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Hey man, I normally set up something in the spring. PM me and we can talk more. The MTA Sussex show is at the end of April so we work around that.

I would check to see what the valve springs, mainly the exhaust springs are rated for. The 250 was never speced to have an exhaust brake. There is a lot of back pressure caused by closing the vanes, which creates the back pressure to slow down the motor. On the 5.9 cummins, you need to add...

I think it depends on what your looking for. Had an 813 with winch on 395s. Great truck and truck looked bada** I loved the 5 speed and simplicity. I did not like the small cab, its very loud and the 250 left power to be desired. Also the sprag was a pain and didnt want to work when I...

People have turned up 250s and have turboed them. They are stout motors and are the same block as the 400 big cams. The 250s cannot take the same stresses for long periods of time like a big cam due to missing some internal components, but for hobby and normal use, they will hold up. If your...

What intercooler did you use for the 925?

That is a common way to bob a 5 ton.

Looking at the Holset manual, its a VGT turbo. A lot of electronics are needed to properly run it. I would check the size and compare it to a HT3B, HT4B and HT60. That would give you an idea of spool. If the turbo is left in the wide open position, it acts like a normal, fixed vane turbo, so...

Nice truck! Just noticed your on Staten Island. Good to see more trucks in the Tri-state area!

Havent done business with rockwell offroad. Got my boots from adamsoffroadperformance on here or big mikes motor pool is good too.

I thought the cable was 9/16 or 5/8? It should have a higher working load than 21000. Usually winch cable is atleast 1.5 times working load (20,000 * 1.5) and then the cable's ultimate strength of 3X working load. Thats atleast how it should be rated. I have some 9/16 laying around that has...

Welcome from NY. Russ is a good guy. Lots of knowledge with CUCVs. When you get settled with a truck, you have to come out to Rausch creek off roading. We try to set up a trip twice a year, in the spring and fall. Also a good show and swap meet is the MTA Sussex show at the end of April.

Funny you mention that. It was going to be my point, as if the engine dies, then your dead in the water. I thought my air filter canister gasket was good but it was not. Air filter got wet and I was done for. Had to disconnect the piping and had the turbo open. Not what you want to do, but...

Yup, you are right Simp! Morning coffee hasnt kicked in yet... I default to turbo motors when mentioning EGT probes. Never mind my post.

Is your EGT probe pre or post turbo? That will dictate temps you should be running. 1200F pre turbo is the common acceptable limit.

My truck hasnt leaked from the outer hub, but I have teared into the front hubs on my 923a2. Not bad at all to replace the outer hub seal. Have to remove the tire, axle shaft and drum. Then remove seal and replace. But if your taking all that off, I would replace all the seals for the CTIS...

If your going to tear once side of the front axle apart, I suggest you replace all the seals since you will have to take most of it apart to get to the oil seal. Just did the knuckle boots on my 923a2. first side took 12 hours, second side took 6. There are some good posts on here on how...

I would go full 5 inch back if you want to gain some performance out of the exhaust. You will have to modify the clamps for the upright section.

On occasion, I haul 17k to 18k pounds in my 923a2. I have a dump hoist so its usually fill or crushed concrete. Truck handles it fine but here are my suggestions for above 20k pay load. Dual tires, the super singles are great for off road and up to 20k but the truck gets a little squishy...

Same load as above pic, just to show a differect angle. This is 7 to 8 yards of crushed concrete. From my many loads, I would assume this is in the 38k to 39k gross weight of the truck. She handles it well, just a little slow on the hills. My truck weighs 22k empty.

I would have to agree. My bed flexes a little bit with 17k but not enough to worry about. I would box the main C channels and reinforce the smaller lateral pieces that support the bed. I wouldnt consider the troop bed a heavy duty service dump bed. If you want to haul to the trucks capacity...