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I have air adjustable shocks (Rancho 9000XL) and have a small air compressor and control panel used to adjust the shocks at will. This little compressor doesn't put out much air and can't really be used for any other function.I am considering setting up on-board air (compressor and tank with necessary controls) so that I have enough volume and pressure to run of few more accessories (air horn, exhaust brake) and have the ability to air up tires, float tubes and/or do any other general maintenance things that I might need while out in the field.I have been doing some research on what kinds of 12v compressors are used in these kinds of situations and I am finding more options than I expected. Seems like there is no shortage of 12v compressors and they come with varying duty cycles, varying volume and pressure capacities. Seems some take a long long time (i.e. 30 minutes) to air of tires, some get really hot when working hard and some blow circuit breakers often.I see names like Vair, Extreme Air, Q-Industries, Pittsburg (Harbor Freight ), ARB, Smittybuilt etc.I've seen prices for compressors alone run from $59 to over $400.I am interested in knowing if anyone on this forum has installed on board air and what you have used and why you made that choice. Where did you install your equipment and did you have to do anything to protect it from the road water and grime?I am currently thinking that I need something capable of 4-5cfm and pressure capability to 120psi and a receiver of 5gal or so. But in relaity I have no experience nor do I have any source that can provide me with some practical user knowledge.Any practical insight would be greatly appreciated.

Hear, Hear! That was indeed inspiring to hear. I haven't seen this on any news station yet and I am guessing I probably never will. Some how I hope they (politicians) are listening and will come down on the side of our Constitution.

I haven't tried UDC yet but I am moving that way after I finish trying out all the other tune options in my S-06.Thanks for sharing this work. I am looking forward to learning more about it and then trying it out.

My second Ram is a 2005 SB SRW 3500. It wears the Laramie badge and is a 4x4.It is used as my DD now and will be used for recreation as well265x75x17 Michelin tiresSmarty S-06 PoDAFE intake48RE AutoEdge CTS guageHellwig Bigwig swar barRancho 9000 XL shocksTorklift tie downsTorklift stable loadsTorklift class V SuperhitchFogzilla and Brite Box light modsLeer Shell bed coverEdge backup cameraPIAA auxilary backup lights

Not to mention the food and vet bills that go along with those hay burners!

Considering myself in need of forgiveness.

My first Ram Truck is a 2000 SB 2500 SLT 4x4. It is primarily used for DD and recreation.It has just over 230K miles on it. 245x75x16 tires and stock aluminum rimsQuadzilla ZXT+ Chip47RE built autoBanks Hi Ram intake 4inch turbo back exhaustRV 275 injectorsFlex-a-lite elec fansISSO GuagesHX35/40 Hybrid turboPosi-trac rear endRancho 9000XL shocksHellwig sway barTorklift Stable loadsTorklift tie downsSummerwind M-811S camperCelebrity Calais fishing boat

I started out my bike riding on a Honda 90. Rode the trails and woods around home. Then I progressed up to a Honda 250 Scrambler.Took that to college and even used it hunting to transport myself and equipment from the car parking area to the edge of the wilderness area where camp was set up.Moved up to Honda and Suzuki big bike cruisers.Refind my hunting transportation when I acquired the Grizzley 660.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas sounds like he has some intelligence that is far lacking within the whole political arena.Hope is a good guy and stays that way.

We have 4 more years of this ________ ! :cry:Then if we (the voters) are smart enough to not vote in another of the same kind, we will have many years of work to dig ourselves out and repair the damage that has been done.

Call the Edge folks. I had to give them my serial number of the unit and then they had to update their server with it so when I connected to update then the server would recognize it and give you the down load.Everytime you fill up with fuel then you add that data to your edge (before you pull away from the pump).

First thing you will have to do is find out what loads are on the specific circuit you are planning to use for the fan. It might be as simple as reading the fuse panel to see what is connected to that breaker. Some homes have this information actually listed on the fuse breaker panel. If it is there it might say something like (bedroom 1 outlets and lights, hallway lights and outlets, etc.) In this example you would go to each light socket (on this circuit) and see what wattage light is there and add up all the totals for every light that is on that same circuit. This would give you watts used by lights. Divide total watts by 120 to get the load in amps (i.e. 450 watts/120volts = 3.75 amps). Then go to each out let on that circuit and see what's plugged into it (or planned to be plugged into it) and look at the label of the device to determine what the load is (watts or amps) created by that item and then convert them to amps if they were listed in watts. Add all the amps together for a total connected load on that circuit.You mention 14 ga wire, well that is capable of a maximum of 15 amps and as a general rule of thumb you don't want to connect more than 80% of the maximum load capability of wire and it's respective fuse or breaker to any circuit. SO in this case 80% of the 15 amp circuit would be 12 amps. Therefore, you would add up the total of all connected load (in amps) and then add up the load of this new fan you want to add to this circuit you are looking at. Then if the total is still less than 12 amps total you are good to go.Now if the fuse panel doesn't contain the info about what is connected to the circuit you are considering using then you have some work to do. One option would be to turn on all the lights and then go turn the breaker off and see which lights go out. Then go around and add all the watt value of those lights that go off when that breaker is off. Convert the watt values to amps as shown above. Now with the breaker off also see if anything else that was on is now off (like a TV or stereo etc). Now take a small plug in load (radio, light fan etc.) around to all the plug in outlets (then plug this small plugin load you are carrying around) to check and see if they are energized now or not. Once you have found out what plug in outlets are off (because of breaker that is now turned off) then do as I mentioned above and add up all the load of the things that are now plugged into those outlets (or that you plan to plug into them in the near future) and then add into the sum of those loads the load of the new fan you want to connect. Again if the total is 12 amps or less than you should be good to go.Hope this is clear enough detail to follow.Now one thing you need to be sure of is once you have determined which circuit it is you want to tie into make sure the fuse/breaker for that specific circuit is a 15 amp rating if you are going to use 14 ga wire. If it turns out that the fuse/breaker for that specific circuit is a 20 amp rating then you can't use 14 ga wire but will have to go to 12 ga wire.

Have you checked your tires? Damaged cords (bulge in tire where you can't see it) can make a bad wobble.

You can get into an HX35/40 hybrid for pretty cheap and it will add air and boost to your rig.I have this on my 2000 with auto trans and RV275s and I can spin the tires from a dead stop launch with no use of the brakes to spool the turbo.Couldn't do that in stock format ever.

The connections you are making should be in some sort of junction/outlet box and not just in the middle of a wire run. But assuming the currently installed white, black and ground are all hooked correctly then the hook up you are proposing should work fine.The fan must not over load the existing circuit and the wire should be sized correctly to the circuit being connected too. (i.e. use 14 ga wire for a 15a circuit and 12ga wire for a 20a circuit but you should not splice in a 14ga wire into a 20a circuit.Make sure the power to that circuit is off when you are working on it.

Have you been updating and entering your actual mpg's into the insight? I believe the more data you enter the closer your mpg reading becomes to actual.You might also call the Edge tech folks. Anytime I've called they have answered my questions and have been very helpful.Also there has been a software update so they will need your serial number tio make sure yours is up todate.

Some how I see you doing this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVt2oPrSx0

What good can come out of this stuff.

The NRA just recently posted a You Tube ad saying the same thing. Pretty cool ad. Now they are being demonized because thet dared call a spade a spade.

Ya, you can send them all to me, then you won't get into any trouble!

X2. I hope this is not some kind of trend starting here?

X2. I am there also. I am not a conspiracy guy and certainly believe the event at Sandy Hook really occurred. Those killings were senseless and shameful. I don't believe we know all the truths and facts yet about this event, but I have seen enough past behavior of this current government to also believe there are many in our government that would use any event like this to further their agenda. I also have seen enough media bias behavior to know that you can't believe everything that is said or shown. I think Ronald Reagan is the person that has been credited with the statement: "In God we Trust but all others we verify". I like that statement a lot and certainly think it fits in todays world real well..

I certainly had them in mine!

Dorkweed has done this conversion on a Gen 3 truck See here: http://forum.mopar1973man.com/threads/6027-Which-quot-Free-Spin-Hub-Kit-quot?highlight=lock+hubs I seem to remember him saying it has needed him a real 1 mpg improvement.