CT's April Foolishness thread
Post Fiend
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neat. just drove by there yesterday during work, wondered what they did
tire cupping/wearing on the inside, was that just from my bad ball joints, or could something else be worn too causing that wear? i dont want to spend $1000+ on tires and have them wear weird again
tire cupping/wearing on the inside, was that just from my bad ball joints, or could something else be worn too causing that wear? i dont want to spend $1000+ on tires and have them wear weird again
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From: Isanti, MN
Shocks! If the front end is tight and aligned, worn shocks can cause cupping and uneven wear.
Post Fiend
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that could be it, i think they are the original, black shocks lol... have rancho 7000s saved in my amazon wish list
havent checked anything else though, tie rods didnt have any play but i didnt test too hard. dont have any problems with wandering/poor handling/etc. actually drives great, cant wait to just get new tires on it so i can hear myself think on the highway. thats not always a good thing either though
havent checked anything else though, tie rods didnt have any play but i didnt test too hard. dont have any problems with wandering/poor handling/etc. actually drives great, cant wait to just get new tires on it so i can hear myself think on the highway. thats not always a good thing either though
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that could be it, i think they are the original, black shocks lol... have rancho 7000s saved in my amazon wish list
havent checked anything else though, tie rods didnt have any play but i didnt test too hard. dont have any problems with wandering/poor handling/etc. actually drives great, cant wait to just get new tires on it so i can hear myself think on the highway. thats not always a good thing either though
havent checked anything else though, tie rods didnt have any play but i didnt test too hard. dont have any problems with wandering/poor handling/etc. actually drives great, cant wait to just get new tires on it so i can hear myself think on the highway. thats not always a good thing either though
Post Fiend
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From: Manchester, CT
forgot about that, so, yes. when i had an alignment done on my old truck after $1300 worth of cooper STTs, they (tires international 
) wouldnt do it because my ball joints were so bad
) wouldnt do it because my ball joints were so bad
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I don't know. It felt pretty good for the first few miles then it started shaking again. Not sure if it was the road or not, but I need to put some more miles on it before I can say one way or the other. It does feel smoother to me, but perhaps that's just the lighter wallet. 
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Evening guys.
Miles I love the Bilstein's I have on my truck.
My stock ones were shot at 35k.
Check out Bilstein Shocks, KW Suspensions and much more: eShocks.com
Tom I hope it fixed your problem.
I am headed out to Battleship Cove in Fall river to sleep on the USS Massachusetts with the cub scouts tomorrow.
Miles I love the Bilstein's I have on my truck.
My stock ones were shot at 35k.
Check out Bilstein Shocks, KW Suspensions and much more: eShocks.com
Tom I hope it fixed your problem.
I am headed out to Battleship Cove in Fall river to sleep on the USS Massachusetts with the cub scouts tomorrow.
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i would still replace shocks because i think they are originals, however i dont think thats the cause of the irregular wear. unless you plan on burying it in the mud i would go back to the tires you got for the blue truck.
I don't know. It felt pretty good for the first few miles then it started shaking again. Not sure if it was the road or not, but I need to put some more miles on it before I can say one way or the other. It does feel smoother to me, but perhaps that's just the lighter wallet.
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From: Manchester, CT
the aggressive lugged mud terrain tires will always wear irregularly, the 2011 has really bad cupping on the fronts. its a product of harmonics.
i would still replace shocks because i think they are originals, however i dont think thats the cause of the irregular wear. unless you plan on burying it in the mud i would go back to the tires you got for the blue truck.
i would still replace shocks because i think they are originals, however i dont think thats the cause of the irregular wear. unless you plan on burying it in the mud i would go back to the tires you got for the blue truck.
And yes, definitely doing shocks soon after I put new springs in the front
