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The Lone Ranger – Re-centered H1’s and 37” take offs
I have been running on these used Nitto’s and H2’s for about the past 3k miles or so. While they worked pretty well, two of the Nitto’s were getting a bit thin so I wanted to replace them. I got a bit of sticker shock at how much the dang things were going for (about $400 per tire to my door for the 37×13.5xR17 mud grappler). I’m a little bit too low dollar to be running tires that pricey. Once…
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The Lone Ranger – 2,000 mile update
Not exactly an exciting update, but I’ve passed the 2k mile mark here recently, and nothing’s killed me yet. The truck has been playing DD while I did the clutch on my Mustang, so the miles got racked up on it. Over all, I’m very happy with how its working on road. Some Hit and misses: Hits: – The brakes are friggin awesome – The track bar makes it much nicer to drive – It makes me giggle to be…
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The Lone Ranger – Winch Mounting
I’ve been wheeling for some time without a winch now, never really thought I needed one (probably still don’t). But the last time I rode along at Interlake gave me a new perspective. Long story short, it was very wet from melting snow, throw in a very sideways XJ (leaning in an alarming direction), and you have yourself the makings of a situation where using a Highlift/come-a-long to recover some one just isn’t a good answer. Thankfully, there was one…
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The Lone Ranger – License Light
I thought someone might need an idea for a compact light in the future. Here’s my solution to the problem: It’s a LED motorcycle license plate light. Its cheap and compact (my two requirements). We’ll see how long it holds up.. (photo is kinda dark, the whole plate is illuminated at night)
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The Lone Ranger – Fender Trimming
Very little trimming was required in the rear: And with the flare back on: I might have to trim just a smidge more back here, we’ll see when I flex it again. The front needed a bit more aggressive of a trim job: I wound up leaving some of that little bracket in the front to make it easier to mount the inner fender liner too. Hopefully it won’t rub the tire too bad at full stuff.