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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaveZJ View Post
    I was thinking stuff beyond your basic "stuck" and more along the lines of what the IRO guys had to go through Saturday on Moab Rim with a rig completely dead in the water, and then a rollover.
    what he said.. its alot more common to be towing a rig back to camp thats dead in the water or no wheel drive. and there are alot of aspects that can make it easier and safer. then you have an incident like the IRO guys where several things might could have been done differently..

    i think this would make a great TOTM..
     

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    It's July...hint, hint
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    Quote Originally Posted by SirFuego View Post
    It's July...hint, hint
    hell rig of the season or is it year, hint, hint
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    i vote next topic to cover be steering.
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    How about a TOTM for driving technique. Maybe some of you guys with these skills talk about what you do to help keep your rigs shiny side up and maybe offer advice one could use in emergency situations.
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by lawnmower22 View Post
    How about a TOTM for driving technique. Maybe some of you guys with these skills talk about what you do to help keep your rigs shiny side up and maybe offer advice one could use in emergency situations.
    that would be a really good one. Rigs are important but driving is definitely overlooked
     

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    A driving technique TOTM would be interesting. Some of the best techniques I've been taught over the years have been short and sweet (i.e. drive two footed, but vary your speed primarily with the brake pedal). Then again, there are a lot of concepts -- such as knowing when to crawl and when to mash it (a common predicament in east-coast wheeling even though only the latter ever gets videotaped) -- that can really only be learned on the trails. And yes -- sometimes you screw yourself by trying to crawl something first
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    How about communication out on the trails, cell phone apps (shit) and even better CB radios, ham radios, and radio etiquette along with what antennas work best (magnetic vs non magnetic).
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    Quote Originally Posted by rodd88 View Post
    How about communication out on the trails, cell phone apps (shit) and even better CB radios, ham radios, and radio etiquette along with what antennas work best (magnetic vs non magnetic).
    Do you really need all that stuff? Hand motions and spoken words work fine for low-tech wheelers like me. I can see how the ham radio would be good for emergencies though if you're expedition wheeling far from civilization but that's about it.

    Jared, yes. That's so true about knowing when to crawl and when to bump it. Sometimes you only get one shot and if you don't make it you're done. I can think of a couple harlan trails like that...
     

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    I agree as well. I've sorta always wheeled by the "slow as possible, fast as necessary" mentality
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    Quote Originally Posted by ATL ZJ View Post
    Do you really need all that stuff? Hand motions and spoken words work fine for low-tech wheelers like me. I can see how the ham radio would be good for emergencies though if you're expedition wheeling far from civilization but that's about it.
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    In my neck of the woods yeah. Most of the places to wheel in El Paso are very little populated areas with no cell phone service.



    :edit: your right though, there's cheaper easier to use forms of communications than CB, I guess its just the fad out here in el Paso
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    I'd definitely like to see a TOTM on driving techniques. I always cringe when I see newer drivers cause unneeded damage to their rigs when a little better technique could have gotten them through without the major damage they incur. I'd love to hear what some of the more experienced wheelers have to say...
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    i would like to see a totm about shock absorbers, i know we already have one for coilovers, but this never really covered the standard shock absorber as well as mounting hoops and valving, also different mounting positions on the axle, front to back vs side to side..
     

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    I would like to see an upcoming TOTM to be about Gearing. Sure, there are calculators out there for what size tire/gear ration to run, but there's more to it than that. For those of us who can't afford/or don't need heavier axle swaps and are stuck with the 4.slow, gearing should be a topic to talk about. For instance, different carriers, maybe brands that have a great rep/finish to their products, and so on. I live in Hawaii so finding axles at the JY is harder to come by..just a thought
     

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    Maybe one on snow wheeling. Tire pressure, chain set up, driving technique...
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    Quote Originally Posted by alwaysHI View Post
    I would like to see an upcoming TOTM to be about Gearing. Sure, there are calculators out there for what size tire/gear ration to run, but there's more to it than that. For those of us who can't afford/or don't need heavier axle swaps and are stuck with the 4.slow, gearing should be a topic to talk about. For instance, different carriers, maybe brands that have a great rep/finish to their products, and so on. I live in Hawaii so finding axles at the JY is harder to come by..just a thought
    this./a TOTM on setting up gears, special tools, best place to get them, and which gears are better quality
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by GraKee99 View Post
    Maybe one on snow wheeling. Tire pressure, chain set up, driving technique...
    I like this one. This will be my first year I have a jeep that is snow wheelable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alwaysHI View Post
    I would like to see an upcoming TOTM to be about Gearing. Sure, there are calculators out there for what size tire/gear ration to run, but there's more to it than that.
    x2 I think this would be worthwhile. I have some things to say about gearing options from a wholistic rig perspective
     

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    Thanks bro.
     

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    one on hubs would be good as well Im searching currently since one broke today and not currently finding a ton of info.
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    trac bar options
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrpoole View Post
    trac bar options
    For a stock setup? Ten minutes of searching will give you all of the info you need...

    Also to keep it relevant, how about a discussion on welders, plasma cutters, and related subjects.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wrpoole View Post
    trac bar options
    definately would qualify under front suspension
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by LoganZJ View Post
    For a stock setup? Ten minutes of searching will give you all of the info you need...

    Also to keep it relevant, how about a discussion on welders, plasma cutters, and related subjects.
    Tools in general would be a good one

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