Recent content by joshuaeb09

I don't, but I can try to remember to snag one in a few weeks after I'm done with business travel. Mine won't be an apples to apples comparison since I have the Thuren 2.75" front springs instead of the Carli 3.25" as noted in my signature. I wanted slightly more rake for towing/hauling as...

While I know most don't have airbag problems, it seems the ones I've heard of/known of are some of the local guys driving on the same gravel roads I do. I just really didn't want to deal with worrying about it so I was going to do full travel bags if I did airbags, but I couldn't get over the...

I have the R2 springs and you'll still want some sort of load support when towing heavier to keep from going nose high. I was running sumo springs, but they're weren't quite long enough so I recently swapped to the Thuren LCS for towing our 40ft Jayco. Can't say enough good things about the...

You need to carry a compressor IMO. Right now I'm not carrying a full size spare, but I'll be tossing one up in the spring. To fit one of my current 285/75R18 KO3s up there it had to be deflated, but I carry a compressor with me so it's not a big deal. I'd rather inflate a tire than play...

Negatives I'd say minimal to none unless you're somewhere cold enough that the plug heater isn't enough for cold starts, but then you should be using the block heater anyways. I've had mine on since the truck had ~5k miles, but I did it mainly to ditch the grid heater (while rare, a few...

While it does border on conspiracy theory, much of what I've heard from sources I trust, indicates their primary driver is indeed getting diesel trucks off the road. They don't care about efficiency, longevity, or proper operation so long as the evil NOX and PM are kept in check. Much like...

For 37's, if you want to keep the towing capacity, I'd honestly go to 4.30 or even 4.44's if it was my truck. The extra weight of the 37's will add additional load in addition to the diameter/ratio change. I lost a few MPG's with my big fat 36x13 Toyos, but I'm going to be dropping back down...

If you've got an SO then you basically have a 2500 with leafs. Not to disparage the SO/RFE - I know plenty of guys who have put tons of miles on em towing and working them, but you just have to considerate. It's not like the HO/Aisin combo where you can jack it up, put it on 37's, and add more...

Honestly with a 2500 I wouldn't go to 37's unless you plan on re-gearing towing that much. If it was an HO with an Aisin I'd say send it and don't worry, but the 68RFE's aren't nearly as stout. The 8k trailers I wouldn't sweat, but 14K + 68rfe + 37's + stock gears is not a good mix IMO. I'm...

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that is indeed the case. My truck, when it misbehaved the most, REALLY tried hard to get pre SCR NOX squashed with tons of EGR and what felt/looked like running rich. I'd honestly just rather spray more DEF than let the truck eat its own filth and put even...

Yea I tried even having some family connections in the lubricants/parts/distribution/manufacturing side of things. That being said - you can occasionally find a good pull from a '19 - '21 truck for much less or I've seen more refubs hitting the market now are undercutting what the tuners are...

MMX has a good write up on this. Its a two part problem - namely both how the valvetrain is lubed and the lifters themselves. Idling 1000% exacerbates the issue - If you go by engine hours and compare one that's been mostly driven vs say a cop car that's moslty idled - The cop car is having a...

When I had Hemi's - I ran Redline 5w30 in the 5.7 and Redline 5w40 in the 6.4. If wasn't running redline in the 5.7 I was running 0w40 Castrol Edge Euro Car. Now my 6.4 was in a Challenger, but it got run pretty hard regularly. Anything else would sheer down pretty quickly based on oil...

These newer trucks are pretty aggressive about what they consider idle hours. When I have to go through San Antonio, Austin, Houston, or Dallas during rush hour - I know I'm going to add at-least 1 idle hour to my clock.

I'm 100% convinced its in the tuning. My truck historically had been fine even into the 80s, but once it gets into the 90s it gets downright militant about trying to bring down the pre SCR NOX (I blame CARB). This could also explain the P0402 some get with the Banks intake (I could only run it...