I pulled the factory foam out of my roofnest and replaced with the Exped mattress also. I also sleep on my side mostly and I had the same sore hip with the factory memory foam. The exped inflates to about 4" and you can adjust the firmness with how much air you put in.
I started after the first drive then about every 100 miles. Now check them occasionally and every 5 tire rotation. On my KMC beadlocks the rings fully seat against the rim itself so the bolts don't loosen over time from what I have found.
I find the 3.6 is adequate. If something happens to it I want to replace it with a 5.7 Hemi though. I feel that will be the perfect engine for this platform.
Yes. I am on 72" wide Fusion Dana 60's. Wheeled about 8 months on the 40's on upgraded stock axles. I just didn't have th piece of mind of the Dana 44's holding up.
I have it in mine also. Does ride better in the back it follows straight over bumps instead of have the axle move with the track bar.
I did the drill and tap with the axle under the truck and axle drooped down. I also highly suggest to weld the truss to the axle. I welded about and inch or so...
It is a UPR products oil catch can in the PCV line from the back of the valve cover to the intake manifold.
I actually like the location they put it in because it gets hot enough to burn the moisture content out of the catch can and leaving just oil and keeping it out of the intake manifold...
I more or less didn't put it back because most of the clips broke when removing the insulation and I was lazy about buying the clips and marking and cutting the insulation for functional hood vents.
I have been running mine for about a year and a half with no hood liner since making the rubicon vent functional. I have had no issues. I can visually see the heat rising out the rubicon vents and the electric fan doesn't have to run as much while offroading.
I went with the tinted quakes for the same reason they were in stock for immediate shipment and didn't have some ridiculous shipping charges for them. My Quakes have been flawless for about 1.5 years now.
I have the standard valves on my kmc grenades with 4.75" backspace. They are really close to the wheel.
In one of the Northridge install videos they do mention you can change the location of the gasket and install to outside the rim for slightly longer valve stem clearance.
The factory sensors do go into a sleep mode. I have had a few new ones that just would not read after multiple pressure settings and miles. I currently have one in my driver's side front not working. When I pull this one out on my 5 tire rotation I will put another new sensor in it. It is...