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This is correct, but do you really need such low gearing in normal use? I suspect the answer is that 17:1 is plenty low for most use. Look at it this way... In the 70's, a Chevy with a TH400 and a 203 or 205 transfer case had a lowest ratio, assuming 3.73 gears, of 18.6:1. That's barely...

I feel for the agencies that are tasked with "keeping people safe", which is obviously a losing battle these days, and likely the main reason for this decision. I've come to the point where I can no longer condone legislation intended to protect the stupid from their own stupidity. I suspect...

If you have a new enough car, the junkyard spares idea is a great budget opportunity assuming you can find a matching set of full size spares!! The other thing I do is once I start thinking about tires, I watch the size I want for Blem opportunities on Ebay... Lots of reputable tire stores...

I would guess those spacers make you need a lift even more, as the tire now swings a bigger arc when you steer... I saw you asked earlier about a body lift... Hopefully by now you have noticed that your van is technically unibody, making a body lift impossible... FWIW, I always tell people...

I don't think the H2 axle will bolt into a half ton burb, only the 3/4 ton. I would guess that the brackets and geometry are different, and I know the control arms are different... I don't know that you're going to find an H2 axle cheap either... ??? Also, given that the hybrid axle...

Turns out we salt the roads in Colorado too but you don't see the rotted vehicles here... I suspect it's because our humidity level is dang near zero most of the year... I have friends in MI that have kept older trucks. The secrete is not to let mud build up and hold salt in places that...

I'm pretty knowledgeable about GMT800 but I had to google AXN axle... So that's the six lug 14 bolt Semi-floater 9.5" axle with smaller axles and wheel bearings that came on SS and Max package trucks. I don't think either of those packages were available on the Tahoe or Burb, so I'm not sure...

Generally, if your shocks allow you to have acceptable handling with no sway bars, I would consider them WAY over-damped, at least on the low speed end, which usually translates to overdamped high speed control as well, even if they promote them as digressive... (Difficult to have that...

My experience with Bilstein shocks is that they're great for thrashing a vehicle hard without bottoming as much, but they're horrible for washboard or cobble roads. I would call them generally over-damped for most vehicles... OME had the best setup, but really f'd up their valving with the...

235/85R16 Hercules Terra Trac II's. Getting a little long in the tooth but still doing well. (Hole in the rock trail, UT)

I was in the same boat last year as my Mastercraft CXT's were wearing down... I bought a set of Delinte Bandit CX-10's. They seem to be wearing well, are 3PMS rated, and have pretty good tread depth. They are much quieter than the CXT's and snow performance definitely better. If you can get...

My wife and I visited Baja for two weeks in 2016 (I think...). We took the advice of a few people we met at OE... Cross the border and go one day south as quickly as possible without stopping for anything if you can. We were told to get to San Filipe (AKA Saint Phillip because there are a...

Though the OEM TJ clutch did drop from 10-1/2" dia to ~9" in around 2000, all the aftermarket clutches forTJ's of all years use a 10-1/2" clutch and applications say '94-2006. I think that's probably what you're after so don't be confused if you don't find the exact year range you were given...

You're in the same area that I am, where stock length shocks are too short, and lifted shocks are generally too long. OME makes a decent shock, and I think they've fixed the horrible valving that was original to the Nitorcharger Sport shocks as compared to the old hydro shocks. IIRC, OME...

I'm running 235/85R16's on our Comanche and while they do technically fit, they are tight and they do rub a few places when the going gets flexy. I had 215/85R16's on a Cherokee before this and they did great, working particularly well with the limited power of the sometimes crappy running '86...

Man, I was hoping someone had some idea what might work too... I am presently using a couple different aftermarket setups with external screw on sensors. I have found battery life to be well in excess of one year... More like three years or so, but I have one sensor that seems to ingest a...

I can't quote dimensions, but the 2500 versions of the later trucks (Since GMT 800 at least) go up in both thickness and frame depth compared to the 1500 versions. The SUV versions are also different than the truck versions, with material thickness differences as well as overall frame...

Welcome Gale! It would be helpful to know where the truck has lived it's life... Here in the dry, arid southwest, mileage and age are of less consequence than they are in more humid places... I have had several trucks with more than 200k on them that were in great condition mechanically and...

I see now, the lighter axles with better steer angle have a ~10" offset front diff... I don't know what "other issues" there are, but if moving the exhaust is the big one, I'd move it, especially if the offset diff allowed a slightly lower ride height. Centered diff axles typically used in...

To give some idea of turning radius, your stock non-driving front axle likely had a turn angle of 50-55°. Dropping to 35° is a big increase in turning radius. I suspect the truck I drove with the Howe-Coleman front axle was limited to no more than about 30°. It was AWFUL to maneuver...