i just looked up and the eagle alloys weigh 20 pounds. i don't know what kind of black steels i had as they were on it when i bought it so i cant look up the weight of them... but they seem a lot heavier...

 

ok,, so I took of the bush guard / bar (whey I took it of,, the front came back up about .5") seriously I have bad shocks lol,, and I took of my custom roof rack and roof mounted spare tire , I found a way to leave it inside and accommodate my cargo,,,

 

yea that doesn have to do with ur shocks, just your springs. Its doing that simply b/c they have less weight to put down, i have to add 1.5" spacers to level out my 4.5" rubicon express lift from my tnt bumper and winch

 

if its lifted get gears theyll save ur life. a manual trans also will save u a lotta gas

 

ok,, some people are telling me that my exhaust might be hurting me,, I have a it stock till the cat,, they it is 2.5 cat and cherry bomb style muffler and a cut down..

is this true?

 

it can cause your engine to run rich. but the o2 sensors in those things suck ***** anyway

 

im not one to be worried about gas mileage. BUT, found a difference when i took my cat out. a difference when i moded my air box (breaths easyer) and a k&n.

you know about all the basics so i wont touch on that.

 

THIS IS A BAD IDEA!! Use synthetic oil in everthing ells but the diffs! Not one gear manufacture recomends them. The minerals needed to cusion the gears properly are not in synthetics.

 

My book says use ONLY synthetic lube in the diff's!

 

I know I have heard that before.. Im going off aftermarket gear companies suggestions, And the experiance of the folks i work for. I personaly have seen more loud/burnt gears because off synthetics then i can count. The OEM diffs were not really designed to put up with the type of abbuse that we all put them threw.

 

I swear by Lucas additives and QS Synthetics in EVERYTHING. The synthetic is some pretty slick stuff, and that Lucas Oil treatment makes it slicker than cat**** on linoleum. Upgrade the ignitin system to high quality stuff from Mallory, MSD, or Accel. I use a MSD6T with an Accel cap, rotor and wires, and either AC-Delco or Champion Truck Plugs. Read your old plugs before getting the new ones so you can increase/decrease the heat range if needed.

 

Did you recalibrate mileage for the error considering bigger tires?