What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Just a reminder that you have the best looking wheels on your truck

 

ah, you just made my day! Thank you sir!

 

Same, and the tags on the parts specifically said non-synthetic. That's why I messaged them about using SuperTech, which they said was also fine. They are more concerned with using 85w140 non-synthetic and changing regularly. Eaton recommends non-synthetic for their posi trac rear ends. Dana has shifted to recommending synthetic, and it seems that outside of SuperTech, synthetics are just more available.

Can confirm. Mine lasted just long enough to complete the job but is now toast. I only have to use it on the front, rear I can just squirt in with the bottle.

 

What part # for the firestone airbags/cradles did you go with? looks great!

 

Here you go:

 

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Awesome, thanks!!

 

Finally got the shell back, A.R.E. was supposed to fix The paint issues and leaking third brake light. Turns out that couldn't figure out what was causing the bubbling of the paint so they built me a brand new one and shipped it back within 5 weeks. I must say I'm impressed.

 

Interested in purchase information!

 

i was having same issue, it was the needle bearing. replaced with ECGS bushing and all is well.

 

Gave it a wash on this 75 degree November day

 

got the oil changed and inspection at the dealer .....
not the freebie.......
no problems at all with the work done.....
i checked everything before i left dealership
(a good idea for those who cry about problems when they get back home)
service mgr said it was time to get the brake fluid changed.....bs
said it was time for tire rotation......bs
said it was time for cabin and eng air filter......bs
wouldn't warranty my sometimes sweaty battery because it passed a load test......oh well
reminder sticker for next oil chg said due in 5k miles......WTF
just salesmen doing their thing

 

Well, well...

I can't remember how much I paid for first dealership oil change at 5K miles because it wasn't "the free one" until 10K miles.

I learned my lesson early on as I went to do further inspecting at home of the undercarriage...lol...that just sounds so "Austin Powers."

I wanna say $68-$80???

My current maintenance cost:

Synthetic Oil - $26
Filter - $6
Stall on Dover AFB - $8/hour

So, roughly $40 bucks!

Plus, I get to inspect the "undercarriage." lol

 

i get it changed about once a year so its not that big of an expense

 

Considering the shit they did to my splash shield bolts, cross threaded and siezed, I'm pretty sure the filter didn't get changed for the last one or two "free" changes the dealer did, I am just doing it myself from now on. It's not hard, don't even need to jack the thing up. And I can make sure the damn splash shield bolts are anti-seized and threaded in properly. And it's cheaper. Toyota filter and o-rings, Mobil 1 from Wally-world.

 

How have the AT4W been? Snow, rain, dirt, rock, highway performance?

 

Dirt, sand - ok. except on sand you need to reduce pressure (regular cold is 35 psi, on sand i used 15 psi and moved slowly). (im on rwd) On highway - noise is of course much more noise than oem ones, it handles highway very well. no problems at all. except breaking - i switched from oem wrangler tires, and at4w is 20 lbs heavier each than oem, so it feels that you need to start breaking a little earlier than before, but after nearly 2 month i get used to it. Rain, im in SoFlo so its raining as hell sometimes and many street around our house are flooded during storms - this tires ARE WAY MUCH better than oem ones. On highway during rain it is also way better traction and feeling. the only thing with them - it is LT tires, so a little bit more stiffer i think, but it is truck not a benz s klasse

 

What was the OEM tires if you don't mind me asking??

 

"i switched from oem wrangler tires"

 

OK Thanks...

 

I was going to do the 5K oil change interval to make it easy to remember but I don’t drive 5K per year. So now I just do the annual service in Oct/Nov when I do my tractor maintenance. I’ve got to be careful not to put diesel oil in the Taco