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    Are you in mode offroad? the trans may hold lockup deeper into 2nd with 1st as the lowest gear... There is also a programmable option...
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    hike replied to the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires.
    On simpletire website under the specs tab. It notes they are designed for military vehicles. There is a 395/85R20 version at the...
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    hike reacted to Keith Knight's post in the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires with Like Like.
    You’re AWESOME. I’ve looking everywhere for that information. Very similar to the Michelin XZL. Honestly when I drove on the XZL’s...
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    hike replied to the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires.
    56 maximum speed like the Michelin XZL and they are 10% heavier, over 230#—
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    hike reacted to Kevin Means's post in the thread Alternator Suggestions? with Like Like.
    Thanks Hike - interesting. General... I'd never even heard of Lizard Skin until it was mentioned here. I'll definitely check into it. Kevin
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    hike replied to the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires.
    Right. Continental Tires does not list any current 20" tires. I would be nice to find affordable new rubber—
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    hike reacted to Keith Knight's post in the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires with Like Like.
    The main point of this is the Petlas are New 2025 tires not surplus for a reasonable price. Trying to find more data on them. We can...
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    hike replied to the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires.
    The Continentals don't appear to be available for our 20" wheels: 22.5 or 24—
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    hike reacted to GCecchetto's post in the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires with Like Like.
    The tires I'm most interested in are the Continental HCS. Seems the folks running them on overland vehicles really like them. I...
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    hike replied to the thread Petlas 395-85 R20 tires.
    I just saw those the other day myself at SimpleTire. Wondering the same—
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    hike reacted to Ronmar's post in the thread C7 Blow By with Like Like.
    You have to upload it someplace like Youtube and link to it…
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    hike replied to the thread Alternator Suggestions?.
    I don't think we have any suggestions. We used Dynamat Xtreme under the doghouse in the engine compartment, then added Dyna Core under...
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    hike reacted to Kevin Means's post in the thread Alternator Suggestions? with Like Like.
    Thanks for the fanbelt info General. I kind of thought they were worn down half-inchers. Hike, I really appreciate you chiming in...
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    hike reacted to Keith Knight's post in the thread Engine Pre Heating Connections? with Like Like.
    I was also thinking of doing this project. I currently run a diesel hydronic heater for the habitat heating and water heating. I don’t...
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    hike reacted to Ronmar's post in the thread Engine Pre Heating Connections? with Like Like.
    You use one port on the thermostat block(pre-thermostat) same place where the cabin heater is fed from. You could T off the cabin heater...
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