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All I have is a 15-gallon aluminum tank off a reefer trailer, which I've already considered using. It was just quicker to mount and plumb in the stocker. If, for whatever reason, the sending unit/pickup would have to be removed, well then I'd probably have to change the tank. As it is now, that...

A headache rack sure wouldn't hurt, but that mount isn't as bad as you may think. It's not channel, but 1/4-inch wall, 4-inch square tubing, welded on three sides, not just to the frame flanges. Same with the rear receiver. If anything, it may be too inflexible and make the frame rip apart, but...

You're welcome, farmertan. I've spent all my money on FLUs now, so while the neighbors use .17s a lot, the sod poodles (aka prairie dogs) here get converted to bird food using the cheap and trusty .22. And I hope your SEE's switch works not just with the test light now, but in real life. It...

For what it's worth, I've been running front Detroits (same principle as the Spartan) for decades without any steering issues. Yes, they're in Jeeps, not CUCVs, but still. In my trail Jeep, after replacing a Powr-Lok (superior to the Trac-Lok, by the way) the steering became much improved...

I'm glad you appreciate the information. As you may recall, English is not my native language, either, so when I built my Jeep (in Europe, as mentioned earlier) I had to figure out the language, how to buy parts I couldn't make, and many, many other things. And please keep in mind that what I...

I know the feeling. I still hadn't got rid of all the glass from the busted side windows, which is how this came when I got it some 15 years ago.

So, about my Rusty-imitation and what happened. The plan for the day was to move some dirt using the M1008 and dump trailer, which is not uncommon. By the fourth load or so I had already thought (again) about that it'd be a very good thing to put a brake control in the M1008, and how nice it...

So did I. But that didn't keep me from pointing out the obvious.

Indeed, some of them do. For example, just when I think that you at least have grasped the very basics, you throw something like using a drive shaft for an M1008 into the mix. Also, Ilikemtb999 has answered - very patiently, I might add - several of your questions, yet you seem to ignore the...

Glad to hear that. Surely you can then easily perform what might be the 2-millionth K-5 lift without any further assistance from me.

Sure it does. If you change the fuel tank.

Yeah, it could be that easy...if you get the right stuff and/or think it through first. But I'm starting to wonder if you even have a torque wrench (mostly for the new U-bolts), let alone a mill to take the taper out of the lift blocks.

Nathan, that would be easy to measure if you invest in a tape measure (which would also help answer your brake hose question). Park on a flat surface, measure the distance from that surface to center of the front U-joint, then the same for the rear U-joint. Lastly, measure between the U-joints...

No, it wasn't. And I can't even blame it on anyone but myself (no witnesses, but there are photos). Hopefully it'll get explained here this evening, but for now, let's just say that it has to do with improved rearward visibility.

You could also try to drive it, on and off the throttle, which sometimes is enough to break it free.

Today I did a Rusty. Details to follow.

I ran 35s with minor fender cutting, which most people wouldn't even notice unless they stuck their head in the wheel well. At one point it had something like 36x16.50s on it, but that required some more cutting. Still not exactly obvious. As I've mentioned in the past, a lift doesn't make the...

Let's say that you increase the tire height by 5%. That should theoretically slow your acceleration by the same amount, for example. Is that noticeable? Depends on where and how you drive. I got the impression that you're going strictly for looks, not performance or trail capability, so the...

Yes, a 2-inch difference in tires diameter will theoretically result in a 1-inch lift, but it all depends on how tall the tires really are. Nominal sizes are just that. Issues with bigger tires include decreased performance due to a (normally) higher unsprung weight, and since that extra weight...

It may be due tomorrow, or 10 years from now. How often to replace it depends more on miles driven/time on the engine than on time by itself. Unless you have fungus in the tank. Then all bets are off.