Recent content by vman07

Exploring the Defense Mine... Typical rocky road for the area. Nothing to difficult... Can't wait to return...

I took my 5 and 3 year old out to the Death Valley area recently. It was our first "overland" trip together, IE not camping in a campground. We camped in the Panamint Valley, checked out some minds, braved temps in the upper 20's at night, and had a wonderful time... We left home in the Bay...

if we didn't have 3 kids who need a mountain of stuff to go camping, I'd keep it no rack...

Much appreciated studawg! I have my roof rack back on these days...

These guys are right down the street for me, they gave me a decent quote on a steering rack replacement. They have a solid reputation and following locally...

The two arms are straightforward and come with the bushings if you buy the arm. You can just replace the bushings in the arm but I just bought the whole arm not to mess with pressing in bushings. The third bushing does require to remove/chisel/displace the old bushing somehow, lots of...

+1 on a tape deck mount, feels great to turn something useless into useful...

here is my homemade rack, more details in my build thread. You can buy the steel and a decent welder and come in under $1,000...

Jeff and Toy Connection have done some work for me including maintanence and a locker install. The work was fine and reasonable. I think Mudrak in Sonoma is likely the most 100 specific shop in the Bay Area, but he is pretty pricey. The amount he quoted to do a steering rack was truly jaw...

What about adjusting torsion bars to get a some height in the front?

double post....

Very reputable Cruiser shop here in Bay Area quoted me waaay more that $575 labor for rack install. 575 seems fantastic imo...I would also go OEM on the rack.

I'm SHOCKED...that there is an 18 year old Cherokee still on the road

That $6,000 number is going to go right out the window fast. Have you calculated your baseline/maintenance costs yet? You're starting with a 20 year old vehicle that probably has a few things that need to be addressed, unless you bought the most perfectly maintained 100 series in the US...

homemade square tubing rack in my build thread. Good call on buying the towers and not trying to create those yourself. Those measurements are a PITA. I personally like flat. Nothing that you attach up there is going anywhere if you attach it right. Basket is just more surfaces to catch the...