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Somebody (I think Bob & *****) were talking about the difficulty of finding nice wheels in the 5 on 5.5 (139.7) pattern. I have used this website before, bought 4 wheel & tire combo from them about 10 years ago. They have a pretty good selection, in fact for me just searching for 15x8 wheels with 5 x 139.7 pattern it came up with 182 hits. Checking for 15x10 I had 164 hits.

https://www.performanceplustire.com/

I'm thinking of put a set of rims and tires on the old F100, I really like the Baja 172 wheels, I was thinking 15x8 on the front, and 15x10 on the back. Then staying with stock size tires on the front (235/75-15) and maybe 255/70-15 on the rear. I like the Cooper Discoverer AT3 tires, and also the General Grabber AT2 tires. But I've never owned a set of either so I don't know how good they are.

 

The issue is finding a nice looking 16.5" wheel, with a 5x5.5" bolt pattern. The white wagon wheels that I have are the only thing I could find, and at a decent price range.
Since we had some BBQ last night, and it's nice out today, it's country style pork ribs for dinner here this evening.

 

been running them for about a year now, love my AT3s

 

DR finally signed off on letting dad move to the rehab center.. from the way they describe it they made it sound like a Military Boot Camp where your instructors are Mr. T., Gunnery Sgt R. Lee Ermey or a pissed off Bernadette from Big Bang Theory...

 

Well, at least it means he's on the road to home!

 

yep.. sunday they had him do some PT in the hospital he was to walk from the bed to a chair.. he took about 2 steps and was over it.. mom said it was like watching a toddler taking its first steps..

 

Anything that is improvement is a plus. There's a lot of things that a lot of us take for granted. I have had a total hip replacement already, yeah and in my mid/late 40's too. Osteoarthritis is not fun, it literally eats away at the joints. And part of that recovery is learning to walk again. Though not as drastic as a lot of things, it's still part of the recovery.
Just be there for him, and let the fits that he's gonna have go in one ear, and out the other.

Unk Bob

 

Glad to hear that, Sparky...

 

Hope he keeps healing up.




Yall have a good weekend.

 

mom said they got him moved into the strictest Rehab center there.. the others he would be having rehab for the next 3-6 months.. this one they said is more like a military boot camp with the meanest drill instructors available.. said they typically turn patients out in 20days - 1.5 months.

 

Hope it works out for him.

 

will see...

 

So guy messages me today wanting to trade me a 07 Suzuki S83 for my truck that I am asking $900 for... I found his For sale post and now I'm a little confused.

 

How many miles on bike?

Does he know you're only asking 900$

His bike is priced to sell.

Seems a little fishy. Check it out thoroughly. Watch for clutch chudder. Or clunky shifting.

Who knows though might be a good deal.