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    Quick help on flat towing an auto

    Ive read endless pages on several forums as well as here. I hoping to pick up a 99 auto and will flat tow it 4 hrs home. Literally everything Ive seen is 50/50 as far as leave the trans in D or the other half says in park. TIA!
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    Bolt Torque Question

    I picked up a friends 96 ZJ for a song. In the process of fixing DW I replaced the trac bar. The OEM frame end bolt is a 12mm 10.9 bolt. Specs call for 72 ftlbs of tightening torque. That bolt can be replaced after a slight redrilling with a 3/8 G8 fine thread bolt which is said to have like...
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    Low back seats

    Im thinking about swapping my bestop high backs for the Bestop low back Trailmax II seats. Anybody running them and how do you like them? This is partially because the side bolsters and beading on their high backs is wearing a holes in my jeans every few months. Damn material is like sandpaper...
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    Bring your trailer sold prices?

    Been venturing there for a potential old 4x4 truck purchase. Im finding it hard to believe what some of the sold prices claim to be. Last night I stumbled on a early 70ies crew cab dodge power wagon that sold for $232,000. Sure it was restored with a hemi installed but...but.. a clean original...
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    Driveshaft weirdness

    So in the last week or so Ive been under a 17 Ram 1500 4x4 and a a 21 Bronco working on them. Either of these had a Ball type U joint if you can call it that. Never seen anything like it myself. The Ram,s front drive line at the T case and the Bronco at both ends of the rear DS. Has what looks...
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    Cali and spontaneous combustion

    Yes, its so hot in Cali the forest if catching on fire by itself.......again. Much like the thought process of a particular northern AZ town we used to live in where the mayor claimed "yes, we have a trash problem" The truth is you have a people problem. Tourists and some locals could give 2...
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    Built for "off roading"

    So this is gonna piss off plenty but it is what it is. Ive had Jeeps for decades as well as just about every other brand/make/type of 4x4,yes Im older, so Im not being a brand X snob either, but when I read posts and hear kiddies that say the jeep was manufactured for "off roading" I snicker. So...
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    Anyone own a 610 Bobcat Skid steer?

    Working on a friends 610, got 99% of the repairs done. Anyone know what needs to come apart to R&R the Alternator belt off the drive pulley?
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    Will used vehicle prices ever come back to earth?

    I watched my pops sit on his arse for 35 years after he retired rotting away until he passed forgetting how to even change oil in his truck. I cant go there myself and need to stay mentally and mechanically challenged. For decades ive flipped about 5 vehicles a year after fixing them as a hobby...
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    Cataclysmic converter chastity belt?

    I had to laugh when I saw an ad here for a C/C chastity belt. Seriously? Our Scumbags that desperate? I thought junk/scrap yards would not buy these because they are a hot item for the douchebag thieves trying to make a buck.
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    Bad CB coax cable?

    Man am I getting frustrated here and some of you are very competent in CB's and comm's so my question. I have a fairly new Midland 101LWX, Firestick 4' antenna and using a Firestick "fire ring" coax. I cannot get close to acceptable SWR reads and Ive relocated the antenna twice. The Fire ring...