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The situation the OP posted about seems like a no-brainer to me. The vehicle isn't rolled over or a hundred feet off the ditch. It likely only needs a WEE bit of help honestly. If that seems scary by all means pass. If the person you are helping wants a hand ( get them on video with your phone...

Do you think the tow truck is going to have a magic way to attach to the same vehicle that will prevent damage? If the vehicle is stuck, especially off the road, the tow operation isn't going to guarantee that damage won't happen during the recovery. Most of the time they try....other times they...

My 2007 Ford F350 has 3x 12mm metric bolts per tow ring. At proper torque that is a LOT of clamping force and shear force honestly.... A single 12mm fastener, even only in 8.8 grade, is still good for about 7000lbs in single shear. 3x that is 21000lbs minimum without any clamping force figured...

The problem with this attitude is that it can bleed over to the trail. There was a large group out on Kane Creek as part of the EJS event a few years back. A gentlemen with a full size bronco ( albeit a little under-equipped for that run ) was stuck on Hamburger Hill for about 4 hours in the...

Tank steer was pretty popular in rock crawling comps years past. You can do it fairly well with the diffs open and cutting brakes if they are plumbed correctly.

I will say....I would love to see more CTIS systems offered. Being able to tune the tire pressure up and down, especially with some good resolution on the low end of things, would be a huge win. Dana Spicer has the tech sitting on the shelf for the new JL wrangler platform.

I just use a clip on air chuck and a stop watch on my phone. Simple. All the tires end up within 1psi of each other. If you want something more elaborate you could a spider hose setup to do all 4 corners at the same time. For me that seems like 'extra' stuff to keep packed up and working...

yup, they do some neat stuff. It's just a shame that it is all for 'inbetween' stuff that hooks to basically unrated parts on both sides.....

Minute-mod ( fix ) on the truck tonight.... I had one 'droopy' vent on the passenger side that just wouldn't stay in any position. It was annoying as I couldn't help defrost the passenger side window. One of those little little round felt feet with the adhesive back was just the right...

I agree with that. A lot of people have stuff bolted on their vehicle just for the 'look' these days. That is great for all the companies selling stuff, but it is scary to think that most of that equipment will fail when they need it most. Case in point.... I was tail-gunning last year on the...

Not a lot of USA crossover options, but I did find this when researching options.... https://www.arb.com.au/fuel-tanks-storage/frontier-long-range-fuel-tank/

While I don't agree 100% with their testing methodology, I would love to see more testing/data like this from manufacturers. The sad part, in the USA at least, we don't see a lot of this style of testing......AND people really aren't willing to pay the premium price for parts produced that way.

Hello, I am looking at using one of your 'light' 12K winches on a project....I love the idea of a 66lb 12K winch. Do you have any pictures of how your winch lines connect to the drum? Thank you.

I'd give that a cosmetic structural rating generally, and it relies completely on the quality of the welds. It is basically a place to hang the shackles. Welding the 3/4" thick material to what looks like maybe 1/8" material with no real backing structure is just asking for trouble. I would...

This picture was making the rounds on facebook the other week. It is a good example of bad execution that i commonly see in the aftermarket. The attachment point looks big and beefy, but the structure doesnt go anywhere.

Tonight's mini-mod is the best $13 I have spent in a long time. I found this little gizmo on Amazon for like $13 with 2-day shipping on prime during a lighting deal. It is $20 normally, still totally worth it. I wanted a quick and simple way to 'modernize' the oem AM/FM head unit in this...

On a larger diameter shock, the pressure ramp function is going to be less because of the smaller shaft vs body diameter ratio though? Any idea how much pressure ramp you are seeing with the reduction in reservoir gas volume? What starting pressure are you using at full shock extension? I...

If there isn't a IFP to separate the gas charge from the oil, all the nitrogen gas just emulsifies into the shock oil ( which has a negative effect on valving consistency ) An internal IFP can still work ok as long as there is enough gas volume to work with ( but usually comes at the cost of...

Right, I am saying some of the stuff you have posted is a little bit confusing as far as terminology. The Accutune article is spot on, they know their stuff. I worked with Ryan on a set of shocks for my last project.

Right....basically all shocks are 'variable rate'. All shocks are speed sensitive, it is just the slope of the line that changes.....Digressive, Linear, or Progressive. Even the Linear shock still changes damping rate vs speed though. If the line was completely horizontal through all the shaft...