You guys jinxed me. Bought a new tire tonight. No tire would've survived what I hit and the way I hit it. 3rd gear, low range, lockers engaged, and I wasn't stopping for anything. At least the new one only cost me $47.

 

For those who are unfamiliar with it, I'd like to mention the chalk test for determining the right pressure for DD.

Too low or too high pressure causes uneven tire wear and reduces tire life span.
Inflating to the correct pressure also improves tread grip on roads.

Test both front and rear wheels.

I'd start with 30 psi, on horizontal, hard, dry, flat and smooth surface.

If the chalk wear is not even, test again with 2 psi increase or decrease, according to the first result.

 

You weren't hanging with that CascadeWanderer fellow, were you? He's been known to do some crazy stuff now and again.

BTW: How do you score a new tire for $47? I have four new Duratracs to be installed tomorrow and they cost me a bit over a grand.

 

How are you carrying extra fuel? What works well? What doesn't?

I've got a little 2-door JK, with about 18 gallons total. Would like some extra for those long, lonely stretches of land out in Nevada, central/eastern Oregon, Idaho...

Saw the AEV 10 gallon fuel caddy in use last year, one of my companions on the WABDR used it. Very nice, but AEV tells me that it needs 17" rims to work, and I'm running 16's... Guess I could get different rims & tires too - but don't really want to change.

Have also seen the Roto-Pax three gallon containers - pricey - but they look good. I think I'd need a reinforced spare tire carrier/hinge to use those.

Really don't want to go up on top of the Jeep with a rack if I can avoid that.

Thanks for your input!

Guy

 

Well you have eliminated the three ways I know of... jerry cans on the rear tire and jerry cans on the roof are my favorite.

I'm really not a fan of keeping gas inside the cab. The rear tire should be strong enough as is to hold rotopax, I stand on that thing and mine is stock...

 

No, we get into predicaments all by ourselves.

Got the Lifetime tire insurance at Discount Tire which is really only good for so many years and a certain wear, but so worth it.

 

A company is selling Gerry can caddies that mount just rear of the front fender flares, underneath the antenna and/or Trail Rated badge. I think they were designed by jscherb here on the forum but for sale by Morryde. Hopefully Omar B. will chime in as I know he has one on his jeep.

http://www.morryde.com/products/141-...255B%255D%3D14

 

My Jeep has made a new friend ...

 

I have run 285/70/17 Duratracs for the last 45,000 miles, I run them around 38-40psi on the street and 18-10psi off road, they are wearing very well, estimate I have another 10K miles to go. With winter hitting here in about a month I will switch over to my winter Jeep wheels with studded snow tires until around March.

 

My Jeep is getting 5 new Duratracs on Tuesday and the MT"s are going into storage for winter. Can't wait to try them out.