New England B.S. Thread

Any recommendations for a tire shop in RI or nearby Mass? I was considering Town Fair in Warwick or Cranston or Westport Tire which all seem to get good reviews then I see some reviews where people are having wheel studs stripped out... am I being paranoid/should I just go to Town Fair or do they mess shit up on a regular basis?

 

zekes https://www.zekescustomwheels.com/

 

The past 2 times I bought tires from Town Fair I was not impressed. First time I bought 33x13.5 toyo tires for my jeep. When I went to go pick it up they told me they could not do an alignment because the tires were too big to fit the paddles they had. Also, they want you to come back after 100 miles to make sure the bolts are tight. I never experienced this at any other mechanic or tire shop. If you get a free tire rotation done it will most likely take over an hour for it to get done. Plus most of workers who do the work on the tires seem like high school kids...

They do have competitive prices on tires and wheels.

 

id be tempted to install this the next time I go to change the trans fluid @dc welding
https://yourcovers.com/transpan_11112.php

 

I have (4) 12g for radios, 10g for accessories, another (2)10g for cb. Need to run another 12g for dash power. Might say eff it and bring in a large lead into the truck and put a other fuse panel under the seat.

 

Sound like you'll be looking at something like this:

 

Roger's Tire and Auto, they are on Cass Ave in Woonsocket. I have been going there to have my tires mounted and balanced for years, and to have other front end work done (alignments, etc.). Dave, the owner, is a great guy to deal with, and owns a Tacoma as well!

 

I wish I had that for my antennas

 

Might be better off running a single power feed into the cab(sized for load + some), and place a fused distribution block in the cab.
Bulkhead stud, or, a single bulkhead head fitting.
I know that isnt what you asked, but, it is what I would do...
As far as where to drill? I havent spent much time under mine. Im still trying to find a dry spot to lay under mine, and find access into the cab for an antenna

 

I believe others here have recommended them before as well.

 

Anyone ever ship wheels? Buddy of mine is gonna give me the wheels/tires off his truck, I just need to pay shipping. Cheapest quote so far is $575 :/

 

Ouch.

 

I mean, even at that price it's still cheaper than buying the wheels new. Never mind the TPMS sensors and KO2's but I was hoping to be under $500

 

Right, but the tires/wheels assembled means they're too heavy to band together, so you're paying freight rates on 4 units. Of course, splitting them up wouldn't be any cheaper, because then you're paying for 8 things to ship instead of 4.

Where does he live? Maybe try to organize some Tacomaworld Express to get them to you?

 

It's a lot of guess and check, splitting them in boxes of 2 each seems to be cheapest. I bought wheels and tires from TX and had them shipped for I think $350-$400ish. They were the F150 20" wheels with tires so they were heavy. I think it was FedEx Freight that did it but the guy who arranged it said he called out to a bunch of different places. He also looked into several options, shipping individual, palletizing all 4 or 2 and 2. Splitting them into 2 boxes was the cheapest. Greyhound has a freight option that might work but logistics gets challenging.

 

He's in Oregon.

 

Ha!
Never mind, then...that'd be some heap big juju to get a TW Express run for that sort of distance.

 

@BINK05TRD thanks with the help getting the RTT. Brother.

 

Anytime. Happy to help.

 

That looks interesting. The extra capacity would definitely help with the temps.