Northern Virginia Roll Call

I have one already loaded with grease. I'll be at Davids tomorrow if you want to swing by and we can knock it out in a few minutes.

 

winch would have been faster if the damn thing would have worked properly (spooled or not, it wouldnt engage)

yea I had that exact winch on my JK.... I wasnt happy with the quality of the synthetic line after using it a few times.... so I usually stick w/ steel cable.... but who knows.... I might end up just trying it one more time....

totallllllllllllllly not me.....haha ask the guys from the mod day, I'm "anal" about nuts and bolts.

Ziploc baggy and a sharpy was my best friend

no worries dude, I'll just order some... hazards of modding when youre tired. haha

nice man! your truck is really coming along nicely!

I read the first 12 words of this post and KNEW I'd be tagged in it before I even saw the notification......


so stuff I still need to do in the next week or 2:
take mud flaps off
install skid plate
install sliders
install rear shocks
install rear AAL
get CMC done
get alignment done

next: (within the next month)
install Icons
notch the grill so it doesnt rub on the winch control box
order snorkel / install snorkel
get new hardware for the Mobtown tailgate cap / reinforcement

busy busy busy....


how's everyone elses Tuesday morning going?

 

Usually hit mine every oil change

 

not necessarily. Just hook and reverse. Not find the remote, plug it in, figure out forward/backward controls etc. I would use a winch for self recovery, not towing

 

All depends how they're stuck IMO. Stuck in mud? Yank em out with a strap. Can't get over some rocks and they don't have a winch? Pull them up slowly so nothing breaks. A snatch strap will get you out of a lot of stuff though.

 

hindsight being 20/ 20 (and not sure why I didnt do this, I used to ALWAYS do this, but at the start of the trail when I was airing down, I usually go ahead and get my winch remote plugged in and ready....

but for a small recovery like that, it should have been:

1. reel winch line out to you (since it's already in neutral)
2. hook up to your D ring
3. engage clutch on winch
4. press button on winch

total time: 2 minutes haha

oh well... lesson learned.

 

@fatfurious2 you have a one piece drive shaft right? If so where did you get it from? Thinking I might wanna take that plunge.

 

FML..... $10.18 in shipping for $1.78 in merchandise. no thanks.

 

no I dont. @HolyHandGrenade does. I think he got it from Tom Woods.

I have an OE replacement one. Got it for $600 shipped. Let me know if you want me to look for the website. I still need to get my OEM one repaired, but it sucks that the place where everyone went, is only located in Baltimore.

 

buy more stuff so its worth it

 

I'm pretty sure there's a website you can send measurements to, and they'll make a custom driveshaft and mail it to you for around $550. Let me see if I can find it.

 

I dont need anything else from them

I DO need to order my compressor / ARB deflator before the trail run though.....

 

Like the diff breather mod

 

lol adding it to the list........

 

I do mine every oil change.

 

You literally have a month

he is getting one for free.. doesnt have $11

 

I've found the cheapest place to get the hose is Lowes. 10' roll doesn't cost much at all.

 

did you see the list of shit I have to get done in the next month??? lol I'll be working on my truck pretty much every weekend until the night before the trail run

and he's right.....

 

@TacoCat threw his in for free

 

I have one. We can do it when you come get your tire