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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Finally finished replacing all the wear and tear parts on my front end. Gotta love gm! Everything but the wheel bearings and shocks made it to 316k miles. Now I just gotta grease it up and get an alignment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Funny thing is, my wheel bearings are still original to the truck (345k today). Might replace them this weekend with my new lift

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Took my wife to labor & delivery. Daughter born.

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I drove across town to pick up my degree since im still waiting on parts

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Took my truck into the back country of Colorado.     Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

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Letting mine rest easy in the garage so it won't turn 12k before its second birthday tomorrow...

12k in two years? I just put on 15k in 6 months, and that not even a lot haha

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Went to my local TSC and picked up 50-40LBS bags of wood pellets. Its the first time I've had that much weight in the back of my truck 2000 LBS.

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Went to my local TSC and picked up 50-40LBS bags of wood pellets. Its the first time I've had that much weight in the back of my truck 2000 LBS.

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I remember doing the same thing but that's back when I had my old springs and they were basically flat before any weight was put on em haha

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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So I put on 1000 in 16 days

 

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doverarjim Senior Enthusiast

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I did 4600 miles in 15 days and on 10 of those days I only did about 30 miles each day. :jester:

Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Only on 2 of those days I left town Jim. And I only went to fresno 100 miles away

 

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zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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I've put exactly 0 miles on my truck in 2 weeks. It's been in multiple pieces :lol:

 

 

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I've put exactly 0 miles on my truck in 2 weeks. It's been in multiple pieces :lol:Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I know that feeling. I've gone 3 months with my truck on stands, that was killer

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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I looked at my exhaust. I want to lose the last foot or so. Trying to find the best place to cut it.

You saying you wanna dump that exhaust??? Cause just before the axle is an great place if you have some true duals!

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You saying you wanna dump that exhaust??? Cause just before the axle is an great place if you have some true duals!

I don't want to before the axle, just right behind the rear hanger. I thought about doing it like Blackout's.

zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Bled the brakes, greased the chassis, and jump started it to get it cranked for the first time in 2 weeks. Got an alignment scheduled Wednesday but I'm scared to drive it. It'll go in a straight line but its WAY out of spec.

 

 

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