Recent content by Chumly

My Gobi Rack / Ladder is about the same age. I live near salt water and use the rack occasionally. I cannot find a speck of rust on it. It seems like the powder coat would need to be missing / scratched / deficient for that to happen that quickly.

I installed RSG sliders solo about 3 years ago when I was 62. With judiciousl use of a floor jack, jack stands along with your thigh, it is less than a 2 hour solo job for a first timer. They are heavy however.

Don’t tow with overdrive. Switch transmission to S. This should be in your owners manual.

As mentioned, Diff is super easy. The Transmission fluid drain and fill only slightly more complicated. I did the transmission using the “jumper” method instead of a Scan Gauge. All you need is some old wire for that. Plenty of tutorials on how to do on YouTube. Not really complex, just as...

Update with 36,000 miles. No regrets, no issues, no rubbing, Fuel economy still good, tread looks like it could go another 36,000 miles. North Carolina / Georgia Off road & Florida Sand, no issue. Great all around Goldilocks choice.

OK. I run an AGM Battery. I am in Florida where it is hot and my last AGM lasted about 4 1/2 years. The replacement was $165. (Costco again). I put on about 70,000 miles during this period. If I did get a Voltage Booster pro, is there any business case justified with my use scenario? How...

I went with OE Rotors and the “Good” OE pads. No regrets or issues. When considering slotted rotors, consider what conditions your Off Roading is in. If just Mall crawling, slotted rotors are fine. In muddy off-road conditions, you need to consider what your post trip clean up process is...

Savannah? Cool place to visit, but it is on the Georgia / South Carolina Line.

Were you driving by MacDill AFB while they were testing an EMP “Device”?

‘ We now have about 17,000 miles on these including beach sand, clay, gravel etc. (No snow). we Air Down to about 15PSI off-road with no issues on 7.5 inch rims. Performance has been perfect. Still look new, rotated 3X so far. When the time comes, we will get the 255’s again.

We have over 200K miles on two 5th Gen 4Runners towing a 5000 lb (scale verified) Boat & trailer over the last ten years. (160K miles on a 2012, and 60K miles on our 2020.) We keep under 65 MPH, we tow in Florida, (Flat). We average 11 MPG when towing and have not towed more than 400 Miles in...

Man, I wish I took a picture of my garage before I cleaned it. I was on a streak of diverse small projects, with things to do as soon as I did the projects. I literally had a safety hazard in there with saws, hedge trimmers, shovels, ladders ,Dremel, compressor, oil change gear, golf club...

If it is tight, air down.

This seems to help cut down on Cat thefts….