My biggest worry about that front HP30 is the ring and pinion gears. Locking the diff will put more stress on those. Joti is already convinced for one tons sometime next year.
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Speaking of ARB's. I have a JK Dana 30 locker if any of you have JK buddies. It's the factory gear ratio 3.21's I believe, so not so popular.
Your wife is the official videographer for all trail runs, great video!
I said I would post some past pictures when the water crossings were higher a few years ago in my YJ on 33's
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I will tell her you liked it. She likes filming, she really did grab some cool clips this time.
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That first picture is awesome. Jeep of the month worthy
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That white jeep in your video is awfully Purddy
That white jeep in your video is awfully Purddy
By the way something dawned on me when following you. Since you have corner armor you don’t actually need the Morryde reinforcement plate. Not that it matters I just noticed that.
You maybe right but they are Alum if that makes a difference. That might be the only thing over built on my TJ
You maybe right but they are Alum if that makes a difference. That might be the only thing over built on my TJ
Mine are aluminum also and Blaine didn’t seem to think there would ever be a problem.
yours has the internal support right?
I'm making the switch to Ham since the reception on the CB seems to be garbage each time we go out. I'll get a handheld so I can still communicate with the few hold outs but I'm done with the hard mounted unit.
Free to a good home. I figured I'd give you guys first dibs. @Thunderhead has right to first refusal since nobody can hear him on his setup.
Uniden pro 520xl, firestick 2 and 3ft antennae, cb mount.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/rugg...k4l4s5T2zp5D45NYivd0wuuDowtMdKJhoCHIIQAvD_BwE
Edit: Given to meangreen98
Free to a good home. I figured I'd give you guys first dibs. @Thunderhead has right to first refusal since nobody can hear him on his setup.
Uniden pro 520xl, firestick 2 and 3ft antennae, cb mount.
https://www.extremeterrain.com/rugg...k4l4s5T2zp5D45NYivd0wuuDowtMdKJhoCHIIQAvD_BwE
Edit: Given to meangreen98
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Wow very generous of you for someone needing a CB this a very good setup.
I am also considering getting my Ham license
I am studying for mine now. Already ordered my Radio. Hoping to take the test in the next couple weeks. I won’t be hard mounting a CB in my either.
I can't speak for Mike since we have different radio choices but originally I was going to go with the yaesu ftm-400xdr like indy has but ended up canceling it since I was worried about having something that nice sitting in the jeep. I ended up getting the ic-4100 because with an additional chip I'll have a bluetooth function and SHOULD be able to text the wife using the radio from the trail and it had a detachable face. As far as the mounts, cable, and antennas go Mike and I have identical set ups.
I went with a kenwood TM-V71A because I wanted a detachable face and other than that wanting a somewhat simple interface.
I am super noob at this and @Mr. Bills has been super helpful in guiding me through the process.
He responded in this thread with a great amount of information for me.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/help-choosing-a-ham-radio.36288/
@Alex01 went a different route than me for different reasons so maybe he will chime in.
But here is where I am at with it.
First thing I think is to decide is if you need a detachable face or not. If you don’t that gives more options.
Here is a super simple breakdown the way I see it.
There are basically three tiers for mobile setups.
level 1 Single Band
These only offer one band and if you just want to treat it like a super powered CB these are great. However I was not able to find any with a detachable face.
Level 2 Dual Band
These offer two bands which gives you access to more repeaters etc. Many of these are available with a detachable face if it’s a feature you want. Many of these are basically two radios in one. This allows you to to cool stuff like monitor the repeater on the rubicon trail while having a separate channel for just your group at the same time.
Level 3 APRS/GPS/Other fancy stuff
Sky seems to be the limit on this. You can text message. Find yourself on maps. I think one even gave you the ability to send photos.
You also need to get a correct antenna if you decide to go Dual or Single Band.
Disclaimer: I learned this on the internet all in like the last 2 days so could be completely wrong.
I am super noob at this and @Mr. Bills has been super helpful in guiding me through the process.
He responded in this thread with a great amount of information for me.
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/help-choosing-a-ham-radio.36288/
@Alex01 went a different route than me for different reasons so maybe he will chime in.
But here is where I am at with it.
First thing I think is to decide is if you need a detachable face or not. If you don’t that gives more options.
Here is a super simple breakdown the way I see it.
There are basically three tiers for mobile setups.
level 1 Single Band
These only offer one band and if you just want to treat it like a super powered CB these are great. However I was not able to find any with a detachable face.
Level 2 Dual Band
These offer two bands which gives you access to more repeaters etc. Many of these are available with a detachable face if it’s a feature you want. Many of these are basically two radios in one. This allows you to to cool stuff like monitor the repeater on the rubicon trail while having a separate channel for just your group at the same time.
Level 3 APRS/GPS/Other fancy stuff
Sky seems to be the limit on this. You can text message. Find yourself on maps. I think one even gave you the ability to send photos.
You also need to get a correct antenna if you decide to go Dual or Single Band.
Disclaimer: I learned this on the internet all in like the last 2 days so could be completely wrong.
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