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Subconsciously inspired by you, perhaps, the other day I took the doghouse off on my SHEE, since the throttle felt overly stiff and did hang up once or twice shortly after getting it. After doing nothing more than spraying some lithium grease on all pivots points in the linkage, it loosened up...

Or...he jiggled the blackout switch and the horn, wiper, lights, and everything else, suddenly started working. Which gave him a cardiac arrest. Let's hope not.

I don't think it makes much difference whether you overload a bias or a radial, except that the bias tire will inherently build more heat due to the conformability of the tread and the thicker carcass. And it's often heat that causes tire failures. I would've gone with ag tires, had I only found...

Finding a tire with sufficient load rating can be a problem. The Super Swampers and Pitbulls I use are rated a bit lower than the Michelins, which are already overloaded. And with those tires at 40-45 psi (80 max) they're nowhere near their rated capacity. Of course, I'm not likely to drive down...

Test lights were on back order? HF Voltmeter was dead on arrival (I've had that happen)? Unexpected visit by relatives? There could be all kinds of reasons for not following through...or following the wiring.

I think Couch has run the 39.5x16.50-20LT Pitbull Rockers (which is what I have on the SHEE) on stock wheels without any issues. Spec rim is 13 inches, and they're only 15.70 inches wide in real life on those wheels.

Hmm. And there's even a spare. Guess the front hydraulic tank would have to go in order to fit it, though, and then some. But I think I'll pass. But they'd be perfect for Bison, come to think of it. At over 100 inches in diameter those tires should make his HMMH run almost as fast as he'd like...

Considering the "excellent" aerodynamics of a Suburban of that era, that's almost surprising. Until remembering that air resistance goes up by the square. Being a lead foot, I'm all too familiar with that phenomena. Congratulations of having it all (nearly) sorted.

Does it say "Lucas" anywhere on that sensor, by any chance?

Curiosity made me go look. Sure enough, two of two CUCVs does not have that pictured 'wheel, but the '82 Suburban does. Now I'll have to dig up photos of the two M1009s I've sold and find out what they had.

One more thing, alpine44. While I mean what I have been writing, the way it comes out is courtesy of my **** back. I'm sick and tired of hurting, and I'm afraid it's really starting to show.

Well, we have no idea how those tires were stored, or at least I don't. While the copy mentioned them being stored indoors now, twice, the tires were in the sun when photographed. Which, in all fairness, could've been right after they were delivered. Yes, those 11R24.5 Toyos lasted a long time...

Six FLU wheels for $1,000 isn't expensive. Too bad they come with crummy old 12.5 Michelins. But, it does say that they've held air for a week.

You bring up some good points there, but what I don't get is why people pay more for used military tires than what new civilian counterparts costs. That 17.5, 22.5, or 24.5 tires aren't popular for vehicles that go off the beaten path I do understand. With the bead profile they have, they don't...

Oh, I didn't know that this was a leased vehicle. (Sorry, couldn't resist).

Interesting. Especially since I've wondered why military tires are so expensive compared to civilian ones. For example, the 11R24s I bought were $306 a piece. Weight wise they are comparable with 12R20s, so they should take about the same amount of oil to produce. Meanwhile, people are...

Now that you mention it, no there isn't. Yet another situation where much lower gears would've been helpful.

That would make perfect sense if it does. After all, to the Govt. it can be more than just an inconvenience to have tires fail. Well, it can for us, too, and many lives have been lost due to old tires on civilian vehicles. I wish alpine44 was correct, and that tire age didn't much matter. It...

Sing your praise for the Michelin 12.5R20 XL here! I will not join in on doing that, but will admit that this tire has a nice, rounded crown. Which is a good thing if you must run a radial. Also, this tire most likely works well in sand. And...no, sorry, I can't think of any other good traits of it.

For some reason, that reminded me of a T-shirt that one of the Mythbusters used to wear. It read something like "I reject reality and create my own."