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I don't know if its the warm weather or what, but I've noticed the engine in my 09 is running smoother and quieter, and seems to have a bit more power lately. :beer:

After my panic stop on Monday I've noticed a very slight squeak in the brakes when rolling at low speeds, and since it was time to rotate the tires I figured it was a good time to have a look at the brakes. They're all getting to the replace-me point, but I didn't see anything out of the...

Today I did my first panic stop in the M1009. I was cruising smooth at 60MPH in the left traffic lane, with an additional HOV lane to my left. The cars in my lane came to a stop right where the HOV lane merges with the left lane (I guess people couldn't figure out how to merge so everyone...

Rolled mine over. It's like it's new again!

Mine does- I think that's normal. When I got the truck and did the first oil change I greased up the tie rods- the grease chased a little rusty water out. The steering still feels tight, so I'm dragging my feet on swapping them out. I reassembled the steering stabilizer with a light coating...

Swapped the steering stabilizer out for a new one; no drama. I'm wondering if I need new tie-rod ends, one has a torn grease boot and they all seem to have more play than I think is good (but I'm no expert).

So it sounds like the 40 amp fuse is perfect then. It'll allow the lights at ~38 amps, but blow above 40. I tested them out this morning on my drive to work and they're some kind of bright, just pointed much too low. I'll run them intermittently until I get the proper solenoid.

Well, color me chagrined. I stopped at NAPA after work to pick up the heavier duty solenoid, got it home and it's the same one that had the meltdown. So a 200 amp solenoid melted down running 900 watts of lights? I wish I was good at math.... Well, it's made in China, so maybe I just got a...

I finally got the landing lights wired up. So here's the run-down: 8 gauge wire from the 24V bus bar- a very short run to the fuse. 8 gauge wire from the fuse to the solenoid. 8 gauge wire from the solenoid to just shy of the lights, where it splits into two 10 gauge wires, one to each light...

I used the richingalveston bracket set-up to mount the landing lights on the grill. I didn't weld the brackets though, since I don't have a welder (or the mad skilz to use it), but they're on securely. I would have had them wired if any one store stocked all the connectors I needed.

OK thanks! I knew it really couldn't be that easy.

In lieu of starting a whole thread for a hopefully simple question.... My M1009 seems to be sitting a little low in the back. I'm not interested in putting a lift on it, and I really don't want to dump a ton of money into new springs, so I need a cheap way of getting the back-end up to level...

There's a guy on my local craigslist selling some doors made by these guys. They might be able to help.

I replaced the shocks today. The truck is pushing 97K for miles, and I think the shocks were originals. They all came off without drama, reminding me why I am SO glad to be out of the rusty states. The backs went on ok, not much difficulty. The fronts were slightly more challenging because...

I ordered four Monroe shocks from RockAuto, should be here on Friday.

Wait until you get it off road. The first time my BFGs threw a rock up into the rear wheel well it sounded like a gunshot. Some sort of liner in the wheel well might help too.

Well, I ended up at wal-mart and got the Purolator anyway, but that's good info for my cheat-sheet. Five hours, three oil filters, two air filters, and 21 quarts of various oils; the PM at my motor pool is complete. I did the M1009 last, and wouldn't you know it- the oil filter was dented when...

I was planning to do oil changes to the M1009 and two jeeps today, and remembering the frustration of trying to find the proper filter using the list in the stickies, I did some research and compiled this list. If anyone sees a problem with it just let me know. The sticky list has filters I am...

I don't know whats supposed to be used, but standard bullet connectors will plug in either (or both) side. That's what I will use. If I don't like the bullets, I'll pop the connectors out of the grommets and just run some 10 gauge wire through the hole. The solenoid relay I'm using is...

OK, I turned the picture and zoomed it in some. I think I see how you did that. Very ingenious! Did you determine which side is UP in any special way?