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Yeah, that's what I'll physically be doing shortly, but if there's documentation around for how to solve the issue, I'm ok not re-inventing the wheel.

My cab stopped air-riding and the fan stays engaged. I assume they run off the same feed which has been compromised somehow. Having a "fun" time digging through the manuals. Can anyone point me at the proper section of the proper manual? If there is something which typically craps out which...

Officially powered up! This was ~3p on a mixed sky afternoon, ~70° or so, during a break in the clouds. Very exciting... truck is now a viable (primitive) camping option- bedroom, bathroom, refrigeration, illumination. Everything else is icing on the cake.

I didn't have a lot of time due to work constraints but I did fire up a battery, confirm the MPPT controller and 24V->12V DC-DC converter are online, and that the panel was 12V energized.... and SUCCESS!! I had illumination in the habitat via its own on board power supply. I still need to feed...

Massive forward progress this week- all the things which were on the dining room table are now in the truck! The partial box I built for all the solar components has been transferred into a corner of the habitat. All the components have been reinstalled into the box. Wires have been cut to...

Thread drift: We need a new thread about whatever that is!!!

A very brief update: Had a wet tank leak which I remedied and wanted to validate, so I used the truck for some errands today. If I had never had the reduction hubs, I would never even think about them. The rig feels normal... I think my trans is still re-learning shift points but I still see...

A simple check valve replacement cured a nagging air leak. A new valve KN23010 (thanks to the spreadsheet!) behind the front bumper keeps my wet tank pressure rock steady at 123 psi and stopped the way-too-frequent cycling of the compressor/dryer. On the subject of gearing, I just used it to...

In his build thread post 11 (intake): Or post 447 (exhaust):

Thanks gents. That's what I was figuring but confirmation is reassuring.

How do you check the gear oil level in the axles? I put "some" back in after the hub delete but want to make sure I have "enough" in there. Should it be level with the fill plug? A certain distance below? Can anyone point me to the correct TM passage? Specifically for a 2000 M1088A1...

I have a 1088 with 3.07's and lockers in both rear axles. Truck runs great. Does it affect the hub normal operation? Yes- this kit completely removes the hub reduction gears. Mine are in a box in the shop. They no longer operate... We have 3 trucks with them installed in the Portland area...

Put truck details in thread title too.

Rick is close on the truck specs- 2000 M1088 with 3126 and 330 horse tune, with a current weight of ~24k. He is spot on with the results though, it felt exactly as I thought/expected it would- which is to say not really different performance, just a different engine note. I am extremely happy...

There is now at least one truck with 3.07 gears and the Eco hubs. Rick came over last yesterday and we spent a LONG quality day together doing a CTIS service in addition to the hub swap. MASSIVE(!!!!) thanks to him for his assistance! The verdict? I have only driven about 7 miles with it...

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Hubs showed up today: Thanks Mike, that was FAST!!! I will be refreshing all the CTIS seals as part of the swap and am now just waiting on sourcing a complete set (still need the spacers). Definitely looking forward to getting these in though!

It's been a productive couple of days. I now have 4 panels on the roof, including two which tilt- extended: Retracted: Video of retraction (recommend watching at 2x if you watch it at all): Was run off the visible power supply, so everything still needs to be wired in, but this was a...

I had forgotten how much fun it is to break down and reassemble the tires. Not really.... The past two weeks was a great trip down memory lane. I went 5 for 5 pretty uneventfully with only one or two do-overs. Number 6 took me 3 days and about 6 tries to get it remounted without issues...

I know it's won't be apples to apples but I went for a ride in a 1079 equipped the new Eco hubs (spider gear delete kit). I think this is a game changer. I am willing to roll the dice and see how they do when pushing my 3.07's instead of the stock 3.9's. It may be a bridge too far, but for...