What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Looking good!

 

The butt dyno says yes. It definitely improved mid range throttle response. So getting onto the freeway is much better. I've done no calcs on fuel economy. I give zero F's right now.

 

Not sure what link you'd like.
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Easy peezy.

 

Thank you. Yeah, I have a habit of dining on my boots. Living in CA can make you a bit vocal about "stuff". I'm gonna tread a bit more lightly.

 

I hear ya. I occasionally find myself backspacing when I’m posting lol!

 

Thanks bud - I'll do that before I do something stupid

 

oreillys sells tires and wheels?

 

did you try Waze?

 

the raptor lights scared the fish away

 

only in cali

 

hahaha

 

If my truck has 14k miles and drives straight as an arrow after the new wheels/tires were installed, should I get an alignment to be safe (since I have upsized wheels/tires), or send it? Went from 245/75/16 stock steelies to 265/70/17 17x8.5"+0 wheels, so quite a difference. The guy at the tire shop said he wouldn't get an alignment if it drives straight. I've heard if you upgrade wheels and tire sizes, you should, to get the best wear out of your tires. What should I do guys/gals?

 

Yes, by changing height and possibly weight I would want to make sure the tires are flat on the road for optimum tire wear.

 

Alright cool. I figured as much. The guy was awesome, but he's old school - he said he had an alignment done after new wheels and tires and all they did was make it worse. He could have had other problems going on with his truck though so who knows lol. I have an alignment appointment set for Thursday morning, it's only $100. Just paid $1200 for these tires, figure it's cheap insurance if anything. Appreciate it the reply man.

 

Send it!!

New wheels and tires do not = need for alignment.

 

Or was it the Auto Zone in the background? Talk about competition!

 

Your taco has a fire place and chimney?
Way to go there Mountain Man, flexing on all us poors that can only have a heater in the dash while you are sitting in the back seat drinking whiskey by the fire.

 

You should have them remove and lubricate the adjusters as they tend to get seized up and can cause problems with future alignments. Because they are a sleeve in there the pieces can rust together and make an alignment not possible. When I replaced my lower control arms the lower cam adjusters were a monster to get out and replace. I made sure to spray antiseize and packed grease on them just to attempt to prevent this next time i need to align my truck. I plan on taking them out and regreasing before i do the alignment to keep it going as well. Extra work here and there to prevent massive headaches later.Granted I live in michigan where road salt is a real destroyer of cars but probably wouldn't hurt to make sure they continue to work for you without future issues. Just a thought.

 

Sounds like you may sleep better at night if you get an alignment.

 

Unless you put a leveling kit or lift I’d not worry about it