So off topic but car-related so figured I'd share. Those who keep up with my car craziness know that I gave my father my 97 S-10 yard runner, with the stipulation that I can use it when needed to tow the trailer, hit the yards or go to the dump, ect. Dad liked it so much it turned into his daily driver.
A few weeks back the truck started clanging when you hit the brakes. Turns out the upper right A-arm bushings were just totally shot (160K miles). I handed the truck off to my mechanic friend to do those, and he told us it needed an idler arm, center link, and tie rod. I let Dad use the Roady and I drove my Cutlass for about two weeks while Truong did the S-10 as a side job.
Well the worn front end killed those Dunlop RWL performance tires I had on there. The metal threads were showing through on the insides of the fronts. Went to price those and they are over $90 each now. Ouch.
Well look what we came up with. My little 2wd 4.3 V6 5-spd sporty truck now has HUGE redneck Goodyears on it. These are the "bargain" tires at Wal-Mart. They only come in this size, no joke! For $50 a pop, it was too good a deal to pass up, but I think we may have to start dipping snuff now or at least put a dixie flag in the rear window. I guess it will be better on the dirt trails at the ranch. Driving it I feel like I'm sitting way up high now.
Man the little sucker looks different!
Before:
After:
New yee-haw knobby Wal-Mart Special tires!
Anyone wanna go "muddin" ?
-Mike
A few weeks back the truck started clanging when you hit the brakes. Turns out the upper right A-arm bushings were just totally shot (160K miles). I handed the truck off to my mechanic friend to do those, and he told us it needed an idler arm, center link, and tie rod. I let Dad use the Roady and I drove my Cutlass for about two weeks while Truong did the S-10 as a side job.
Well the worn front end killed those Dunlop RWL performance tires I had on there. The metal threads were showing through on the insides of the fronts. Went to price those and they are over $90 each now. Ouch.
Well look what we came up with. My little 2wd 4.3 V6 5-spd sporty truck now has HUGE redneck Goodyears on it. These are the "bargain" tires at Wal-Mart. They only come in this size, no joke! For $50 a pop, it was too good a deal to pass up, but I think we may have to start dipping snuff now or at least put a dixie flag in the rear window. I guess it will be better on the dirt trails at the ranch. Driving it I feel like I'm sitting way up high now.
Man the little sucker looks different!
Before:
After:
New yee-haw knobby Wal-Mart Special tires!
Anyone wanna go "muddin" ?
-Mike
