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Thanks! I did find it and it looks like it's a rotating stainless steel mesh brush: Not sure if the bristles are fine enough to get deep in the thread to remove all the rust, and it definitely looks like a quick way to remove at least 50% of the surface rust: Thanks!

Your wheels and the whole truck it's like a show piece, a beauty! I repainted the wheels with RAPCO flat black when I replaced the tires and will redo it as this tire vibrates at higher speeds and will have to re-build it again (that's why I made it the spare tire) and will checkout the...

I left the spare tire outside for a few weeks when it happened to rain…and now several bolts have what appears to be some surface rust: What would be the best way to remove the rust without affecting the threads? Brass brush wheel? (with actual brass wire, not just brass covered steel?). And...

Please let us know how the tires run after installing, if any vibration at freeway speeds?

Yes, it is the same, they didn’t have it in stock in my area, otherwise I would have gotten it and the next size up was huge. Good to hear that it worked well!

Here is what I used from O’reilly, it’s a concentrated tire mounting compound for about $9: The bag makes a lot more than is needed for a few tires and I saved the unused liquid into a bottle. It’s a good idea to use something specifically made for tires because some soap based liquids can...

I am actually exactly the opposite and my comment was tangential on “understanding”, sorry for the digression. All I was trying to say earlier is that it’s a good idea to have something substantial able to cut the tire across, quickly (not just the sidewalls, which is much easier) without...

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Yes, when that happened I ended up changing the tire, but it was dark and I would have preferred to make it home on the runflat, only a few miles away and fix it there while having a cold one :) That also made me realize that I would not want to be in that situation if I had the kids with me...

Oh, I am not talking about anyone shooting, just from my own experience. I had a front tire fail on a main busy road at around 50-60mph on a downhill slope and didn’t know it right away (engine, road and wind noise cover a lot of body noises, it’s not like a regular car when you can tell much...

When the tire fails it starts falling apart as you drive on it and pieces of it that are still attached start to hit the wheel well, which really limits how fast you can drive because it slams it very hard, therefore be prepared to have something handy to cut the tire belt as it separates from...

I have MTs too and same 24 paired bolts, I think those rims are the best.

Can you tell which tire vibrates when you drive? Can tell if its the one with the wonky runflat for sure? I did the same, made the worst tire the spare, but still have one that's a little bumpy, it starts around 65-70mph, until then it's smooth. I took some air out of the tires for now...

I did try the Balance Masters and I am sure it does help, in my case I have the up-and-down bump, which neither of them can help with (I am planning to go back with Balance Masters once I fix the bump). Do you remember if you did something different on the first truck that made the tires run...

The red dot has to do with the tire uniformity and the yellow with weight: https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires-101/maintenance-care-1/mounting-your-tires https://www.tires-easy.com/blog/what-are-the-red-and-yellow-dots-on-my-tires/ Looking back on how I built the tires, maybe on some I used...

Getting it installed it's only part of it, the other being getting it to run smooth, without vibration at freeway speeds. I had a shop balance all four tires at 0 (I watched closely the whole process and wrote down the weights on each tire) and around 65-70mph I get some vibration. Action gave...

How about something like this? I would leave the engine the way it is (I have the 6.5L TD) and take all that money and go with a hybrid system... Remove the transfer case and let the engine drive the rear axle only (add torque / rpm sensors and whatever adapter is needed), then take an EV...

Great! Thank you! I will contact them.

Mine has a very light leak, the coolant rarely makes it on the floor, and it doesn’t always leak, so yes, I would rather repair it, but some here said it would be better to just replace it. Initially it looked like a new aluminum radiator would be about $400, but later it turned out that nobody...

Of course, will do.