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TellicoReadyXJ said:
I'll stick to my $2.99/qt 80W90 Supertech or Coastal if I'm buying from work.

Yeah I'm cheap :D
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I've never understood this thinking......

You'll invest the time and money, to lift an XJ 6", install a front locker, TNT's long-arm kit, a new rear axle and rear locker, 34" tires, a winch and a Co2 system, etc.,etc.,etc. But you will 'protect' your investment with the cheapest lubricant on the shelf at China*Mart, or the one from AZ that states on the back 'do not use with anti-slip additive'(used to state 'not for use with limited slip systems)
I'm not questioning you per se but I wish someone could help me understand, why this attitude seems to be prevalent..

My thinking is: my budget is EXTREMELY limited, I'm going with the best products I can possibly get my hands on.
 
w_howey said:
I've never understood this thinking......

You'll invest the time and money, to lift an XJ 6", install a front locker, TNT's long-arm kit, a new rear axle and rear locker, 34" tires, a winch and a Co2 system, etc.,etc.,etc. But you will 'protect' your investment with the cheapest lubricant on the shelf at China*Mart, or the one from AZ that states on the back 'do not use with anti-slip additive'(used to state 'not for use with limited slip systems)
I'm not questioning you per se but I wish someone could help me understand, why this attitude seems to be prevalent..

My thinking is: my budget is EXTREMELY limited, I'm going with the best products I can possibly get my hands on.
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my thinking is.....i wheel my junk often and need to change my gear oil often.....why invest a lot in anything that will only be used a few months anyways....

selling Amsoil must be the 'in' thing now......i've known about 5+ people who recently became dealers in the last few weeks...
 
I tend to change my diff fluid fairly often (~3-4 months) either as preventative maintenance or after a wheeling trip where the diff has been under water. I have never found water in the fluid, but I'd rather check/change than risk it. If I were to leave the fluid in the diff for a year at a time, I'd consider stepping up to Amsoil or RP.

Do you really think that different brands of conventional gear oil are much different than the label? As long as they meet GL-5 standards, it is all the same.

I'm not going to beat a dead horse here, but after doing some reading on bobistheoilguy.com and other online comparisons, I don't see any reason to spend $11 a quart on something I replace every 3-4 months. This is an interesting comparo of synth fluid vs. conventional. To each their own I guess.
 
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Isn't most if not all stuff sold anymore have the "Meets or exceeds SAE requirements" on the bottle, with the little round symbol?



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TellicoReadyXJ said:
Sounds like they will be overnighting you a set of LAs.

Crappy luck dude, hope it works out.
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i thought that they would, but what it sounds like is that they are just going to ship it UPS Ground whenever they get around to it
 
TellicoReadyXJ said:
I tend to change my diff fluid fairly often (~3-4 months) either as preventative maintenance or after a wheeling trip where the diff has been under water. I have never found water in the fluid, but I'd rather check/change than risk it. If I were to leave the fluid in the diff for a year at a time, I'd consider stepping up to Amsoil or RP.

Do you really think that different brands of conventional gear oil are much different than the label? As long as they meet GL-5 standards, it is all the same.

I'm not going to beat a dead horse here, but after doing some reading on bobistheoilguy.com and other online comparisons, I don't see any reason to spend $11 a quart on something I replace every 3-4 months. This is an interesting comparo of synth fluid vs. conventional. To each their own I guess.
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First, the only information bob every really put out is on this page: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/sponsors.htm .Every 'test' he does always seems to end with his conclusion his paying sponsors products are great, and everyone else is the worst stuff ever. I could post up a link to the AMSOIL white paper on gear lube, that shows it is the greatest thing also, but in my opinion its conclusions are just as biased as 'Bob-Schaffear's little paid puppet'

I will look and see if I have any Coastal left in the garage(a friend moved and gave me boxes of stuff) I used to feel like you do... As long as it had the SAE logo, and said GL-5 on the bottle, I used it. I just happened to look at the back of the bottle of Coastal once, when I was changing the fluid in my Trac-loc rear. Here it said in print 'not for use in limited slip systems'. I grabbed another and it said 'not for use with limited slip additives'. I was surprised to say the least. So I grabbed the Valvoline semi-synthetic stuff as it was all the store had that said it was compatible with limited slip additive. I ran that stuff for six months and changed it. I noticed less crud, and gray residue in my diff and the lube looked ALOT cleaner. This was the same wheeling to street ratio. I was given a couple of quarts of RP by another friend who was getting out of racing. I ran it for about another 6 months, and found no crud or grey residue in my diff at all. The lube had the same deep red/purple color as the day I put it in.

I switched to AMSOIL, as my local RP dealer wanted me to pay her shipping costs on a whole case of Severe Gear when I only bought 2 or 3 quarts at a time. I certainly won't be switching back.


Randy, I can't answer for anyone else. But I started selling AMSOIL for two basic reasons. First, to put in my seemingly ever expanding fleet of junk. Three jeeps, and a p/u, plus now a baby-bus. Also to get it for my Dad's Vette. Second, to make a few bucks to help me be able to actually wheel more than 'thinking about wheeling, or living vicariously through Randy's posts' the next few years.
 
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w_howey said:
Randy, I can't answer for anyone else. But I started selling AMSOIL for two basic reasons. First, to put in my seemingly ever expanding fleet of junk. Three jeeps, and a p/u, plus now a baby-bus. Also to get it for my Dad's Vette. Second, to make a few bucks to help me be able to actually wheel more than 'thinking about wheeling, or living vicariously through Randy's posts' the next few years.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like I was questioning your motives. Just pointing out an observation I had recently :kissyou:
 
w_howey said:
Pricey compared to other synthetics... Not really.

RP Severe Gear 75w-140 is $10.95 a quart at O'Reillys.
AMSOIL SG 75w-140 lists at $11.40 a quart...

Compared to dino, sure its quite a bit more expensive.....
But, you already know Good, Cheap, Fast:::Choose two.
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I meant pricey compared to non-synths.
Especially when it takes 7 quarts of the stuff to fill EACH axle.
Obviously, I'm a believer but I mean, Dayum.
With the buggy, and the XJ before it, being trailer queens, I'll be getting far more than 6 months out of it, though.

Love the quote. I've always heard the Keith Bontrager (mountain bike icon) version, "Strong, light, cheap, pick any two."
 
Guy in town just opened a new coffee shop called The Conservative Cafe.
Great place, their sign states, "Coffee Done RIGHT"

They offer coffee in Conservative and Liberal(decaff) blends

Loved the T-shirts for sale:

"Peace through Superior Firepower"
and my favorite:
"Silly Liberal, Paychecks are for Workers."

BTW, what the hell is up with this site? I go to other areas and it pops right up. This thread takes 5 minutes to load.
Jeff, is the MWC sucking hind tit again?
 
Roxtar said:
BTW, what the hell is up with this site? I go to other areas and it pops right up. This thread takes 5 minutes to load.
Jeff, is the MWC sucking hind tit again?
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Same Problem :rolleyes:

The NAXJA website is probably trying to tell me that I am spending way to much time on here. :D
 
Roxtar said:
BTW, what the hell is up with this site? I go to other areas and it pops right up. This thread takes 5 minutes to load.
Jeff, is the MWC sucking hind tit again?
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Having a lot of exprience running some large vB forums....I can tell you that once a thread gets as long as this one has.....it can start causing performance issues with the whole database.....
 
jeeplas said:
Your cheap ass doesn't deserve shit pie!!!
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Ouch.



Hey Sean, I don't think you're gonna get any tonight buddy.......I mean, just so you know.



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