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Made a recent trip to out east, exploring the area as we went along with no real plan in mind. The state turns to dry, arid desert really quickly. 2hrs from home and it was about 40 degrees hotter and dry. Great short trip with my family.

Yea, that's old news! You don't remember that happening early 2017? Unfortunately sliders wouldn't have helped in that situation. It was a huge tree I slid into while getting over a log on an off-camber trail. I have sliders sitting in my garage, just haven't put them on along with a bunch of parts.

You need to get it tested for hydrocarbons like Slartibartfast suggested. I have one of these testers and it is very easy to use. It will tell you right away if you have a head gasket leak, even if it is a very small leak. You just lower the level a little in the radiator so the tester doesn't suck up coolant, put a dye in the tester and then place it in the radiator neck and pump the bulb. The tester will draw air from the radiator and pass it through the dye. If hydrocarbons are present the dye will change from blue to yellow. Super easy! If you were local I'd test it for you. James

Looks like somebody needs rock sliders!

The bubbles coming out of your radiator suggest that combustion is leaking into the coolant, and the pudding in the cap suggests coolant's getting into the oil as well (though I have heard of some cars developing similar schmoo from doing mostly short trips and never warming up properly). Odd that the plugs look about the same and the leakdown test didn't pin anything down, though. Maybe the leak only opens up when the engine is warm? You can test the coolant for hydrocarbons to confirm that the bubbles are exhaust gas. You can also heat up a little oil (just a drop from the dipstick) on a piece of foil with a lighter to test for water. If it just gets hot and smokes, it's just oil; if it sizzles and pops like when you drip water into hot bacon grease, there's water in there.

Loud enough to set off car alarms in a parking deck lol

Interesting. Ill have to try the app. Ive been eye balling a few sound deadening materials to drop the noise level on long trips but overall my interior noise level is not bad under light throttle. I dont know what the current DB's are but om assuming they're up there. 2.5 exhaust with 33x12.5 BFG MT's and AT's. The AT's are much quieter obviously.

Front crossmember & rear axle, no wood, rubber or foam required, been doing it that way since the beginning of time with no ill effects.