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CG can be measured and calculated, it is work, but it's not that hard to do. For the whole vehicle you need separate front and rear axle weights. Then you need a third weight for either axle, but with the vehicle at as much of an angle fore/aft as you can manage and accurately measure. The...

One thing about shock length and travel, ideally you set the minimum compressed length of the shock to be slightly less than the minimum distance between the mounts. This is to allow for frame etc. distortion. If the dampers are mounted outside of the springs then the minimum distance...

If he's on Aviador then that would be him. It did take a couple days to get an appointment, and that was 2+ years ago.

That is an issue here. The best local alignment shop went out of biz when one of the partners was killed in an accident. Since then finding a shop that will do alignments by what the vehicle needs rather than what the book says has been tough. Tried a guy over your way in behind Dial Security...

What will the fridge weigh when full? Figure that you'll have to be able to hold 3 times that weight during the slam-bang from that pot-hole or dog-launcher that you didn't see. Divide that weight by the number of possible screws (6 as I recall) to get the loading for each screw. Consider that...

If you do have access to the backside then I'd suggest using the t-nuts. I'm linking mcmaster.com, but they are far from being the only source for these: https://www.mcmaster.com/tee-nuts/ Can even get them in stainless steel, or metric, or both! Given that the holes in the plate are 1/4" I'd...

Wore out a set of D rated GY Duratracs under our CTD 2500 and campers. On pavement I ran them at max cold pressure (50 psi for those). MDR, I did finally get a set of tires for the 4rnnr, Yoko X-A/T's. More aggressive than I what wanted (Yoko A/T-S') and not in the size that I wanted due to the...

This propane tank: Is very similar to this one: https://www.amazon.com/Flame-King-YSN10LBa-Propane-Cylinder/dp/B08XYJP566

I may have missed it, but what are you towing with? How heavy is the boat and trailer? Is the boat trailer level when coupled to the truck? I used to flat tow the avatar behind first a '66 Econoline long body and then a '67 Ranchero. Neither stopped it well but the angle of the tow bar with the...

Looks like 30-50HP is the range.

I only know about them because of the thread that I stole that picture from. https://advrider.com/f/threads/all-things-boats-ships-yachts-skiffs-dinghies.806993/page-521#post-41055157

Feathercraft Runabouts: They're late 40's vintage and built like they were aircraft.

17's seem to have the widest selection range, but fitting over the calipers could be the sticking point. I flat do not understand this fad of large OD wheels & low profile truck tires. Everything about it is wrong for the application. The rubber floor mat, hand crank windows version of your...

I'd just like to have a Feathercraft......

The right sized under-bed or flat bed tool box might be just the ticket. Along the lines of one of these: https://www.buyersproducts.com/catalog/truck-boxes-11

Did you find this in the FMVSS somewhere? There must be some variations allowed since even new production tag travel trailers commonly have it/them mounted on the tongue.

Something to consider: Prior to the Alvord trip I was trying to figure out how to mount a std bbq propane tank on the Blanc-Oh's swing-away without much success. I realized that the diameter was the fitment problem. Looking around I found 2.5 gallon tanks that were either the same height and...

I've always mentally framed the maintenance bills as vehicle payments. I got in on a low down payment and I'm making random payments on the vehicle. A big part of not having to do that on the road is staying on top of the regular maintenance because it is usually during those times when I spot...

@ Ted, Am curious where the alpaca farm is located and if it was KT-Lee Ranch?.

About 100 years ago I helped a friend move back from going to UTI in Phoenix. We drove his only vehicle, a V8 Vega with cooling issues, back to the Lower Left Coast. We left well after dark when it was cooler. About 10 miles East of Desert Center, at about 10:45 pm one of the rear tires let go...

I'd be more inclined to make some tabs etc. that the pin locates in and weld them to the vehicle that will carry the jack.

Maybe with one of these: https://www.arbortechtools.com/us/turbo-plane/

Years ago one of the Dune Buggy Brigade (he in the camo boonie hat) bought the predecessor to the ARB exhaust jack and tested it out in his driveway. With the flat bottom of the dune buggy and his nice driveway slab he could roll the buggy in any direction he wanted to take it. About a year...

The lengths of the extrusion are likely the problem with shipping it. As a guess I'd say that each piece will be 10' long. Might see if there is a local RV supplier that can get it along with the vinyl insert.

Springs with the correct rate for the loading are the best solution. I've never seen such a spacer, but FWP's reasoning aligns with the little that I do know about air spring management. You do NOT want to over-extend them as they will be pulled apart. This problem is why Daystar makes a cradle...