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I asked the ones in my fridge but they weren't very helpful. :mrgreen: Sorry, nothing helpful to add here. I just love autocorrect. Good luck on your problem.

How is that enamel holding up? I decided to go with it because I thought it would be more durable than the HD Behr paint and is still reasonably inexpensive.

Actually the ride is pretty good with the m105 springs. It is a little bouncy. i took the rear tires down to 0 psi and the tires looked just a little low. Those are some stiff sidewalls! i aired back up to 20 psi where it will stay as a compromise until the bed and cab are complete. The...

I have only painted my wheels and suspension components so far but I plan to do the whole truck almost the same way. I just need warmer weather. For the wheels I went to Sherwin Williams and used their exterior enamel paint. It should be tough and it comes in Satin which is close enough to flat...

What about the frame, axles, engine, driveline etc? Some trucks look like everything has been painted. Have all of these trucks been torn down to bare frame? Or is there a less labor intensive way to prep and paint these areas?

I agree it does not sound safe. However, if you look at the pics, there appears to be the correct tread contact at 10 psi. Plus there is no side bulge. The walls on these tires are so stiff I think the tires with 0 psi or close to 0 may be able to support the weight of the light rear end...

By the way, the 395s, 14s and 16s from Michelin and Goodyear have even higher max load ratings than my tires. They are run on bobbed deuces all the time. For those of you with those configurations, what psi are you running and does your tread wear evenly?

I believe you are right. I was researching pressure versus load formulas and there are many. In the end it appears a linear formula is easy and conservative. That is... load/max load = pressure/max pressure. In this case a 10 psi result for the rear seems reasonable. The tires are designed...

The side of the tire shows 95 psi. That is the max psi for the max load. It is not correct for this application.

So I have not been happy with the tire pressure on my deuce. The rears appear to have too much pressure and the fronts too little. By sight, I set the fronts to 32 psi and the rears to 24 psi. It still didn't seem right but it drove fine. I have Continental 18 Ply 14.00-20 tires with NATO...

You may want to switch the front and rear wheels to see if the shake changes or goes away. Maybe you have a bent wheel up front.

Is it driving differently because the wheels are out of balance or because it is wandering on the road?

You may want to post the pics you get so people here can take a look at it. The pics might show something worth looking at. This is assuming this is not an auction or some other listing you are not permitted to post. There are many ways to bob a deuce. Assuming it drives fine, I would look...

I know some guys balance these themselves with their own make shift devices. I recall seeing a thread on this recently. I have MRAPS with 14.00-20s on my truck. Three wheels came with no weights. The fourth had CTIS components and had weights. I removed the CTIS and the weights. Since...

You may want to call UT's department of highway safety. They have pointed me in the right direction on these types of questions in the past. Otherwise, please take pics and share if you do it. Man, I can't wait for warmer weather. Good luck.

Hi guys, I thought I would share some pics of my deuce after finishing some modifications to her. She is a 1966 M35a2 with a White LDT-465 engine and C turbo. I bought her last summer. Mods done so far: Anco wiper upgrade Battery relocation to engine compartment (I thought it was a good...

Ouch! Last year I needed to replace the batteries for my deuce. I could not find surplus 6TLs locally so I was going to go with refurbished Interstates batteries (group 31 I think). Interstate is about an hour away from me. The lazy and cheap side of me took over so I bought the cheapest...

I like this mod. It is simple and easily seen. The lock should discourage sabotage (if an issue for you) and theft from lazy or dim witted thieves. Nothing is full proof. Face it... half way determined or averagely intelligent criminals can get just about anything. This is just a deterant...

You can skin this cat in many ways. Just searching this sight will give you plenty of ideas. As Reckless said, xm381 is a good place to start. At a minimum you will need a spring perch that gives you three to four inches of lift. Some people weld the perch to the axle and others do not. I...

This thread is great. Hopefully, someone more experienced than me in diesel engines will go ahead and upgrade/modify their engine and post the process and results. I would love to keep the same engine rather than convert to 6bt. i don't need need more power but it sounds like it would be a...