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Front autolocker, 4"BDS, 4.88 gears, 37"Cooper STT tires on Method HD's, Bushwacker extend a fenders, and a roll of white Oracal. $8000-ish. Truck was $38 000. Couldn't even sniff a PW for that. Not that it matters, cause Ohio. I considered myself, leaning towards more off road, by...

The way everyone goes ''gaga'' over pricey off road packages, it's a no brainer that Ford should have offered this when the '17's were released. Powerwagon this, Powerwagon that, Powerwagon talk everywhere. When it's just the same olde truck we've been building for years. Ford dropped the...

Finning the shock body would create too many "stress risers" in the metal. Gluing a heatsink on, generally works, but not as well as a larger shock body.

Yeah, if you're nuking 5100's, go to a 2.5 or better. Big shock bodies gives more surface area to shed more heat, and more fluid, so it heats up slower.

Yes and no. Resi's don't shed much heat. Don't waste money on finned resi's. But going from poor quality shocks to proper shocks sure as heck will. It's easy enough to test. Bomb down a dirt road. The shock will get so hot it'll burn you, the res will be luke warm. Even easier to...

5160's are fine. All shocks should have a res. Better use of space, less chance of air intrusion. Res has no effect on heat. Hardly any fluid flows into it, and it's the same fluid flowing in and out every time. It doesn't circulate. Fox did make a goofy shock that did pump fluid...

The spring isn't solely responsible for the ride. Springs and shocks need to work together. Springs can only store and rebound energy. They have very little ability to bleed energy. Springs allow movement, dampers control it. Take a softly sprung normal vehicle. Say a Ford Crown Vic, Gm...

Beware trucks with service utility beds. Adding a bed to an existing pickup is no problem. But buying a work truck that rolled away from the factory with a service body can be a problem. Service trucks are often bought de-rated for insurance or licensing purposes. 250, 350, 550, doesn't...

$30,000 for a gussied up, tear drop trailer? $100,000 for Kimberly trailers? I'm in the wrong biz. I should move to Indiana and start making expo trailers, and expo box's.

Worried about fixing head gaskets that were installed backwards at the factory!

Raybestos E3 are pretty nice. I use those and Wagner or Duralast black treated rotors. I use Raybestos loaded calipers or Oem, If I need calipers due to corrosion or leaks. They are a mix of ceramic and semi-metallic. The last set of brakes I bought from Napa were garbage. Ultra premium...

Take my money now!

You'll find the Oem springs way too stiff once you get proper shocks. Oem springs are stiff and progressive to make up for pathetic excuses for shocks. A linear coil up front works wonders.

Saw the comma. :confused: Am too expo poor.

I needed a big door sticker for a slide in camper. So I'm building it myself.

Option 3: Build a custom Powerwagon from a base-ish Dodge or Ford Super Duty. Springs aren't very pricey. BDS and Carli have both bases covered. How are you using it? RTT? 'Lil trailer? Slide in camper?

GVWR really only comes into play with campers. My tow rating is always excessive. I think I'm good to tow 12,500# or something. If you plan on FWC'ing your Ranger, pay attention to that. I was going to get Wet Okole seat covers for my truck. But I'm actually starting to like the...

I get 15mpg on the highway with rolling hills, traffic, and 75-80mph. 17 is possible if I have the highway to myself. City mileage is 1mpg. My work truck reads 8-9mpg all the time, and it idles for half a day. I don't know of any cam phaser nightmares with the 6.2L like the 5.4L...

Tundra is due for an update badly.

Maybe everyone's point of view is different. But high end trimmed models aren't so comfy when: -you realize that mud dried on the carpet, ain't just mud -the salty snow on your backside dries up and ruins the leather. Turning it to hard plastic that cracks. -the heated seats turn on in 100...