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A wider wheel will give you a more square tire which should give you a slightly larger contact patch but exposes your wheel rim to potential damage from trail obstacles or curbs. I think its also easier to pop a bead if aired down. A narrow wheel will give you a bulged sidewall which offers more...

I have a stage 1 kit going on 2 years now and love it. Biggest issue i had was there wasn't any caster using their caster bushings. I went back to OEM bushings and Landtank 4in caster plates and couldn't be happier. Basically with the Icon bushings i was at 0*. with the plates i got closer to...

I did a stage 1 kit and the icon bushings put me at 0* caster. It was all over the road and wouldn't track straight when I flat tow it. Went back to stock bushings and Landtank caster plates and now im at roughly 4*. Cant find my paperwork for exact numbers. Handles like a dream now.

You might run into issues with a 14' deck with strap length and angle tying an 80 down unless you use wheel straps. 16' decks work good all around but like most guys i wish it was longer but i use my trailer for all sorts of stuff..

I recently had to do my front main seal on my 91. Found out the PO installed the crank gear with a sledge hammer which damaged the cam gear. I ended up removing the grill, condenser, radiator, unbolted the trans cooler, removed the top brace on the core support and the hood latch bracket. That...