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I believe that the OP indicated he had a 1 ton dually that he wants to convert to SRW. So the springs and perches are already there and shouldn't be an issue. Just the narrower axle would be required. Regards, John

Its been very cold (for us) and windy here so I haven't had a chance to see if the intermittent operation is still there. But based on the above, this could get expensive and will have to wait for a while until the weather gets decent or bigger bucks at the dealer. Thanks for the replies...

My son and I went to the Detroit auto show yesterday and took my 06 truck. Just before leaving home, I engaged the wipers to clean the remaining snow off the windshield and nothing. There was some ice build-up around the base of the wipers so I got that cleaned off and the wipers began working...

Donaldson has several mufflers that have an offset close to stock and a length close to stock. I used an M101168 which is the highest flowing of the bunch. I truly dislike drone and this one isn't bad. The only downside with this muffler is no hangers. There may be aftermarket pipe clamp-on...

PD, The 110189 has one of the highest attenuation ratings on the list of 4" offset mufflers. The 120197 has higher attenuation numbers but quite a bit lower flow numbers. The 101168 that I used is not bad for noise but the attenuation numbers are much lower and the flow is higher. I think the...

TObrien, I believe that expansion volume has a significant influence on drone. With the MBRP system, the OD of the muffler isn't a lot more than the 4" piping so not a lot of expansion volume. When my muffler rotted out, I wanted a muffler that would replace the stock but have similar volume...

Well, I definitely had weight on the hitch upon engagement because I actually watched that and did my normal routine there so I'm quite sure the pin was down into the hitch. There was no gap between the hitch in the truck and the pin plate of the trailer when I did a quick look-see The...

Thanks Mike. That's what I'll order then. Regards, John

Sorry, double post

I reread all of the above information and I'm still not completely clear on stepped versus straight lap joint. The donaldson muffler on my truck has the 4" ID inlet/outlet with slots part way up the tube. Due to corrosion of the existing exhaust, I feel there is insufficient engagement between...

With the double swivel on my Reese, it will tilt side to side if truck and trailer are not on the same plane but that was not the case here, everything was relatively level. My engagement includes a slight interference between pin plate and top surface of the Reese hitch as Harvey indicated, and...

I pulled the RV out of storage yesterday and am pleased to report that there was no drone at 2100 rpm with the Donaldson muffler. You could certainly hear the growl and even under no load, there is a slightly higher noise level but overall, I'm very satisfied with this muffler. If a clamp with...

I have a 16K double swivel, slider 5th wheel hitch in my shortbox truck. I was under the impression that, when the jaws closed around the RV pin, they would not release the RV pin until the release pin is pulled and even then, the load has to be taken off the RV pin to easily pull the release...

My records indicate that issue 70, pg 32 shows the procedure to perform a fluid change. Theer are also various threads that discuss this. I think that a search for fluid change 48Re may get you the appropriate threads. Regards, John

Up here in the great white north rust belt, there are places like Krown that spray an oily waxy mix everywhere. A buddy did mine with a similar mix and its still leaking out of the drain holes 2 years later. The stuff he used comes as either a thicker gooier mix or a relatively thin mix. He...

I am still missing something here. I understand the compensation that the bags provide for a loaded truck and I understand how the leveling system works. I am putting a Lincoln MK7 air ride system on my 55 ford pickup so I've studied this, but in the case of my 55, this is the only suspension...

I have the 35 psi boost gauge in my Wetsech dual and like it very much. When I first installed my Smarty jr, I took it out to test it and used the go peddle to the floor. The gauge pegged and then the hose blew off the back of the gauge. The gauge went to zero and all I heard was a hissing...

Thanks guys. This has been an education for me. Especially the pictures. So am I seeing correctly that there is a slight distortion of the band on a lap joint pipe to pipe. I can clearly see the step in the band on the flex to pipe joint. Regards, John

The light came on. Thanks guys. Are the bands wide enough to cover the slits that some mufflers have at the inlet and outlet pipes, including the Donaldson that I recently installed. 2nd? Are the lap joint bands significantly preferred for lap joints? Regards, John

Please forgive if this is a stupid question but... I've seen a number of comments that band clamps are the preferred way to clamp exhaust system components together and I appreciate the ease with which exhaust systems can be taken apart when band clamps are used. But i don't understand how...