Recent content by Dekeman

You will want to get inside the birfs just to check the bearings anyway. Rebuild kits are not that expensive and lots of tutorial here. Dirty job, but pretty satisfying when complete, and not as complicated as it looks.

31s will have less unsprung weight and seeing these trucks are slow enough as is..... On the other hand, what @wngrog has done to many trucks is hard to beat: Yokohama geolander m/t 235/85-16 = 31.73" 255/85-16 = 33.07" or 255/85r16 Cooper AT’s on 16x6 FJCO wheels

Great documentation. Watching.

Pull off that mad-hatter plumbing and replace with OEM. Check the parts diagrams to see what you need. See how hard it is to remove the fitting from the case, use heat if it's stubborn, careful of fire with that grease. Doubt it has a permanent hold. Those C-channels need replacing. @TRAIL...

Awesome work. That carpet, however, does not deserve to go back into your truck. Get new carpet. Not that expensive and you will forever be thankful for installing new. @dnp sells a perfect-fit carpet in your OEM colour. Easy install too.

Mine have been on for a year and have settled very little. Also removed one leaf, front and back, from each spring (bought the HJ61-7L and HJ61-6L). Running with Bilstein B6 4600 shocks and absolutely love the ride.

Sounds like an exhaust leak, either from manifold or EGR J-pipe gasket if it is still there.

Looks like a good one. Now comes the fun part — learning how these things work and how to fix them yourself. Lots of people here to help with that. Fixing and maintaining one is probably even more enjoyable than driving one.

End of an era and kinda sad to see 'er go — this truck and a lot of the work you did was my source for inspiration, hope and part numbers. Hope it goes well over reserve. Best of luck.

Took 'er on first drive of 2024. Up to small Quebec town where the bakeries and pizza shops were open. After rebuilding the entire rear axle and replacing brake booster and master this winter, was keen to test out. Drove sooo good. New booster is a huge difference. Old one required a fair bit of...

Did you dump the mineral oil out of the new compressor and replace with the equivalent PAG 46? (Assuming you're converting to R134A)

What did they charge?

The difficulty level of this is way below many of the other things you do. Keep calm, carry on.

Thanks! Love that brown. If there's a link to the shirts, I'll buy one.

How did you make that cool screen graphic?!