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I can personally attest to the noise. I modified my housing thinking about maximum air intake and ran it until I got sick of the noise. I now have a factory housing installed again. I will likely try Ken's idea.

I typically run 62-65 MPH on my 37's in my M1031 (converted to an M1028A1). If I keep it at 60 MPH, I average 17 MPG. Not bad. I still want a five speed manual transmission though...

Well, after literally dragging this project out for what seems like months, it is finally done! After getting it back together and taking an initial test drive with the new components, I hit a pothole and had hellacious death wobble. It scared the living schit out of me. I “limped” back to...

There is no such thing as decommissioning paperwork. Most anything attached to the tire would be a sticky label or an adhesive packing list pouch. Even then, rubber scrap doesn't get labeled as a general rule... Perhaps some "bright" scrap buyer or the activity that turned the tires in made...

With a six inch lift you will need to do some trimming. With a 4" lift, I would expect a little more trimming would be needed.

You beat me to it... :-D

I ordered a bolt on kit from etrailer and took all the parts to my friend who is a welder. He looked at me and said, "these parts are for people who don't know me" and proceeded to throw all but the center section in the scrap metal bin and went to work. I am confident that my hitch will never...

My personal goal is an NV4500... I already have the pedal set out of a hydroboost one ton and I have the hydraulic clutch cylinder as well. One day...

One more thought regarding the spacers... Use this rule of thumb: Good, Cheap, Fast - You only have two choices from the three options.

I have a lot of experience with this situation. Please accept this guy's advice and DON'T DO IT! I wasted my money on a set of eBay spacers and I am lucky to be alive. If you want to run HMMWV wheels on your truck, do this, get with Lenny Stahl (Stahl Steel) and have him make you a set of hub...

I think my left kingpin bushing is shot. I noticed after a second test drive around the block that I had an unusual amount of camber on the left wheel so I jacked up that side and easily noticed the wheel give about 1/4" and appear to align itself to where it should be. I decided to order...

I have a nice brand new PSC ram waiting to be installed... :-) Will the installation of the ram negate the death wobble? I have been told that it will act as an extremely effective steering stabilizer.

Steven, did you have any "death wobble" after converting over to crossover steering? I finished up on Saturday and decided to take the truck for a spin. When I hit a small bump in the road at 30 MPH, I had some very violent wobble. I realize I am without a sway bar and steering stabilizer now...

The second picture you posted showing where the extra tab from the steering box brace kit is mounted needs to be sent to Chris Holick or Stephen Watson at ORD. In my opinion, a picture like this should have been included in the instructions. That was the toughest step for me to figure out...

What size is that stinking steering nut on the 2WD box? I have to torque that dang thing to 192 ft lbs and I want to have the right socket... UPDATE: Since nobody answered, I assume you may have ran into a similar issue and improvised if you installed a PSC 2WD box. For future info to folks...

Got a few more steps taken care of... Still need to torque and pin the tie rod and draglink... Installed Flaming River joint on the steering shaft after I cut off the rag joint.

I have made a little progress... I will dump a bunch of pics when things start coming together....

Dang that looks good! Makes me want to jump on mine and get it done. I don't have to contend with the humidity like you did. I just have plenty of 100-degree desert sun with no shade...

You have not steered me wrong yet... Which is why I purchased the new joint without reservations. Just picked up six quarts of Swepco 715 and now have everything I need to get started. I am dragging my feet because it is hot outside right now. Waiting for a break in the weather.

Does the XJ steering shaft offer any advantage over a stock shaft using the Flaming River replacement joint? Just curious...