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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I've never been a big fan of them, although the 1-3(combined)-1 GM setup is ok. I do like how some guys put a triple in the grille. I definitely wouldn't pay to have them though. I'd rather spend the money on them dinner plates.

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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I already got KC daylighters sitting on my shelf, just need to make a bar to put em on. And I've had the clearance lights sitting on the shelf for about 6 months now. I think they look awesome on a lifted truck. And it's the 07.5+ LED ones, I don't like the older non-LED ones. I may just give it a shot, just gotta make sure to use plenty of black silicone and triple check my measurements

 

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Carder09 Senior Enthusiast

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Small holes to drill. A good gasket and some rtv on top.and bottom of holes should prevent leaks.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Small holes to drill. A good gasket and some rtv on top.and bottom of holes should prevent leaks.

It has a gasket around the bottom of the lights. I was gonna do a good bead of rtv around all the holes and let it dry then install lights. I also have rubber washers going on the mounting screws so that should help seal it up better. I'm confident I could do it myself, it's just nerve-racking drilling into a perfectly good cab lol

 

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white1500 Senior Enthusiast

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I awoke to a drained battery this morning and I believe the culprit was at least one loose cable. I tightened up both cables and it still wouldn't even crank so I think it got loose and didn't charge before turning off on Saturday evening.

 

Luckily a neighbor with a very new 150 helped me jump the battery.

 

Speaking of which, the hood and grill on the ford was so plasticky and fragile! And the entire engine bay was disappointing overall. And the v8 didn't sound as good as mine either. Lol

I awoke to a drained battery this morning and I believe the culprit was at least one loose cable. I tightened up both cables and it still wouldn't even crank so I think it got loose and didn't charge before turning off on Saturday evening.

 

Luckily a neighbor with a very new 150 helped me jump the battery.

 

Speaking of which, the hood and grill on the ford was so plasticky and fragile! And the entire engine bay was disappointing overall. And the v8 didn't sound as good as mine either. Lol

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/01/27/family-possessed-seeks-exorcism/4939953/

 

Wonder why there has never been a follow up? Just reminded of that story.

 

Hey Ryan, go pay them a visit and ask how its going!

 

From the article(dcs= dept of childrens service)

 

According to Washington's original DCS report— an account corroborated by Walker, the nurse — the 9-year-old had a "weird grin" and walked backward up a wall to the ceiling. He then flipped over Campbell, landing on his feet. He never let go of his grandmother's hand.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Well, seems as if Toyo hasn't produced many truck tires lately so the Open Country M/T's I want are on backorder for probably 2 months if not longer. My next choice is Nitto Trail Graps. Pro's and con's about them? Any tire recommendations? Needs to be 37x12.5r17 or 37x13.5r17 or the equivalents in metric sizes

 

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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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I have been on a couple sets of trail graps and honestly haven't been impressed.

 

My choice would be Cooper STT's. They are the best we've had on the work truck.

 

Or if you want a serious off road tire, Maxxis Trepadors.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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I have been on a couple sets of trail graps and honestly haven't been impressed.

 

My choice would be Cooper STT's. They are the best we've had on the work truck.

 

Or if you want a serious off road tire, Maxxis Trepadors.

How long does the tread last? Road noise? I do mostly highway driving as yall know so I need something that will last at least 40k and have not an insane amount of noise. That's why I liked the Toyo M/T's

 

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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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The STT's aren't too noisy, definitely quieter than Hankooks or similar. On the dually we're going to get around 30k, maybe a touch more, out of them but that's very good for how the truck gets used.

 

Sounds like the Trepadors aren't what you want, they're more of a badass off road tire.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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What do you expect to get out of them, round 40k or more?

 

How bout street manners and noise?

 

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kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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They are the best street mannered MT I've been on, all the others would get "skatey" sometimes. The STT's are really planted on gravel too. As far as snow and all that, once again the best we've had.

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