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KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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Zach, I put on 800 miles between Friday night at 5:00 pm and Sunday night at 9:00 pm. :jester:

 

 

 

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I try and keep the miles of my truck but it's hard not pull it out of the garage and drive it

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doverarjim Senior Enthusiast

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Kmg, I love my truck and don't mind the miles to much!!! It is not like Ryans car only to be driven on pretty days!! (sorry Ryan) It is a tool to be used, just like a hammer or pencil or a button on some other type of equitment. I do work my Dmax at times but other times I just let her have her head and away we go. :jester:

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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Kmg, I love my truck and don't mind the miles to much!!! It is not like Ryans car only to be driven on pretty days!! (sorry Ryan) It is a tool to be used, just like a hammer or pencil or a button on some other type of equitment. I do work my Dmax at times but other times I just let her have her head and away we go. :jester:

I do too but I can't DD a diesel, I do about 40k miles a year!

zach1990 Senior Enthusiast

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Hell I left the truck at home and drove the car. No way I could've afforded the gas lol

 

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KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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Some people need their car toy, my wife got the bug too. About 15 years ago my wife bought a 2000 Acura Integra R, took 6 months to get it. She drove it about a year and a half to work. Then one day she says we needed to put it up its going to be the Hemi Cuda of the fast and furious crowd. I said yea ok dear if you say so. Hear we are 15 years later, I sell my collector car, she says five more years you will see. Im not laughing as much now. I must admit the little car is a blast to drive, its my job to take care of it.

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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Sitting at the dealership for an Abs light that keeps going on and off after the truck sits for a while. Thought it might have been because of a leak in the master cylinder or booster but apparently one of the front hubs went bad. Darn things aren't cheap. Also running booster is leaking but not enough to replace yet. The joys of ownership.

 

Find what? Who the heck is OPPO?

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Well my primary job is a service tech for fixing vending machines but I had to cover for a driver who fills them cause he called in sick (go figure)... but yeah DC area has probably the worst overall traffic in the country

 

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Nice. He's always telling me how bad it is trying to drive there. On top of that he drives the bucket truck lol!

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah I've driven box trucks into DC as well, never again though lol

 

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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Ever driven a big truck that is wider than the lanes on a 60 year old road? Fun fun!

 

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Chris Senior Enthusiast

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Ever driven a big truck that is wider than the lanes on a 60 year old road? Fun fun!

 

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Yes

Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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Ever driven a big truck that is wider than the lanes on a 60 year old road? Fun fun!

 

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Try driving these road's here in the UK. It's no wonder the insurance is INSANE out here. A million pounds min for property?? And UNLIMITED for MEDICAL!!!! They are insane out here!!! Also, if you happen to hit a horse out here, minimum, even if not your fault, is a million pounds itself and only goes up from there; Purebred horses used around the world for racing and whatever.........

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Try driving these road's here in the UK. It's no wonder the insurance is INSANE out here. A million pounds min for property?? And UNLIMITED for MEDICAL!!!! They are insane out here!!! Also, if you happen to hit a horse out here, minimum, even if not your fault, is a million pounds itself and only goes up from there; Purebred horses used around the world for racing and whatever.........

Thanks. I'm quitting my job, and buying some horses up there that will accidentally get loose during rush hour.

SarahsGMC Senior Enthusiast

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So i asked FTS (company that makes my lift) if they had lower control arms that can be swapped in to make my turning radius better because the lift knuckles prevent tight turns. This was his response...

 

 

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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So i asked FTS (company that makes my lift) if they had lower control arms that can be swapped in to make my turning radius better because the lift knuckles prevent tight turns. This was his response...

 

 

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On my McGaughy's lift I had to do the same thing. I had to grind off the stops on the control arms. It did tighten the radius a bit but not all too much. Mine was also listed in the instructions too

 

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