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  1. rayra

    Sizing fuses

    All the spare blade fuses you could want, sitting in auto wrecking yards, for cheap. And they don't cost much if you have to have 'New'. To the question in the OP, 10-20% under the rating of your wire, and a good bit over your anticipated max demand. whatever works between those two boundaries...
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    Aftermarket seat options? Do they even exist anymore?

    "A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry. Partly because it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of...
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    Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

    I'd look for slack or worn bushings or even damage to the bar, it's cheap to replace. But also take a good look at the upper and lower control arms / links. Make sure those mounts / tabs aren't bent. I found the lower arms to be pretty flimsy and went with the Spohn boxed lowers (but haven't...
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    Replacing my Group 27 battery with Group 31 battery. Is that ok?

    well, Costco has 10x the 'customer service' of Walmart, but your point was understood in the first place. My relating the Costco angle was agreeing with your logic of having greater availability of obtaining a replacement battery while roaming around. Rather than buying a battery of a niche...
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    Replacing my Group 27 battery with Group 31 battery. Is that ok?

    I wasn't saying anything about your situation. I was just adding info. I intend a move to Texas in a few years and am about to move to Vegas, out of CA. Been looking up locations of a lot of stuff / places. Your '300mi from' caught me as a surprise. I've been looking up all sorts of info in the...
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    Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

    Gotta go 2" to clear the factory studs. Or put new shorter studs in. I went with 2" The rub might have been the weight shift of being side down in the ditch. I'm pretty sure the bolts can be flipped. I just had those apart with I changed coils and disassembled and lubed everything. It was a...
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    Replacing my Group 27 battery with Group 31 battery. Is that ok?

    I chose Interstate on similar logic, there being something like ~450 Costco locations in CONUS, but also Interstate re-sellers all over. The OP's '300mi from a Costco' is surprising. https://usalocator.org/costco-locations/texas
  8. rayra

    redarc manager 30

    taliv I'd keep the manual switches as a way of cutting power / isolating subsystems when you need to work on things, but I'd strongly encourage some sort of solenoid or 'smart' connection which will feed power to all your added stuff automatically when the vehicle is running. All that alternator...
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    Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

    When I saw cut pieces in the back of you Sub it brought this board member's vehicle to mind
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    Who wants to build their own storage bank?

    4 gets you the 120Ah in a package about 1'x6"x4" - eta little bigger than a loaf of bread - weighing about 20#, for about $300
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    Los Angeles -Class Attack Sub(urban), Build / Collected Werks topic - '02 k1500 Z71

    The new rear brakes are here! The new rear brakes are here! Powerstop Z23, drilled and grooved / slotted with ceramic pads. They'll now match the Z23 GMT900 front disk set I put on a couple years ago. My rears just got new pads when I first bought the vehicle, the rear rotors are pretty worn...
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    Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

    I don't think the bedliner will stick well, but I don't know for sure. Depends more on the bedliner product I think. But I'm sure some epoxy paint a la Rustoleum's 'Hammered Finish' paints would do well. But fair warning, if you are not installing metal drawer slides and are relying on drawers...
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    Who wants to build their own storage bank?

    'stackable' and you could tailor storage to higher voltages, higher solar and inverter inputs. A larger dedicated storage bank in a smaller form factor / higher energy density. A lot of the tech in this sector is built around the '18650' style battery, which is sort of a fat AA size, a good...
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    Who wants to build their own storage bank?

    Lots of interesting battery battery tech here, some at pretty good prices. 'Some assembly required' https://batteryhookup.com/products/new-lg-chem-n2-1-3-7v-120ah-cell-module
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    Hey Vortec Guys! / Sierra pickup / Suburban / Yukon etc - Finally has Index!

    iirc there's 3? bolts on the idler mount and it's in the corner of the frame rail and crossmember, tough spot to bend anything but the mount. Too, it's a common wear item on these vehicles because the GM geniuses put the grease fitting on its top, you have to either remove the skidplate or the...
  16. rayra

    150-Watt Powered Inverter for ONE+ 18-Volt Battery

    Nice gadget if you already have the One+ tools & batteries. Paltry amp rate, but better than nothing. https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-150-Watt-Powered-Inverter-for-ONE-18-Volt-Battery-RYi150BG/308460871
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    Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

    Looks like a big open field with a ditch thru it. What were you trying to do, when you got near that ditch? How on earth did you wind up parallel to the ditch in the first place? wander into it, or trying too shallow an approach angle to crossing it. You get one wheel stuck and then...
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    Hey Vortec Guys! / Sierra pickup / Suburban / Yukon etc - Finally has Index!

    don't know anything about a 'known bumpsteer' on these vehicles. And it looks to me like your new idler mount is not a proper fit. I changed everything in my steering linkages but my idler mount and didn't have such trouble, but there is an issue of sway bar clearance when trying to put in new...
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    Where To Tap Power For Electrical Accessories? 2019+ Ram 2500

    barton, have you looked for / found the wiring diagrams for your vehicle? They should plainly show which circuits are hot and I don't believe there aren't at least a couple 'aux' circuits that are not already present. Likewise there are typically some constant hot 'power ports' in most...
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    Best way to seal bulkhead grommet after passing wires?

    yes, 100% silicone. Sticks to just about anything while remaining removable. Better yet you can stick the caulking applicator tip into the grommet from a couple angles, injecting enough to really seal things well, if you want to. OP left 'cheapest' out of the criteria. One could always...
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