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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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Went last night and met up with a guy halfway between Minot ND and Bismarck ND to buy a set of factory 20s. Great shape and I got a great deal I think. They only have 8k miles and I picked them up for $850. Then I took the truck and wheels in this am to get the wheel balanced on the inside and had them put on. Man oh man it really changes the look and I feel it improve my ride quality. 20140423_122105_zpsopyyqlah.jpg

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Went last night and met up with a guy halfway between Minot ND and Bismarck ND to buy a set of factory 20s. Great shape and I got a great deal I think. They only have 8k miles and I picked them up for $850. Then I took the truck and wheels in this am to get the wheel balanced on the inside and had them put on. Man oh man it really changes the look and I feel it improve my ride quality. 20140423_122105_zpsopyyqlah.jpg

looks good. Rant incoming:

Bismark has some of the worst designed shopping/parking areas I have ever seen. I was in two different ones when I was there and both stretched for blocks but only had entrances or exits at the bookend intersections. You literaly had to drive through blocks of parking lot to leave or get to a resturant, while being a on the other side of a 4 inch curb from the main road the entire time. I guess many people there do badly with turning into traffic?

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Yes the parking down there is the worst. And I'm telling you I don't think any North Dakota people can drive normal. No offense to any of you out there.

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He lives in OK, he's used to it. I can say many people in Tulsa and OKC are some of the least attentive drivers, driving some of the biggest heaps on the road.

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Got rid of the exhaust rattle today, tomorrow and Friday plan on pulling the AAL and decrank my tbars. Also me and my buddy built a little something for the race on saturday for tailgating. I'll take a pic of it tom.

 

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Got rid of the exhaust rattle today, tomorrow and Friday plan on pulling the AAL and decrank my tbars. Also me and my buddy built a little something for the race on saturday for tailgating. I'll take a pic of it tom.

 

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Does this mean 37s are out now?

 

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Does this mean 37s are out now?

 

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not necessarily. I'm not losing but an inch or so. Won't look too much different but let's hope it will ride a lot nicer

 

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not necessarily. I'm not losing but an inch or so. Won't look too much different but let's hope it will ride a lot nicer

 

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I've thought about putting my stock block back in and cranking down to but I like the way it sits to much. I'd prefer it to have to lean if I changed anything

 

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He lives in OK, he's used to it. I can say many people in Tulsa and OKC are some of the least attentive drivers, driving some of the biggest heaps on the road.

Iv been in over 36 states and the worst drivers I've seen outside OK are Arkansas and New Mexico.

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I'll vouch for arkansas having bad drivers

 

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