Car stereo fun time here: changing out the head unit in my truck from a single DIN to a double DIN, in order to get Android Auto, Bluetooth, BT phone hands free, and a backup camera. Truck came to...

No, the 1500HD is the same as the 2500 (not 2500HD) - smaller frame under the bed, semi floating rear axle. GVWR was slightly lower, something like 8600# instead of 9200#.

I don't know why GM...

Anyone shopping for a cracked carbon handlebar? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240426/ebdbaf5988419134b0fe116b9bb9e178.jpg

I can go on for ages on details on this generation of truck, if you have any questions or specifics you're interested in.

If shopping, and if I had my pick of any variation, I'd try to find a...

I value build quality and reliability, if I'm gonna spend real money on a vehicle (daily driver, not a toy). If those things don't matter, Land Rover makes many vehicles, many of which are quite...

Hi Lift sells a hook attachment that lets you lift a vehicle by the wheel. I have one. Better than nothing...

My hi lift is in the bottom of the truck toolbox, where it won't rust.

If you can get most places you want to go in a Transit Connect, then literally any vehicle had that much off road capability.

This thread is gonna turn into "I recommend the vehicle I own".

Buy...

I now own a full suspension Huffy.

It was free, looks barely ridden. It's bouncy and kind of terrifying. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240425/ccf54f8e5c854d10897ebe44196ae638.jpg

The recommended mount point on these was +2 cm. It's the only ski I've ever liked mounted ahead of the factory line.

I have these in Hart Fuelie Boss labeling, and they are amazing. I'll measure...

5.3 = it'll be in a half ton, which means the 4L60E automatic. Engine is fine, transmission is OK but expect to rebuild it sometime.

6.0 or 8.1 = it'll be a 3/4 or 1-ton. The 6.0 gets the 4L80E...

MC on Facebook says it'll be mid May, but they didn't give a specific date.

Silk necktie slap fight.

He sure is.

Agreed.

My dog blew up his second CCL the end of January this year, about 1.5 years after he blew the other side. He's basically fully recovered now... and last week we found a lump on the back of a front...

Meta post is meta. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240422/9c797f8e1a06637952cf02185ff4dc9b.jpg

Same here. Here's a random photo of a shovel. Uploaded as normal on Tapatalk. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240422/873011d39d89bdd0f75e3083c5063e93.jpg

Colorado Cyclist / Planet Cyclery is going out of business, probably worth a look at their inventory clearance.

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Kona always seemed like they made bikes to be fun to ride, like they were designed with some purpose in mind but make it fun too.

I have the last Explosif - a 2018 steel hardtail, 27.5, the only...

I think the Aggressor is more durable than the Dissector. Isn't the Aggressor dual compound, and Dissector 3C?

Both have side knobs that undercut pretty fast, but that doesn't bother me so much on...

I didn't feel too motivated to ski this season either. A big part of it was leftover burnout from the prior year and the insane amount of snow it brought - basically I was sick and tired of being...

Bump. MC sent an email saying the 3rd day offer is expiring soon.

I'm in Reno NV, with plenty of loose over hard rocks, some sand, no mud, occasional real dirt. My pick of those would be the Aggressor.

I have had poor experiences with Schwalbe.

This looks amazing. Though if I'm honest about it, it's not a bike I'd ride a lot vs other bikes I have.

I'm gonna regret this....

So, when you said custom ordered the frame - is this a custom built frame? What's the geometry?

My house and the three adjoining parcels don't have any HOA - - but the entire neighborhood around us does. It's great.

I don't want to live under an HOA but I want my neighbors to.

I agree with this completely. Counterclockwise is the way.

These are fantastic skis. A little too wide for a daily driver, but so long as there's any little bit of soft snow, it's fine. Also a little stiff for a pure pow ski, unless you like skiing your pow...

I may have ordered this, as I couldn't resist:
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PM shank for tasteful photos, and judge for yourself.

Not as violated as AlpineZone Greg's Mom!

25 year old technology? When did we get upgraded from Win 95?

Fuck yeah! Next up, clippy!

I've got 5-6 pairs in Reno if anyone out here is building a fence.

I have a knockoff Viair type inflator that can get a truck tire to 80 psi without an issue, but I haven't tried going past that. Amazon has a bunch of these.

I sold my Hawx Ultra, but I recall the spoilers just being velcro on a hard plastic shell - is that what you're looking for? I think I have extras of that style from Garmont Shamans.

This is TGR. Shouldn't the thread title include the phrase "304 trillion dong?"

Never splice factory wires, unless you bought a used truck and the prior owner butchered it.

There will always be an aftermarket harness that plugs right into the factory plug(s). If you aren't...

You're not wrong - and that's the route I usually take as well. But if you have never installed a car stereo yourself, I think Crutchfield provides the most help and best instructions, and that has a...

Buzz, if you've never done a car stereo yourself, then go with Crutchfield. They'll give you all the info you need, phone support, etc. If your Tundra has steering wheel controls for the stereo...

Just your basic off world pleasure model.

All I know is that his last words were memorable. He saw things you wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. He watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate....

Depending on where it's located, that ranges from mildly inconvenient to utter PITA home destruction.

I've seen some newer construction where they put the water heater in the attic...

And it's all done.

Posterity post: in case anyone else is doing the pitman arm on a 4WD GMT800, it was actually pretty easy - - do this:

Remove the nuts on both ends of the pitman. Pickle...

One side finished, lunch break. Went together well. Sway bar end link will be the last to reinstall - may have to pull the whole sway bar for more pitman access, but that's easy....

Lower ball joints are out, had to beat them out with a big hammer. That sucked. Ball joint press loaner tool wouldn't stay straight enough to use it to press them out.

New ones are in, and...

I've already beaten on those lower ball joints with a hammer, and I used a pickle fork to separate the knuckle - - they're toast now, just not fully removed yet. I sprayed more PB Blaster around the...

The ball joints I'm replacing on my truck are Mevotech TTX. They would've been OK to keep, except the genius who installed the lower ones didn't put them in correctly and left out the grease zerks -...

Hard to make that comparison, as I bought the Ford new (special order) and the GMC used, 19 years old, and nearly 200K miles on it. My expectations of a brand new truck are much higher, and by now, a...

I think I'm going to go ahead and replace both sides hub bearing assemblies. It's apart, and hopefully it'll mean I'll never have to tear into the front end again on this truck.

One of the CV...