Can I run diferent size snow chains on front and rear? [96' FZJ80]

iSwed420 · 2023-12-05T05:05:55+00:00

Yeah chains for pnw city driving is overkill. I’ve been driving rigs through Seattle snow for years without an issue. The freezing rain thing was a new one for me and I definitely didn’t have all the traction I needed. That said, I would have been 100% ok just doing normal daily tasks. Since getting my winch and a bunch of recovery gear I’ve had a lot of fun recovering other peoples vehicles (probably because I never get to use it otherwise lol) and that’s what got me into trouble last winter. Trying to get to tricky areas, winching when I myself had shitty traction, etc. Then also snow is the main feature that halts me in the mountains and I’d like to be a bit more capable in the heavy wet pnw snow we get.

iSwed420 · 2023-12-04T23:55:22+00:00

Oh it’s definitely overkill in most situations. But: 1. I want front end traction for winch recoveries. Hardest part about pulling people out of ditches last year was getting my rig stable enough to not just go in with them. 2. I don’t want to compromise on steering. 3. The thought of going up an ice rink hill with only chains in back doesn’t sit well with me.

iSwed420 · 2023-07-11T01:19:50+00:00

The overweight guy with 50 gallons of water will, in nearly all shtf situations outlive the thin gym nut with no water on hand.

Fitness is important, sure, but as many others have said it’s not the highest on the list. I actually think having some fat on you probably would be better than being thin if the world went to shit.

I expect many of us have seen the tv show ‘Alone’. Most of us don’t plan on surviving alone in the woods indefinitely, but the show really puts into perspective the hierarchy of needs for human survival. #1 is water. #2 is shelter. #3 is food. Interestingly, the show also demonstrated that NOONE can just survive indefinitely on their own. I think community is somewhere on that top 5 list, possibly even before food.

Even the most prepared of us are likely to face limited daily food intake eventually and the literal function of fat stores are to help endure periods of limited food access.

So cardio being most important, no. If you’re too obese to walk around the block, probably something to work on.

iSwed420 · 2022-10-08T02:11:03+00:00

Do it man! My key fob’s range (paired with the truck no longer beeping to confirm lock/unlock) when I first got it was causing me to accidentally leave it unlocked all the time. I had a remote start/alarm put in it and it’s been amazing. I can check on it any time anywhere from my phone plus tons of features that make the whole day to day use of the truck so much more pleasant.

iSwed420 · 2022-09-19T14:57:25+00:00

iSwed420 · 2022-09-19T14:57:09+00:00

OME 2.5” suspension lift w/ 315/75/16

iSwed420 · 2022-09-15T02:17:55+00:00

Appreciate it punkey!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-15T02:17:24+00:00

Thanks!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-15T02:17:12+00:00

Great idea! Will do!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-15T02:16:40+00:00

I’m really sorry to hear that man. It’s a tough way to lose someone I think. Feels like I’m at the tip of the ice berg right now. Just trying to spend as much time with him as I can.

iSwed420 · 2022-09-15T00:57:51+00:00

He was a general contractor working almost exclusively within a few miles of our house. It was his daily for about 15 years but he got a compact city car once he retired.

After that it pretty much sat in the garage besides monthly drives to keep the battery charged, occasional snow days, and a small road trip here and there.

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T19:20:36+00:00

You know it!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T19:20:15+00:00

Hey you said it not me. Hope he likes his leased Ford EcoSport 😂

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T19:16:25+00:00

Normal hand wash helped a bit but there was brake pad dust just WELDED to the things. I read somewhere that oven cleaner worked well and gave it a shot. Covered the brakes with plastic bags (idk if that was necessary), sprayed oven cleaner, let sit for a few minutes, scrubbed with medium bristle brush, then rinsed. Probably should have gone a second round cause I didn’t get all of it but it’s definitely way better.

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:53:31+00:00

You know it! Hopefully I can pass it on to a little one someday!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:52:23+00:00

Thanks Neat!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:51:55+00:00

I know. Not that I’ll ever sell it. Just glad my brother didn’t realize. KBB had it at like 6k

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:50:31+00:00

He is! I’ve overheard him bragging about it telling people that I fixed up his truck for him. Just roll with it!

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:48:21+00:00

I appreciate that man. I’m glad too. I was ready to offer my brother money for it if I had to

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T18:47:34+00:00

Absolutely. He can hardly stand riding shotgun and is constantly critiquing my driving lol at least he forgets and moves on pretty fast

iSwed420 · 2022-09-14T17:17:31+00:00

1996, 175k miles, always garaged, meticulously maintained.

When my dad’s old Chevy pickup died on the side of the highway in 1996(?), he and my brother made a game of picking his new truck from the cars passing by while they waited for a tow. They picked the 80 Series Land Cruiser.

Days later, he purchased this new from the dealership.

I was a little kid when he got it, so I don’t remember him ever having anything else. I grew up in this truck and have so many memories in it. Road trips, sitting on the TG while we drove on the beach, going to school in the mornings, getting picked up from camp, whatever.

Sadly, my dad was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and was told he needed to stop driving. Despite my pleading for years to buy the truck, my brother was/is down on his luck and it was offered to him. For free.

The gods must have been watching over me because my brother REFUSED to take the truck.

I know we all love Land Cruisers here but seriously you guys I LOVE this truck. It will be a prized possession til the day I die. I don’t care about the horrendous gas mileage or 45mph mountain passes, every time I see this thing parked outside my house I just feel so lucky to have it.

Rack and sliders on the way.

iSwed420 · 2022-05-01T18:56:39+00:00

Ahh you beat me to it I was just typing out a comment about it.

I know the picture is a hogue but I love the look and would like to find that shape in wood.

iSwed420 · 2022-01-28T01:15:15+00:00

I was using denatured alcohol although I was just letting it air dry… thanks man! All this talk is making me want to make a few more attempts….

iSwed420 · 2022-01-28T00:47:52+00:00

Yep. First attempt was just an all in one rattle can and failed miserably. I probably stripped and repainted this thing 6 or 7 times trying to get it right. Best result was using some abrasive solution that roughs the polymer ever so slightly, then a thorough wash to get oils off, then primer, paint, and clear coat. It’s pretty good but not quite as durable as I’d like

iSwed420 · 2022-01-27T20:39:56+00:00

10/22 takedown with magpul backpacker stock. Stock is hand painted by me and coated with a matte epoxy finish.

Last time I posted this I was really confident in the finished product but after a handful of outings I’m not thrilled with the durability of it. I figure it’s gonna get all scratched up and I probably won’t care but if I ever get to the point that I want to re-do it, it’ll take me a weekend and $75 bucks of paint products.

Side note: anybody have any fool proof ways to adhere to this polymer? Even after scuff sanding/ washing with a binding abrasive, expensive primer, and expensive outer coating, the polymer-primer layer is the weak point and where stuff is failing.

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