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I'm concerned that if I actually buy everything ill just end up keeping it all and adding more unnecessary and larger toys to my collection haha.

Yea plan was to cage the brakes and have it low bedded out along with the loader. Luckily I have access to a truck a trailer for the crawler and the trailer (if it isnt seized that is).

Good to know that its a actually an M1084 so thanks! My main concern is the truck not driving due to some larger issue like a transmission issue or similar. A brake issue would be an awesome easy fix. I don't think I want to try and start it though, I'm hoping by gambling on it running but not...

Hey everybody, I'm looking into buying a M-1083 MTV and could use some help with it. I used to have a deuce so am familiar with those but this is totally new to me so need all the helpful tips and tricks I can get. I believe its a 1995 only because that's the date I was able to find on the...

I'm looking into purchasing a 5 ton but I am unsure of exactly what I'm looking at. The seller is telling me that its either an m98 or m917. However I think that it may be an m39a1 because it has a mack engine and power steering. The seller also tells me that the truck has a cracked crankshaft...

I did not even think about a license plate light so thanks! I have a backup alarm on my truck as my truck was an old mine vehicle so it was subject to MSAW and OSHA regulations so if I need to add a back up light ill wire it to the alarm. I need to replace the windshields but I realized that it...

Well it is almost time to get my deuce on the road, hopefully by the end of the month. I just have a few questions in regards to the inspection. I plan to go with historical plates and register the truck at 17,999lbs GVWR so I can get it inspected at any shop. I am curious as to what the...

I know that the 2.5 ton rockwell is a pretty stout axle and being that I have never worked on an axle this large I am unsure of the type of suspension I should create. Leaf's are the simplest but I've always been a fan of four links. If i was to go that route my biggest dilemma would be about...

Yeah that is exactly what I want my deuce to look like and in the process make it more driveable and enjoyable.

OK, I understand what you are saying about the spring perches now. It sounds like I will have have to wait and see and go from there. When using the hemtt rims the rear hubs do not need to be flipped right? Also upon searching for tires I just stumbled upon 14r20's. The website says that they...

If I had to run a carrier bearing it would not be the end of the world. I would just have the drive line shop figure that out for me. I believe that I saw a SINGLED deuce with the rear axle in the stock location and it was running a carrier bearing.

I misspoke, I want to single the rear not bob it. Also I do not want to make the truck any longer as I would like to be able to at least make some turns haha.

How bad do 395's rub on stock rims? I've read that you don't need a lift to run 395's but if it would prevent rubbing I would prefer to lift. I'd assume only a few inches, 4 or so would be necessary?

I plan of cutting the bed but thats most likely gonna happen next year. What do you mean by shimming the perches? If I ran with the 53's i was gonna weld my spring mounting brackets solid to the lifted perches but if shimming is gonna be an issues it looks like i would have to bolt them on.

I plan on bobbing my deuce this coming summer but i do not want to shorten the frame as I eventually plan to crew cab it and add a 5 ton spare carrier. SO as far as placement of the rear axle i was thinking that the stock location of the back axle would be the best place to mount the lone axle...

My 1969 deuce is in need of a new wiring harness. I want to make the truck street legal again so I can drive it this spring/summer. Unfortunately I am in college now and I do not have time to replace it. Does anybody know of any shops or people in the Hudson Valley New York or tri state area...

So I pretty much assumed it would not work but i figured it could not hurt to ask. I've been looking into the hf54 and it appears to be relatively straight forward but some people say that there are other steering boxes better suited for the conversion. For now I am going to keeping researching...

Hello, I just bought my first deuce and a half after many years of waiting. It is a 1969 Kaiser n/a with 30,xxx miles. It needs some work like both windshields with frames and a new front end wiring harness ( all the wires are dry rotted and some of the wires have shorts like the wire going to...