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Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by PreRunnerSeth, Sep 23, 2009.

  1. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:12 PM
    CrashN'Burn

    CrashN'Burn I used to have a life

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  3. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:21 PM
    T4RFTMFW

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    I probably would’ve eaten it babe.

    Then I’d need dessert..
     
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  4. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:34 PM
    RangerComa

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    It's a tool, not a toy. Flame throwas FTWIMG_1788.jpg
     
  5. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:45 PM
    nDub

    nDub Kan kun være malet af en gal mand

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    Pics maybe? Im not visualizing what your talking about.

    Easy way to tell if you have water in your oil in the axle is stick a finger into the fill hole.

    Should look like 90w

    If it has water it’ll turn milky green ish color.

    Sometime if it’s just a little water the heat of the ring and pinion is enough to evaporate the water. If it’s the front diff that means driving for awhile with it engaged.

    But honestly I’d pull the fill hole plug and get a good idea of what it looks like.
     
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    CrashN'Burn I used to have a life

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    Breakfast burritos and Lord of the Rings! Winning!
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  9. Jan 29, 2018 at 7:58 PM
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  10. Jan 29, 2018 at 8:07 PM
    Kelvin

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    Whitebutler

    Whitebutler No need to compensate!

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    IronPeak

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    It's 500$ for musk flamethrower!!!!, lol I'll sell you one for 50 and pocket a sawbuck. Those things must cost 20$ to build, seriously. Some molded plastic and stock parts from a deicer
    Edit 5$
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  13. Jan 29, 2018 at 9:13 PM
    Whitebutler

    Whitebutler No need to compensate!

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    O have a home made flame thrower. But mines contained to a box.

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    scocar

    scocar hypotenoper

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    Damn. Is that a direct comparison to a same size Cooper? 8 pounds is a lot.
     
  15. Jan 29, 2018 at 9:36 PM
    IronPeak

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    Yes it is. Though I assume since I am losing some weight i am also losing strength and durability in some component of the toyo over the maxx. I tried to determine what the difference is but I couldn't tell. People on here describe The maxx as a wide 255, in that some say it looks almost like a 265 at a glance. Maybe that's where the extra material is. The toyos are for sure skinny. The Cooper website has an option to expand the specs section but the toyo is less informative. It was a payoff I was willing to make for better MPG/ less wear on components, etc. Plus that .3"!!!
     
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  16. Jan 29, 2018 at 9:45 PM
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    From Amazon, lists the weights which are the same as the Toyo and Cooper websites. Interestingly the Toyo has a R speed rating, 106mph, higher than the maxx which is designated Q, 100mph
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  17. Jan 29, 2018 at 10:18 PM
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    Did you have the locker on when you were going through the water?
     
  18. Jan 30, 2018 at 4:55 AM
    LTDSC

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    I had both and love both. Only reason I didn’t go with toyo this time was because no 315/70 at the time I needed them.
     
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  19. Jan 30, 2018 at 5:20 AM
    Kelvin

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  20. Jan 30, 2018 at 5:32 AM
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    Activated it once and it locked under water. Then later on tried to activate it out of the water and it wouldn’t and found it was leaking air. Oh well, just going to change the oil.
     
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