Recent content by spectre6000

I like it. Any photos from further away for taking in the full picture?

No idea where you live, but up here (mountains above Denver) that locker comes in tremendously handy. I was recently driving my daughter around (just getting out of the house), and she threw up after some switchbacks. I pulled over on the nearest flattish shoulderish area, cleaned it up, and...

If you have any intention of hauling anything dirty/gross/dusty/etc. you want to focus on the trucks. If you want to really go off road, you're looking at either the Jeep or the Colorado. Jeep reliability is much better than it used to be, no question about that. The Diamler merger was a...

Sorry. I was referring to the plate setup hiding the winch. I was not remotely clear. So you're running cyclone filter only? The question about why AEV stopped selling them is exactly why I'm asking. I get the theory behind them, I'm just wondering if they actually work as advertised or not.

Same question I asked to Emulous74 to you HarryBB. Have you noticed anything indicating the cyclone filter is catching much? Also, it looks like you have a winch setup behind your license plate. Tell us more about that.

How's the cyclone filter doing for you? Is there any way to see what it's catching?

Did you DIY the install, or have a shop do it? Assuming the latter, how much did they charge for the install? I have a MIG and know how to use it, but the high strength frame alloy has me a little sketched out in such a high stress application...

The only platform I'm aware of that can hold a candle to the Jeep in terms of aftermarket is the air cooled VW Beetle (though the comparison is probably more accurate in reverse). The aftermarket for the Colorado is not absent, but you're mostly dealing with small shops offering a small number...

My first thought is that you lose a lot of bed utility with the tent mounted. A drawer system might bring a lot of that utility back, but... Check your weights; that diamond plate tonneau doesn't look light. I think it's silly to see people running around with RTTs mounted all the time, so it's...

This thread has more or less reached it's conclusion in terms of the original question, but someone liked one of my early posts in it comparing the two trucks, and brought me back into that context. I saw/read/heard something the other day that I think sums the differences between the two trucks...

Woo! I see by the dealer tag you're in the neighborhood now. Welcome! When things cool down, vaccinations are available, and you've had a chance to do a proper break in, we'll need to meet up for some wheeling. I still haven't been able to get mine on a trail... A baby followed immediately by a...

What Rruff said. The ZR2 Bison's off road goodies are great, but the top of the engine is deep relative to the underside of the hood (once you get under all the plastic decoration). The Australian market version doesn't have the visually embiggened bodywork. Trucks are supposed to be no nonsense...

You are not alone. As trucks get artificially taller, they get genuinely more difficult to work on. I shouldn't need a step stool to check the oil on my mid-size truck (only a slight exaggeration). I feel pretty good about my ability to gauge the corners of my vehicles, but it's definitely...

I read that "lockers" were available in the top off road spec. Does that mean more than one vehicle gets a locker, or that each truck gets lockers plural? I think the Tacoma double take (for my part at least) is due to that pressing at the bottom of the tailgate that's on nearly every truck on...

I generally do not care for all the black covers in engine compartments; I like to see my machines' workin's. That's a pretty sano setup though... Those awning booms look especially sturdy. Any more information there?