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The grinding noise on lift is likely your driveshaft. It's either out of phase, has a worn U-joint, or perhaps just needs the slip yolk greased. Is the truck lifted? The lift could also be the reason as the pinion angle on the driveshaft increases with lift. Some trucks are more sensitive to...

My rig gets 12-13mpg on the freeway, and that's as reliable as the sunrise. That said, I drive from LA to Mammoth Lakes not infrequently, which is a tick over 7500ft of elevation change. When making the return trip, I normally hit 15-16mpg. Why? It's 150 miles of straight downhill slope along...

Wagongear is definitely the best out there (IMHO), but I believe the gent who makes them has focused on other pursuits for a while. Permanently or temporarily, I don't know. Emu Wing out of Australia is another "high end" option. You can order their wings as either solid panels or glass. Beyond...

My DC shaft grenaded in the middle of Utah, on the freeway, doing about 80mph. I consider myself extremely lucky that all I got was a dented trans pan. Could have been so, so much worse. Pulled the mangles mess of a shaft, locked the center diff and motored on my way to Phoenix where I found a...

Honestly don't see a lot of downside on this. Proven BMW engine mated to the legendary 8HP transmissions, built by Magna, an absolute beastly war-tested 4x4 manufacturer. It may be a new brand, but all the players behind the scenes are best-of-the-best.

Pretty happy with my set-up. One of these days I’ll knock off the thin chrome bezel around the head unit, but life gets in the way. This is the Alpine ILX-107. Love everything except the glitchy Apple Maps function when using CarPlay. Aside from that, it’s been great.

How many miles? I'd start by looking at obvious things like vacuum hoses, cap/rotor/wire/plugs, etc. If these were fine, perhaps consider injectors. That'd be my plan of attack,

I have over 70k miles on my "Stage 3" Icon kit. They've been outstanding. I know the rebuild cycle is supposed to be around 30K, but I subscribe to the "if it ain't broke and leaking, wait till it's broke and leaking" theory. I'd just call up Icon and ask if they have a manufacturing delay...

Tool doesn’t have an adjustment for gears, but I’m guessing you’re correct. The speedo sensor is on the transfer case front drive flange, so axle speed is relevant to the diff gear ratio. I think the plan is to program the second set of wheels at OEM size, then trim the percentage to get it exact.

Reviving this thread. Have had a Marks4WD in the drawer for several years, but just got around to installing it yesterday. I’m running 37s with 4:88 gears on my ‘97. “Program 1” (OEM tire size) is set to 275/70r16. “Program 2” is set to 37x17. My speedo is way off on Program 2, but seems pretty...

It ain’t a 200, but it is 3XLOCKD!

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I don't care what anybody says or thinks. Samurais are the real trail heroes!

I vote to make this thread a sticky on the quality of the title alone.