Recent content by Keith Knight

So what’s a clear sign the original shock is bad? what I’m experiencing is when off roading (large rocks, holes, weight shifting side to side) very slowly I experience a lot of body roll and quickly stop the vehicle wait for it to settle down before proceeding. But on the road and I hit a...

So the other day I bought one Monroe 65456 shock. Took one of my front shocks off of my 2003 truck. The Monroe compressed and rebounded way way easier than my old original shock. So I returned the Monroe and reinstalled the original shock. Next I would like to get my hands on a NOS shock and...

I’ve driven mine over 34,000 miles and hundreds of off road miles. Yes the front axle steering u joints clunk when in mode! Makes a terrible noise. It doesn’t even require full lock turning I’ve experienced it in half turn primary when there is good traction. This past fall I replaced the drive...

Y’all are to funny! So you can sleep better at night, our parking brakes work by letting the air out of the brake cans and then the 4 separate brake cans have extremely strong springs that engage the brakes. The lack of air is a good thing. Highly unlikely all the springs would fail. Typically...

I’m guessing yes but some solid data or real life measurements is the only way to really know.

Also it looks like the Monroe shock comes with 1” top and bottom bushing ID any thoughts on sleeving the with 1” OD bushings with a 16mm and 22mm ID’s? Couldn’t find the length of the Monroe bushing? Actually I think I found it 1 3/4” what’s the original shock bushing length?

Seriously considering the Monroe Shocks 65456 for my 27,800 lb m1079A1 converter to a motorhome. Every thing seems doable. Any long term test results?

https://youtube.com/shorts/JvsYeupM_E4?si=hkWL1RZFDUsGpEav

Full time in our truck. https://youtube.com/shorts/JvsYeupM_E4?si=hkWL1RZFDUsGpEav

A little pricey on the shipping but that was just a quick search! Looks like they are available just need to shop around.

https://www.tires-easy.com/395-85-20/petlas-tires/rm910/tirecode/70651 Looks like a K speed rated tire! that would be awesome.

Most of the blowouts are due to age. The XML’s are what came on the old original trucks from Stewart & Stevenson and those were the first trucks going up for auction and people driving on old tires.

Yes the XZL’s are the ones I liked most. Also comes with an extra 7/32 of tread similar to the Petlas. I was getting approximately 10% tread wear every 5,000 miles with the XZL and 15% tread wear every 5,000 miles with the Goodyear and XZL+. Currently on my Goodyears I’m averaging about 1/32...

You’re AWESOME. I’ve looking everywhere for that information. Very similar to the Michelin XZL. Honestly when I drove on the XZL’s they start with the most tread and wore the best meaning the least tread wear. I’ve tested both Michelins and good years and monitored the tread wear and the...

https://simpletire.com/brands/petlas-tires/rm910/p/257365 The petlas are available and ready to ship just need technical data on them. And anyone with experience with Petlas.