Did you recently drain and refill the diff? Has any work been performed on the axle recently?
If so, you might have simply overfilled the differential with oil.
My dad has owned a F250 PSD (7.3L) for the past ten years and that thing wont quit. I've used it to haul my toys all across this country. There's nothing like towing 6000lbs with the cruise control set and still getting 18mpg.
I've also had minimal problems with my 4R...
Yeah, I work right off Richmond and Wesleyan...so it was easy for me to drop off my ride and then walk to work.
You'll like Teske...they always have some cool rides that they are working on...everything from huge rigs to go fast cars and old school rides.
What shop is this? If you are near the galleria area, look into Teskes Auto. I've had them work on my 4R before and they did an excellent job and didn't overcharge...
www.teskesauto.com
2612 Joanel Street
Houston, TX 77027-5302
(713) 622-5800
For a pure crawler, the 4cyl is perfect! Just install the correct t-case and axle gearing and you are good to go.
Good lord, that is a ton of money. I paid $14K for my TJ....new. If you add up the cost of all of the vehicles I've purchased over my lifetime, it's still well below the cost of...
Haha...you are trying to compare a wrangler to an SUV? They aren't even in the same state, let alone ballpark. Totally different vehicles with different intentions. Any reasonable person should expect them to ride differently...
Haha...yeah, those sensored brushless motors are VERY nice. I still run brushed on all of my off road/crawler/go slow RCs and brushless on my on road/go fast RCs....
This guy knows more than all of us about how to setup an electric car:
YouTube - Electric Drag racing: White Zombie
Notice at about the 6 minute mark, he switches to Lithium based packs.
I would like some info on how his car runs during the winter.
Yeah....they've been putting that TDI in Jettas for years and have been getting close to that. My mom has a newer jetta and averages about 45 (city/hwy).
Yes, Lithium Polymer batteries do not perform was well in colder temperatures. RC racers have been using LiPo batteries for years with great success. They have recently been focused on increasing the charge rate. Most packs will now charge at a rate about 45 times their capacity (NiMH should...