What are y'all running? About to go look online for something nice and not chrome. Maybe black because eventually I would like to spray line the entire truck dark green or black or maybe even coyote tan.
Figured I'd buy and install them at the same time since I have to take the grill off to replace the headlights I think?
Any recs and advice on installation is very much appreciated!
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So other countries get super sweet limited yearly releases, too
When I first put it together I didn't do the best job peening so the rivets were a little loose and caused the scales to not stay on snuggly. So I finally took it apart and re-built the knife, did a better job peening, but had to get new scales because the old ones got crushed in the vice when I was trying to reuse them and they didn't want to stay so I took it too far with the vice 😂 So I had to order a new pair and those fit nicely, holding all the scale tools well and not loose. Guess I'll carry this one for the weekend and maybe through next week before rotating it out.
Have a great weekend, everyone!
I've had this truck since I was in college and in Feb 2005 is when I finally received it (ordered in December 2004). SR5 trim level, I couldn't find a nicer trim since I told them it needed to be 4WD, manual, and double cab - those were my must haves. I haven't driven her much since about 2018 since I've had other cars with better fuel economy (currently a 2021 Honda Accord Hybrid touring with 129k miles going strong, had to put smaller 17s on it though).
Posting because I need reassurance to keep this truck. Summer 2024 I spent around $3k getting the 4WD to engage, the shifter replaced (completely shredded), fuel sensor and pump replaced (showed empty all the time and went ahead and replaced pump because why not when doing the fuel sensor), AC/heat only blew on high. Now I have maybe $2k (per the dealership/stealership) for a new front axle and shocks + alignment. My driver side shocks completely snapped off and I figured going to a mechanic and having Bilsteins thrown in would probably cost what the dealer would charge for OEM. Also the reason I want a new front axle is because the CV boot on driver side was damaged from the shocks and I'd rather just have the entire thing replaced since it could be damaged worse than just the boot (it knocks when I turn hard to the left). That wet spot under my truck in the photo is from the soda I poured to clean up the battery just now.
I'm trying to decide if it's worth to fix just the mechanical issues or if I should actually do what I've been wanting to do with it - get the paint stripped and have it lined with that bed lining stuff. Need to get the headlights replaced and a new stereo and speakers. Because I'm spending all this money getting it fixed over the last two years I might as well drive it more and I think I'd enjoy it more with some of those upgrades/replacements. Y'all think it's worth it? I literally just got new tires for it because the ones I had were so goddamn old!
