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    Sumo Transfer Case Gears

    4.88s + 35s is almost exactly equal to the stock setup. (assuming you had the 4.3s stock) 99.5% of the stock ratio. So that "sluggishness" you feel is entirely from the weight you probably added and altitude. A underdrive according to the cruiserteq page says its like going from a 4.3 to a 4.7...
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    Master Tools List for Remote Travel

    8130 mile road trip, Things NEEDED. Sockets, Jack/s. Thing to get if you can. Impact/power tools. Things we REALLY were happy we had. Socket big enough to get the front bearing out/in. Snap ring plies for the c-clip on the CV.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-13/15-26 Markton, WI - J.W. Wells State Park, MI. 80 miles. No pics, All the fires in Canada... 7-15-26 J.W. Wells State Park, MI - Harrison, MI - Home. 485 miles. Not this year but last. Edit: 6:17am EDT. That only took like 5 hours... 8,130ish miles total.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-12-26 Blue Earth, MN - Markton, WI. 380 miles. Stayed where I stayed last year. Pics are just my truck last year.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-11-26 Badlands NP - Blue Earth, MN. 440 miles. This time we had time to check out the Jolly Green Giant Statue and Museum.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-09-26 Wineglass/Livingston, MT - Willard, MT. 350 miles. No Pics. 7-10-26 Willard, MT - Theodore Roosevelt NP - Devils Tower NM - Sage Creek Campground again in Badlands NP. 490 miles.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-08-26 Marshall, WA - Wineglass/Livingston, MT. 435 miles. Hit a fun spot of Hail/sleet on the way. Found an amazing Hipcamp that night. Because of rain and wind the owner let us set up in the barn/arena. The cat was super friendly, and so much so that he had an airtag on his color, because...
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-07-26 Elma - Mt Rainer NP - Marshall, WA. 415 miles. The TLCs alternator went going down Rainer. Found a part and changed that night at camp.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-06-26 Hoh Rainforest Visitor Center Olympic NP, Ruby Beach and back to that camp. 260 miles.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-03-26 Hines, OR - Redwood NP - Up the 101 to around Coos Bay, OR. 520 miles. 7-04-26 Continue to Westport, WA. 320 miles. My front driver wheel bearing starts going. Helped out a dude broken down on who just bought a T3 Westfalia who needed a compressor to pump up his spare. Road karma...
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    7-02-26 Pocatello, ID - Hines, OR. 450 miles. Pics are from Twin Falls.
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    Build 8o8s LX470 Build "Black Cat"

    6-30-26 The big turn in our itinerary. Heat and fires made us go to the PNW instead of continue through the southwest. Moab - Dinosaur NM (Jensen, UT) - Afton, WY 480 miles. No Pics 7-01-26 Afton- Grand Teton NP - Yellowstone NP - Pocatello, ID. 360 miles. Again no pics or any interesting video...
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