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The tire in the picture is after I scrubbed it 3 times with the various cleaners. There cannot possibly be any trace of tire shine left on them. Unless you are suggesting that previous shine applications have permeated the rubber beyond what I can scrub off.

I have a 1 year old set of Falken Wildpeak AT3s and I cannot figure out how to clean them without them completely blooming out into this horrible brown color. I’ve experimented with a few different products and methods and every time they end up brown. Products I’ve tried: Turtle wax hybrid wheel and tire cleaner Super clean degreaser-full strength and diluted Dish soap Methods: Standard tire brush Drill Brush Microfiber cloth Tried all combinations of the above and the microfiber cloth seems to have the least amount of blooming but it doesn’t get into the sidewall lugs effectively. The drill brush seemed to leave the most amount of blooming which makes me wonder if the physical abrasion is causing it. Applying tire shine seems to cover it up after the fact but I don’t really like using tire shine. I understand that they need to be dressed to protect them but I drive a lot miles yearly and these tires will wear out before they degrade from that. I am baffled by this, I’ve had coopers and BFGs and only ever used super clean or purple power and never had this problem before. If anyone has experienced this with these tires and has any insight that would be great.

Does it sound like its coming from one or both sides of the truck? I am now leaning towards the UCA ball joints. I steered you away from UCAs earlier because you were talking about CV angles being wrong but if its a single thunk or bobble over a bump or when turning its probably the UCA ball joint. If you can, jack the front end up, grab the top of the tire and try to wiggle the wheel in and out of the wheel well and see if you hear anything.

Do you have larger tires than stock? So with only 1" of lift the CV angle change from stock is minimal. Maybe the CVs themselves are worn out but that's hard to believe on a 2021 truck. Does the clicking sound metallic? and is it in tempo with the wheel rotation when turning?

Didn't know there was a subwoofer in the center console. Very Cool!

Is your truck an AT4? Replacing the upper control arms will not affect the CV angles. Only the ball joint angles in the UCA.

Do you have a link for the lights you used?

I forgot to show the front flare and how it mounts around the front air slot. I thought it was pretty neat that it retained the opening and did not cover it up which I thought for sure it would have.

Yepp the fit right on top of them.

I pulled the trigger on these flares on eBay. $300 shipped. I was not crazy about how smooth they were out of the box, was expecting a bit more texture. But once I got them on I loved the way they looked. No instructions provided but the install was fairly easy, I looked at some instructions for similar style flares from other brands before starting out. The fit and finish is perfect, all the hole and edges are lined up right where they should be. I'm a fan...Not too big, not too little.

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Probably would be okay with the Bridgestones. This pic was before the spacer. As you can see just barely touching the sidewall lugs.

2" block rear lift 2.5" front lift (C-clip position #2) Trailboss 5100's Rough Country UCAs OE wheels 18" Trailboss replicas Falken Wildpeak AT3 295 70 R18 Tire was rubbing the UCA on the sidewall lugs so I had to install a Rough Country 1/4" wheel spacer Slight rubbing on mudflap in reverse/full lock

This is spot on. Pre-load is such a misleading term.