Search results

In my opinion the only time diesel makes sense is when you will be running at sustained speeds under medium to heavy to load, read pulling a travel trailer down the interstate.

I recently researched for WA, but as the biggies are federal DOT regulations they will also apply in CA. The single biggest thing is going to be weight. Anything over 1500lbs or 1/3 of the towing vehicles weight requires brakes, this is run off of the gross weight of the trailer. Also anything...

100K out of a CP4 is doing well, I have sold parts for folks stating that they have gone at around 20K, and I have heard of quotes up to 20K to do everything in a shop. A few comments on the link above, that kit does not include everything you need to actually replace after you have a CP4...

Yup, the good old CP4 injection pump. The life span of those guys is anywhere from 20K miles to about 75K and when they let loose its about a $20K bill...

You are correct, the RPM act will only allow an engine to be run without emissions equipment if it is in a non licenesed competition use only vehicle. You will NEVER see anything that will make it legal to subvert emissions equipment on a vehicle that is licensed to operate on public roadways...

I have worked in the HD diesel industry for 12years, and recently sold performance diesel pickup parts. So this kind of stuff has been a big part of my life for the last 13 or so years.

I thought the UV5R could go narrow, oh well my only experience with Boafeng was an older UV5R that TX/RX from 137-155 and 430-500 and was able to select narrow or wide band. Thing was illegal as all hell, and utterly unimpressive, lol.

To get around that you can switch to narrow band, which makes your band width 12.5mhz. You know just to throw some fuel on the fire, lol.

I'm not confusing GMRS with HAM, just running a locked out over priced radio is not my thing is what I was getting at. You can buy similar quality GMRS radios from the likes of Midland for about half the price. Also the radios I first encountered from Rugged were actually on non amateur non GMRS...

I wouldn't run anything from Rugged, they are Boafengs with a HUGE mark up that aren't as useful (locked to non amateur use frequencies), complete waste in my opinion. If you want to run 2m/70cm radios, seriously just get your ticket, then you can buy a higher quality radio for cheaper (basic...

Motorola actually markets an entire line of FRS/GMRS radios. There is quite a bit of overlap with FRS and GMRS on the simplex side. Honestly the only difference is GMRS allows for repeater use and some channels allow for 5, 25, or 50watts. At any rate All Boafengs are FCC approved, under section...

Personally I would go with Ford. The Superduty front axle is much more stout. Rams have always had weak ball joints, unit bearings, and steering. Also worth noting the wall thickness on the SD Dana 60 is more than the Ram Dana 60. Couple that with the fact that Ford transmissions are much more...

Good call on the Dana 70, however having been around 70s and the 14bolt GM axles I would still run a 14bolt. The axle all together is stronger, 3 pinion supports, fully enclosed carrier, thicker axle tubes, 4 spider gears. Also they are cheaper and easier to work on (separate pinion housing and...

I will echo @M Rose , the FT2980 is a great radio, I have two. One in my Escape hooked up to a Diamond M285 and the other in my house hooked up to a Diamond 22E. That radio is easy to operate, and after a few minutes of chatting on high power you can cook a hot pocket on the heat sink or press...

For the frame modification research a Z channel cut. When I was helping with building old school hot rods we did this to a few 'Mercs. Short story is you cut the frame in a Z shape so when you weld in the new sections the joint is not in shear. The other option is to sleeve the frame. When I did...

So my two cents on this. Move the shackles to the rear and run the longer spring. With a front shackle you will get a terrible ride and less effective spring function. To put it simply, when you hit a bump the shackle is effectively moving toward the bump, rather than away from it. Moving away...

We will be ordering new canvas this winter.

The CDA forest is awesome. Its well traveled by hunters so the trails are navigable by anything with 4 wheel drive and decent approach and departure angles (I think a stock height Subaru may have problems dragging its chin). However some tracks up to some peaks like above are getting over grown...

That is Red Horse Peak in the CDA forest.

A little inspiration for those needing it...