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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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Blew off some steam ... and then got stuck, lol. Thank God for winches ... :

 

 

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Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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Wow, total opposite of here today. You guys really needed the rain though!

 

Love the palm trees. Just says, "WARM CLIMATE" to me. Miss living out there ... for that, at least.

 

 

 

Shopping for summer tires for my 20's. I keep flip-flopping between a A/T tire (which I don't really need, but they look much better, IMO) & a full blown summer-only sport tire. What's keeping me from grabbing that is the occasional off roading I need to do. With those tires I'd need to use 4 wheel drive on wet grass, lol. I'm on the highway a lot, and the roads SUCK out here, so a good riding tire is a must. Handling also a must. Decisions decisions ....

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Ryan

 

How is the road and tire noise? I can get a set for $900 installed with a current sale. Or I can get the coopers for $550.

.probably go with coppers with I don't venture off road much.

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How is the road and tire noise? I can get a set for $900 installed with a current sale. Or I can get the coopers for $550.

.probably go with coppers with I don't venture off road much.

Don't notice it at all. No difference over the regular ATs

 

 

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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I had a used Goodyear LS2 put on my front left so it will wear with the other 3 tires before i replace with a different size

Chris Senior Enthusiast

Chris

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But don't you have a level and slightly larger tires?

And a new rear block
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The k2 trucks look good IMO but there's too many issues with them. I have the dreaded shake and vibration issue [emoji17]

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Got the front end jacked up & torn apart. Brakes looked fine so won't be replacing them yet, but...

Driver side hub bearing was toast, have it yanked off. I picked up a new Moog one but ran out of day light to work so tomorrow looks like an early morning of putting her all back together. Then I'll move to the rears....

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