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Spring: Clean underside, wire brush rust, rust converter, Krylon semi-gloss black Fall: Repeat spring, then Fluid Film We bought a JK Rubicon last fall that had pretty nasty frame surface rust and started this procedure. Undercarriage came through Wisconsin's winter great.

I can add a winter review now...my stock Grabbers now live on my JK Rubicon as it came with old BFG MT's that had good tread but were very hard and old. They MT's are very good in winter, in some respect better than the Generals (namely in slushy snow) and in some respects worse (light dry...

I have the M2M in my Bronco. They are, like everything I have from M2M, excellent. I have the DV8 in my JK Rubicon. They are good, but the level of quality is just a bit shy of the M2M pieces.

I have nice LED fogs and driving lights, but the biggest improvement was installing a set of old-school Hella driving lights, aimed like low beams. Why, because the LED lights cannot go 25 miles without icing with a wet snow or road spray from a salted road, and the heated LED headlights cost...

The RR point 5 antenna is excellent and pretty unobtrusive. It likely outperforms the Ghost antenna. Comet HAM radio antennas fit in the RR NMO mount. Diamonds do not.

Started with a Black Diamond, so I I already had a rear locker, steel bumpers, rock rails and skid plates. Ran it stock for the first season outside of a mobile GMRS radio. Rock rails and skids have been completely adequate for the tight woods trails in Wisconsin. They have been used. Season...

Or better, get a set of Bilstein 5100's, arguably better than the stock Bronco Bilsteins, and you don't have to worry about having the proper spring rate, and you don't have to worry if it is one of the recalled rear shocks.

Step 1: Join https://www.wc4wd.com/ Step 2: Come to organized trail rides. Step 3: Get fresh pinstriping and break the flares on the Raptor on tight wooded trails. 😁

APIM in and all is (almost) good. When I picked up the Bronco my dual band mobile no longer turned on. The plug to the remote head wasn't fully seated, no big deal. But in the process of troubleshooting I dropped the glove box to check for power to the transceiver. I found the tech had made an...

Verdict is bad APIM. Extended warranty just paid for itself (with 7000 miles to spare).

Haven’t yet. Maybe tomorrow. Marine Corps reunion weekend so I’ve been busy (consuming too much booze).

Yes to all of that. Complete control of am/fm/Sirius through the steering wheel controls. Normal heat. It’s 12°F here in WI so I haven’t tried AC 😆

2023 Black Diamond (small screen) Symptom: When starting the truck, the initial screen animation runs, the radio turn on (no matter if it was left on or off), and the screen goes black. No other symptoms, warning messages, etc. Backup camera works. USB ports have power. Troubleshooting...

M2M for me. Anything that used the hard top bolts was a non-starter for me. I like to take the top off, and basically all of my recovery gear hangs from these. M2M gives good clearance to get to the hard top bolts as well. Fit and finish could not be better. Packing for shipping was good...

My eighteen year old daughter has been driving our '14 JK Rubicon all winter. I asked her how the 4wd shifting has been going and she replied "I haven't needed it yet." Granted it's wearing Grabber ATx's, the finest non-winter dedicated tire in the winter I have experienced...

Edit: I just watched https://turnoffroad.com/products/2021-ford-bronco-billet-upper-control-arms-pair?variant=44705225900210 These control arms should be good at no lift. I will bet neither shop was aware that the heim joints were adjustable and skipped the adjustment/alignment procedure shown...

Solved for now. I used Aux switch 2. I made my own harnesses using Mil Spec Tefzel wire, 12 AWG to the bumper, 16 AWG to each light. Wrapped the harnesses with spiral wrap with an additional outer layer of fiberglass sleeve (on the portion outside the engine compartment) for appearance. From the...

I didn't post any graph...and my comment about RF exposure was because of this statement above: "It also may be too close for electromagnetic safety."

I only worried about personal exposure. I figured I would find out if I had systems interference.

For a VHF/UHF radio, antenna positions 2 & 3 are recommended. These don't work with a removable roof. With a cowl mount, I have transmitted clear nearly 40 miles and in the proper conditions, received from about 100 miles away. I use this antenna...