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SAR, Nice looking kit. I've been looking around at other front hub replacements and they seem to be very expensive and kit with lots of parts to replace, like brakes. I just did brakes, so I was going to wait, but now, you, you opened a can of worms. Are those all the parts in the pic that you...

Wha Doh! You pays your money and takes your chance. I have built up my Dodge 2500 to be able to carry a hard side camper by adding another set of secondaries (overloads), adding Stable Loads, and going with super singles or duplex rr and using higher rated tires. It came with one set of...

You know, it really boils down to your current needs/wants vis-a-vis your memories of what you had or liked or needed in the past. I guess since I cannot change the past, would just give the strong and weak points of what I owned. I've driven 2,000,000 miles in something with a transfer case...

The high amp alternator will give you more replacement juice if you are running any high amp load appliances. The 160 amp is known to be used on emergency vehicles that are at a standstill and still running lots of 12v power thru said appliances. (lights/winch/generator/compressor) I have a 160...

I just ordered a quartet of Coop A/T3's for Jeanie's 2011 Jeep Grand Chero in P265/60R18. They were a couple hundred bucks cheaper than a similar Michelin tire I had in mind (before the recall on them). I was looking for a deep snow/ice tire for the G. Chero but it's such a funky size only a few...

It's too late. The quality depends on whether it was made on Tuesday AM or not. Mine was made at a good time of the week as the only woes have been from user error. jefe

Saline, Merry Christmas to you and yours. We're now in the forth day of Christmas. I have written extensively on how to keep a Lance hard side (or whatever) alive and well on terrible roads and trails. There are a lot of 'tricks' to keeping the white box square and plumb. Virtually nothing I've...

brp, Interesting wheels and tires. I love the look of your set up with 40's. That is great for a no-lift truck. Ford is certainly the best of the bunch for tire enlargement with Dodge at dead bottom, clearance-wise. Now you say you want to install a 75" wide camper? That is very narrow. I have a...

Chris, I hear ya'. Lack of insulation is most egregious with a 1/2 season Lance. Yes, 1/2 season: Fringe with two windows: May 28th to June 16th, and Sept. 6th to Sept. 19th, depending on the venue in the west. I spent a lot of time trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear by adding a lot...

RegCab, Astute observation. Even with the Lance slab side i've encountered minimal woes with the wind, and we have been in some hairy wind conditions. I do add some value of a wide trac and more leaf springs/stable loads under the main weight of the TC and the anti-sway bar. We have lived thru...

Saline, For an XTC trip, on the edge and up high; in your neighborhood (more or less) go to these links: http://www.rv.net/cforum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/24528960.cfm http://www.rv.net/cforum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/24529897.cfm...

Captain, Good to see you here too. This is jefe4x4. I know you from your participation over on RV.net Truck Camper Forum. I know you are just trying to add your experience to the mix, and that's good. This is a forum about personal experience and opinion. Here are the specs for the 830; note...

I still like my set up. 1. Two sets, a single thick and a pair of thinner secondaries (overload leaves) above the regular pack. A kind of poor man's tapered action. They resist more as they compress, but offer a near stock ride when unloaded. 2. Stable Loads. Yes, they are expensive and you...

Saline, Unlike the boys above, I am not a nay sayer. A 2002 Ford 250 w/7.3 motor is a winner. With only two adults, I don't see any reason not to buy the 825. I run a 1998 Lance Lite 165-s 8'6" SB truck camper, an older version of the 825 and have been to all the places you mentioned above with...

RCGuy, Yes, you and I have travelled many separate routes together. Even with the stiff suspension, the '85 Toy P.U. was the pinnacle of Toyota madness as it had all-leaf, sprung-over and the only year where the SOA and F.I. collided. Bullet proof. Now, all the kids are trying to emulate that...

It's all relative. IMHO. I know that sounds awfully patronizing, but it's true. Every one of us stands in front of our own experience. "Less is more" is a loaded theory. The most important and immutable factor on what 'less' is, is age: your age. I believe most on here started out hiking...

jax, Is it the Aisin 8 speed? There is an 8 speed in the newest jeep grand cherokee and they were having a problem on the roll-out with the electronics connecting and talking to the new common rail diesel. I think the roll-out was delayed and still may be delayed until they solve the problem...

Some good info here. I was thinking of trying some Mil. spec., 12 bolt take-offs on my '01 Dodge 2500. I see the Military's back spacing is 7" for the 8 on 6.5 bolt pattern. The Dodge back spacing is 6.5". Will the Mil's clear the brakes and steering? Are these hub centric or stud centric...

I bought a tiny, tandem axle, two stall N/S horse trailer for $225 a few years ago with no floor. Horse urine dissolved it decades ago. This was the final option (#3) for a bear-resistant trash trailer for our compound. I replaced the floor with two glued/screwed layers of exterior grade 5/8"...

I've seen some new ChinaWinches that go up to 18,XXX pounds. Except for the largest campmobile it might be over kill. I've had these winches: 1. 1966 Land Cruiser FJ40 PTO factory winch. Had only a 2000 pound capacity. what's up with that? I plinked shear pins every time i tried to extricate...