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<blockquote data-quote="mcutler" data-source="post: 688933" data-attributes="member: 1641"><p>... and now the real nuts and bolts....</p><p></p><p>I'm going to call the first run a real success. I pulled 3 wrenches all weekend. </p><p></p><p>-First was before I even unloaded; driving 6 hours through the night and sunrise, checklist after checklist running through my head, and realized I never hooked the battery negative on the winch after the last trip on the lift, so that happened right away once parked. (15mm and 14mm, so much for milspec battery terminals... Lol )</p><p>- second was on day two, after removing the doors and installing the tube door bars (3/4")</p><p></p><p>No wrenches were turned all weekend for any repairs. I deem that a success, mechanically. </p><p></p><p>Trail wise, nothing but impressed. Especially considering that the tire size ratio of TSL 43" stickies to any other size or brand was about 9:1 out of over 500 rigs (1100 ppl registered for the weekend) - (aside from sxs's).</p><p></p><p>I had the pleasure of following @jeconn and Mike all day Friday and again Saturday afternoon. Except for when I spotted a creekbed and waterfall and went rouge... forcing them to follow me to a dead end, lol. </p><p></p><p>The truck worked fantastic. It had its share of difficulties, as I expected it would, due to a couple factors; </p><p></p><p> -tire size as mentioned above- following 43's, once the black dirt gets turned to the top... it's an uphill battle. </p><p> - driver error/ unfamiliarity with the new truck; going from buggy to full body, simply learning curve to-</p><p> -approach and departure angle, which is great, but not a buggy</p><p> - visibility; which I'm sure any other xj/mj owner can testify is mediocre to say the least....i need a rear view mirror; strapped in its hard to turn to see with the B posts of the cab. </p><p> - side hill clearance for bed, running higher on a hill to have enough room for slip to stay off sheet metal on trees; but that 42° steering and being 7 inches narrower outside of tires (of my old Chevy 60 and 43's) and 115 wb sure helps with maneuverability!.. and the tires did great in these scenarios, I must say. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Things that were not an issue; </p><p>-approach/ departure angle; never touched the front bumper or winch surround, only the push bar, and the rear bumper did its job on the corners, never touched the body. </p><p>- belly height (16.5"), has some scars but never held me up. The pinion guard was the biggest hindrance all weekend.</p><p>- trailing arms did not slow me down nor did they turn and damage the shocks, but there are plenty of scars to know that there was plenty of opportunity to do so. </p><p>-ZERO mechanical, wiring, or plumbing problems- typical seepage of a few fittings due to extreme heat and cold cycles but not an issue to speak of. </p><p>- TIRES; rode the krtb's all weekend. Stuck like glue to rock and worked great in the loose. They don't have the ease that a tsl does in the black loose, but I wasn't disappointed. And I haven't ran a radial in 15 years, so I was at 15psi entire time versus the 6-7 I ran in bias. </p><p>- engine and trans temps stayed at operating temperature all weekend, never ran hot; always a good thing!</p><p>- Yukon hard-core hubs were flawless</p><p>-ZERO driveshaft vibrations throughout travel! </p><p></p><p>... cont...</p><p></p><p>Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcutler, post: 688933, member: 1641"] ... and now the real nuts and bolts.... I'm going to call the first run a real success. I pulled 3 wrenches all weekend. -First was before I even unloaded; driving 6 hours through the night and sunrise, checklist after checklist running through my head, and realized I never hooked the battery negative on the winch after the last trip on the lift, so that happened right away once parked. (15mm and 14mm, so much for milspec battery terminals... Lol ) - second was on day two, after removing the doors and installing the tube door bars (3/4") No wrenches were turned all weekend for any repairs. I deem that a success, mechanically. Trail wise, nothing but impressed. Especially considering that the tire size ratio of TSL 43" stickies to any other size or brand was about 9:1 out of over 500 rigs (1100 ppl registered for the weekend) - (aside from sxs's). I had the pleasure of following @jeconn and Mike all day Friday and again Saturday afternoon. Except for when I spotted a creekbed and waterfall and went rouge... forcing them to follow me to a dead end, lol. The truck worked fantastic. It had its share of difficulties, as I expected it would, due to a couple factors; -tire size as mentioned above- following 43's, once the black dirt gets turned to the top... it's an uphill battle. - driver error/ unfamiliarity with the new truck; going from buggy to full body, simply learning curve to- -approach and departure angle, which is great, but not a buggy - visibility; which I'm sure any other xj/mj owner can testify is mediocre to say the least....i need a rear view mirror; strapped in its hard to turn to see with the B posts of the cab. - side hill clearance for bed, running higher on a hill to have enough room for slip to stay off sheet metal on trees; but that 42° steering and being 7 inches narrower outside of tires (of my old Chevy 60 and 43's) and 115 wb sure helps with maneuverability!.. and the tires did great in these scenarios, I must say. Things that were not an issue; -approach/ departure angle; never touched the front bumper or winch surround, only the push bar, and the rear bumper did its job on the corners, never touched the body. - belly height (16.5"), has some scars but never held me up. The pinion guard was the biggest hindrance all weekend. - trailing arms did not slow me down nor did they turn and damage the shocks, but there are plenty of scars to know that there was plenty of opportunity to do so. -ZERO mechanical, wiring, or plumbing problems- typical seepage of a few fittings due to extreme heat and cold cycles but not an issue to speak of. - TIRES; rode the krtb's all weekend. Stuck like glue to rock and worked great in the loose. They don't have the ease that a tsl does in the black loose, but I wasn't disappointed. And I haven't ran a radial in 15 years, so I was at 15psi entire time versus the 6-7 I ran in bias. - engine and trans temps stayed at operating temperature all weekend, never ran hot; always a good thing! - Yukon hard-core hubs were flawless -ZERO driveshaft vibrations throughout travel! ... cont... Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk [/QUOTE]
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