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A storage tank will allow the compressor to keep running and making compressed air as you check tire pressures and move from one tire to another. But to keep in mind the duty cycle rating of the compressor as this may not be a good idea, or it is a great idea. The ratchet strap tire seating...

Considering the filler neck is a lot more complex that a simple open tube, it would be better to put a second fitting on the fuel tank. Metal tank is a piece of cake, typically radiator shops do it. Plastic tanks you are looking to make a Y-fitting for the filler neck. So what makes them...

Add to that batteries are rated for full discharge, which isn't good for them. If you do a decent job of limiting the depth of discharge the life will increase almost exponentially (there are limits still). You are probably looking at a lot closer to 150 Ah of battery to handle that 83Ah of...

Your math is flawed. You assume that 100% of the camper weight is perfectly balanced over the rear axle. What you need to know is where the CG of the camper is at and where it fits into the wheelbase of the truck. The further forward the CG is from the rear axle centerline the more weight is...

The real number to read is the Wh rating, in this case they publish it at 850. But wait, there's more. Life expectancy at 80% discharge is 800 cycles, which for Lithium is a bit weak. Little better than lead acid, but most of the Lithium Iron batteries are rated in the thousands of cycles...

Just doing the math for 12V heat... A small space heater, 600 watt (considering the typical home one is 3 times bigger at about 1800 watt). 12V, 100Ah battery. That is a pretty big battery. About 75 pounds in lead acid form. 12V x 100 Ah is 1200 watt-hour of energy. That is also if you...

The front R180 is also used on the Armada with the 400HP V8 The rear Dana was closely related with the older Jeep Rubicon. Some parts interchanged (some years ring and pinion for example)

Separate 12V house battery. Several DC-DC battery chargers exist. An example They can be setup to run different battery chemistries as well, so they can be Lithium compatible. Victron is on of the will known and respected names, that one you linked I have never heard of before.

Exposed is such a variable. Some trucks have a nice fender liner and you would get very little splash between the bed walls. Others will just pound that area with all the garbage the tire can throw at it. So too many vehicle variations for a one size fits all answer. As for engine bay and...

As stated, not on the roof. Even worse if you ever had half a tank of water sloshing around up there. Water is heavy. Low and centered is best. Something I have done on my latest and has been working great is using a Korny Keg. 5 gallons that in the past was used for soft drinks (before the...

One is a Ford, the other a Chevy. They both just the job done. Typically comes down to brand loyality, or the marketing department. In a few areas one might be better than the other, but not all areas.

Considering how many trucks run around with billet grills that block huge amounts of airflow. And the prerunner style bumpers that delete the bottom half of the airflow opening and might put a couple of smallish sharp edged holes to give the illusion of cooling. And these run for years just...

Neither is a plug and play install. Computer controls for either are very differen from what you have

When I got my solar controller I actually shopped for dark current. Most don't publish this number. Some do and it can be 100 mA. Which in a normal solar application doesn't mean squat, the solar the next day will more than cover that overnight loss. The Sunkeeper SK6 charge controller I...

At that age, something maintained is going to be the hardest thing to find. Most of them are being driven into the ground as a cheap disposable vehicle. Normal things, the engine has a timing belt. And if the timing belt goes, so does your budget. Auto locking hubs die, warn makes a good...

Add in a supercharger will require premium fuel all the time.

No different than having solar and an alternator. Once the battery is charged, they shut off. Depending on how they are set, one may turn off before the other. My solar has a higher setpoint than the alternator, I run full wattage out of the solar while cruising down the road.

Got a box of the 200mil pads. Cut them in thirds or quarters. Put them on the larger sections of panels in the van. Close to half of it on the roof between the roof bows (the bows act as dampers on there own). Packed the sidewalls in rockwool, except the thin spots (behind the factory...

That 1.1Ah average consumption is very suspect. If running the fridge in fairly cool (as need a light jacket) conditions, yes possible. Really you should be basing it on better data points (Engle was publishing power consumption curves at different ambients and different interior temps at one...

Let the alternator do the major charging. That straight 8AWG is fine. Even if the modern alternator doesn't fully charge the battery, it is still very capable of doing a lot of bulk charging. Put some solar on it and that will take care of topping off the battery just fine. What I am putting...