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You run your winch primarily off your alternator not your battery. I've had no issues running Advance Auto batteries for many years, use...

just wanted to throw the latest update out there My dad and I will be starting the trail next monday the 8th from loon lake. We are...

Boulder lakes, near Ketchum, ID. Also our little one's first ride in the 2dr since I put the 3rd seat in

I paid $700 for my Yukon gears from qtech and had a shop install for $1300 so 3k sounds high to me

That's what I was thinking. They said 10 hrs or labor so at $150/hour I'm not sure where they get another 1500 for parts on a 30/44

Yeah the 1k per axle seemed par for me. I knew prices are going up but I was a bit surprised by 3k for a 30/44 I just asked him for it...

My dad is looking at trying to re gear before our rubicon trip and the 4wp in his area (Sacramento CA) quoted him out the door 3k for a...

After almost a year I finally got my tow rig set up complete. GMC 2500 and a load trail 20' drive over fender. Leaving Friday for a 6...

Update to this project. Finally finished it. Added 1/4" bar steel on top of the U bolts so it threads through both sides. Added gussets...

The other option is just straight U bolt. I'll probably have to use 2 of the pieces as a spacer wonder if that will end up with any...

So if you saw one of the posts above I pulled the stock rear seat apart and pulled out the frame to see if that would work first. But...

I do agree though that I'm not sold on the cable clamps other than should they need to survive an impact the galvanized portion really...

That is a front seat bracket not a rear. The rear of the 2dr does not bolt to the floor it has fold and tumble bars that click into the...

For a full back story I actually tore down my stock rear seat to see if I could use the stock fold and tumble system and have it attach...

Bolted the seat down tight had my wife hop in and thrash around in the seat. Everything seems really stable. Thing I'm going to still...