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  1. CasterTroy

    Opinions on this Golden Eagle for sale

    Take a screwdriver. If you can stab the bottom of the frame in front of the rear control arm and not bury the screwdriver in the frame..it's worth $9k If you CAN? It's worth $600..because
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    How do you secure tools, cargo?

    Cooler, chainsaw, tool bags all strapped down to eyelets beneath the tonneau cover. Can't risk anything flying and knocking you in the head in a rollover
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    Front Turn Signal Location

    When I upgraded fenders I did the JK swap. LOVE how it looks. Should have come from the factory like that.
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    Should I be worried about heat from the winch drum after replacing line with synthetic?

    It you buy an actual WARN rope...it DOES come with a heat shield for that first wrap around the drum, as well as the snag shield. Didn't know that till I decided to drop the coin on one finally. Reason being.... I've gone thru 2 ropes (non-warn) in 5 yrs due to getting myself into spots a crane...
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    Moab 2021

    You're doing hells revenge aren't you? If you do hells gate, understand the entry to hells gate is JUST AS DAMN SCARY as hells gate itself. (no one told me that when I did it :mad:)
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    April 2021 Ride of the Month (ROTM) Contest

    Then flexing it is :cool: Good evening Ranch West Virginia Great place..
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    Vintage (or just older classic) pics of Jeeps

    This was when men were men.....WOMEN were more badass than the "men" we have today, and fun was more important than government over-reach (airbags, sensors, nanny state) I love this pic and everything it represents
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    H8MUD

    Prior to the links..I had 6" TOTAL travel. Now? I have over that in UPTRAVEL
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    H8MUD

    Been a minute or 2. Time for another update. So I put the 85 CJ project on permanent hold. Took the motor money and dumped it back into the TJ for a 3 link/4 link setup with a 4" stretch. Did the 3 link front earlier in the year, and decided I really needed the matching rear to experience the...
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    H8MUD

    So why cut the frame and not a frame swap? Frame swap would involve hundreds of hours of labor. Which...I can handle. What I CAN'T handle is buying another TJ frame only to find the same issue. And a new frame is over $4k So what are my options? Well, Rust buster make all kinds of solutions...
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    H8MUD

    However, while inspecting the underside, something horrible was discovered That's a screwdriver easily driven up thru the bottom of the frame Here is the frame behind the slider Sliders were bolted on, then taken over to a buddy to weld. These were what were left of the bolts This is...
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    H8MUD

    So time for an update. I decided to do a rear coil spring relocation. A couple of buddies of mine did the work. They did a fabulous Job...Now my springs stay in a straight moment as opposed to a constant arc
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    H8MUD

    https://metalcloak.com/tj-lj-xj-durotrak-track-bar-front-solid-chromoly.html I would advise not getting the zone. While it works with everyone's budget, the springs do not hold up well and compress in a short time. I would go with Currie/savvy, OME, or any of the more reputable companies...
  14. CasterTroy

    Opinions on Gladiator Vader grill overlay?

    Beastie Boys Kiss Flat earth society All started as a "joke", but #becausestupidpeople they went with it and made it a thing
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    Opinions on Gladiator Vader grill overlay?

    Saw a renegade yesterday with angry eye inserts
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    What did you drive your Jeep over this weekend

    Drove over a couple of pebbles