Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Looks like I'll be picking up a D44 Rubi axle housing. Just the housing, so there will be quite a bit of added cost to sleeve, add 4.88 gears, add locker, add Chromolly axle shafts

Originally Posted by TreyJK

I guess I'm not educated on the border crossing policies. On what grounds would metal jerry cans be confiscated?

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Original NATO cans are illegal for sale and import in the U.S. because they don't comply with the CARB design.

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Originally Posted by kevjeep

If I go with the full bench from Little Passengers (or the rear seat from a 2 door) I have taken up all the room inside the cabin with occupants. This leads me to thinking a trailer (or a combination of a trailer and RTT) is my ONLY option to carry any amount of "stuff" and everyone on a trip.

My main question in this posing is regarding the trailer, batteries/power, and items like the ARB fridge. I see the fridge as a very beneficial piece of kit, but I certainly don't have the space inside the cabin. I also see the concerns around power requirements and batteries to keep it running. Does anyone know of the possibility of using (or an example where someone has used) the ARB fridge in a trailer? If not the ARB, something similar as an alternative? I think of my days of boat ownership and using a house battery to charge and run multiple accessories (including a fridge) for a day or two at a time without charging or shore power. I'm trying to think through the ramifications/issues of doing something similar in the trailer configuration.

Thanks in advance for all your input and opinions.

Originally Posted by Septu

What did you do to your jeep that you're getting James to redo your front end?

Originally Posted by Septu

Mark, I don't actually think they'd confiscate the can. Hell, unless you pissed them off, I don't actually think they'd notice it, and if they did, that it was illegal. That said... it would be a risk that they could. But if I owned these, it would be a risk I'd personally take.

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

My Jeep is running fine. For some reason James decided to install an aftermarket front housing on Brandy's Jeep, so I bought his D44 housing. Therefore, this will be a slow project to eventually get that D44 built up--I hope by the end of the year--and installed on my Jeep. James won't be in too much of a hurry since I told him that I want him to do the counters in my house by the end of the year--if I have the money (for those who don't know, James owns a business that installs granite countertops).

Originally Posted by toxicity_27

On ExPo James said the reason he went with the different housing was because of some wobbling he was getting associated with worn ball joints and a bunch of other things.

Originally Posted by Mark Doiron

Yes, I knew the specifics of his complaint. Most of us would have just replaced the worn parts, and that is why I wrote that I have no idea why he opted to replace the entire front axle housing. He did say that Brandy is committed to keeping the Jeep for a while, so that factored in his decision.

Originally Posted by Fatalis

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