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@ 150k the right head gasket go boom. Put in a new engine...

I thought long and hard between arb and RL. Ended up ordering not ony a front but also a rear RL bumper. Even though i like the look of the arb a little more, the RL front bumper doesnt stick out like the arb. Function over form. And you can get a front hitch with the RL S

Are you missing a lot of coolant? = Head gasket. I had a new engine installed,costs about 6K to have it done S

Is it water or coolant?

I bought the JCR's stage 3 a year ago, still need to put them on... They look nice but when i "held" them in place a week ago, something doesnt look right... I have heard more good things about RL than JCR. I am getting RL front and rear bumpers

I would expect you would tommudd with those 32's It was a fun exercise with excel. Thanks guys, S

Ok, So I have been thinking of gearing and tire size. I have seen here on the forum that 245 75R16's with 4.10's is very popular. I made an excel sheet that calculated the Engine RPM vs gearing vs speed to see what size tire and gearing get you back to stock and I came up with 265 75R16's and...

JBA 2.5" with Fox socks with reservoirs on all corners, JBA upper control arms wih 245/75/16 rubi wheels. Ride is great, offroad is fantastic Worth every penny S

Factory Sliders arent worth mounting.

I just lost the right side hg on saturday... and am thinking of just pulling in a new engine. With 150K on this engine, and a rock lizard front and rear bumper on the way, i figure this will be the toy for years to come S

Rock lizard has a rack that bolts directly to the roof. I built my own mount and put a yakima on top S

J-Thompson, I had the same thoughts. Johnny Joints and DOM tubing. After the house remodel, that "mod" is on the list. I talked to someone (not Marlin) at JBA about this and he said that they had tried this and it allowed a lot of road noise to travel into the cab. The other benefit I see...

Did you not have both fans originally? My 04' has both S

I have 150k miles and it rattles a little. I haven't listened as closely but ... When in doubt, a little marvel mystery oil couldn't hurt... S

I have seen an adaptor box that allows you to run the CB antenna as the radio simulatiously, but you can't exceed a certain wattage or you blow the radio. S