Recent content by darksheep85

All good advice. Thanks. I have been seeing some 12si alternators for sale online with 200 amp output. Just have to get one with a V-pulley. There are specialty alternators out there that have upwards of 400 amps made for emergency equipment and rolling stereos, but the prices are ridiculously high.

Hey yall, I just wanted to put my plan out there for criticism, either constructive or destructive. I have a plan to install a 12v alternator with the kit I'm getting from tm america. It will be used to charge a small battery bank of probably 4 large batteries in a battery box I will build and...

So a week ago, I took the truck to a local heavy truck shop and had a old army vet from the motor pool take a look at it. He busted it out the tape measure and measured everywhere. Found out that even though the tires are closer together on one side, the axle SHAFTS are parallel all the way...

I have checked all the metal components and nothing is cracked bent or broken. So by the process of elimination, it has to be a joint. Just need to figure out which one(s) are bad. I know I should just go ahead and do all 12 joints, but it's a bit cost prohibitive. If I can find the one that's...

I had some worn out Michelin XL'S on it before the new XZLs and I noticed the problem within the last few months because the left rear rear tire was wearing itself bald from scrubbing sideways. I might have to throw a tape measure on it to measure wheelbase from hub to hub, steer to drive, to...

I've never done any hardcore mudding or offroading and never done any extreme pulling. And the problem has seemed to rear it's head in the last couple months. It has just become more apparent with the new tires. The pictures are of the NEW tires being mounted a week ago. So I don't think it's a...

Ok, first, before I get dog-piled, I know the rear axles float around and don't always line up. That being said, I can't get mine to re-align. I've checked the dog bone joints, and though they are a little dry and do have some cracks, they all spring back to where they should be after doing the...

Is there something on the sidewall in relation to the #s you posted that could determine what they are? Or is it just something you gotta know which is which when they are ordered new from michelin? I just wanna know because I just have pictures on ebay to go off of. They may be able to actually...

Anybody else have any experience to share with 395's?

I have a couple good avenues for new tires. Ive been eyeballing a certain place in wisconsin that has some tires for sale on eBay. And yes, I will be taking the truck to a local tire shop that handles tractor and equipment tires regularly, drop it off, and have them call me when it's done.

Hello all, I bought my deuce last year and it already had Michelin XL G-20's on it with custom wheels from Atlas. I love the setup, except for one thing. The wheels were made in such a way that because of the valve stem placement, you cant flip the wheels around and actually rotate your tires in...

Well, I used a battle jack on top of a bunch of cinder blocks to support the engine and got the flywheel housing changed out. Old cracked one was cast iron that held the rear main seal by itself, and new housing is aluminum that requires the separate seal housing. So a new seal housing is on the...

Was there enough room to get everything in there past the front axle and the tierod? It looked like it would almost not be enough room.

By the way, does anybody have a good way to support the engine while replacing the flywheel housing? I was thinking about holding it up with a bottle jack and a block of wood between the jack and the oil pan. But I worry about the oil pan collapsing under the weight. Otherwise, I'll be in search...

Thanks. If you have time, just pull one out and figure out the threads and length and that would probably get me by. Might have to order a pack from ARP.