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A lot of people choose an excessively high front spring rate when they lift their rigs. Loading the rear axle with gear or hitch weight will exaggerate the front spring’s rebound rate and the nose will inevitably rise as weight shifts rearward, unloading weight from the front wheels. Momentary...

Dang dude, that’s a beautiful plane. I especially love the classic rounded rudder & stabilizer on those. I saw a 1996 Avid online for $19,500 with 150 hours on a Subaru motor. Wow! Im sold on Kit Fox’s reputation for manufacture and community support. I believe Avid is out of business, so that...

Any issues with FOD, towing in that configuration? I know prop wash during run up can fling rocks and debris into to airplane, probably at greater velocity than what might be encountered on a highway... Am I over-estimating the risk of damage ? My long term goal is to eventually home build. I'd...

Indeed. Common wisdom is to never tow even a 4x8' 300lbs utility trailer with anything less than a Kenworth W900 Semi Truck. ;) I touched on the short wheelbase / long trailer concern earlier but only briefly. It is an important and probably limiting factor. Plenty of properly loaded travel...

I can sort of understand the logic behind that regulation, but now I'm curious about how the RV industry gets their gasoline transfer tanks or diesel generator tanks approved for their 5th wheels. My brief experience with the controls of a 152, from taxi to take off on up to 3500msl and back...

The Verieze looks like a wild toy! Which engine did it have? Im sure there are some deluxe flying clubs in my area, but dang those amenities are so far above my pay grade! Agreed, sharing space with Sea Fury and hanging out with the pilots who're experienced enough own and fly it would almost...

True. Maxed on width as well. Im in Bellingham, WA. Hangar space near me is limited and is indeed more expensive than the airplane itself. I'll likely be in the $35-40k range for the plane... Storage cost seems excessive by comparison. And that if I don't get stuck on lengthy waiting list for...

I've set in motion a plan to purchase a used Kitfox airplane. The Kitfox is classified as an "Experimental Light Sport" aircraft, seats 2 people + 100lbs of pets & gear and is designed primarily for "Bush Plane" operations out of tight unimproved back-country locations and can routinely take off...

As time progresses into the near future I do believe an increasing number of full size "Overland" truck owners will be jumping ship to domestic brands, namely Ford and Ram, for their long range expedition builds and daily driving needs. I think this thread - at 45 pages - is actually pretty darn...

Howdy, first I'll offer a contrasting perspective, then circle back to the Rav 4. Optioned up Rav 4's are priced well into Volkswagen AllTrack and Tiguan territory, and based on my ownership experience the Volkswagen product is without a doubt light years ahead in build quality, comfort, and...

Amen.

It seems to me as though @nickw and @Jnich77 have reasonable and objective arguments. There is another valid position - held primarily by those who already own a Tundra - that don't care about the Tundra's maximum rated capabilities, its value proposition or its competitiveness in the...

I'm really stoked to see that you are running 255's on your truck. I was dead set on 255's at the beginning of my project 4th Gen and was really close to going the pizza cutter route, but when I got to Discount Tire I caved and ordered 285's because I like the way they look just little bit more...

Im glad you didnt loose to much cash on that truck! Is it safe to say the 6.0 is an exception? Its kind of a different can of worms. An old employer of mine, a reasonable guy, owned both a 7.3 and the 6.0 and had a bad experience with his 6.0, but he didn’t exchange it for a gasoline truck...

You are correct. Although you may have missed my point about the price similarity between a new, well optioned F150 gasser & lightly used Diesels. If you need to change the narrative and add “$8-9k” to initial cost of diesel in order to validate your absolute facts and figures, well i can’t...

I originally offered the 3/4 & 1 Ton comparison as a pre-owned vehicle alternative at a comparable price point to a new, reasonably optioned F-150. Diesel economy is fair comparison because F-150 comes in diesel. Dudes, im not sure what sort of Flat Earth Mathematics you Diesel-Disbelievers...

Dude, nice work!

Which for the VW 14.2 gallon tank is less than $3.00 additional cash per fill. Only about $150 additional fuel cost per year if you fill up every 7 days. Our Mk6 TDI Golf was totaled, and the Mk7 TDI's were pulled from the dealers during their emissions fraud investigation so sadly we were...

This is an vehicle expedition forum though. Throw on some AT tires and load a 5.7 Tundra with 1200lbs of people, mods, water and gear and enjoy 14mpg highway, down wind. LoL. I know i harp on towing performance, because for me this is a big selling point for a 1/2 Ton truck. I’ll be purchasing...

Nice work dude!