Recent content by Reconnoiter

I love the look of the Prospector XL, but I refuse to drive $100,000 truck on stock coils with spacers. I went with the Carly Dominator (3 inch Kings) and I’m super happy with the suspension. Finally got AEV to sell me bumpers (being installed today), but they won’t sell snorkels to fit the 19+...

It’s a Camera Car...

I have a W4500 CrewCab. You need to go with the Diesel, because the V-8 gas engine is gutless!

My other issue with the Fuso is 161hp :-( I have 245hp now, on a rig that weighs half as much, and can barely keep up in a caravan of rigs. Agreed about EVs.

A friend of mine has over 100 diesel box trucks and stake beds that he rents to the film industry. He’s slowly switching everything over to gas because the DEF systems were giving them so much trouble. I like diesel for three reasons. You can heat and cook with it (no propane refills), it’s less...

My understanding is that the pollution from diesel, while vile and ugly, is heavy and settles to the ground, as opposed to rising into the atmosphere like gas fumes, but I am completely unqualified to debate that. Figure out a way to put the Earth Cruiser habitat on a Cyber Truck, and I’m all...

I desperately want a diesel Earth Cruiser, without DEF. This is my hypothesis: Fuso had a successful business, selling Diesels around the world. The United States, in 2008, required DEF systems be implemented. That becomes such a nightmare for Fuso, that they decide to switch to gasoline only...

5.9 ZJ

So that means we can get diesel again? Chevy 4500 & 5500 (low cab forward), HD & XD, 5.2L Turbo with 215HP & 452 lb-ft torque, right? If we brought you that chassis right now, could we get it before next year?

My schedule makes it very tough to plan trips with other people. Consequently, I do a lot of trips without another vehicle along. Several times, I've been in situations where either a mechanical or electrical problem has made progress impossible, with no cell service. For life threatening...

It's not cheap for sure. I've got over $400 in mine. I did it because it's exactly what I wanted and I can change it easily. My next upgrade is to put four 9" LED flood lights on the front. I can add a cage around the lights for around $100. I can also easily add supports to carry a canoe, or a...

I built it several years ago, but it was much shorter. I recently replaced the vertical pieces with longer ones, so I could add the Hi-Lift, shovel, and axe. It will hold more than you should carry up that high. I attached it with "L" brackets screwed into the factory rails.

I don't put more than 100lbs up there, but that's because of the "Tip" factor. It could easily handle double that.

Can't find a roof rack that does exactly what you'd like? Want to build your own, but don't have a welder? Or, you can weld steel, but it's too heavy? I found a solution. 3/4" (ID) Schedule 40 (thick wall) Aluminum Speed-Rail. If you can use Tinker Toys, you can not only build your own rack, but...

311,824 Miles!!! And still kickin' 1995 ZJ Limited: 456 Gears - ARBs Front & Rear - 5.25" Lift - Tomken Bumpers - Warn 9k Winch - 33x12.50 15 Mud Terrains - DIY (3/4" Speed-Rail) Roof Rack.