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Little bit of snow came down few weeks ago and made me realize my 4wd wasn't working. I have a 2000 5psd with Jshifter (no multimode). 4wd light never came on, 4Low seems to work but not 4Hi. Is that possible? Snow has since melted so hard for me to test but I'm pretty sure 4Hi is not engaging...

Thought I would update this. I ended up going with Eibach Pro Truck Shocks, Eibach springs in the front and OME 890s in the rear. I wanted OME 881s in the front, but they were on back order. The Eibach springs are slightly shorter and 77lbs stiffer. Eibach Front Lift Springs: 362mm long and...

So I've bought Eibach Pro-Truck Shocks and OME 890 for the rear so far. I was planning to run OME 881 in the front, but problem is they are on back order for who knows how long... What would be comparable? The Eibach 2.5" ? (E30-82-006-05-20) lift springs? Eibach Springs Suspension Lift Kit...

So my clutch is nearing the end of its life (grabs practically at the top of pedal stroke, very little usable travel). Marlin HD clutch sounded exactly like what I wanted, but seems they are no longer available. I think I would be happy with a OEM type replacement, but I wouldn't mind...

So the tires I have are 265/70/15 Cooper Rugged Treks, in XL load. No sure how many PLY they are, but they are definitely not a E load. I have them at about 35 psi so maybe I will try lowering them a bit. But for what it's worth, they rode nicer than my basic P rated winter tires. My hub to...

So I have a 2000, all stock except 265/70/17s (XL load). Starting to get tired of how the truck currently rides, and I would also like about 2" lift. It's not terrible, but seems overly stiff and can be quite jarring over bumpy/pothole ridden streets. Hitting bumps, it doesn't feel like the...

I installed a Reese hitch on mine which actually only had 1 hole at the rear. I used 1x1/8” flat bar with a 1/2-13 nut tacked in place. You might be able to hold the nut in place with a breaker bar or something but will be a bit of a pain.

I have the rugged treks on my 3rd gen. I would say they are pretty decent in the snow. Confidence/ traction in level in *4wd* is about the same as any AWD car with winter tires I’ve been in. A bit more floaty driving over ruts in between lanes but I think that’s mostly due to the width. In 2wd...

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Thanks. I might eventually try to design and fab my own bumpers, or at least rock sliders. In my day job I do CAD metalwork all the time, I think I could get something laser cut for quite a bit less than what the bumpers kits on the market charge.

Next it was time for new tires and wheels. I did a lot of research and ended up picking Cooper Rugged Trek's in 265/70/17 for the following reasons: -These have a real nice deep tread for a non E rated tire at (16/32"), most other AT tires only have 12-13/32" -They come in XL load rating...

Wire brushed the rear axle area as best that I could and drenched it in rust converter. 2 coats or POR15. I didn't spend a huge amount of time on prep, so hopefully it holds for a couple years. Mainly just wanted to protect it a bit for the next winter. Same thing for the rest of the frame...

*Continuation of driver side Then I welded in the main bottom section. I intended to make it go all the way towards the patch in above pic, but was too tricky to get it to fit right since the frame starts to bend up. So I cut it back and overlapped it about an 1". Welded in/ground my flush...

Driver Side: (eventually in the pics below I stopped fking around and just cut it back to entirely thick metal, even though it 'looked' solid was only 1/16" thick in some places) For a lot of these cuts I used the M12 die grinder with 3" cutting disc (was actually even better when they...

*Continuation of passenger side I then cut another piece to sit flush with the bottom of the frame, and ground it down once again. Starting to look pretty good. This was probably over kill, but I decided to weld another plate here for reinforcement. Welded in and ground smooth. I had a...