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I Bought Walmart brand DEF about 10 days ago, was on sale for $9 reg $14, went today and there is NO DEF brand. are they stopping selling it or is a shortage coming?

Yes, they have guidlines to follow and thats what they do, some may be pinched alot more than others,road conditions and driving habits, stops,starts etc could have a lot to do with how hard the wires are pinched if they are pinched. Some may be pinched and others may not be. They are not going to replace parts if not needed. the word pinch itself is a word that can have many degrees of pressure. Let the dealer perform there job.

yes has a hard Bak bed cover, I do believe I can sneak a coat hanger in to release bed cover if need to

Is there a manual way to release taolgate? to get my jump box?

I like your advice, I will buy one of models out there ? Im looking at the VIOFO A129 Duo Dual Lens Dash Cam Full HD 1080P 140° Wide Angle Front and Rear Dashboard Camera w/GPS WiFi, Parking Mode, Supercapacitor, Low Light Vision G-Sensor Many models to choose from?

Looking for a simple functional dash Camera for my 2021 RST crew cab, not sure if I want or need the dual /front/rear camera, at minimum want the front. Any recommendations for a dependable quality picture with memory Dash camera, brand/make/model, that someone has had success with?

"3M 303 Aerospace Protectant" works well also

Yes Have had it(AutoStopEliminator) on my 2021 RST , will be a year in July, Love it forgot I have auto restart now! THE BEST!

Any recommended for a dash cam that works well and trouble free.

Clean it all off, spray area with leak trace powder/ or spray foot powder/white, and drive for 5/10 miles and reinspect, those years sometimes the yoke it self leaked and you can seal it by cleaning and adding silicone sealer to the freeze type plug in end of yoke, but its also possible its just the seal? Thats why the leak trace powder will pin point it

I’m not sure, I never try to run anything higher than 14.99% as in NJ it can still be called Gasoline up to 14.99 %, anything over that % legally it’s supposed to be called gasohol. You can bet your dollar every company out there here in NJ is using the max amount of alchol allable in there fuels and have measured it to confirm many times. Never have I measured and came up with a lower %. But the fact is companies have diluted especially winter fuel as I can see the difference especially in colder month with my fuel milage when I had a gas engine, I have measure up to 47% alcohol and NEVER ran any gasohol ever? Go figure, seems like mostly winter months high concentrations as fewer drivability symptoms in colder weather with high concentrations in many cars/trucks. I use to test my fuel for the alcohol % about 4 times a year, before now, I own a diesel 3.0. I think your chart is very interesting and all I know is what I read and everything I have read till now states the BTU rating is about 40% lower. I also know I personally could see in one tank, full fuel milage drop with anything over 25% easy. I’m not sure who is cutting the fuel, station owner, distributer? But I know it happens and still see it happening when I take samples, but now it’s more of a learning lesson for the students I teach, to show them it does happen and often here in NJ. That being said benifits, Higher octane creating a more controled burn and never have to worry about water freezing creating troubles. Hurts the dry gas market

Shopping for a tonneau cover for my 2021 RST4x4 crew. zoomed in on 2 now, Baxflip MX4 4panel, and Bax X4S roll up. My question is since I have the short bed Crew cab , 5'8" bed will the cover support my Sportsman 120 Kayak, along with a hitch mount "T" bracket so the back of my 12' kayak can rest on the "T" bracket from the hitch and front of Kayak sits on top of the Connoea cover? Kayak total weight approx 130 pounds loaded, 12ft long. And will the bottom of Kayak scratch and mar up the tonneau cover?

not sure about those but i have a buddy who switched from the 275/60/R20 to 275/50/22 no interfierance at all ? I understand apples to oranges

From the Factory my 2021 3.0 4x4 RST Crew cab has 275/60/20. runs great

Looks sharp for sure! No fun keeping it looking that way!

E85 all good great octane rating burns clean but almost 40% less MPG , yes its avalalible but its costing you more to drive when you use it

My 2020 corvette recommends High Octane fuel also, I run 87 as I only drive on weekends and not a big hurry, I believe unless you’re on the strip you will have no problems . Knock sensor will make fuel and timing adjustments long before the human ear can hear it.

Not the caster on his truck, not even close, maybe in extreme cases, but I’m sure you would feel some handling conditions, wander, pull, steering wheel returnability etc

Front end specs are dependent on Ride Height of the car, the moment you change the ride height throw the original specs out, these trucks have different specs for different option codes and spring weight rating and suspension. So that’s why I said that, if it handles and tracks good its FINE, no tire wear and he will be happy. The pre alignment road test is the most important to see and feel whats the vehicle is doing on the road,handling and tracking, this will determin if and how much you will need to make caster adjustments. The Pre road test is more important than the post road test. I have done alignments all my life, Caster is not a tire wear angle it’s a Stability angle and Handling/Tracking, can be used to correct for road crown correction, I said if it handles properly don’t worry about it, many cars on the road have caster WAY out of spec and they still track and handle well. Stop over and see me, I will invite you to the school where I teach and we can show you on our Hunter Hawk Eye Alignment machine and help you understand my recommendations. I personally like 4 deg caster on both sides, 0 deg camber, .010 toe total slit on each side. this way I can get close to 100K miles on quality tires. I also was able to get those adjustments from mine with a 2” top strut spacer in front and 1” spacer in rear and I have plenty adjustment to move it around, many different spring rates and suspension.

Trying to push the sheep herd up the mountain to less graze, and leaving the graze thats abundant below, more control up high and less control down below

Just to put my 2cents in, I believe both are correct, but that being said, Fuel prices have been on a steady increase since Biden took over (not just for the last 3 weeks has little to do with Russa.) There are no doubt Biden plans to shut down fossil fuel, yes in time that will be a good thing but the country is not prepared now and yes, it is bad timing because the current infrastructure is not ready for all EV s and all and any other energy alternatives. Not even close and the lack of preparation will make all pay$$$$ for it. That being said the recent JUMP in price at the pump has been acerated by greed and perfect storm for fuel manufactures, they are really taking advantage of a crisis. There should be NO argument about the Biden administrations to shut down and make ALL fossil fuels to more difficult NOW and more in future, but because lack of a plan it is shooting them in the foot like many other policies this administration is totally unprepared for. Very sad the way flying by the seat of the pants motivation. Crude oil is heart and soul of the world as everything is linked to it, not just fuel. Its not going away as fast as all think no matter what side your on. Now the previous administration had a plan and yes maybe a bit to forgiving to fossil fuel producers, fuel CAFE agenda was put on hold and many other regulations. There is and needs to be a balance area between both that needs to be taken but because of politics won’t give in and yes ultimately shooting their self in the foot and will hit home in 2022 and 2024 come election time as inflation, fuel prices, supply chain, foreign policy, Afghanistan, Russia, China, Ukraine will not fare well come election time.

Nice! would it be possible if you post a picture of them? I will call my dealer and check Ebay thanks for info! If you have a pert # from ebay where you bought that would help me also. I really want to put something on the fender lips as they are paper thin and I beleieve even a small stone hitting the metal will bend that lip.

For me those readings would be perfectly fine as long as truck tracks straight and handles ok down the road, cross caster is a bit higher than I like to set, I prefer 1/2deg more on RS than left to fight road crown on most secondary roads( yours currently 1 deg) , but if it tracks straight and handling ok leave it alone, Caster has no effect on tire wear, so those are good if good for you. Camber and Toe looks fine. Keep a close look on tires and rotate tires every oil change its worth it in the end. I also installed a level kit in my 2021 RST4x4 3.0L 4door,short bed. I installed top spacers in front and 1" spacer in rear. redid alignment , I did notice you must really torque lower control arm eccentrics to spec and they do tend to slip when hitting large bumps/potholes especialy if you sprayed with penatraint before adjusting( lesson learned myself) I did have plenty adjustment as they are very adjustable if needed, Caster/Camber and Toe. Some times you must start from scratch and create a new starting point with eccentrics, and not try to just to adjust from where they set from factory.

Was buying DEF, The Walmart I went to was out of stock-NONE. Went to Home Depot they had it, Blue DEF-$15, and also Platinum DEF- $21, Is there a difference in Def Fluids? Worth the $ difference? Also, this is 2nd time Walmart sold out, is DEF fluid becoming a shortage item like everything else? Was not close to the dealer I deal with so I thiought Blue Def is fine? Think I used GM DEF 2 times and Blue DEF 2 times, first time I saw the Platinum DEF, I grabed a 2.5 gals of Blue DEF

I kinda like these except for the price? but has cut out for factory mud flaps, it apears? Want to check dealer price on OEM well moldings just to see? https://www.americantrucks.com/air-design-silverado1500-oe-style-fender-flares-satin-black-gm39a38.html?trk_msg=83H6APE9PDA4LE0G7G9K92EMOS&trk_contact=D2M80KCRTPGQRVB25NV7OT2U0G&trk_sid=C4DHF9AHC00UMCT35E4I4HDUAK&trk_link=239GCA1RKPG4FEH8MCMBKBUE28&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=BackInStockProduct&utm_campaign=AT+TRANS+BIS#customer_reviews