Recent content by smokey73

I bought a Victory 4x4 front bumper for my '03 last year. It was pricey but I'm happy with what I got. It came with small LED marker lights for the turn signals. They worked with some of the cheap resistors from the jungle website, but were hard to see in the daytime. I was able to swap the...

Has anyone bought a rear swingout bumper recently? THe only one I can find is from Victory 4x4. IT looks like a great bumper but, I’m having a hard time with spending $3600 and only getting one swingout

I dug up this old thread I started a couple years ago. I still haven’t got around to this project (insert an excuse of your choice). I’m currently looking for another pull out and will go through it before swapping it in. My question is whether or not there is anything else I should address...

I had these for almost 1 1/2 years, close to 15k miles. They were not worth the $400ish price tag. After about a year I started to notice the ticking of an exhaust leak, then I started getting the same old catalyst codes again. I figured it to just be the gaskets blown out so I let it ride...

I just bought a set for my 03. Fit and looked perfect. $90 for the set on rockauto.

X2 on the bad actuator. Take the cover off and see if there's water in it

I did pretty much the same thing. I do off road, and they hold up pretty well. however, if Im doing more than just dirt road driving and plan on getting flexy, I disconnect both sway bars.

Mine is an '03, not sure what year they started that, but it was after '03.

So no timing chains on other 4.7's. I'll likely stick to the most compatible models for a donor. My new plan is to: -buy used engine with ~150k miles -reseal vc's, main's front and rear, cams -tb kit w/water pump -engine accessories (alt, starter, etc) -drive it for another 300k ( give or...

I did a leak-down test a year or so ago when I first noticed it using oil, all cylinders were around 15-20% iirc. This is why I was originally considering just doing the top end. I believe the bottom end is in good shape, for its age. After putting a pen to it, I do believe I can swap in a...

I guess there's probably little chance that the bottom end wouldn't need work done. Maybe it would be better to start with a lower mileage pull out. I found one semi local, advertised as a running core with 150,000 mile for $300. Something like that might be a better starting point for a...

A quick search on rock auto shows a seal kit for about $150. I've got time to check prices and find a better/cheaper one. I haven't checked with any local machine shops on these heads, but I would assume the head job would run between $200-$300/ea. I'mm thinking I'll go ahead and do the...

I'm sitting right at 290k miles on my '03 V8 Limited. I've had it 4 years now and have been watching the rear main leak get worse and worse. I've also noticed that after it sits for a few days (this happens a lot) it smokes pretty bad on cold starts and uses more oil when doing a lot of low...

I tried to upload pics, but have terrible internet service and couldn't make it happen. As it sits now, with its normal load, the rear is sitting 3.5 inches higher than the front. Measuring from the ground, the top of the 285/70 coopers are right at 32.5. The bottom of the front fender is...

It's mainly the unloaded ride I'm trying to address. Would it make sense to go with a softer spring with the airbags? I don't mind the reverse rake, that's to be expected, but would the airbags and lighter springs be enough to handle the weight