When considering what axles to use for your build, weight is in important factor. The following chart will help you decide what axles might be to heavy for your build. (more…)

A lower gear ratio is a must when going with more than a couple inch larger tires than stock. As you must accommodate for the larger wheels, to keep your transmission for working to hard, if not you will put excessive wear on your transmission, and will consume more fuel than needed. This chart will help you decide what gears to go with. It is a good idea to get a little bit lower gear than needed, if you would like a little extra bottom end power, or if you think you may eventually go with an even bigger tire. Gears can get very expensive, especially if you pay to have them installed. They can cost as much as $1500 or more for front and rear including installation. You can however save a little bit of cash if you pull your axles out and take just the axles to your local shop. Anyways, hope the chart helps your decision.

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Whether it be your car or the leaf blower you use while maintaining your lawn, every combustion engine requires the use of an air filter. These simple things play a major role in the performance and reliability of all engines. To be brief, a combustion engine requires three things in order to run: fuel, spark, and air. The quality of the air that is ingested by the engine plays a significant role in the life of the engine. If the engine continually ingests dirt or debris due to a dirty air filter the engine will be a victim of premature wear. The particles that enter the engine mix with the internal parts and wear the parts. Over time even the smallest amounts of dirt can cause serious permanent damage often resulting in costly repairs. Therefore, it is important to do proper maintenance in order to protect your investment. So you may be wondering how to properly clean an air filter? The following instructions are intended to outline step by step the proper way to service a motorcycle air filter, how ever it will be the same for most air filters.

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Here is a helpful little chart that can help you figure out what your lug pattern is, and what other atv’s have the same lug pattern. This is the easy way to find out if rims from another atv will fit on yours. Select Read More to see the chart. (more…)

The ever so popular Under Valve Cover Harness Plug problem with the 7.3L Powerstroke Diesel has cost many people alot of money and frustration. It can however be a rather cheap and easy fix. Read more to find out how to fix the problem for $.25. (more…)