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A True Long travel IFS would be great for my R50, since i hit Ocotillo and Glammis a few times a year....but for most R50 owners, i think a good solid no frills suspension lift that allows more front end travel would be great. Good luck with this.....

We can always count on Pezzy to defend us while we're away! Thanks Pezzy...i think you should be promoted!

My baby 97 SE

I got a 3 year unlimited alignment for $139USD at an Express Tire place here in SoCal. I've used it twice in 6 months, no cost and no questions asked.....some hefty sand launches and woops in Ocotillo caused my drivers side to out less than 1/4 inch (Camber). Most R50's don't go out of alingnment under normal driving...Just the way they're designed.

I didn't think ARB made a rear Locker for the R50? Maybe his doesn't have the rear LSD.....

Slightly off subject, but how do you "Tune" the antenna?

Real easy.....run a fused power wire (14awg) off the ACC or Battery circuit on the fuse block and find a good bare metal spot for the ground wire. The hard part is routing the antenna wire....Be sure NOT to ground it to anything that already has something grounded to it or you might get some interference....i apparently grounded mine originnaly to the same spot/metal where my wipers were grounded.....got a buzzing through the CB everytime the wipers turned on. I didn't notice it for 6 months after the install....Not much need for wipers here in SoCal.

I bought a cheapy from Rack Shack Rack Shack I works OK, but i need a better antenna. I use it a lot when i go out to the desert here in SOCal....most of the Rangers keep channel 22 available for rescue and of course channel 9 will almost always get you help. Our group had to use my CB last March out in Ocotillo Wells, when one of my co-workers went over the handle bars of his dirt bike landing from a jump and broke his collar bone and had a compound fracture of his right femur....sticking through his riding pants....Nasty stuff.....No cell phone coverage, so i called for help on channel 22 and within 5 minutes two ranger trucks showed up with fully equipped paramedics.... I will never be without it again!

I've never done it but i imagine, you may need: 1st - Does a 2wd have anything in the way of the 4wd system? ECU (As stated by nismoskyz) Wiring harness' (This might be the major issue) Lots of time Hydraulic jacks Jack stands Dollies to move the whole front suspension system in place Helpers Tools and of course BEER! Lots of it!

Welcome Back! You look great! Hope to see you around a little more often.....Lots of things been happening around here.....

I had a Sony Xplod that worked fine/sounded fine, but my wife just bought me the Pioneer DEH-P4800MP for Christmas and it sounds much better. Works great with my Sirius. Was able to move my Sirius unit to my wifes can and use the Pioneer to control the Sirius in the Pathy. only problem....a little too much power for the factory Bose speakers....time to rip the whole Bose thing out and wire up an new AMP and speakers.....

Actually, it ran good on the freeway...i kept it at 50MPH. The front end was definitely at is limit....tires were barely touching the ground.....No bottoming out or wierd handling! I'm running BFG AT KO's 32x11.5x15 with the AC lift coils and Bilstein shocks....I highly recommend the Bilsteins... BTW...that was the third load i took home that day! Not sure i'd load it that much again, but the Pathy is my Home Depot hauler and has done it's share of heavy hauls.

I nearly caved in my roof, hauling sheetrock and concrete board, until i got my roof rack. The picture is with a 4,000lb pallet of floor tile in the back. They had to load it with a forklift. It really sucked having to unload the pallet, box by box....man i need a forklift at home!

Got It too....here in SoCal

Thats the upper console thingy that goes right below the rearview mirror on a R50! It olny has map lights, sunglass holder, and sunroof controls...Man that thing is the exact same color as my truck!

7 Years Baby!

Big pair of Vice Grips worked on mine!

Like everyone says.....Your Descision.....I'm sticking with IFS, because of what i do with my Pathy (80 miles of commute a day and desert running on the wekends) If i lived anywhere else but SoCal, i'd probably consider a SAS. Solid Axles don't do well in the desert....Take a look at any SCORE or CORR truck...99.99% IFS. But when you look at trail or rock crawlers they're almost all Solid Axles....but even IFS is increasing in popularity with rock crawlers. Just my 2 bucks.....

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15x8 with 3.5 bs here, with 32x11.5 BFG AT's

Just go to the Autozone and ask them to borrow it for 10 minutes. If you offer up your drivers liscence they'll let you use it if you stay in the parking lot. I've used one from two different Autozones with no hassle or Deposit.

How old are the Shocks/Struts? Are the ball joints shot? Uper and lower control arm bushings? How about an alignment, all cars and trucks need alignments after a period of time, no matter how carefully you drive.

Vengeful...always the talkative and informative one....man you need to calm down on the massive word count you've been using in you replies.... Just givin ya crap!

Since the new ride won't be slated for flying over the whoops of Ocotillo, you can ride with me.

About the Video...... -thnkboutit- Forgive me.....i'm a lazy A@#....I've had the cd in my tool box drawer at work for months. I will try and get it to you soon....Sorry@! Not to make excuses, but for the last few months i've doing this.......