New England B.S. Thread

It's about 41 with me driving and it's a hybrid

 

I only got mine on the highway twice, drop off and pick up when she had her spine rearranged but I want to say it was high 40s with me driving the speed limit when she was in the car.

 

I put pizza cutters on the truck for the first time (235/85r16). Went w/ the Discoverer AT3 LTs because I was highly impressed by the 245 width stock size AT3 4S I previously had for summer skins.

I have about 200 miles of mountain road driving on them and I really like them for wet and dry pavement, from small town traffic speed up to 70 on the highway.

Took them through a mud field that my buddy's kids have been tearing up with quads and a John Deer gokart, out deep enough to get the truck stuck in 2WD, then clicked to 4Hi and felt them out. Super great. Might as well have been on pavement from a dead stop, creeped right up and out and I was able to accelerate much faster without spinning them than I expected through a couple inches of mud.

Steering feels good and tracking is great. On the way to my stop for this afternoon there was a packed dirt road on a decent grade with some serious whoops and lumps. Truck loaded for the road, it felt good (as good as blasting yourself on whoops and bumps as fast as you dare can feel).

My other Discoverers actually got better after about a thousand miles, so if it's up from here I'll probably never try another tire. Besides, if this size is good enough for the Camel Trophy truck it's probably good enough for me.

 

I'm losing mpgs going to work. Truck is telling me closer to 15.

It's a killer for my 1.5 mile commute.

I couldn't even tell if my new roof rack adds wind noise because it was a freaking hurricane down here. And I don't think I go fast enough for me to see it affect my mp gizzles.

 

What brand rack is that? I like that there's no cut out emblem,, mine howl's. Need to fill it or cover it.

 

I absolutely hate when companies cut out steel for their damn emblems. It's a bitch to finish those areas and they're always the first to rust. Drives me nuts!

 

I loved my 255's on my 4Runner! Great choice! Wish I could fit 33" 235's!

 

Seems to defeat the purpose of the air dam to have any place for for air to get thru. If I cover the back it whistles and covering the front is uglier. Going to fill it. But I agree it's a fail.

 

RockAuto is Closing out some parts for Taocmas.
Just ordered new plugs for the spring, after 50K miles on what I have in there, I think they're due.
https://www.rockauto.com/RSS/vehiclefeeds.php?carcode=3437069&m=wc&l=en&html=true

 

They are not due till like 100k or something. At an early service visit with dealership they changed my plugs, then called me to inform me/ask to change them. I don’t remember the exact conversation, but I recall calling them back after looking at the recommendation, and I got them free.

 

Cali raised. Got it used.

Thanks for the heads up! I have a ton of spring maintenance to do.

 

No leaks.

 

always a bonus when you don't cause damage.

 

I finally figured out what these racks remind me of.

 

Got the truck rear end half painted with the chassis saver - I will have to remove the bed eventually to get it at all the spots. Got some really crusty bed mounts and bump stop impact pads.... Everything else looked like just flaking or the bed coating peeling off. Not a fan of the gloss look though...

 

Looks more like Play to me, Kid would be when we load them with pelican cases!

 

My FJ rack looks like a mullet

(not my truck, but same rack)