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If RetiredWarHorses posted it, you can pretty much take it as gospel for these trucks. Short answer is: yes, it will cruise at highway speed more efficiently all else being the same. Slightly longer answer: depending on what gearing you are starting with, while it will be more efficient, it...

It was that way for a while, whatever department that was handling the SF-97s was stamping them with "off road use only", which means they were performing unauthorized modifications to government forms. I think it was the DLA or something, because the HMMWVs coming from the Marine Corps did not...

If you're just doing basic driving and off roading I don't see it being a major issue, but if you drive it like it was meant to be driven, well, it's under the fenders in the newer series trucks for a reason.

Goodyear MTC, BFG BAJA, Goodyear MT. You can find any series truck with any of those tire brands. The BAJA and MTR come in load range D or E. Supposedly you can mix those two tire types, as long as it's the same load range. From what I have been told the MT tires are the hardest compound and...

The early HMMWV came with a 60 amp. Then came 100 amp. The 200 amp is standard in all newer HMMWVs (since mid 90's I believe), and there is even a 400 amp for some setups. 50 amp will likely work, but will take a while to recover the batteries if they get low, where a larger one will do it...

24 bolt is mostly preferred by people that think it looks cool on the civilian owned vehicles. That's the only real reason I can think of, as there doesn't seem to be any real benefit in a non-armored truck. There are a few guys out there with fully armored trucks, but those are the only ones...

The regular MT tires are good for 3850 lbs each at 50PSI. That's roughly 7500 lbs each axle (or each end of the truck if you prefer) With my M1123 and the BEOD on it, I cross the scales at over 9k lbs, 3800 lbs front end, 5600 lbs rear. I don't have a turbo or a rear bumper, but those only...

Sorry I must have missed it somewhere, but what extra weight on your truck are you talking about that you require the 24 bolt rims for? I know you have an 1152, I just haven't seen where you're running it fully armored or what load you have in it (I'm kind of curious)

They are always out of stock on things, even if they show having them in stock. Their inventory system places priority on government orders (as it should). Those tend to be bulk orders. Say they order 100 of something. AM General website will show 75 in stock, but they won't ship because...

Great for loosening or removing old bolts. Not so good for installing new ones. (I have the old version with only 2 settings and supposedly 800 ft lbs, not the newer 1400 ft lb version, and it's more than enough for anything that doesn't require a 1" drive impact or 6 foot cheater bar)

One caveat with the Uhaul trailer, what I was informed is the way their insurance works is once everything is in the system (tow vehicle and trailered vehicle) that is what the insurance on the trailer covers. If anything happens to the trailer with a different tow vehicle or different load...

to me they are worth nothing because they are on the opposite side of the country. Value is a relative thing. (yes, I know not helpful) If they don't run they are worth scrap prices, unless someone is willing to take a gamble on them.

more axles will allow more tires and increase flotation, so in soft stuff going in straight lines more axles is usually better. On the other hand, adding more axles will make it more difficult to turn, especially with weight in it.

been there, done that. Ran one MEP-804 for 2 weeks with the radiator full of ground pepper to keep it from leaking so badly until we could get it back to base for a new radiator. It's what we had available, and it worked for a temporary fix. Smelled a little funny, and I got to argue with...

Hours of use mean nothing on a generator. In the civilian world I work on Generac home standby generators. I've seen 10 year old generators with under 100 hours on them needing replaced because they are literally falling apart (salt air near the ocean) I've seen 1 year old generators with 4500+...

I'll second what Tobash said. By the time you go to the cost/effort of upgrading the transmission and halfshafts, you're better off just selling your current truck and buying an A2 truck. Most A2 trucks sell $4-7k more than an equivalent A1 truck, and the transmission and halfshafts are likely...

I'll second that, you don't want to pull 12V off one battery if the system is being charged by 24V only. A converter is probably the simplest, cheapest option all things considered.

yes, you'll end up seeing a lot of parts listed by one part number or another, that end up being identical. The website I linked above, Parttarget, usually comes up in searches of part numbers or the NSN (National Stock Number if you are unfamiliar) and is a great reference for finding any...

The exhaust has a bit of movement it can do because of the seal just inboard of the hangar. When I checked my tire for putting on snow chains, the exhaust was only an inch from the rubber. I kicked the exhaust a couple times, now there is almost 3 inches of clearance, should be plenty for a 40"...

so the number you listed crosses over to some other numbers in Parttarget https://www.parttarget.com/2520-01-423-5120_2520014235120_6002629.html one of those part numbers is 6002629 , which shows up in TM 9-2320-387-24P, the parts manual for the ECV. item number 6 below. This manual...