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Have been working on upfitting my wildland rig for comfort and convenience. Working on a center console, built an interior and overhead console, carpeted it, and fabbed up a cab air ride system with more travel and some adjustability.
I believe that I’m qualified to answer the question. I ended up using a 1” impact and 1” breaker bar to undo the nuts, a porta power to push/pull where neededand a 3 or 4 lb sledge, hitting the side of the housing with pressure applied while applying heat. There is no way around getting the...
Thread revival warning… what do you think about plugging the OEM valve stem hole and re-drill/machine something for a 24 bolt HMMWV wheel valve stem on the outside of the face of a HEMTT wheel? 🤷♂️
At a certified CAT scale. The configuration of my truck is significantly different than it came from SnS so the current weight is somewhat irrelevant, just wondering what the axle itself is rated for
Specifically the front axle? I have a M1088 and the GAWR is 11,328, only 400# above the unloaded weight. I know all of the various models specify a different GAWR on the passenger door data plate and I’d imagine it would be at, or above the 13,416# that I have found on an early M-1089. Does...
depending on the condition of the 20 studs holding the wheel together, it may pay to chase the threads, 5/8-16 I believe.
I used an XB-550 bead breaker and soapy water, although I don't think the bead breaker is necessary as there is technically no bead to break, it just makes it easier to...
thread resurrection: I assume that it would be good for preventative maintenance to change out the nut with a nyloc? Do you know what thread size/pitch it would be?
Do you remember how many ounces you put in per tire? I've been looking into this and from various balancing media companies for the 395/85, is 16-24 oz
I tried all the positions on the left switch for the dimmer/headlight, all it does is momentarily cut out the headlights between positions ��
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