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Yup. It was good thinking on Rockwell's part to do it like that because it offers so much flexibility. I will say this - I spent hours pouring over pics and tech manuals and threads on here and elsewhere trying to figure it out in my head before I tried it at home. Once you start doing it...

The drum is in the same position as always. The hubs just flipped over and rebolted to the outside of the drum from it's backside instead of the other way. Trying to explain flipping hubs is not easy. The photo-article in the articles section does a really good job of showing how it's done...

Yeah ,The predominate green is I believe "383" current issue green - not sure about the manufacturer, it was on it when I bought it. The tan is "field drab," a military color from the 70's 4 color pattern. Here's a couple pics from the snow the other day. The one with the bumperlights is...

I didn't notice any power loss, but then again, there was never all that much hillclimbing power to begin with. It will climb up a 45 degree hill, but not fast. I have a quarter mile 15% grade right outside my neighborhood, and I gotta keep it in second at about 25 mph to get up it. It was...

the NHC-250 Cummins. I am planning a future big-cam upgrade, but it's got plenty of power for now. I've had it up to 70+ mph on the freeway. I usually hold it around 65 or so at about 1800 rpm and that is comfortable.

Not yet. All my o-rings are holding air, but I'm not ruling out a leak eventually.

You can do it either way. The supersingle wheels can be bolted on reversed from the front like 99% of the folks on here I've seen - or you can flip the rear hubs like I did, to run them in the same orientation as front. It's a lot of extra work, but as I discovered - it's a great way to force...

Here''s a couple of IIxs intercom units. I think they are mono in sound, but they are otherwise almost the exact same thing as what I have. The iNova I have was built to compliment the Denali headset - which is VERY expensive...

RE: SS I believe the David Clark headsets also come in the standard GA style (I think that stands for general aviation) plugs. It's actually two seperate plugs. If they are GA plugs they'll work. If they are military connectors they won't work. The military connector is totally different...

RE: SS I used FlightCom equipment. So far I am really impressed. I use it for driver-passenger communication when I'm on the freeway (it's pretty loud in there) and I use it daily to listen to my MP3 player, too. The main unit is a FlightCom iNova, and my headsets are 4DLX models. I bought...

Sure thing - just let me know. I ordered up some new o-rings from o-rings inc. and they ended up at around $8 each. Myself and M1075 are the only two people that have ever ordered that type of o-ring from them. If you want the P/N I can get it for you. By the way - if you use o-rings...

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Here's a couple new pics - with the seats both installed and the intercom hooked up. I also put the crane in finally and put the cover back on. Getting ready for the bed lift and the winch. I'm also thinking of building a great big steel cow-catcher front bumper guard that I can bolt onto...

No tubes. In fact if you need some I have 5 of them and 2-3 flaps. I used the o-rings on the wheels, and have not had any leaks at all. My wheels were sandblasted and powdercoated, though, so that made sealing them up real easy. It might be a bit harder with a rusted wheel. I wouldn't...

No tire rub either way and the truck still has an excellent turning radius. I really don't see the big deal with running these tires. I have experienced only positives and none of the negatives everyone was warning me about. I have yet to be able to make the rears rub on the bottom of the...

First one - It'll get high enough to drag my spare up and down from the bed. That's all I really needed. It looks okay. I haven't even used it yet, but I'll let you know how it turns out.

Well, it's not very "extreme" at all, but it does a good job of showing that 16-20's DO provide enough clearance for average offroad use. Case closed. I'll put some pics of the bed crane up tomorrow, but it's basically the Harbor Freight model braced to the bedside. I'll paint it ASAP...

Here's the second video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iraPQW0_gLQ I am also curious about the crane. I am having it put together by the guy that I bought the truck from, I am trading him all the original tires/wheels back for it. We are putting it on tomorrow, so I'll post some pics...

Success! I have one video on YouTube, and the other will be up in a few minutes. This is the best I could do by my house to twist up the rear suspension - The reason I did this was also so I could load all the old tires up in the bed by rolling them into the back on a plank from the street...

RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Pics of my singled 5-ton with 16-20 sure wish I could show you guys my videos... I tried once again today to upload them.... Anyone know how to reduce the size of an mpeg? If I get it under 10mb I can email it out. Like I said before - I drove the truck down a 45...