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Great write-up Miles. Sounds like an awesome trip that will be remembered for quite a while!

If you haven't been yet, make sure to head out to East Brothers Beer Co in Richmond! https://www.eastbrotherbeer.com/ They have a great taproom and patio, tasty beer and awesome tacos, but they are a very very generous club sponsor who always keeps the beer flowing for us.

Just bought my ticket and am looking forward to seeing everyone in September!

Greg, you want this one?

Rods are the cheapest way to be at off road height at all times. My experience is.... Upside: more lift. Downside: harsher ride. I didn't care for the ride, so I took them off and got a gap tool. The rods are pretty easy to put on/off. Maybe 20 minutes at first, and you'd probably get faster. I wouldn't want to do it all the time, though. If you install them for permanent use, you'll want to get an alignment. Not a big deal, but another expense. I'll send you my unused ones so you can play around with them.

Never was a huge fan of that guy but I guess I'll show up.

I'll have moved by then but I'm hoping to come back for this and ride shotgun if someone has an open seat.

I have a bunch of stuff available! I need to go to my storage unit to actually inventory it, but lots of LR3/etc EAS parts, some P38 things, maybe even some camping gear. I'll post more of what I have when I get it together. Most importantly, I have a P38 available!

It's Meeting of the Members time, which means it's also SWAP MEET TIME! Post up what you have!

Bring her and get her something nice at the swap meet!

Has this same friend also punished bone stock Mercedes MLs, per chance?

I forget what I put in my P38... I do whatever Jiffylube synthetic because they top it off for free between changes. This is a policy that will likely bankrupt my particular Jiffylube franchise. I do roughly 4,000 miles between changes.

I really really like my Falken Wildpeaks. They're not great in snow, and the sidewalls seem to get cut up on rocks a bit, but I've never had them let me down.

Looks great! Welcome to the club!

I briefly had a RRS that I was planning to build into a dedicated trail rig. A few people here have built out RRSs; Esten and Chad. Esten's is a later one, and likely the one you saw at the Annual. Mario's minty green one was there, too, and I think I remember discussing it with you. They are pretty trail-capable out of the box, just like all the modern LR3 and later Rovers. The shorter wheelbase makes it pretty maneuverable, compared to my LR3. If you wanted a fun on the pavement but can handle itself off-road truck, the RRS is a very good platform. Some of the 2010+ ones have a rear locking diff, but it's harder to find. The limitation for adding off-road bits are two major things; brake size and parts availability. Wheel sizes are limited by the brakes, and all over the place. The 2006-09 4.4l NA motor will take LR3 18" wheels, no problem. I forget the specifics about the 4.2l supercharged and can't remember if any 18" rims will fit over the Brembos. 2010+ non-supercharged will take 18" compomotive wheels, and maybe tuffant wheels, or 18" LR3 wheels with spacers. On 2010+ supercharged RRS, I think you're stuck with 20" wheels. There are pretty good 20" AT tires now but you definitely will have a lot less sidewall. Depends on what you want to do with the truck, but something to consider. The bigger issue I had was parts availability. Off road parts for the LR3 are plentiful, tested, and all across the price spectrum. For the Sport, there aren't many aftermarket parts suppliers, so things like sliders, bumpers and roof racks can be way more expensive with fewer options. But, they're out there. I really like the RRS, and don't think you'd regret it. 510hp sounds like a blast (and is on my short list for the next truck I get). The LR3/LR4 is a bit more practical (bigger, more utilitarian design, etc) but the RRS looks better and is a bit more luxurious. There's a tradeoff either way, and no wrong answer.