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1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Speedytech7, May 31, 2018.

  1. Jul 1, 2023 at 9:08 PM
    Wulf

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    I never ended up having them installed. Walmart got three in and I called about getting the 4th and they said they'd let me know when it came. Either they called and I missed it or they never called. I haven't had any real time at home to think about it and haven't needed the LC since winter ended. I'll have to look into it tho before winter gets here.
     
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    I mean they’re terrible so I’d never consider running a BFG tire again. My buddy ignored my advice and his brand new set won’t balance on a set of brand new methods. Not to mention how squirrelly they are in the rain.

    Think I’ll just put a set of S/T Maxx on like my other truck.
     
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    my KO2s run just fine


    Most of the time :luvya:
     
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    I guess in the old Hunter spin balancer was more like road force balancing. I used my knee to hold the lever up against the tire. If the tire was out of round, I could feel it with the motor being bounced. At that point, there wasn't much we could do. Discount Tire does road force balancing on request at my local store. One of my Method 305NV wheels is not perfectly true. So we do the best that we can getting it into balance and run it on the rear.

    One of the slickest things that I ever experienced was tire truing. There the tire was rotated into a sharp knife that would shave off any imperfections between the tire and wheel. The car would drive like new after a tire truing session. That is a lost art.
     
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    Wulf

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    Death wobble is an anti sleep functionality for driver safety offered by unbalanced KO2s
     
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    Wulf

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    Some big rig shops still true tires but you're right, there's no small auto/truck shops that do it
     
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    Last post for the day. Have a good night. Catch ya tomorrow.

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    I figured that I wasn't the first, I just thought that it was an odd crack.
     
  12. Jul 1, 2023 at 9:41 PM
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    I'm guessing there was a defect in the bell -- out of 10(?) Broken CVs I've seen between myself and some other dudes on 35s I wheeled with I've only ever seen the cage explode or the inner stub shaft shear off lol

    Is that an OEM CV?
     
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    Everyone ready for California Gender Reveal season?

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    fingers crossed this month they let me take a couple days off... and we swap the frame on this sucker finally and get it all dolled up to be sold

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    Why are they pretending to sit on chairs
     
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    Short on time? :laughing:
     
  20. Jul 1, 2023 at 9:58 PM
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