Power Wagon Registry

Really no point in welding the tubes unless you truss it, with the exception being if you had a diesel and you crawl with it. Otherwise, I’ve not seen power wagons spin tubes. Either do a full truss or leave it be. This is what spinning tubes looks like, under a manual transmission Cummins. Cause w...

I prototyped the 03-13 trucks and they are a pain in the butt. The mounting methods just aren’t there and it was going to be a lot more expensive to make the skid plates, and with a much smaller demand. Additionally I was trying to make the skid plate work for the diesels, which make things VERY dif...

Haven’t seen one yet that works but I’ll be working on something now that I’ve got mounting more figured out. The 19+ trucks need it desperately...

Would you like the 35x12.5 tires on 20” wheels from my truck?

If you get a real tuner, like the Diablosport, and a custom tune, you might see 1mpg gain roughly.

$<400 doesn’t buy you a tuner and nothing buys you 8mpg

Oilbrnr wrote:^ that looks uncomfortably wrong, and I'm not bearded millennial. Is that on the bumps?

Ride height.

If TRE’s are tight, if we are to assume the ball joints are good, I’d definitely look at swapping trackbars. The radius arm center bushings do seem to die somewhat soon on the Articulink arms but based on what I’ve seen on a lot of trucks, if your radius arm bushing already looks like that then I wo...

You could definitely be right, and that’s why this is an experiment. The recipe for 40’s is straightforward at this point, but we both wanted to avoid using AEV flares if possible due to the look and the width. Thurens 38’s had big issues because they were 15.5” wide. There’s no faking 40’s. We inte...

There’s about a $4-5,000 difference in cost of entry between 39’s and 40’s just in flares and wheels, and a $5,000 difference in vehicle value when you do AEV flares; that would be more but you’re already doing some trimming to fit 39’s so it’s not like it’s going to stay all pretty and new. It’s al...

RustyPW wrote:I asked about the rear axle, rear tires. Not the front end.


Plus I'm waiting on the hydro assist video.

Yeah the rear axle moved forward as it compresses. 37’s will just rub the fender flare at full articulation.

Yeah fake bolt rings are trashy looking...

Racelines are pretty comparable to Methods in quality and durability. Different looks and options.

The Methods are probably fine, but I’ve seen too many of them fail to run them myself. The lips crack, the center rims crack, and the spoke-rim connection cracks. If you want a no BS wheel that holds up great, and looks great, I carry Trail Ready’s and I spec them for these trucks. High-pressure cas...

KevinABQ wrote:I though methods made the military humve wheels. Which don’t have a rep for breaking?

Hutchinson makes HMMWV wheels, which are steel.

Method uses low pressure cast aluminum.

Generally aluminum is much better in our applications. There’s high and low quality in everything.

How hard do you plan to use the truck? Methods don’t like being beat on hard, but if you aren’t planning for that they’re probably fine.

Factory wheels haven’t been forged since about 2008

Straight axle vehicles only get DW if something is worn out or the alignment is off. I’ve had minor DW develop into tires-off-the-ground DW in a power wagon, after only replacing the tie rod and assuming everything else was good. Ball joints were the rest of the fix. DW comes from the inability of t...

You can program tire size with either an AEV ProCal or the AlfaOBD app on an android device.

What sounds are you hearing from your suspension??? Is this all engine and tire noise or is this suspension noise? That system should be silent.

Dang that’s early to get DW on an 18. Yep, do that test. You’re spot on with the parts affecting the system. Usually ball joints last a lot longer but sometimes they can go out. Usually tie rod ends also last longer than this as well. In my opinion the best way to test ball joints is to lift the fro...

Oilbrnr wrote:Are those hydraulic lines resting/rubbing on the tie-rod?

They’re clocked so they usually don’t rub, but yes they can rub the tie rod. It being Eaton Weathershield hose though, it’s not getting a hole...

The Tremor will be a great work truck if a base model option is available

One of the OG PWIM guys did a Currie AntiRock swaybar in the rear and said it was a big improvement. That rear bar sits fairly narrowly so it makes sense that adding a wider bar with adjustability is helpful. Don’t know how much that really applies to most guys unless you’re running top heavy or jam...

The 2019 link is the way to go if you can get it. There are aftermarket companies making ‘stronger’ units, but once you have a ‘strong enough’ unit why would you need more? I think the point is lost in a lot of this thinking that having the strongest linkage possible is ideal, while also running les...

- nope no interference issues with that half-height style guard - no pinion guards on the market now. I’ve looked into making them, and I’m slowly working on one for the ‘19 that I might backwards adapt, but otherwise they’re not around. - I always prefer grade 8 over stainless if it’s an applicatio...

That looks great. Looks like a Toyota FJ knob.

OffroadTreks wrote:Honestly, I'd rather have drums in the back, more surface area than those tiny things we have back there.

You’re wrong, I’ve unfriended you, and I’ve requested that you be added to the Terror Watch List.

It might be close. The lower edge of the fender flare would be the contact point. Clearance when parked is different than clearance going 30mph when the chains are centrifuging out.