Recent content by Frankm

Cost of anything AND everything has gotten stupidly high/excessive, especially since Covid. I ve decided to say NO and go without “wants”. Needs allow no options though. I hope some of this gouging comes back to bite a bunch of these businesses.

Anyone here running these tires and have an Actual Weight in hand; ie: have actually weighed one? I ve found online weights saying anywhere from 54-58 lbs but really wanting to know for sure. Giving these some hard consideration to replace my Yokahoma MT G0003 255-85-16 s but don’t want to kill...

Anyone running this specific size? I run 255-85-16 s and find another 1” or so of overall diameter intriguing. A 9-10” wide tire has always been what my 99 TJ has worn. Thanks

99 TJ Sahara, original owner. 219,000 miles and runs like a champ. Have ran M1 10w-30 and more recently M1 high mileage 10w-30 its entire life. Burns no oil but puts a few drops on floor after use. Can see caked dirt on oil pan from clinging to seepage. Per research on site I see Jerry and...

When you see that much recently moved dirt and a shovel nearby, tread carefully anywhere the ground is not visible!! 😂

My 1999 4.0 Jeep TJ has the Champion plug RC12ECC right on the label under the hood. I ve been running these and typically change them at 40-50K miles and they still look great. Gap might grow a little but can’t see a change in engine performance or measurable mpg. Due for another plug change...

Anyone serious about building a striker should do some reading and calculations on DCR (dynamic compression ratio). This is a more meaningful compression ratio consideration as it takes the camshaft timing (duration, overlap and valve openings) into the calculation. The DCR will zero you in on...

Remember that straight 6 has good low end torque, rarely do I need to go down 3 gears…. Usually 1 or 2. In mine those changes typically easier than spinning everything in the tranny with a 3 gear down moving shifting! But I m an old guy too so never in a hurry !

Yokahoma MT G003 in 255-85-16. Running 26 lbs of air and on Alcoa (MT) 16x8 wheels. Happy with them.

My AX15 has 206K and I bought my 1999 new. I ve changed gear lube every 60k and shifts great. I m using RL MTL rather than MT as my research showed it helped more especially in cold weather. It’s not cheap but I d drain it and give the MTL a try. Unless the PO /s abused that AX15 it should...

I personally make a mental note on all these businesses who are gouging the h _ _ _ out of people right now…. It might be a number of years but when they re scrounging for business at the next bottom of the business cycle guess what….. they can go belly up before I spend with them! I ll pay a...

Blackjack, I was trying to think through all that too but lucked out and output shaft splines in good shape. Drive flange ( it’s aluminum) had all the wear so the new one went on good and tight; yeah !!

$90 for new drive plate and everything tight again. If it goes another 60-70K I ll be tickled.

Nice!

Had a post a couple weeks ago getting some help on H&T. After more research here’s a question I have…. Ordered a new drive flange and going to pull driveline and old plate off. It appears the wear/wobble I have is at the existing drive flange but don’t know if t/c output shaft splines wore or...