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I don’t know about the rest of you, but I can’t pull myself out of the KOH slump, I’m even more unfocused than usual this week. Reflecting on the past week my thoughts go to two aspects of the race: 1) The Race… I keep running it over & over in my head. 2) The Team… I’m blown away by what a...

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Mark R. Howlett & Dustin Webster volunteered to take on the 'PR' duties. So, with that in mind, see below. Paul FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact July 7th, 2008...

Figured I'd post-up a few random thoughts from what had to be the best seat for the race. First off, big thanks to Garry Hall for hooking up the invite. We had zero to no chance of getting in without Garry’s name. Garry no doubt had some reservations about putting his name on the line for a...

Deavers have military wrap + rebound wrap = no need for traction bar. 8 or 9 leaf packs (can't remember). Need to be fairly light weight in back to use these. On my XJ they gave 6" - 7" lift. Springs are stock length, but center pins are moved back 2.5". They were custom made this way, not...

12" 7100's with JKS upper mounts - $150 12" 5100's - $75 ORGS lower bumps + ACOS - $75 The ACOS are no longer adjustable, they're basically just a bling'n upper bump stop. You'd need a new threaded sleeve to make them adjustable. P

I probably ran it for about 6 months, never drained. $60 Paul

Currie 9" shaved housing 63" WMS/WMS Currie HP9 third with 4.88's & Detroit Warn Axles with CTM's Drive flanges with Warn covers PMP Hi steer arms with 1 ton TRE's Track bar & frame bracket with tight FK rod ends (TB & drag link line-up perfectly) UCA with tight JJ & FK rod end (Currie 2" JJ...

Super Nerfs - $100 They're scratched-up pretty good, but straight & undented. I welded them on, when I removed them I cut them off along with whatever they were weleded to, so there is some cutting off of 'stuff' to clean them up, nothing that 10 minutes with an angle grinder won't take care of...

I pretty much always ware my shoulder harness these days (dictated by new driving style). Problem is that I cannot turn around to see what's happening behind me. Till now it's been a non-issue, but with Gaut's new buggy on the way I figure I'll need to make sure he's keeping up, so a mirror was...

That's right folks, he's seen the light & is going the unibody route. The goal is a lightweight (2600 lbs) Hammer eater capable of a few Comps a year. It'll be a mixtrue of Toyota parts with XJ technology (unibody for instance), & a few key XJ parts here & there. I'll post the first build pics...

Passed everyting except HC at 25 mph/1692 rpm (passed HC at 15 mph/1651 rpm). At 25 mph HC was 71, max allowable is 38. Prior to smog I put in a new Cat., changed the oil, plugs, air filter & fuel filter. Any ideas as to how to lower HC? It's a 96 with 115,000 miles. Paul

A few of us were feeling pretty good about our bugified XJ's & figured it was time to see how they'd do up against a few real buggy's. Garry invited/asked a few buggy friends to take us up Hwy 20. Long story short, they gave us a head start, they took a non-line off the trail to pass us, & we...

Noticed a few leafspring threads & thought this might be helpful: http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_library/leafspringrate.htm Paul

With all the talk of 35's or 37's being the Max. reliable tire size for D30's/D44's, I thought others might find my findings interesting; probably not, but I did :) 315/75 R16 (35X12.50) MT/R on MT wheel W/ Champion beadlock = 85lbs. 37X12.50 R17 MT/R on MT wheel W/Champion beadlock = 111lbs...

Anyone done it? I want to move my axle back about 2". According to Deaver it's a bad idea, but I have a hard time believing that it would lead to the demise of my springs. Paul

I'm converting from A/C to non A/C. Seems easy enough, but I can't figure out how to route the Serp. belt once I remove the compressor. Can someone post a diagram, or ??? Thanks, Paul

Any of you gear gurus see anything that would concern you about these? http://truehi9.com Looks to me like it could be the best rear end out there. S/B at least as strong as a HP60, while about 80lbs lighter. My only reservation is ordering a yet to be proven product from a company that I have...

Anyone going? I signed-up for Outer Limits, Sunbonnet Pass & Jack Hammer, in that order. A lot of you So Cal & Sierra Chapter boys are making pretty regular trips to the Hammers these days, this is a fun way to give something back. Victor Valley puts all of the proceeds back into the trails. Paul

Think it's time to add some diagonals to my 8-point cage. Some are obvious, some are not (to me anyway). There are 2 places in particular that I'm not sure if they add much to the overall integrity of the cage. 1) roof triangulation. Worth the the 12lbs it will add? 2) door spreaders, lower A...