New England B.S. Thread

Hahaha, those tires are getting traded around alot!

 

hey guys. i’m really thinking (agin) about coast guard. (mostly places in north east and north west) i love east TN and all but i kinda think i want out of here. and am thinking coast guard maybe a way out.

i lost the page that listed where the bases are in N.E. where are they? and what are those cities like? safe? thanks for the help guys.

 

I know the academy is in New London, Ct. Not sure if there's a base there too, believe there is. New London is kind of dumpy, not as bad as Hartford or Bridgeport, but not anything great either.

Boston has one, in a decent part of the city. Cost of living is stupid though. There's one in Maine somewhere iirc, not sure where though.

 

I don't see how shims promote axle wrap, they're not like blocks where they give the axle more torque on the leaf springs, they just rotate the axle so the differential faces the carrier bearing. As far as the CB drop, I actually bought one for my truck and never installed it. The reason being is it makes the angle from the transfer case to the CB even worse than it already is. I made my vibrations better be just flipping the carrier bearing which puts it up a little higher but more in line with the transfer case (I wouldn't do that with the OME Dakars but I don't think I'd drop the CB at all except as a last resort because it'll make the angle coming out of the transfer case worse). But, like you said, every truck is different and, if/when it comes to chasing vibrations, it can be a PITA.

 

ok thanks. and ya main has one.

some may say i’m stupid. but i really like the cold.

thats the reason behind me asking about this in the northern threads. if i decide to do it and get in and can pick where i would like to be. i would like north east or north west. FL and SC and all are nice, but i like the cold weather more than the hot weather.

 

Not sure. Met up with people who knew where they were going and followed.

 

I like the cold weather also but last winter and this winter so far have been pathetic! We're supposed to hit 53 today... Fifty f'in three 3 weeks into December!! I want a white Christmas dammit

 

i knwo the filling about last winter and this one so far. and 53 here today as well. funny last week it said it was going to be in the low 40’s today, than changed to being warm. than 2 days ago i saw that today was going to be in the low 40’s and that we may get snow tomorrow. but now that has all changed.

 

Up in Maine currently and there was some decent snow/ ice yesterday. Today it's like 50 and rain. Ugh, just snow already.

 

^ I hear ya. I wanted to hit up Sunday River this Friday, but its supposed to warm up and rain today and Friday. Kind of puts a damper on ski season

 

we are(wear) suppose to have a bad winter with average to above average snow fall. i think it will come in jan/feb for us. but not sure.

 

yep. i can’t wait to snowboard. i got a fresh wax on my board(for half off) and i think i’m getting a pair of gloves for christmas.(i was shaking my gifts, and it sounds like they are in a box)

 

Massachusetts has Coast Guard Sector Boston which is a huge base, a smaller base down in Hingham, and Air Station Cape Cod. The Boston guys do a lot of shit escort and security work. Every once in a while they have to respond to a sinking fishing boat or pleasure boat.

 

oh nice! i was looking and there is all kinds of stuff to do in the C/G.

 

I only ended up going skiing once last year, and it was crappy. Hopefully this year is better

 

You aren't supposed to aim the diff towards the t case with our trucks. The diff output should be parallel with the t case output with our driveshafts. Shimming it will promote wrap because its aiming the diff one way or the other in which the torque will just push it that way even worse. Idk... My cb drop works well.

 

I only went north a few times, had some decent snow on a couple trips. I did make it to Utah, which was friggen awesome

 

I know this has been beat the death but Idk what else to do. Idk if its me or what but my mpg are really going down. Im only getting 240 on a tank and maybe 13- 15 mpg. WTF!!!! It seems like every fill up I'm getting worse and worse. I'm driving like a freaking old lady, going under the speed limit and I dont even go over 65. I dont get it. Now I'm filling up 3x a week.what would I check. My filter is clean, All my fluids seem fine so idk. I was getting freaking 17 to 19 mpg with the other tires and 300 on a tank and now only 240. I need help!!!!!

 

Check in at the dealer and get a smaller car.

 

Seriously though, the winter blend is terrible for mpg