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Hope this doesn't violate the no 'for sale' policy. I saw this post on the pirate4x4 for sale board, figured someone here might be interested. I'm too far from CA and too broke to even consider it... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=81507

Price in Alabama $1250 for a Ranch Hand seems high to me, but then I've been pricing the Bull Nose model. Seems like the full size replacement should be in the $800-1000 range. Maybe that's just in Texas, since we have so many local manufacturers that they have to compete with. I know there are...

Bumpers Here's what i've found. Brown has a bull bar very similar to Ranch Hand Bull Nose, much cheaper ($575 at magnum, and they are usually pricey). Ranch Hand at Central Texas Customs quoted the best price on Ranch Hand Bull Nose, less than $600, but he didn't look closely at the...

Bob Bob, nice bumper! But a little too massive for what I'm looking for. So far the Ranch Hand Bull Nose and Tough Country 'Apache' are on my short list (they look almost the same, the bull nose now has the single hoop across the grill, not shown on their web site). I've requested a quote...

Thanks I'll go by Magnum and take a look at them (and if I like them, contact Brown directly) Any clues where near Austin I could get powder coating done? Whatever I get I want to paint it white to match the truck...

Last night my front bumper on my '01 Sport met the trailer hitch of a chevy truck. My first quote was $1200, and that's just the bumper and all related pieces. I'm lucky nothing else was hurt. I think I'll take the check from insurance (about $700 after deductable) and buy an aftermarket bumper...

My pop I had a pop when I hit the brakes, then released. Not sure what it was, but it went away when I installed my front 2" levelling kit. My guess is either the sway bar (I disconnected it and re-installed) or shock bolts. BTW, dealer said "its normal" when I first heard it. Then I only...

Part of it I'm sure is my bigger tires, which are harder to stop. Much of my 30K is around town, which is tougher on the brakes (especially with an Automatic) I could have gotten another 10K if that 1 pad hadn't crumbled. I had checked it within the last 2 weeks, and it had about 3/16" of pad...

Dual piston calipers do not a better brake make! At 30K miles, I was greeted at lunch yesterday by the new Dodge brake wear indicator, you know, where the last 3/16" of pad crumbles off and you hear that metal to metal grind. New pads at Napa, $85. Replacement for chewed up rotor $119...

Lift I just installed a 2" Tuff Country lift ($119 for JC Whitney) on my '01 4x4. It is just spacers for above the springs. Very easy to install, about 2-1/2 hours. I didn't use a coil spring compressor, but that would make it easier. Instructions don't mention this, or that disconnecting the...

Tires are On! 315/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs installed today! In spite of nationwide backorder from Goodyear, local NTB found me a set, had them shipped from Louisiana, and installed them at lunch today. With no lift on stock rims, the only rubbing is very slight on the lower control arms...

Thanks for all the input. I'll try the 'bump the starter' trick next time. This is a leased truck, so I haven't added guages or anything to the engine. Plus I'm trying to not get addicted to bombing! Of course I'm about to add bigger tires, which requires a little front lift, and may make me...

Thanks guys Great info, and great article link, Ben. I think I'll order the Daystar 2" spacer and go for the 315's. I've found the Daystar spacers as cheap as $179. I'll live without the dual shock setup and new cross-links (for now). Maybe I'll check the price of the ProComp kit first though...

The driveway at my house has a fairly steep slope. I normally park nose down, and the truck always fires right up with barely a turn of the key. Does the same parking flat too. When I park with the front end uphill overnight, the truck has to crank for 10-20 seconds before it fires. Anyone...

315's DaveD, did I understand correctly that you have no front lift, only wheel spacers? If so, Where did you get the spacers? Ben, thanks for the info on the weight. That's another reason I want 315's over 305's. That and the fact that I usually choose tire size by finding out the biggest...

315's cont. What clearance problems would I have without 2" front lift? Would it be only on hard bumps of off-road driving? I guess what I'm asking is could I get by getting 315's now, and adding the lift later, or do I need to get the lift done first? How much of a pain is it to add 2"...

Question about Goodyear MTR's For you guys running MTR's, I'm about to buy a set for my '01 Sport 4x4, which is totally stock. I assume the 305/70/16's will be fine with no rubbing. I noticed a couple of you are running the 315/75/16's. Anyone running these on a stock 2500 4X4? Do they rub at...