yep, he just doesn’t like it and is incorrectly trying to blame it on something. Read more

This is the correct take. Also, good to see you’re still here, Wes.  Read more

ha, was about to come and say basically the same thing - then saw I’m replying to you. Read more

“This allows for relatively long axle shafts, which means the axles’ constant-velocity joints won’t be at too steep of an angle when the suspension is at full droop.”

I mean, all vehicles are designed for carrying stuff, right? My point is that there is more to a vehicle, any vehicle, than a single figure, especially if that one figure is not exceptionally high or low, but right in the middle. Read more

Remember, payload = GVWR - curb weight Read more

“The 2022 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro Has A Lower Payload Rating Than The Ford Maverick” Read more

The cooling capacity to haul heavier loads must be limited by the smallish grill? /s Read more

I read it perfectly fine. The only paragraph in which you provide anything resembling numbers gets caught, as I said, in the “correlation does not equal causation” trap.

“For one, they’re aerodynamically inefficient. If you opt for the largest wheel on a Tesla Model X, your range is reduced by about 10%. This is true… Read more

This is referring to the top hat. The top of the shock is a stem top, a nut and washer is required to keep things tight, poly bushings appear to be used. The alternative would be a standard rubber bushing or even the fancy delrin.  Read more

I’ll admit that I almost never use front lockers, since they kill maneuverability. So I’ll yield a bit on lockers at the nose, but out back, I absolutely prefer a locker to any sort of ABS-based traction aid.

The best scenario is to just have both.

(Also, to say BLD is “way, way worse” is obviously a bit over-the-top,… Read more

It really depends on the situation. There are a few spots on the Rubicon trail that traction control beats triple locked. You can steer. The easy example is the first tight corner into Cadillac hill. I could not make that corner in my ‘15 4runner with the diffs locked (arb front) without putting the rear fender into… Read more

Even the system on my ‘01 P38a Range Rover was pretty effective - I can only imagine how good they have it nearly 20 years on.
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How much for the new Honda Element? Read more

As a firearms owner and recreational shooter, these are the very people that make me most uncomfortable. Their rhetoric and unjustifiable hatred and fear are in my opinion the greatest threat to the very right to keep and bear arms that they espouse. Read more

You can have a ditch from erosion or a sandbag in the runoff area. That is what you choose when running Laguna Seca. Don’t like it? Don’t go off track or maybe the local go kart track is more your style. Don’t ruin this for the rest of us. Tracks are already having a hard enough time surviving on their own without… Read more

This. Spend the money up front protecting yourself or spend far more later. Read more

Fuck this guy Read more