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My $0.02- I bought a M1123 (A2 truck, 6.5 GEP NA, 4 Speed, etc.) with no top/doors, 60 mi on the odometer from IROAN, very little use indicated from everything mechanical-for $15k with an on-road title. It needed a bit of wrenching (heater core, hoses, etc) but aside from a top/doors/tires...

Drums? Wrong fluid? That’d be enough for me to walk.

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I can't speak to the various butyl products, but I made my own "Lizardskin" knock off for my old jeep and it worked well enough. It was WAY cheaper than buying actual Lizardskin, too. I got a gallon of "Oops" paint from Home Depot - Exterior Latex, had them dye it dark grey, mix in hollow...

Mine was inop when I got my HMMWV as well. In addition to adjusting the switch, I used a couple of zip ties to stiffen the unit up some. That was many months ago, it’s still going strong. EDIT: Cleaned up what I wrote.

-3rd year Med School -Limited Budget Find a new hobby. Come back to HMMWVs when you're done with residency and established. My $0.02, Humvees are a ton of fun, but are expensive and require a lot of time and a lot of wrenching to get and keep roadworthy. Don't compromise your education...

Do you have before/after pictures? I'd like to visualize the difference.

Would it be possible to post some pictures of how this looks? I'm very curious to see this!

A few things to note, the wheel force listed here, I believe, is incorrect. That may be the center of balance, but the force is still applied at the hub face. That force may be greater, due to a longer arm, but it shouldn't move. If that's true, then the fulcrum "Wheel force" would not change...

That's fair, but the whole equation changes when you decrease the weight of the load by 1/3rd- Black Rhino Armory 17s - 37lbs ea, Nitto Ridge Grapplers in 37x12.5r17 78lbs ea Total 115lbs per point HMMWV Wheels...

Spacers are a whole other can of worms, bit I do agree. The difference in offset is approximately 1 inch going from stock 8/12/24 bolts to a -25 offset. That makes a difference, but it’s not huge. Nevertheless, I’m sure it makes a difference over a long enough period of time. Then again, if...

When was the last time those were serviced? Were they the single tab version? More importantly - Did the offset have anything to do with this failure? Does an increased arm cause increased stress on the spindle or just on the bearings? Go ahead, Doc, show your work.

I'm aware of them, I'm also aware of their cost. I get the sense, given their inflated price, that they're preying on people's fear of them failing. I'm a risk adverse person, but I still look at them and think, that's ridiculous. If it were that much of an issue, they would have completely...

I realize that the nature of the portal hubs changes things, but that’s only a couple of centimeters, about an inch, over stock. Guys have been doing 4-6 inches over stock for years, the only casualty being quicker bearing failure (and bad taste). Are these hubs really that sensitive to lever...

Does anyone have a walkthrough for doing the shims? I need to do mine, looks like getting to the nuts behind the control arm is going to suck.

What does it do for the transmission?

Link or model/manufacturer?

Were the PVC inserts always $135/ea.? I'm glad they're back up and running, but holy cow, that's steep.

I had a few Triumph motorcycles back in the day that were "Roulette Green", looks like your color is pretty close. I love it.

Very cool build! My kids loved that picture of the boys on the tire lift!