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I like my view as well!

 

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And all of the vehicles you see right above the roof of the Avalanche are the 2015 F-150's from the plant down the street!

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As do I! :lol:

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Need the story behind this one. Looks like you were peeling out about 2 feet behind where your truck is now.

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Looks like you were peeling out about 2 feet behind where your truck is now.

That looks like how I "tested" my G80 axle when I first bought my truck in January. I live on dirt roads so it was fun and a little less stress on the locker...fun being more important...lol

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Not much works correctly on that lemon ... :lol: That's my demonstration of a low mile GM G80 differential for ya ... :sick:

 

That little hill right there (hard to see in pic - it's steep) where my right front tire is, is a great 4x4 and locker testing spot.

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Oil change and cleaned the engine bay

 

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Oil change and cleaned the engine bay

 

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Catching up to my Mazda6! Actually think it's hauled more than my Tahoe now that I think about it. I've hauled wood, lawn equipment, landscaping stuff, massive amounts of cardboard.....

 

Also, what do you think of this, The cardboard scarred my clearcoat years ago, and two years ago I did some paint correction with a random orbital. Looked a lot better, but now two years later the area looks rough.

 

My only change is I have been using spray on polymers exclusively for the last 7~ months. I'm thinking the oils in the waxes/polishes were smoothing it out.

 

I'll put some meguiars ultimate back on and if that fixes it I'll know for sure.

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Well yesterday I put on my 20" Gunner 6 wheels and 33" coopers LTZ back on. Had to get them rebalanced so I did it when I had an alignment done since the new leveling kit need it.

 

Also cleaned up the garage and got all the lawn equipment ready to go. Also put a coat of Adams butter wax on the John Deere. I have the cleanest riding lawn mower in the subdivision!!

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Fixed my light bar. Quit working a few was ago. Main power wire got cut somehow

 

 

Ryan

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I pulled the leveling kit out yesterday morning. Need an alignment now

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Changed my tranny fluid and filter. That was a 5 hour experience I don't want to relive for 100k miles. ATF got everywhere on myself and the garage floor.

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Changed my tranny fluid and filter. That was a 5 hour experience I don't want to relive for 100k miles. ATF got everywhere on myself SNF the garage floor.

30k interval not 100k
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30k interval not 100k

OK thanks. It was a serious pain with the drain bolt stripped and the gear linkage in the way of the drain pan.

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