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For people with more money than brains. . . . or gear whores whose entire life is financed.

I used an edging shovel the first time I mounted my 35s. For me. the jump from 33s to 35s is the difference between being able to sit down and lift them into place and needing some help. I've got a jack handle off an old failed Harbor Freight "racing" jack under my rear seat. That will...

I'm about 80% sure of this. Maybe people who know more can either correct me or confirm. Most of the functions are controlled by the body control module (BCM) Both the MFD and the physical switches merely ask the BCM to activate a function. So the failure or absence of the MFD shouldn't...

Ha. I know someone who put paintball guns on his experimental airplane. ;-)

I wouldn't do anything. It did its job. What are teh chances of a hard hit in exactly the same place. You have 2 choices. Add something on top of it, or remove it and replace it. If you must do something, I'd add something on top. I wouldn't risk peeling it off. But remember, that the...

Hah. You are welcome. I figured I wasn't the only one.

You can enable a hood alarm with a Tazer. Not sure if that is of interest or if you already have a Tazer.

A CAI does nothing until you are at or near redline at full throttle. I'm guessing you don't spend much time there. Nothing. As in,not even better fuel economy. Rembmber that there is a large blockage in your intake most of the time you are driving. Its called the throttle plate.

Yup. they are stronger. They also dont' require as sturdy bearings. If you look at how helical gears mesh you can see that when you put force into it, there will be an axial force going along the length of the shaft. So helical cut gears introduce side loads into the shaft and the gear. This...

Reverse gears are generally not helical cut. So the straight cut gears make a whining sound. I'm not sure if this is the case with out Jeeps. But its why it has always generally been the case.

My bed rug XLT worked fine with the adhesion promoter that came with the kit. But I was very careful to make efficient use of it. One thing to remember with the XLT and the full bed rug. You need to just let the part between the tailgate and the bed go down in between. I spent a month...

I've found auto high beams to be an annoyance. So I turned them off. Do you guys find they work well??

Saab did an endurance run in the late 80s where they ran a 3 Saab 9000s around Taladega for 30 days non stop. Flat out. Full throttle at max speed, roughly 6000 rpm. Nothing broke. Subaru did a similar test in 1989 when they introduced the "high performance" Legacy with 140 hp. (It was...

That sounds like you have stock 4.10s. I'm asking about Orange's RPMs because he has 5.13 gears.

Just out of curiosity, what are you turning for RPM at 70 mph in 8th? Or if you have it at a different speed, I can figure it out. I'm curious what the combo of gearing and 37 ends up at. Thank you.

Back when I used to be a sales rep / finance person, Saab used to run 0% deals often. I would often tell people that they should string it along the full 72 months. Why not. Its free money. Yes, it feels good to pay it off fast. But if you instead invested or even saved what you would have...

My Jeep was great in the snow. Unfortunately I couldn't keep up with my wife last winter in her Volvo with Michelin Ice-X winter tires. My local dealer is waiting on me to bring in my wheels for some Nokian LT3s. I'll be damned if I'm going to watch her walk away from me on the highway in a...

I just bought steel eyes and screwed them into the holes that the rails mount to. I'm into them for like $12. Which is fine. The corner tie downs are all I need for things like motorcycles. The eyes are all I need. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PRQQ3C7/

You are probably doing the smartest thing. I don't notice any mileage difference, but it must be there. Ha. I'm not sure it offers a safety advantage, but it can't hurt.

It all depends on how and where you drive. When I got my Jeep I was on wet pavement and in the city. I needed to beat the opposing car for a left turn or I'd have to wait for like 30 cars to pass. I had the wheel cut hard and when the light turned green gave it a bit of gas. The inside wheel...