New guy from Pittsburgh
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BaddestCross
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Yep. Stupid plug welds. He had them welded all around until he can get an upgraded axle.
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Turbo21
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fiend
Caught the Bug
Ddays
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Nope, no thanks. Too much mud for me. :icon_crazy:
Not to poke, but wouldn't you have been better off running the winch from inside the Jeep?
Turbo21
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I couldn’t see all the ice buildup in front of the bumper. I had to keep stopping then backup and pull all the ice chunks out. It was easier having someone run the winch so they could see the front of the bumper. Usually run it my self. The ice kept coming up on top of the winch
Tough to stay out of the mud at southington. Spent 3 hours Sunday cleaning inside and out
I might try and head to doe valley on the 15th. Not sure what you have going on.
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Tough to stay out of the mud at southington. Spent 3 hours Sunday cleaning inside and out
I might try and head to doe valley on the 15th. Not sure what you have going on.
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wjtstudios
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At least you put that jeep to work! Looks like a days worth of de-mudding to me
Ddays
Hooked
Ya, makes sense with the ice. We ran through some shit at Rausch that was 2" thick. Sure made me wince more than once hearing it clank off of the underside of the Jeep.
15th Friday? It's almost impossible for me to get away on week days.
Turbo21
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I finally figure out how to get my spare mounted. I thought for sure I was going to have to by the dv8 carrier. But was able to use a 2” extender to raise the factory mount and then grind a little bit of the hitch receiver down on the bumper. It closes easily and is nice and tight. The tire sits directly on top of the hitch receiver and has no stress on the hinges. Man is that a heavy ass spare
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Saharaunlmtd
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Gotta say I’ve never seen that before. Maybe shove a receiver in there for support.
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Turbo21
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If you saw it in person you would understand a little better about how tight it is. The tire is solidly sitting on the receiver No movement at all. I ran my 37 the same way for almost a year through dozens of off-road trips with no issues
The only thing I have to be careful with is opening the gate on a hill lol. Gotta take it easy once it’s open
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Turbo21
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I did put a hitch in the receiver but since it is about 3/8” smaller than the actual receiver it doesn’t actually touch the tire
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BaddestCross
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Remind me never to drive behind you. Good luck with that. 
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Turbo21
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My hernia from lifting it up there says about 150-160 lbs. when I close the gate it lifts up about 1/8” to set directly on the receiver. I did this like 2 weeks ago and ran it like that at southington No issues, still nice and tight. Gonna try it out for a bit and if it doesn’t work than will have to go with the hd carrier
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BaddestCross
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It's not just the shitty factory mount you need to worry about, it's the stress on the gate and hinges.
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