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The "Built For Off-Road" Adventure – Part II

October 27, 2010 by JPFreek

After getting home late, cleaning up the trailer as well as the Jeep and gear, my own trailer was ready to be shipped to me within the week. The trailer I had used for the month was really quite spectacular. I would have been happy to own it myself and will recommend it to anyone looking into off-road trailers. I kept Clint (the owner) informed as the trip progressed so he was pleasantly surprised to see the trailer wasn’t nearly as bad off as he had imagined. I felt terrible and asked Clint to keep me informed of any expenses related to repairing the trailer. As of this writing, nothing has come back to me; but knowing Clint, the trailer is better than new now.

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Lots of little things can make an overall positive difference in the durability of a product. I am not the most patient of individuals, so I was constantly calling Mario about updates and such on my trailer. I spoke with Mario way more than I am sure he wanted, but he was quick to tell me some differences between what I had just used and what I was getting. Even though there was nothing lacking in the loaner trailer, some nice improvements have been made to current production trailers. Some of these include:

• Upgrade to Paint Locked surface treated sheet metal body panels vs. conventional cold rolled sheet metal,

• Improved air spring mounts with lengthened gussets and ¼” steel vs. 3/16” steel,

• One piece tailgate frame vs. four piece,

• Rancho RS 9000 shocks with .710 thick piston rod vs. the Rancho RSX with a .625 thick piston rod,

• Waterproof electrical butt splice connectors used on tail light and brake wiring,

• Trailing arm pivot rod mounting plates thickened to 3/8” vs. ¼”,

• New proprietary camber and toe in adjustment feature,

• Pivot rod material changed to 165,000 psi Stress Proof steel vs. 85,000 psi cold rolled steel,

• Lid bulb seal upgraded from 5/8” x 3/8” to 7/8” x ½”,

• Rivets upgraded to stainless steel vs. aluminum,

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Filed Under: Jeep Adventure Tagged With: 4x4, Adventure Trailers, Chaser, Colorado, fridge, Hell's Revenge, Jeep, JPFreek, mountain, roof rack, San Juans

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