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Between wheel diameter, width, backspace, and bolt patterns, there are enough variables that stocking beadlock wheels is typically only done by the manufacturer or major distributors, regardless of bolt pattern.

I had some made about ten years ago, by a company called Spring Works in North Salt Lake. We wanted to go that route instead of doing triple rate springs on some coilovers, back in the days of really slinky, low frequency suspensions. Iirc the cost and delivery were reasonable, we did have to...

This, I took my truck that did splendidly in Moab out there and was promptly denied on some of the same runs he does in that video. It's different, and a lot harder than it looks.

Any place at all where a bubble could sit in a line, it's trouble. If you design it as smart as you can to eliminate those kinds of spots, and put a bleeder where you just can't design around it, I think you're sittin' pretty. You've got to be able to do it in the field though, coolant leaks...

I would avoid the rubber lines with the spring inside. I'm not 100% sure how it happens, but I've pulled those springs out of radiator tanks before, sometimes they seem to get pushed through the system by the water. Besides, if the rubber line is pinching and needs a spring to keep it's shape...

Aluminum is your best bet if you are running a radiator of the same material, for reasons of corrosion. I typically use 1.25" x .062" wall 6061 aluminum, but any reasonable size is available. You can weld AN bungs to it, or just use short lengths of silicone tubing, bends, and adapters. Mount...

Did ya find someone to take care of your welding job? I think you'll be glad you went with the Summit ones, they are thicker and made from better steel than any regular washer. I'm a huge proponent of them on suspension and other critical mounts. The only time I've seen a weld washer deform...

You need some "weld washers". Summit machine should have what you need, just take those to a qualified welder and be done with your slop problem.

There is nothing magically stronger about the TIG process over any other process. Fo reals.

For fancy steels like 4130 Normalized plate, as well as small orders of aluminum, 4130, and stainless tubing in all diameters and wall thicknesses, I use Aircraft Spruce. Being geared towards aircraft, they have all kinds of fancy latches, mounting systems, and other useful and expensive junk.

I think the "tooth" of a coarse sandblasted surface is most appropriate here. Glass bead, and especially soda and dry ice blasting, don't rough up the surface in the way that sand will, and won't hold a paint or powdercoat as well when starting with a polished surface. That said, I HATE...

I'm holding out for this swanky one with heated whale foreskin leather seats.

Since they're only building 20-30 off them, it's even sadder to think that a good portion of them may be relegated to mere collector status instead of ever used for the badassery they are capable of.

You don't need a case spreader for any of the standard Dana axles. I only bother using my case spreader when actually setting up a ring and pinion (it's still merely a convenience, not a necessity), but never for less involved tasks like lockers. It's too easy to use two prybars (on the...

The power is sent to the middle axle, then it is sent from there, to both the front end and the rear-most axle, with a differential between each (allowing for driving in 6 wheel drive on pavement without the binding forces between the different axles). Those are the two differentials that are...

Drooooooool. A luxurious Mercedes with 5 locking differentials, portals with beadlocks, 37's and CTIS, a twin turbo'd V8 and a seven speed tranny,a factory warranty, and it still has a functional pickup bed...

You could drill out the tapered holes and use standard rod ends. Summit machine can make custom tie rods for ya.

Low gear sets inherently have thicker ring gears, and can in some cases effectively trap the cross pin from sliding out in either direction, forcing the carrier to come out, and the ring gear to be pulled from it, just to get the cross pin out. Other than for that exception, I completely agree.