Recent content by nmatcek

New wheels and tires today on my '01 VX Limited JDM. 285/70r17 KO3s on Icon Hulse wheels.

I hate this thread. I went from "this thing will last me 500k, I'm going to drive the wheels off of it. I'll take it anywhere" to now "my brakes might go out at any minute, time to sell."

I had this problem once. It was HOT under there. The seat brackets and my streamlight that I keep under there were very hot. My first thought was "Man, I need more insulation under here." Turns out my rear heater was on max at the foot level. I guess one of my kids was messing around with...

Not sure if anyone is tracking collar/no collar based on year but I just cracked my 2004 open and it has no collar and uses the D shaft style motor.

Cracked open the cover finally. 8 ring gear teeth and 2 pinion teeth. Might be a record hahaha.

TJM. Already have air in the rear.

Got all the front driveline parts out after my front diff carnage. Pretty awesome that I can still drive around while I wait for my new locker and gears to be installed. There was a lot of shrapnel on the drain plug. Can't wait to see the carnage inside.

Yeah it'll make perfect sense once you tear into it.

Those steps are all so you can remove the drive flanges to disengage the CV axles from the hubs. You don't remove the CV axles. Even if you wanted to, that big nut doesn't hold them in anyway. They pass through the bearings and adjuster and lock nuts and then they are splined into the drive...

Does anyone have a TJM locker hooked up to an ARB compressor? I already have the ARB in the rear with the ARB compressor so if I went with TJM, I'd have to buy the ARB solenoid actuation switch and harness separately. Don't know how much that would run me. The ARB is going to run me about...

Who sells the harrop ?

I'm probably going to go TJM. I have an ARB in the rear but my buddy can get me a really good deal on the TJM. In the back of my mind I'm wanting to save almost a grand and just do R&P. I tell myself I'll just be more careful. But after some of the stories, including mine, where the truck...

What was your final decision on the fix? ARB in the front ?

Yesterday 2004 LC 177k miles 275/70r18 st maxx. 35psi Climbing a ledge with rear ARB locked and center diff locked. 4LO Right front stayed planted and wasn't spinning. Left front lifted and set back down and that's all she wrote.

Not yet. Didn't have anything handy at the time. Drove about 10 miles on the highway and no noticeable grease flinging out from the wheel bearings.