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[ifsmithy]

Can you do a review of the EBC green disc brake pads? Do you use them front and rear? Do you use 80 vs the larger 100 series front pads? How do they compare to OEM pads?

Yeah i use them front and rear - for me it was a very noticable difference when i went from OEM 80 series pads/oem rotors to EBC/ oem rotors. They tend to wear out pretty fast but worth it for the increase in braking power imo

 

[ifsmithy]

been a long time.....

Mounted up the slee rear basket

Installed 2 key switches to be able to turn the fridge and water pump on/of without pulling the fuses - so apparently according to isotherm you shouldn’t turn the fridge on and off using thermostat in the fridge....go figure.

installed a quick connext for solar pane wiring.

also - mounted a water pump to feed a camplux water propane heater to be able to have hot showers ‘out there’

water heater - will post photo of shower mount and pump quick mount soon

 

[ifsmithy]

New front and rear pads at 232k.

Time to Regear to 4.88 - running 35’s - any heads up on mud vendors I can support I’d appreciate the link - haven’t got into the research side of things yet.
I have a local shop to do the work in SoCal (Orange County) - alway like pushing money to mud vendors if possible though!

Photo from recent trip!

 

[ifsmithy]

New shoes!
Tires got expensive!
Bf Goodrich KO2

 

[ifsmithy]

Well it’s been a while but some new toys!

Time will tell on the induction setup with 200Amp setup - likely will need double current 200W solar setup but let’s see!

 

[ifsmithy]

Eventually regeared to 488’s in summer 2022 for proper fit with 35’s and also finally got one of these below - February ish 2023 - no more driveline growl

 

[ifsmithy]

needs a new home if any mudders interested!

 

[Rusty Marlin]

I thought the DC was supposed to go at the Transfer Case end. Or doesn't it matter?
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[OffRoadScott]

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I thought the DC was supposed to go at the Transfer Case end. Or doesn't it matter?
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

You are correct. The slip joint is supposed to be towards the 3rd member in the front.

 

[ifsmithy]

You are correct. The slip joint is supposed to be towards the 3rd member in the front.

Hmmmm - that is in the works…. I did this after I regeared - growl and vibrations that were there after I switched to 35’s got so much worse……now totally gone after this……The u joints that were in this were only a few years old.
Kinda at the limit of my knowledge on the mechanics when I got this done - will consult here in future as I used too first…. But the car drives orders of magnitude better so

 

[ifsmithy]

from shaky mirror to shaky entire wing mirror - fixed!

Thanks to this thread below….

Saved me 500 if bought new…

How To Fix Swinging Mirror, Caused By Broken Post

So the other day I was cruising when I noticed that my DS mirror was swinging in the wind as I accelerated/braked. I searched on 'Mud and discovered that the post that allows the mirror to swing has two little plastic tabs that hold down a large spring. The spring puts pressure on the...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[ifsmithy]

Replaced fusible links hoping this solves battery drain issue, trying a 3D printed fix for shaky mirror syndrome and and replaced tire swing out carrier bearings