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  1. Simons

    Most mileage on a JK?

    There must be more to this story. That's ridiculous!! Is there a hole in your oil pan? Did you do 100000 miles with no air filter? I worked for Chrysler for 13yrs as a mechanic, this is not normal. Have you pulled the plugs? Done any diag? Could be a broken oil control ring, dropped valve guide...
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    Synthetic Which Rope

    No doubt! That's a bit of a teaser pic of your I'll guess FJ40? Is the rest of it that clean?
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    Synthetic Which Rope

    Yeah it's definitely not because the synthetic line is too weak, the smaller Viking 3/8" synthetic claims a breaking strength of 19600lbs. I have synthetic on my warn 2500 ATV winch (aliminum drum and fairlead) it's nice and light, easy on the hands, and I think it even floats. If you break it...
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    Harbor Freight Hi Lift Jack?

    I bought a 48" name brand "jack-all" 15 yrs ago that I worked hard, it was always jamming up in the mud and eventually bent. I foolishly kept using it untill it "bit" me, it slipped a pin and "thwacka, thwacka" down my truck came with that handle flailing back and forth so fast you couldn't see...
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    Synthetic Which Rope

    I was under the impression that the aluminum drums and aluminum hawse type fairleads were designed specifically for the synthetic winch lines. I'm pretty sure Warn recommends against using synthetic winch lines on any of their steel drummed winches.
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    Torque Wrenches- Massive price spectrum, what do I actually need?

    I have a 3/8" Snap-on and a 1/2" Mac, the drive size really depends on you torque requirements, larger drive usually follows with higher torque capabilities. I worked for Chrysler during the Neon head gasket era where I would do three head gaskets a day so the light weight and quick torque...
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