Pete M

not yet :(

WJ arms. more clearance and more strength. :D

an easy cure for tire rub is to adjust the steering stops. :thumbsup: a better way is to swap in WJ lower control arms. 31s on Jeep rims with WJ arms and no rubbing on the street:

anyone?

sometimes it's too far gone for that. but it's a fairly simple task to replace the mechanism. :thumbsup:

no problemo. I'll send some out next chance I get. :thumbsup: 870 Remington, yes?

yeah. I wish. :yes: not "change" per se, but more of sway the decision making process to a vehicle I'm already familiar with (since I'll likely be the mechanic).

you may notice a vibration when in 2wd if any of your driveshaft u-joints are toast. which is sorta a good thing, since then you'll know you need to replace them. :yes:

My buddy Mike and I just got back from buying a truck in SC and driving it back to MI. AAA told him to put the old plate on the truck and have available a bill of sale, the title, and the insurance stuff that they emailed to us to print out.

friend of mine is leaning towards an 08 Escape. anyone have one? or should I say, anyone willing to admit they have one? or maybe your second cousin's neighbor's former roommate has one? While I work on convincing her to get an 07 Liberty instead, I still need to have a backup plan and suddenly become knowledgeable about the escape.

I know it's been done with the 231, but I don't recall anyone ever trying with the 207. It's not exactly known for its awesomeness in stock form.

I too have contemplated removing the heaviest part to conserve fuel. so far only my MJ in GA has had that mod. and on that one we went extra crazy and pulled the trans out too. :yes: Not only am I saving lots of gas, but I'm saving tons of money on wear-n-tear and insurance too.

ooooooo... backlit keys.... very nice.... :bowdown: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

and this was after the vehicle trying to yank him out lost a tow ball (which thankfully didn't hit anyone as it flew through the air). tow balls and rear axles are not good extraction points.

get ones that say they are for a 3" lift.

the more you spend on shocks, the better the ride. gas charged would be nice. Interco trXus. my favorite all around tire. :D

ouch. what's the story behind that one? door still open?

belated update... well, they finally wrote up a citation a week or so ago. not for me though, for the doctor. something about a violation of "principle use". so far 2 lawyers have been unable to find a code "5.02" so we're not really sure what precisely the violation is. we're just going on the scribbles on the citation. so we (me and the neighbor on the other side of the office who also uses the lot occasionally) scattered our rigs. more recent, my 90 was parked in the driveway of the house adjacent to the drs office (buildings are joined and apparently taxed as one) and yesterday they tagged it for being towed in 48 hours. so I hurriedly made space in the garage and pulled it out of sight. have yet to pass that info on to the lawyers to see what they make of it. the sticker doesn't say what the violation is, nor is it signed (not that I have any doubts as to whom it is). :fs1:

Ah, the joys of front lockers. :D Damn the steering input, full steam ahead! :yes: But with one side disengaged in my truck, it's just a different kind of fighting with the steering wheel. with only the drivers side hub engaged (ford 44 with spool) and gas applied, my truck turns to the right. when I let off the gas, it turns to the left. it's torque-steer goes nuts. :ack: might be acceptable offroad, but not for pavement.

individual results may vary. I ran a spool up front and with one hub unlocked the torque steer was more than I wanted to deal with. offroad it might be more acceptable. on road sucked. :ack:

hooks that are properly mounted to the vehicle are fine (as long as the strap doesn't slip off). It's the hooks on the ends of tow straps that are dangerous.

are you absolutely positively certain the distributor went back in in the right alignment? the computer controls timing, but can only accomodate so much if the dist is off by a tooth. generally the truck will run, but run very poorly.

rrod can be an easy fix or it can be an impossible fix. There are numerous things that can go wrong and give the 3 rings. all depends on what failed first.

straps are better. waaaaay better than what you were doing. no straps with hooks. loops only. what part of your truck are you attaching to?

does your truck drive?