Recent content by TeeJohn

I just did this today. 2002 Shara. I used a cheap pair of hog ring pliers I had and the big hog rings supplied. I did notice while clipping that several places had a couple of hog rings. I forgot to double up. The old foam has a glued fabric backer. I didn’t peel it off and reuse it. I didn’t...

Over many years I’ve owned 28 of various sizes of BFG AT KO tires. I’ve never had a peep of trouble out of any except 35/12.5-15. It seems about 20% of them have construction issues that cause all sorts of silliness with balance weights and shimmies and shakes while actually driving. Mostly at...

Please refresh my memory. I’ve been issued a used work truck that is supposed to have had recent maintenance. The front tires show heel toe wear on the outer lugs. Viewed from the side, looking at the top of the tire, the front shoulder of the lugs are higher than its rear shoulder. Have these...

I recently replaced my older front OME Nitro Chargers shocks with longer Black Max to match my longer springs. The BM ride just a little softer. The difference is most noticeable in an abrupt turn. I can feel just a hint more drive into the outside tire. I like them.

I’d be more inclined to look at that front differential rebuild as a source of a new noise at speed. You could try a few things to help you narrow it down. Try driving in low range at the same engine rpm and listen to determine if the sound is related to speed or engine rpm. Try different gear...

I had Old Man Emu 933 on the front. With miles, a skinny front bumper, a synthetic line winch, and ARB rockers they had saged down to 1.3” of lift from the original 2”. I just installed a set of very reasonably priced Superlift 4” front springs. These are setting at 3.5” of lift. The stance is...

Perhaps drill several shallow 1/8” holes around the broken extractor. After you drill all the holes you want, sacrifice the drill bit to drifting the holes toward and under the broken easy out. Maybe then you can pick the broken part out by working under it from one or more adjacent holes. I...

I’ve swapped between different rating of springs onto the same shock for the T4R. Of course I had to move the spring cup to maintain ride height for the softer spring The 25% difference in spring rating did make a noticeable difference in small imperfection ride quality. About the same...

My experience with the cheap tractor paint is that it lays down glossy but soon fades and becomes more of a satin look.

The rear axle cover has a pipe plug to allow checking and filling the oil. If that pipe plug is screwed in too far it can make contact with the locker parts and cause erratic operation. In my case it caused delayed engagement and disengagement. Simply turning the plug counterclockwise a turn or...

The pipe plug on the cover of the rear is know to cause issues with the locker if it’s screwed in too far.

So I guess all this means that the cheap China crap that killed so many decent paying jobs here in the USA isn’t so cheap any more. Who would have ever expected that?🤔 If not for relatively cheap China crap would we have even more rebellion in the streets? You have to wonder if those job were...

You probably made a good choice as far as the configuration and its ready to go. I doubt you’ll feel comfortable with long highway trips with that rpm. For now I have 4:11 and 35s and I can keep up with slow freeway traffic and stay under 3000 rpm. To me the rpms just feel excessive as 3000...

I agree it’s a bad idea to drive with the rear window out unless you also remove the doors. after a long highway drive without the rear window and having the doors in place but windows down, I felt awful and it lingered on into the next day. I didn’t smell exhaust but thats what I blame. Ive...

That may be referring to 34 across southern NE. The scenery does change as you drive NE but it always fairly gentle and open. Different routes will have different feel or pace. The scenery really gets dramatic in WY. Bought in scale and difference as you progress. Central WY is pretty stark and...