Recent content by Quetico

Thanks for the tips re: yellow zinc and anti-seize. Anyone know offhand what size those smaller front bolts are?

Hey guys, I saw some old threads on this topic, but I thought I might ask for current info. I just removed the skids off of my truck. I am going to paint the frame rails and skids with POR-15. Had two questions for the group: 1. I understand that the stock frame/skid bolts are M8-1.25x25 (or...

I'd consider that, but I live in a heavy snow belt. And a semi-rural area, so that's where the "might need it in a pinch" comes in.

Hey guys, I have a Warn VR8000 on a hidden winch mount. I honestly never use the winch as I don't offroad much anymore, but I'm thinking about upgrading the steel cable and rusty roller lead for a synthetic cable and aluminum hawse lead. Given that the unit sees little to no use, but might in a...

A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's a few pics of my frame. There's just some surface rust from where the sliders were bolted on. You can see where the sliders were attached to the frame. Sounds like I should hit this with some POR-15 then. My thought was to address this now so...

I took my Budbuilt sliders off to get them cleaned up. I had them sand blasted and went the Line-X route. They look amazing, and the Line-X texture will be nice to have on the bars too since I don't have the tread plate. I am going to bolt them back on tomorrow. Question is: before I bolt them...

When you guys buy a new set of tires, such as BFG's or Duratracs, what are your expectations for how many miles you'll get out of them? I have had the same set of BFG A/T KO's on my 2012 Trail since day one. I'm currently at 65k, and I rotate every 5k. The guy at Discount when I bought them...

Good catch, I did not read the footnote closely enough. Sounds like I'm still good to go! I'm upgrading to K&N engine and cabin air filters. Hoping to save a few bucks in the long run.

How often do you guys complete the "Additional Maintenance Items" in the service guide? I am due for a 60k, which includes: lube prop shaft, re-torque prop bolt, two air filters, engine oil and rotate tires. The additional items are: transfer case oil, trans fluid, and front & rear diff oil...

Checking in - another MI member in GR. Here's a pic from last weekend, I was in the process of waxing the truck: I also removed my sliders last weekend to get them re-powder coated. I'm debating between putting them back on or just selling them... I don't wheel much since we moved here from...

Go with the 5100s, smaller lift, same tires. Plus the 5100s drive great.

Any trail recommendations? I keep eyeing the Manistee NF and thinking there's gotta be some nice back roads up there. Haven't made time to go knock around yet though.

So far, yes, it has. Although I haven't had it back too long, so the jury's still out. I'm going to have to find another installer that can go looking for it. There's no reason that I know of why aftermarket seat heaters wouldn't work in this vehicle. @ N/A, they didn't install them, another...

Has anyone had electrical issues from using aftermarket seat heaters? I am having an issue with the head unit and gauge cluster shorting out at times. The dealership is blaming the aftermarket seat heaters, after initially stating that they were plugged into a separate system. Here's the run...

Yes, all of these prices include the parts. The first two are for fronts only. Slee was the only one to suggest doing all four, so I had them quote me either way. And I called Rock Toy after them, so I had him quote me either way as well. I ended up having to go out of town for a week on short...