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And she can't loan her car out to friends because no one can drive a stick anymore.

That's a nice first car. Did the daughter request a manual transmission?

The manual trans is perfect for a new driver. Sarah never learned how to use one.

Went into town to run some errands. I found this twisty little trail amongst two developments of big houses with huge garages.

In my experience, add a leafs ride very stiff. It's a bandaid. You need new springs so do it right. I think you would be better off spending twice as much and replacing the leafs. Rock Auto has some Dayton springs available. If you really want a add a leaf, Amazon has Superlift brand for...

Went for a 120 mile drive today, about 100 in the dirt. Well, graded dirt roads. Never turned the hubs. I took the dirt way over to look at the lots I bought, then found another one I like, with a real old realtor sign. Those seem to be very responsive to low ball offers. Since I was on the...

Feel like we should be playing Taps.

I've been thinking about one of these for my 1994. I had to relocate the air filter and intake when I did my SAS, and used a 1999 intake and filter. I added the pre-heater California crap so it would pass smog. Would have to switch them back if I ever needed to smog it again before it gets...

I did it myself, then had a shop charge the system. I bought a kit off RockAuto. It had the tank, orifice, compressor and new O-rings. I removed the old parts and sprayed two cans of AC flush through the system, then blew that out with compressed air. The orifice was nasty. Coated with black...

I left the inverter on for about 36 hours straight. The batteries remained charged, it basically had no effect. I ran the microwave on inverter last night for 15 minutes total. Batteries went down to 12 volts, but rebounded to 12.8. They were at 12.4 when I went to bed after watching three...

Explorer started right up this morning. Maybe it didn't like me having a passenger. The park/neutral switch feels weak compared to the reverse light switch. They are the same switch and stacked. There is limited space on that side of the console or I would switch them. I think a local parts...

Sister came out for a few days and wanted to go off roading. We decided on Secret Pass to Pass Canyon to Oatman. Went out to start the Explorer and nothing. Just a click. I immediately suspect the starter relay and have a few spares. Swapped one out and same thing. I bypass the relay and it...

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Grabbers are very smooth on the highway and quiet. They are new, but are still quiet for a MTR. Only dirt they've seen is the driveway to the Arizona property, so I will have to report back on dirt performance.

RV ran like a champ on the way out to Arizona. Pulled up the grades at least 5 MPH faster than I remember. Sounds/feels like it's running stronger too. Cleaning and turning the MAF so it was properly orientated seemed to work wonders. I checked for codes and got zero. The solar is charging...

The Costco 6 volts have bad reviews. They don't seem to last very long. I have four 6 volt AGM's. They work great with my 380 watts of solar. Last night I watched two movies with the surround sound going, and accidentally had the fridge on AC power. Even used the microwave and the batteries...

Around Kingman there is yard art and old cars all over. They all look mostly rust free. I think once the house gets finished and furnished, etc., I will drive around and find a new project.

My 30 year old Explorer still has a rust free frame and body, and they didn't spend a lot of time with rust prevention. When I rebuilt it after the dash melted, the Ohio donor Explorer was a rusted out POS with a near perfect interior. The Ranger alignment was done without changing the shims...

Update to this thread. Sarah has been DD this little truck. She needs more towing capacity but doesn't want to let it go. The rear main seal is leaking, and the valve cover started leaking again a few months ago. I'm not fighting that thing again. I was replacing the front pads and noticed...

Mounted

It does. The Goodyear Boulder tread looks almost identical to the Grabber. The 5th tire arrived today. It's identical to the others, just older production year. I'll get them mounted next week.

The deserts will be beautiful in about a month

I posted about the vent fans in my RV thread, but not here. I ended up removing these four little fans because they caused a low humming noise inside the RV that was annoying. The new stuff was all Amazon sourced parts. Instead of the four 2" fans, I went with two 4" fans. These new fans are...

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Got four of the Grabbers a few minutes ago. The fifth tire should show up on Monday. I think I made the right choice. They have deep lugs and are about the same diameter as the Razr with about 3/4" less tread width. The center lugs are smaller than the Razr, which might allow more flex with...

Tire Rack had the best deal I could find. My neighbor friend has a shop and he will mount/balance them for free. I need five tires. I tried to order them all together, but they only had four in stock nationwide. The fifth tire is a new old stock from 2020, $28 less than the rest, which are...

Welcome to the forum. Maybe along the way you could post some ideas for others to steal too??

This is a older review, but 8,000 miles of the type of road, dirt, gravel, mud, snow, and rocks I will be driving. Sounds like they liked them. The Razr's are 2/3 worn in about that many miles. I'm getting pricing and availability...

I even briefly considered buying it for Sarah to pull the horses around with since she has been borrowing the Silverado a lot lately. Her Ranger is getting tired, but with her 30-mile round trip, all two-lane road commute, fuel usage makes this cost prohibitive. It would be almost an even...

The timing always sucks with this stuff. I know you have replaced nearly every maintenance item on this BB, but I just don't have anywhere to put it, nor should I be spending the money while building a house in Arizona. I was thinking on eventually getting a full-size older truck or Bronco, or...

I have Goodyear AT's on my 2wd Silverado. Ride nice, quiet, good in the rain, but they are street tires with a little more grip. I've heard the ProComps wear out fast and cup, so scratch them off the list. I'm seriously leaning towards the Grabber X3, mostly because of the price, availability...

BFG 35's are small. I've run them before and that's my only complaint besides getting real noisy as they wear. I looked at Mickey T's but they are $40 more a tire than my other choices.

I'm shopping new tires. They have to be MTR's in 35x12.5xR15. Loved the Razr's but they wore out in record time, and they are expensive. I'm looking at three: *General Grabber x3. True 35" tire, quiet, good tread pattern, good sidewalls, good race pedigree. *Goodyear Boulder MTR. Almost...

This could be a real fun Bronco https://desolatemotorsports.com/product-tag/ttb/

Dude, you got ducked!! Shame, shame..... I quit using RTV on different covers when I discovered Lube Locker gaskets a few years ago. I also use them on transmission pans. No leaks, even on my Explorer diffs that have been reused at least four times.

If you keep it for another year, I will 90% be the new owner. I like those, and always wanted one just like that. Small lift, good paint and interior. Very well maintained. It's a keeper. I know a few people who might be buyers in Arizona if you can't wait.

Dude, that sucks. A transmission should last a lot longer than that.

Sorry, you got the wrong year Silverado for my link.

A GM 10 bolt would be a downgrade. The 8.8 is a better axle. 10 bolt is GM's cheap axle. I junked the 10 bolt in my 1500 Silverado and swapped in a baby 14 bolt. You would also have a six lug bolt pattern to deal with. Baby 14 bolt into a Silverado is a bolt in swap...

Did more searching and asked on another forum. It's not a pre-made piece. It's a few pieces of door seal and some metal plate. The plate is welded into the notch and the seal is screwed to the plate. I'll have to fab a couple up. I already have some ideas to make them better than what they...