Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I bought my 93 work truck with 168k, staked and locktited the KDP at about 185k. It now has 310k. My backup truck had 138k when purchased, now has 185k, I haven't fixed the KDP yet.
It looks to me like staking and locktiting the kdp is the most secure if it fits your mechanical experience. The tabs are probably the easiest to do if you are not comfortable with staking and locktiting. Both are better than the jig and screw because you can re-torque all the bolts under the front cover that have loosened up. Why do half a job that only takes 2-4 hours, but all methods are better than doing nothing.
My work truck weighs 9k loaded every day of the year, is driven mainly on hard surface roads at speeds up to 70mph and ocassionally pulls a deckover flatbed that weighs 10k loaded. My backup truck weighs 5740 empty and is driven empty much of the time mostly on hard surface roads at speeds up to 70mph. It ocassionally pulls a four horse gooseneck trailer that weighs 8500 loaded or the deckover that weighs 10k loaded.
It looks to me like staking and locktiting the kdp is the most secure if it fits your mechanical experience. The tabs are probably the easiest to do if you are not comfortable with staking and locktiting. Both are better than the jig and screw because you can re-torque all the bolts under the front cover that have loosened up. Why do half a job that only takes 2-4 hours, but all methods are better than doing nothing.
My work truck weighs 9k loaded every day of the year, is driven mainly on hard surface roads at speeds up to 70mph and ocassionally pulls a deckover flatbed that weighs 10k loaded. My backup truck weighs 5740 empty and is driven empty much of the time mostly on hard surface roads at speeds up to 70mph. It ocassionally pulls a four horse gooseneck trailer that weighs 8500 loaded or the deckover that weighs 10k loaded.
