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Old 02-10-2019, 03:02 PM
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I was listing to the NOAA weather and it sounds like we may be in for some the less fun stuff.
Freezing rain and sleet were some of the words used. And more snow for the snow haters.
 
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Good afternoon all!

Well I'm glad I didn't lift my truck lol. Checked into the hotel about an hour ago but my truck is about an inch or so too tall to fit in the garage.... Thankfully I'm not parked too far away from the hotel, about a 5 min walk but it's still down town Seattle and you never know who's looking in your truck.
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 04:40 PM
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yeah these trucks at stock height are lucky to fit in parking garages... dont know why they cant make the garages larger...
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 05:01 PM
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I can just squeeze under the bar at Seatac airport and was told to not use any of the lower
levels because the transition from the ramps is such that I would hit the overhead. But that is
ok with me as I like to park on the top floor of the parking facility anyway. I park in the Alaska
parking near the Elevators. The only down side to parking up there is it can get hot and if it's
raining you can get a bit wet.




 
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when i had to go to court for work I would park in the malls parking garage... had a 7ft ceiling clearance... supposedly these trucks stand 6'10"... the antenna would wack all the signs lol
 
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When I go into places I am not sure about I open the sum roof so I can check to be sure I clear.
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 05:11 PM
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When I go into places I am not sure about I open the sum roof so I can check to be sure I clear.
no sunroof here... i had to roll down the side window and reach up... im guessing the antennas taller than the overhead cab lights...
 
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I measured mine prior to going to a parking garage downtown, didn't want to get stuck.
 
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It seems as though everywhere you go the parking garages and in general parking spots are being designed for smaller cars.
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 06:17 PM
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thats why i always parked away from people so i could have more room....
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by 6leaker
Good afternoon all!

Well I'm glad I didn't lift my truck lol. Checked into the hotel about an hour ago but my truck is about an inch or so too tall to fit in the garage.... Thankfully I'm not parked too far away from the hotel, about a 5 min walk but it's still down town Seattle and you never know who's looking in your truck.
I hate going downtown for just that reason. I think it’s a combination of expensive real estate, strick building codes and a distain for anything larger than a Honda. Good luck...I hope your truck stays safe.

The sky just opened up here. It’s kind of freaky how accurate the weather reports have been recently. Tomorrow should be fun
 
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Yeah I was hoping I'd be good with a 11-16 since that's what all the city trucks are but I think they're all 2wd so they're lower lol. My brother is on this job too so once we drop the tools off I think we're going to take my truck back home and just drive his car to and from since he's got a little Mustang.
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 08:05 PM
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thats why i always parked away from people so i could have more room....
Then they go and park on top of you even after you have gone out of your way to park way far out in the back of the lot.
 
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Old 02-10-2019, 08:13 PM
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Then they go and park on top of you even after you have gone out of your way to park way far out in the back of the lot.
depends how far away you park lol... at the malls they like to get as close to the door as possible... same with the grocery stores... im usually all the way out at the very end of the lots...
 
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Old 02-11-2019, 01:02 AM
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Nice night to hit up the local Mexican food restaurant for dinner - practically the only place that seemed to stay open LOL
4x4 is holding up amazingly - remember I just did front hubs assemblies, WARN hubs, and rear diff work, so the limited slip is on point. This thing crawls everything and we were out throwing it sideways anywhere nobody else (cars or people) were around and the truck just follows the steering wheel - very happy and entertained 6.0 Ex owner this weekend =)



 


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