Recent content by CalvinT

A couple of years ago people were having trouble with the finish coming off. I haven't seen complaints in over a year. I'd do a search both on here (a pain) and a google search asking the same question.

It's better than the alternative.

I use thin braided fishing line to cut double sided tape.

years ago I had a Mitsubishi turbo diesel pickup that required letting it idle for 30 seconds so the turbo could cool off. But the bearing wasn't water cooled. My WRX has no such restriction, the the turbo bearing is water cooled. The coolant around the bearing actually boils at first and is...

It's been a while since I installed mine, but you may be able to put blocks under each side of the rear section to give you room to work to install the rear brackets. It will be fiddelly but with patience I think it can be done. Just make sure you don't tighten the bolts one one side until you...

Lightning strikes have an amazing amount of energy. The average current is around 30,000 amps. The first return stroke has a rise time of 1 - 10 microseconds. Subsequent strokes are faster. This will cause huge current flows in surrounding conductors. Large strikes can go over 100,000 to 300,000...

Why look for misery? It's probably possible, but more work unless you don't have someone to help you take the back section off.

A couple of years ago I called Banks and asked if their Pedal Monster would help with the throttle lag in my Bronco. They told me the Pedal Monster modifies the signal going into the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) and I'd still have throttle lag. The Pedal Monster just changes how much throttle...

I don't understand paying extra for a premium synthetic oil, then following an oil change interval that's designed for dinosaur oil. The premium oils are designed for modern engines with turbos etc. Seems like throwing money away. But then the placebo effect applies to car ownership and there...

Doesn't apply for off-road use.

What he said. My rack originally didn't have those openings. TrailRax offered previous owners a good price to exchange rails when they made the change. I took them up on their offer.

It looks like you have the brackets installed correctly. I have a TRMR rack on my Badlands (installed May 2023). I just took a look. The cross bar appears to touch the roof area in question. I might have noticed at the time and decided to ignore it since there wouldn't be very much if any...

I still use a manually operated grease gun (it's older than many on this forum) on the rare occasion I find a zerk fitting that needs attention. It's been a very long time since I've seen one in this day of permanently lubricated ball joint and u joints.

But it won't fit Broncos with a manual transmission.

I didn't notice the metal bending in on mine.