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One other thing I would like to show is the tires I will be going with. The first pic shows the nice rims I picked up for $200 from the classifieds in a local rag. Unfortunately, even though the guy told me they were for standard 8-lug axles, I found out the hard way they are metric, and will...

The rear springs were taken apart and painted the same as front, and I added the two bottom leaves out of the stock 56" rear springs that were already on the truck. This was an HD-model M1008, and I used the top block that separates the helper spring from the rest of the pack as a zero-rate 3/4"...

Next, I went to the rear and removed the rear perches and replaced them with some nice shackle flips from V-4x4. After taking some measurements, I decided using 63" rear springs would give a good shackle angle, move the rear axle back about 3", and give plenty of flex. I went with a neutral...

Next, I rebuilt the front axle after stripping it down in a similar way. I went to Fastenal and got a 2-1/4" wire brush to clean the axle tubes with. The fiberglass extension they supplied was a toy and not a tool, so I bought 3 of the 10" pipe sections of 1/4" pipe, ground the end of the last...

Here is the lift I have come up with so far. I am still waiting for the rear 5/8" U-bolts to come in with the 4-degree wedges for the rear to give my pinion less of an angle than the 6-degree ones in now, but overall, it will give an idea of what it looks like. rather than start a new thrread...

Well, if it turns out like the rest of your art work I've seen on your website, it will be unique, rugged, and improve the overall look of the deuce from any angle.

The glitter brings up an old and very funny memory. A friend of mine was playing with his little girl when she was about 8 or so and they were doing pictures with glue and glitter when nature called him. He went to the restroom, did #1, washed his hands, and came back to the living room to...

That is the only oil I use in all of my diesel engines. I also add a quart of Lucas Synthetic oil additive in my '06 Duramax since it sits a lot of the time.

Not that this compares, but earlier this year I went to pick up a front axle out of a 7.35-ton truck. It weighs about 1750#, so I used my M1008 to get it. All was fine until the guy running the fork lift had a momentary lapse of reasoning. He sat the crate on my tailgate and before I could stop...

I just bought a newly rebuilt one from GL yesterday for the incredibly low bid of $310. The weight they have for the lot of it in a wooden crate is 1000#, but I think the last post stating 527# is probably accurate. I don't see anyway it could weigh much more than that, and no way it could go...

I'll bet it did scare you - not unlike someone honking the horn when you're under the hood doing something that requires a great deal of concentration. I have gone underneath the truck for up to about 15 minutes, and of course, it didn't release then. If it is normal for that to happen I will...

Thanks Aaron for the good info. I was also wondering if your A3 does the same thing mine does while traveling down the road. It will belch out compressed air every so often from underneath, and I think it has something to do with the CTIS or brake system, but it does it with the CTIS off or on...

Hey Aaron, I was wondering if you could quickly describe how to adjust the power steering. I did a search and found your thread but nothing more for the M35A3.

Check out this test: Results of New York City Taxi Test I use synthetic oil in all my engines from my lawn mower to my Cat 3116. So far, so good.

Westech is right on the money here. I didn't know the exact amount of how much better fluid cooling was over air, but I know you need it to keep from frying your diesel or transmission. I have seen customers come in with burned up trannies before and found they had bypassed the radiator cooler...

Has anyone tried "The General"? I reduced my price by a significant amount by switching from Allstate to Esurance on my wife's Murano and my 2500HD, but they would not do MVs. Stayed with Allstate on my CUCVs and have Nationwide for my Deuce. I have 6 deuces, but only insure one and switch the...

With the problems you described, I would not pay more than $1500. There are too many M1009s that have no definite problems for a decent price to waste your time on a fixer-upper that is only a couple or few hundred dollars cheaper, that is, if you want to spend your time in the driver's seat...

TM America has good advice, but if the governor is ok, I doubt the solenoid is the problem. TH400s are notorious for early, soft shifts, stack shifting, and hunting. A Transgo 400 shift kit will fix this. Late shifts are usually caused by low governor pressure, a stuck modulator valve, or a...

I used two pieces of channel screwed into the inside cover of the tailgate with the center of each being lined up with the holes in the license plate, then bolted the plate to the pieces of channel. It is up out of the way for off-road use, and is inside the vehicle where it can't be tampered...

I'm starting to think it is in the timing chain if the new fuel lines and lift pump don't fix her up. I can't remember if you replaced the lift pump, so help refresh our memory if you did not... and if you didn't try a new lift pump, I would put one in as the very next step. I replaced the...