laxman0324

Right up until I sold it I got 16 mpg with the hubs locked on my 97 around town, 18 on the highway...With them free I got 17 in the city, just over 20 on the highway, all with 31x10.50 tires...

I would guess it is because the engine never gets a chance to warm up so it is constantly running in open loop mode, dumping fuel into the engine and causing your mileage to suffer...

My plan is to keep both sizes just below 31", the 265/65R17 is 30.7 and the 255/70R16 is 30.5...I would rather have slightly better mileage than slightly better off road performance...

It would undoubtedly be badass, but I seriously doubt it would fit, its tight with both the VG and VQ in there...

VQ35, VQ37 are both nice...

And I considered it, but there is the issue of shock mounting differences and I want the best mileage possible, so gaining .1 seconds in my 1/4 mile isn't that important to me...

From D.C. to Lynchburg, VA, I averaged 20 with the stock drive flanges. With the Mille Marker hubs I got 22.6. These numbers are with my 97 auto, 4.6 gears. With the 01 I am averaging 17.x around my home, I will report highway mileage when I get a long trip...I will say that the 5 speed with 4.3's revs pretty high when you get above 60, I wish 5th was a little taller...

Mine came with Revos, which I love, but I want to have a different set of tires to try them out and all that...I love Michelins, and they have always lasted forever in my family, so I figured if I have the money I would go with them...

I am not considering the Toyo's because if I go expensive I will get the Michelins, if I go cheap it will be between the Grabbers or the Hankooks to try and get more opinions on them...

I lied above, it wasn't the Kumho, it is a new Hankook tire, I have seen it in person and it seems pretty stout. I would love to get the LTX A/T2 but its so dang expensive...

The X rims sit flush with the body, so I will keep my 1.5" wheel spacers for when I run them to push them out to the flares... The Duelers are Revos, and it came with them...to be honest I am loving them. They are 255/70R16. Compared to the 31x10.50R15 Definity Dakota A/T's I put on the 97, these tires are awesomeverything I have tried so far (wet, dry, snow), the only area I felt the Dakota's were better was deep mud, but this could also be attributed to my not being very good with a 5 speed in those situations yet. It came with them on it. The X rims are my summer rims, I don't want them to get salt on them. I have narrowed my choice down to 4 tires for them when I need replacements this summer: Kumho ATM, Nitto Terra Grappler, General Grabber A/T2. or Michelil LTX A/T2 om 265/65R17. The BFG Rugged Trails are respectable for a highway tire, but I want the look and capability of an A/T/...

The brakes on my 01 feel much stronger than the ones on my 97, even with the 97's brand new drilled and slotted rotors and new pads I will probably take it into the dealer next time they do one of those free 100 point inspections...I checked the pads and they look brand new, so I don't really know what to expect with the rotors...

Ok, and last pic with the wheel back on...the good thing about these wheels is they are pushed out far enough (vs. my 97's stockies and the X rims) that I can fit the center cap on even with the hubs installed...

Well the first hub is on, it took 5 minutes to take off the drive flange and 45 minutes to take out the old studs, but it should be worth it...Here are pics...

Ok well here are the bolts that I bought...they are the hex key bolts, metric 12.9, M8x30...

Damnit you got to it before I could edit it...01silva had already explained that, and after I thought for a couple minutes about it i realized it was to remove the studs...and I am not installing the Warn fasteners, I am going to go with a bolt of some sort...time to run to the parts store

How do you get the old studs out? Vice grips? I'd rather just do the right thing now than have a problem a couple years down the road...I really want to be lazy after reading this but I just think about the future headaches I am saving myself...Dean, do you have any specs on the new bolts you used?

So I have heard that the Warn fasteners are garbage and they break easily, but I am not understanding how. So far I have had two sets of hubs. My 97 had Mille Marker (not installed by me) that when I took them off to do the brakes had a allen key head bolt on it (see pic). The Warn hubs I bought for my 01 seem like the go onto the preexisting bolt shaft with the supplied nuts, like the ones in the pic below from Dean. Given this information, why is there a different setup on the Mille Marker vs. the Warns? And given this information, I am assuming that the fasteners on the face of the hub are the bad ones, but I need a little clarification. TIA. 97 after Mille Marker installed Dean's pic

Damn man, sorry to hear you gotta pay someone...mine took the huge impact gun that i could barely hold in one hand...and those damn sway bar links are a pain, and as soon as you remove them and reinstall them they will start clunking (all 4 of mine did)...Do you have the camber bolt already for the alignment? And as a side note, how do you like the Cross Terrains? I picked up a set of 265/70R17 for $40 with maybe 10k left on them just to test fit the tire size...I have always liked the LTX M/S and would LOVE a set of A/T2's for my X rims...

I make it a habit to never use a torque wrench to loosten bolts for that very reason...my 1/2" impact gun didnt break it loose either, but I borrowed my uncles larger one (3/4", 1"?) and bought a deep well 22mm socket from the local auto parts store, and it took them off with NO hesitation, it didn't even have to try hard... How big are those tires on the chev rim? They look massive on the stock suspension up front...

I stole what was possibly gonna be his new rig! And it is on the road finally and the VQ is orgasmic! He posted pics of his new "rig" in Poho I believe...

After doing it myself, I would just replace the link next time instead of the bushings...

And here is a pic of the 00-04 JDM HID

My vote goes to the headlights! And the second gen R50 ones look sick too!

Teka, your getting a set? And the guy on the other forum removed the photos from his photobucket, so I emailed him and asked for them, if I get them I will post them