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I agree that there is way too much drain on the battery for silly things like keeping the headlights on after you shut off the vehicle. Your BS has a Battery Management System (BMS) that tells it how much charging the alternator needs to do. My understanding is that you need to connect the...

No, mine is 2022.

I'm curious about the bad luck with white vehicles. I've had several over the years and loved the fact that the paint held up well, and the vehicle was cooler in AZ and NM summers.

I've had mine brake a couple of times. Once when a car in front of me pulled into the left turn lane. There was no danger, but it braked hard. I've heard enough people say that it saved their butts, so I'll keep it on high sensitivity. Mine has never gone off while backing up, even when I...

What does that rig do to your gas mileage? When I pull my much smaller and lighter trailer, mine drops down to 15 to 20 mpg.

Since the Badlands already has a gas tank skid plate, there is no good reason to pay $300 for another one. Buy an angle grinder instead. It isn't that difficult to cut it to fit. The fit doesn't have to be perfect since there is some overlap. I never knew how useful an angle grinder is...

Look up my previous post on the installation. I installed the JcR skid plate on the driver's side because I ripped the carpet on my first trip off road. The Badlands came with a small skid over the fuel pump (if I recall correctly), but it doesn't cover the gas lines. The JCR plates come with...

I can vouch that the ViAir compressors are awesome. It takes longer to air down than to air up. By far the best portable compressor I've ever used.

I traded in my Jeep Liberty diesel for my BS Badlands. The Jeep was a true 4x4 with a frame like a truck. I believe my BS is more capable off road then the Jeep was because of the twin-clutch rear-drive system and the Falken AT3w tires. I've been very impressed. Unfortunately, you don't have...

I just cut the sidewall on one of my brand new Goodyear Wrangle Workhores tires. I was ten miles in on a rough rocky road, and was nervous driving back out.. I bailed on a new Chevy truck once because they wouldn't add a spare tire with the deal.

I would rather have the added clearance than the wider tire. I'm running 235/70R17's. It gives me 1/2" more clearance, which doesn't sound like much, but on such a short wheelbase, it makes a noticeable difference.

I got the HRG lift a couple of years ago. I'm liking it just fine. I just got taller tires installed on my Badlands. They are 23570R17. It gives me another 1/2" of clearance with no rubbing. It also changed the speedometer from reading a bit too high to reading a bit too low.

More kids need to hear that advice from their dads. Here in NM, we have long dry spells, and lots of vehicles that leak oil (we're a poor state). It can get pretty exciting when it does rain.

Back in 1980, I took a vehicle to 3 different alignment shops. They all quoted about the same price but listed different problems. I took it apart myself and fixed the problem with a $12 part.

The point of the ATV rack, instead of the standard rack, is that it is narrower and sits higher, so it doesn't drag. I've used a standard rack to carry my minibike, and it can drag. We don't get a lot of rain here in the southwest, but anything I put on the back is in a waterproof (and mostly...

That wet clay is a mess to drive in. The course was nice, because it didn't have any deep ditches on either side, or deep ruts. What kills the fun in mud is when you high center in the ruts or slide into the ditch. Many years ago, when I was learning to drive in mud, I was in deep ruts and an...

My problem is that regular gas here in Albuquerque is 86 octane. Next grade up at Costco is 91. I watched a video that said you could get away with lower octane if you drive easy or aren't towing. You can get away with lower octane at altitude, but turbos are different. I once drove an old...

I had a '71 Audi that had a rubber button and a check valve. You could get as much washer fluid on the window as you wanted before turning on the wiper. Thinag have digressed since then. This is the first vehicle I've had since that didn't scratch first and wash later.

35 years ago, I stripped a wheel lock that some kid at Discount Tire had tightened with an impact wrench. I took it back to Discount, and they hammered an impact deep socket onto it and removed it with the impact wrench. Took less than a minute.

Until I got turbo's, I used synthetic oil and changed my oil once a year whether it needed it or not. My boss used to run 25,000 miles before changing oil. No problems. I'm not convinced that with modern oils it is necessary to change the oil often. I've read that turbos run dirty, so I'm...