NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Do the skinnies!

You know what tire I'm gonna suggest, right?

 

Ive already pictured a bigger version of your tires on my truck. How's the road noise?

 

Im missing 2 fittings. On their way from ebay. As soon as I recieve them next week it will be thrown together. I can describe it quickly. I'm running a 18 gallon rv tank in the bed. 1/2" push lock air line thru a bulk head fitting in the bed. From the fitting up to a 2.3gpm marine bilge pump to a recessed rv washdown port cut into the inside of my bed. I can plug in a water hose or small sprayer and take a cold shower and have fresh drinking water. The best part it that since it's push lock it's easy to remove. I dont have to lug around 18 gal if water tank with me. Everything is recessed and out of the way so I can use my bed during the rest if the week.

 

Choppez e trois? welder Alex? Or do I have to go to Van and get mine?

 

I have a welder. Just tonic.

 

That just melted my brain. ill just come by your shop and look.

 

I'm slammed with taking my stupid electrical continuing education courses to keep my license for the next month but we will figure out soon

 

I got that offer in seattle I was telling you about. 15k a year more and no more fabricating. My poor fingers are throbbing from pointing and telling people what to do now. Haha

 

Talk to me......I plan on using discount tire direct because of free shipping and no tax. At 255/80 r17 they only show cooper st Maxx or bfg mud terrain. I've only ran the bfg kos and I liked them. I've heard nothing but good things about the cooper's but they aren't a mt tires

 

Right next to work!

 

Kirkland Discount will match the overall price of direct, then not screw you for using direct by up-charging you on everything as punishment for not buying from them. I've done it several times. Of course I think I am at least $7k deep in tires there over the years.

 

Thats what I am running now...

 

Tryxus mt... might have to call around to find 17" in stock. I was able to get the best price out of Summitt racing, free shipping and no tax.

 

Regrets? Any curiosity to running the 285s? I love the stock wheels, plus between my 4runner, my tacoma and twalchlii1's old set I have many relpacements to beat up. But honestly I don't want to run spacers or spend at least 550 on UCA's otherwise I'd run 285s hands down. My bro runs tall and skinnies on his silverado. He said he will never look back. Confusing... and honestly I like the look of both

 

Never heard of them

 

Every time I see discount direct do there $100 off a pair, I really want to jump on them. I called the bellred store and they said they would price match the online price, but not the promotional $100 off/pair since that's and online only deal. I could buy the tires from the warehouse but would have to pay the mount and balance, where as from the store I realize its added on but it's an all in one price.

Also @crashnburn80 are you "crash" from pirate/crashfab? I think I wheeled with you and pumpmeister yeeeeaaars ago at Reiter before it got shutdown and revamped.

 

You are going to want new UCA's.. Ask @bobsuruncle why

 

What are you running for suspension? If you're at or over 2.5" in the front I HIGHLY recommend new UCA's. Not because the UCA hits the coil on droop, but because it puts way more stress on the upper balljoint and after prolonged abuse it will separate (pull the BJ out of the socket) and you're fucked. Literally. I had it happen 15miles from the nearest town and probably 2hrs from the nearest Toyota dealer. Luckily @dakotasyota had his old ucas (an hour away) which @northwesttaco went to pick up, and save my clusterfuck ass from spending a night or more up there (even though there were 5 people staying the night anyways) or possibly leaving my truck up there until I could repair it.

 

Gin and sprite is my drink of choice.

 

I thought gin was great until I lived in a Marriott for a month. After we'd get in at about 7am my buddy and I would go to the bar and drink gin and juice. Every morning. For a month. The last morning we drank a LOT of gin and juice and I proceeded to fill the toilet with gin and juice, the bathtub with gin and juice, the sink with gin and juice, the OTHER sink with gin and juice, and lastly the ice bucket, you guessed it, with gin and juice.

I don't drink gin anymore.

edit** (Yes, my friend was black. He still is, actually. And yes, gin and juice is ACTUALLY his drink of choice.)