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I cut a hole in the top of the compartment behind the panel for ease of running the wire loom. Never going to be an ashtray there again anyway. I pulled my ignition switched power off the cigarette lighter circuit. My lockers, compressor, winch and lights are all run off of relays so there is...

Your rig has come a long way in one presidential term…….

Ended up getting this panel off the interweb. Was able to move my locker switches and winch control closer to the driver and more room between the shifter and dash switches. Pretty happy with the results. Managed to kill a Saturday, a few beers and clean up some dash wiring .

So awhile back I extended my shifter so could reach it while harnessed in but the clearance to my locker switches was tight and I kept inadvertently engaging them when moving the shifter. I was going to bend my shifter a little bit to move it away from the dash

Throw that drag link into a 20ton press for a little more curve and move on with your life. I would hate to admit how many times I have done mine. I tend navigate by braille I have been told.

Summer in Arizona comes so fast and just shuts us down unless you want to run at night and overnight low’s of 95* make night runs sweaty.

@starkey480 any interest in hosting a couple well built rigs out in AJ in the next couple weeks before the heat sets in ? We are looking to try some new stuff.

Ok so that’s now on my to do list. Going to try and get up there before the heat sets in. @Beestinger @JHammett

We need to get a trail run together and go scratch the hell out of those.

Maybe but, I will do the mid arm this summer and see where I want to go from there. I have already done the outboarding. The stretch is out on the horizon as far as plans go. I may end up just stretching the frame 6" and cut off whatever sticks out the back.

My goal is 100”

I’m doing a mid arm first

Agreed. I have a blast with my TJ on 35's even though I still have a ways to go with it. I am usually the smallest rig on the runs I do, but I can hold my own. I find myself wishing for more wheel base more often than bigger tires.

Sounds like you have already decided the tire is unsafe. Your peace of mind is probably worth the price of a tire.

Just my experience for what it's worth..... I get that a lot wheeling in the AZ rocks. I do not daily drive my TJ but I drive on the highway and around town quite a bit. I run "E" rated mud terrains with 3 ply sidewalls. It is a judgment call for sure, but if it is a superficial cut in the...