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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    From what I have read the 4600 are a little softer. I really don’t want to mess with the suspension at all. Start messing around too...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Fuel Tanks and Jerry Cans relating to Fuel Range.
    A few years ago I installed an auxiliary tank in our 80 series LC that doubled our range to 450-500 miles. I still kept a 20l ( 5...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    Not an incomplete conclusion at all, I’d call it a compromised conclusion. Everything we do when building out or specing out an overland...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    The 5100s require a 1” lift to operate properly. No need for us to spent more than a thousand dollars to go up only 1 inch.
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    You hit the nail on the head about high end shocks needing maintenance. We are full time travelers and maintaining shocks just isn’t in...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Shocks.
    The 5100s up front require a lift or leveling kit to be installed. The rear 5100s will work with 0-1” of lifted suspension.
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    MOAK posted the thread Shocks in Domestic: Full Size.
    We have an F 350 with a constant load between 2000 to 2500 lbs. This coming spring we will be visiting Deaver for a rear spring upgrade...
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    MOAK replied to the thread eye opener about gvwr.
    Yup- mine scales out at 10,920 with a GVWR of 11,400. I added leveling block in the rear but next spring we will be in Deaver’s shop...
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    MOAK reacted to SimplyAnAdventure's post in the thread eye opener about gvwr with Like Like.
    Every expedition vehicle??? No, every Jeep and Tacoma? More than likely! I think anyone who runs a vehicle like this owes it to...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Bilstein 5160s.
    Thank you Chet, all of the above has been done- scaled it all out and am about 400 lbs less than the GVRW including all our gear and...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Bilstein 5160s.
    You guys are spot on- I should know better than to cheap out on this- the expo guy, “my conscience” says do it right, the farmer in me...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Bilstein 5160s.
    Thanks Mike, I’ve come to that conclusion now as well. I’ve got 6330 lbs on that rear axle, that is rated at 6780. I see that add a...
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    MOAK replied to the thread Bilstein 5160s.
    Agree- I’ve scaled it out, fully laden 4560 up front & 6330 out back. This weight will only change as we use water and gasoline. I’ve...
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    MOAK reacted to ramblinChet's post in the thread Bilstein 5160s with Like Like.
    My suggestion is you slow down the process and dive deep into shock absorber applications for heavy overland trucks. There are many good...
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    MOAK posted the thread Bilstein 5160s in Domestic: Full Size.
    in our travels we recently did our first long stretch of forest roads in our fully laden F-350. The truck has the 4FX package. With the...
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