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The mechanical automatic lockers (Detroit locker, any of the lunchbox lockers) have some interesting driving characteristics. Not all of them are good for someone who is not experienced with them. On and off the throttle in a turn will put a wiggle in the driving experience. On throttle the...

A trick you can do is install a starter solenoid/relay to connect the 2 systems temporarily (momentary push button). This gives the option of jump starting yourself. With a correct voltage regulator on the secondary alternator you don't need anything extra added on. Solar is a simple...

The 3.54 ratio is super rare. Only used for a the first few years with the manual transmission without the off-road package. Gear ratios being grade dependent is a real thing. The automatic gets 3.13 ratio in all trim levels, except the off-road trim which gets 3.36 gears. It was the same...

If the 3.54 ratio in the ad is correct, it is not the off-road model. The 3.54 was the non-off-road gear ratio in the early years. Later they just went to 3.69 which is the same as the off-road (and later P4x) model. So that starts my red flags. Off-road is often thrown on any 4WD, and the...

Might want to step up to the 100/50 charger. The 100/30 is limited to 440W input power. Yes, you are under the limit at only 400W. But that is also Standard Test Conditions. That is 1000W/M2. I have seen solar data where in the summer the solar radiation can exceed that number. Having a...

I am installing them as I type, taking a dinner break. 160W semi flexible. Not the super bendy Renology ones, but not paying there price either. So stay tuned, the glue is setting up. I am gluing them to a flat sheet of aluminum to get around the ribs on the roof.

How fast do you want them inflated? How big are the tires? How low do you run them? What do you want them filled to? Given the choices you present, my answer it... yes.

They do fine. The panel on my Xterra is nearly 10 years old. Been up there for 120,000ish miles. Still keeps the fridge powered up. There are a few blemishes in the cells now. But as old as they are, to be expected. and some derating due to age as well. Add in the improvments in solar...

Have no idea what furnace Jayco uses. The furnace should have a data sheet. Typically in the owner's manual. If not inside one of the covers. What I want to see is the wattage. Are you really planning on having the blower run for a full 8 hours at night? Usually they only cycle on when heat...

Tesla at 4C is also water cooled

The lithium I know of doesn't like heat. Blankets don't prevent heat transfer, just slow it down. Give it time, it will cook in the oven. Just takes longer to cook, and also longer to cool down. EVs have water cooled batteries and that isn't fighting engine bay heat from a combustion engine...

Riding on a bumpstop, hit a bump. The suspension will completely unload, and land hard. With the stock coils in place, the springs will keep the tires in contact with the ground and when it lands again it will land softer. Squishy bumpstops will help a little as long as you are on the stops...

With the stock setup you are only lightly on the bumpstops. There are still springs giving some effort. What you propose you would be hard on the bumpstops. Would it work, I don't see why not. Just remember to calculate the lever action in figuring the springs. The stock coil has about twice...

You can get 400A of protection by running two 200A in parallel. It really does work that way. I know of some cars running a pair of 20A fuses in parallel to get the amp protection they want, and they don't make 40A mini fuses.

When you add a step in the hitch, going up for your winch, there is something you are overlooking. You are no longer doing a straight pull. At least the stresses the hitch sees. Hitches are pretty strong with a straight pull. But that offset puts an ugly twist on the hitch. No longer are you...

Ford had the same issues when they switched from the pushrod 5.0 to the 4.6 modular motor in the Mustang. There was a picture of both engines side by side at one time. Both long blocks. That overhead cam adds a huge amount to the top of the engine. The chassis had to have hydroboost just so...

Just looking at the factory installed 400W inverter. Mounted by the tail light. Followed the ground. Attaches to the body about 6" from the inverter. 8 or 10 AWG wire. Single 6mm machine screw attaching the copper ground lug to the body. With as much crap as I have seen internet...

Just don't hit the water with the engine pegged at 6,000 RPM.

The manual transmission makes for the most desirable gear ratio. People will want to to regear for larger tires. But there were 2 versions of the locker. The 05-07 only had 2 spider gears and tend to fail fairly often, nobody that knows anything will want this year. But the unknowing will...

I was getting close to asking this same question. There are a ton of import lights that sometimes have good results. But often the reviews are not exactly lasting. Water ingress? it survived being washed so that must be good right? Forget about actually dunking it under some cold water in a...