Datrupr's Mod Thread

[datrupr]

I can also now quit mooching air off of everybody, as this little baby showed up on my doorstep today:victory:


MF-1050. Have not yet had a chance to throughly test it, nut I will give a complete review when I have a chance. It is pretty much the big brother to the very cheap MV-50 that were going at Checker a few months back. $59.99 at Pep Boys.

 

[Zaphod]

Is that a heavier-duty version of the kind you plug into your cigarette lighter?

I just bought one of those for about $13.00. Just wondering if I should head on down to Pep Boys.

 

[datrupr]

The ones you plug into your cig lighter will not be able to handle the volume of airing up your tires on a regular basis, they are designed to help a stranded motorist in a car in a pinch. If you are airing up from 15psi to 35psi on all four tires it will more than likely overheat and quit working before you get all of your tires aired up, then have to wait about 30 min. for it to cool off before you can fill the rest of your tires. I would recommend a trip to Pep Boys, they are running a nationwide $10 mail in rebate for this unit right now making it $49.99. Quite a good deal.

 

[Scott Brady]

Nice grab on the hi-lift.

How is the roof rack search going?

 

[BlueTrooper]

Mv-1050

The ones you plug into your cig lighter will not be able to handle the volume of airing up your tires on a regular basis, they are designed to help a stranded motorist in a car in a pinch. If you are airing up from 15psi to 35psi on all four tires it will more than likely overheat and quit working before you get all of your tires aired up, then have to wait about 30 min. for it to cool off before you can fill the rest of your tires. I would recommend a trip to Pep Boys, they are running a nationwide $10 mail in rebate for this unit right now making it $49.99. Quite a good deal.

I agree...though the jury is still out on how long these models last, mine has worked very well and there is no better buy for the speed/volume that this thing produces. It will fill your tires in a fraction of the time of a cheap Target compressor (I struggled with one of those for some time...you could read a chapter of a book while airing up).

The only disadvantages I've seen (we had a lot of discussion about this and other models at the 4wdtrips.net forum) are the rather cheesy plastic screw-on filter, the time it takes to stuff it back in the protective bag, and having to raise the hood to get at the power.

I've considered some kind of modification that would provide a metal-threaded filter that does not need to be removed, but for now I'm just careful screwing it in, so as not to damage the plastic threads. I'm also thinking about creating a high-current power point somewhere in the Trooper so that I can hook directly to a central point, rather than going to the battery.

One other issue I've not yet discussed with anyone is that mine seems to have a relief valve that bleeds air if there is lateral pressure at the chuck. That is...if you don't hold the hose straight at the tire, the spring tension built into the hose (especially at the rear tires) will cause a seemingly deliberate leakage of air from the black plastic part near the end of the hose.

Aaron, have you experienced this?

 

[datrupr]

I have not yet Roy, but then again I only aired my tires up about 2lbs each yesterday afternoon, they were all about 2lbs low. I did not feel like letting air out to test it, I probably will this weekend and give a report on any issues I notice as well as time it takes to air up.

 

[datrupr]

Nice grab on the hi-lift.

How is the roof rack search going?

Thanks Scott, I think I am going to go with the SURCO rack. The half rack only weighs about 40+/- pounds I think, I have to double check my #'s, and it is in the price point I am looking for including goodies such as light mounts, hi-lift mount, and shovel/axe mount. Now, I just need to figure out how to mount it to the truck. I have a couple of options and ideas on that, plus I did see a cool Trooper the other day in a parking lot with very cool mounting rails, I did not get a chance to talk to the owner to find out the brand or where he got them though, so the search continues.

 

[flyingwil]

OK, I posted a quick quip about this on the adventures thread, but while at the Sportsman's Expo on Saturday I just could not pass up the offer going on at the 4Wheel Parts booth. $45 for the 48" and $10 for the isolator, no tax! Better than buying it on line.:victory:

Nice grab!

(Not trying to be rude) but one quick question... how are you going to use it? IIRC, you have the stock bumpers and no sliders... or am I missing something?

I can also now quit mooching air off of everybody, as this little baby showed up on my doorstep today


MF-1050. Have not yet had a chance to thoroughly test it, nut I will give a complete review when I have a chance. It is pretty much the big brother to the very cheap MV-50 that were going at Checker a few months back. $59.99 at Pep Boys.

Nice grab on the compressor too! Still running those tires I gave 'ya? Or did you upgrade?

 

[datrupr]

Wil, sliders and bull bar are in the works, but i am going to go and get a jack mate probably by next weekend, which should help with recovery efforts, if not tire changing, but my bottle jack still works fine for that.

I am still running the tries you gave me, and they are working out well thus far. I think there is about two months worth of life out of them. Then I think I am going to upgrade to the Cooper Stt's that Chris is running. He has a lot of good things to say about them, and I like the looks of them as well

 

[datrupr]

I will post pics on this later, but while in Flagstaff this weekend I did the not so popular 3WD mod.

We went up playing in the snow this weekend, I found a fun little trail, found some cool hills to do some sledding and snowman building, explored the trail a little further and then went back to the hotel to call it a night. The next morning I was pulling out of my parking spot at the hotel to go and play some more in the snow and head on home. As I was backing out of the parking spot I heard a "POP" and my left front started making a "clanking" sound. Now, being with Chris when he broke a CV I was very familiar with this sound, and not happy to hear it. My left outer CV joint practically exploded, there were ball bearings stuck in my lower A arm. Well, after some very diligent Sunday morning searching in Flagstaff, I could not find a shop anywhere (that was open anyway) that had my CV Axle. I had to call Phoenix for reinforcements and a car trailer to get us back home. I am currently still in search of a left axle for my truck here in the valley, it seems that everyone needs to order it in. I will keep you all posted, and I am hoping to have it fixed by this evening. I think I am going to replace my right axle as well, as the outer boot is badly torn and it could stand going to the axle shop to be re-manned and used as a spare for any possible future CV issues down the road. But, I think they did well and at almost 112K they have held up pretty well and done their jobs flawlessly. So I guess I can not really complain.

 

[BlueTrooper]

My left outer CV joint practically exploded

Ugh! Sorry to hear that.

I wonder if the cold affected the lube and/or boot...

 

[Zaphod]

Holy smokes! :Wow1:


What is this "3WD mod" you mentioned? Is it the AWD-4WD mod? Was it the cause of the CV going bad?

What's the best way to inspect your CV joints? Other than taking them apart, I mean...

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

We Need Pics of the SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!

....heck....you can brake a CV anytime!

But snow is a rare feat in AZ. now days!
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....just givin' you a hard time Aaron. Sorry to hear that.....what a pain!

 

[datrupr]

The 3WD mod is not really a mod, but because of the broken CV joint if I were to engage 4WD only three of my wheels would be active. But I have not tried this.

I think age was the mitigating factor in the CV axles ultimate demise.

Mark, I do not have many pics of the snow, but I will post a few up in a couple of days.

I will also post up the process of changing the axle on here, providing all goes well.

 

[Zaphod]

Ah! "3WD" mod. Got it! :ylsmoke: