California Rubicon Trail Run

[Midnight LJR]

Is everyone still in?

NAME	VEH.	LIFT	TIRES	WINCH	GEARS	FRONT	REAR	TRANS	TC GEAR
DrDmoney	TJ	4.5	35”	Yes	5.38	44/Locker	44/Locker	Manual	4:1
Alex01	TJ	4+1.25	35”	Yes	4.88	44/Locker	44/Locker	Manual	2.72:1
bobthetj03	TJ	2.5+3/4	33”	Yes	4.56	Dana 30/Open	44/LSD	Manual	2.72:1
Daryl	TJR	6”	37”	Yes	5.13	44/Locker	44/Locker	Manual	4:1
Thunderhead	TJR	2”BB	32”	beer/jerky	4.11	44/Locker	44/Locker	Automatic	4:1
06TJ35's	TJ	4	35”	No	4.56	30	44	Manual	2.72:1
Indy	5.3TJ	4+1.25	35”	Yes	4.56	HP30/Open	44/Locker	Automatic	2.72:1
mtngoattj	TJ	4.5”	33”	Yes	4.56	S30/Locker	S35/Locker	Manual	2.72:1
ImpactOrange	TJ	4”	35”	Yes	5.13	S30/Locker	Dana 44/Locker	Automatic	2.72:1

NAME	VEH.	LIFT	TIRES	WINCH	GEARS	FRONT	REAR	TRANS	TC GEAR
Alex01’s F.I.L.	JKU	3”	35”	No	3.73 ?	Dana 30/LSD	Dana 44/LSD	Automatic	2.72:1
X1buellist	JKU	3.5”	35”	Yes	4.56	44/Locked	44/Locked	Manual	4:1
FirstsilverLJ	LJ	3”	33"	yes	4.88	Locked	Locked	Automatic	2.72:1
My buddy Sergio	T4R	6”	37”	Yes	4.88	44/Locker	44/Locker	Manual	OEM+Marlin
49mercpapo	TJ	4”	35”	Yes	4.88	Dana 30/open	Dana 44/open	Automatic	2.72:1
Mr. Bills	LJR	5.5”	35”	Yes	5.38	44/Locker	44/Locker	Automatic	2.72x4.0=10.88
Timmy YJ	YJ	6"	37"	Yes			9"/locker	Manual	2.72:1

I am still intending to go, but am at the mercy of parts being shipped and several are on backorder.....

 

[DrDmoney]

My boss it heading up there next week with his crew. Couple Flatties, couple CJ's. They are camping at Loon and doing day trips in.

Nice, it’s going to be crowded, hopefully they’ll all get it out of their system by Labor Day. I guess we can blame the TJ for the crowds. Before then it was just a handful of hardcore wheelers.

 

[DrDmoney]

@Alex01 and I have a wrenching day next weekend. I've got MML, mini skids, refresh upper arm bushings, rear diff HD yoke install. Sorting out my storage situation. Need to get 2 Action Packers, and a new single burner stove.

Yeah I bought some new gear and gonna rob some stuff from the other Jeep.

 

[DrDmoney]

Oh and I made this to sleep in. I think it will do the trick if I don’t fall out.

 

[lowranger]

Oh and I made this to sleep in. I think it will do the trick if I don’t fall out.

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You don't have to worry about sleeping on the rocks.

 

[DrDmoney]

You don't have to worry about sleeping on the rocks.

Just falling on them.

 

[DrDmoney]

This is how it will be when stowed.

 

[DrDmoney]

I am still intending to go, but am at the mercy of parts being shipped and several are on backorder.....

What have you got left to do?

 

[Midnight LJR]

What have you got left to do?

Everything

Lift kit, tummy tuck, gears, brakes, steering, etc. most all has been ordered. My build thread shows current status. Just waiting for it all to arrive. It actually should not be too bad because I can do it all at once. Just depends on when it gets in. Because a few things are on back order.

 

[bobthetj03]

This is how it will be when stowed.

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I would literally break my neck climbing out of that in the middle of the night!

 

[DrDmoney]

I would literally break my neck climbing out of that in the middle of the night!

I probably should wear my harness from work.

 

[lowranger]

This is how it will be when stowed.

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Wow! That is really nice and compact. Just don't drink too much Scotch with Indy and @bobthetj03, or you might have trouble getting into it. I know how those two can be.

 

[tomtaylz]

Saw this in a Facebook group

Apparently there was a bunch of mice in the spring so more snakes than usual.

 

[tomtaylz]

Saw this in a Facebook group

Apparently there was a bunch of mice in the spring so more snakes than usual.

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I think the dogs okay, apparently they do decent against rattlers

 

[bobthetj03]

I think the dogs okay, apparently they do decent against rattlers

Our yellow lab got bit on the snout right in our back yard a few years ago. I kill at least one rattle snake every summer as they pass thru my property. He swelled up like a balloon. All we could do for him is give him antibiotics and hope he made it. Antivenom was not an option cause we didn't know what time he got bit as we were at work. He survived, but it took a toll on his joints.

 

[DrDmoney]

Saw this in a Facebook group

Apparently there was a bunch of mice in the spring so more snakes than usual.

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Thanks for the heads up, I’ve had 3 at my place already this year. One in my shop, the wife found one in her flower bed, and the third my Mother-in-Law almost stepped on. I got rid of 2 of them.

 

[DrDmoney]

Wow! That is really nice and compact. Just don't drink too much Scotch with Indy and @bobthetj03, or you might have trouble getting into it. I know how those two can be.

It weighs less than 30 lbs, I’m going to try to put my sleeping bag an pad in it before I fold it next time.

 

[Alex01]

Everything

Lift kit, tummy tuck, gears, brakes, steering, etc. most all has been ordered. My build thread shows current status. Just waiting for it all to arrive. It actually should not be too bad because I can do it all at once. Just depends on when it gets in. Because a few things are on back order.

Are you having the gears done by a shop?

 

[Midnight LJR]

Are you having the gears done by a shop?

I have done them myself in the past. But this time I am planning to have them done because of the time crunch.

 

[bobthetj03]

Tent on the roof seems like a good idea now!