"Wheeler's Anonymous"

If the 1st gens are like the 2nd they usually cut a crossmember that is forward and under the radiator to increase clearance.

This interferes with factory skids.

Literally. It's a shame shops only advertise plate armor for the 2nd gen, really.

 

The way you advertise how hard WA goes I'm surprised you're not advising steel is real. Haha. Banging those aluminums back has gotsta get old.

 

I'll have to look into it but I seem to remember reading that some of the 1st gen bumpers I was looking at worked with the stock skids, in fact I'm certain there was at least one....just can't recall which. But yeah, I don't like having my options limited too much so it's definitely worth considering.

 

shhhhhhhhhhh you.

 

How many miles you got on those plugs? Always good to free up them dancing pixies!

 

That's part of the reason I went with allpro tube front bumper is because their skids mount up flush to the front bumper perfectly.

When i was looking into bumpers an skids I was never sure which combinations would play nicely with each other

 

I'm really not sure to be honest... I've put 18k on them since I've owned the truck an not sure about the previous owners :/

 

Safe to say they need to be changed then, the stock copper plugs are supposed to be changed every 30k if I remember right. Cheap (relatively) preventative maintenance!

 

Do it now, I would have first day I brought it home unless the previous owner had the papers to show they were brand new.

WOn't hurt, will ease your mind. And it's fun to wrench your rig.

 

Bet you're still getting better mpg than me .....
15 mpg on a 4banger

 

Previous owners had all maintenance done at the dealership.

When I got it I changed the radiator, all hoses, water pump, t belt, and rebuilt t case (small leak)..

Only rescently started to feel it being sluggish when i got out here, could it possibly be elevation?? Shouldn't effect it though

And a small shake when idling :/

 

Yea I was getting 17.6 on the highway going home lol

 

Trail gear works with the stock skid

 

That's about what I average city/hwy combined, probably 50/50 both with the supercharger. Last time I calculated it on an entire highway tank it was 20. I have a lot less weight though with stock size tires and less armor.

 

Elevation maybe but it would go away after a week or so.

Fuck you I do like 15

 

It's those bigger meats and bumpers lol, mostly why I'm so hesitant to upgrade those from stock

 

That's crazy you get that with the s/c.. probably also the fact that you don't have any weight! ...yet

 

15 consistently here as well. Data logged on 3 tanks.

 

True, I also rarely ever push the supercharger

Not sure I ever mentioned this to you guys (I did in my first thread on TW) but I was initially trying to sell the s/c when I got the truck because I didn't feel I needed it, haha.

 

Jeez thank goodness you didn't make that mistake. Now we gotta pull all those soft bits off the nose and booty so she really climbs!