- Location
- Littleton, Colorado
Does it seem top-heavy? Having issues with it wanting to sway when towing it?
Think fabbing up an XJ rear sway bar on there might help?
Are you still running those crappy shocks that were on it? A fresh set would be a huge improvement I would think.......... :dunno:
Think fabbing up an XJ rear sway bar on there might help?
Are you still running those crappy shocks that were on it? A fresh set would be a huge improvement I would think.......... :dunno:
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
It doesn't seem particularly top heavy, as I had it fairly well off-camber a few times and it didn't appear to want to tip. It does sway some over bumps and the like, particularly at highwy speeds, but the springs are really soft, so I think that should be addressed with the add-a-leaf's I'm throwing in.
To call the stock shocks that were on it crappy is an insult to crappy shocks! There was litterally rust holes through the entire shock body -- no gas/oil left in there to do a damn thing -- a trombone slide would have more resistance! I have an old set of doetch tech's on there now, and improvement, but newer shocks will be coming at some point. If springs and shocks to stabilize it, a sway bar isn't a bad idea...
- Location
- Thornton, CO
WOAH, Woah, Woah.........Doestech shocks being an improvement over anything better than a wet sack of shit? Thats a stoned face lie!
AJTorris
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- California
awesome trailer man. I like the camper shell. I just tried to find one and they were going for a pretty price... Question on page one there is an XJ with an exo-cage on it... What is the color of that jeep?
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Thanks. Only XJ on page one is mine, and no exo -- It's chilli-pepper red. 99.
flingshot
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- Thornton Colorado
He's referring to this shot. Truggy?
xj-grin
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado
aaaah, yes - truggy - didn't see it back there. Formerly an MJ, built by Led and company, and now residing with yellaheep. I think the color is "vomit-bile-green" or something...
DutchVDub
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- Milliken, CO
I thought it was flu season snot green?
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