What did you do to/in your 5th Gen today?!

Winter Rims and Snow tires..

Actually happened last night...just didn't get onto the forum until today:

MB V-Drive 17 x 8.5 mate black rims

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Cooper Discoverer Studded snows 265/70 R17

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I think they look pretty good:

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:cheers:
 
I live in Long Beach NY

I've been using my trucks inverter to power a light and a heating blanket for almost two weeks. Priceless to say the least
 
I live in Long Beach NY

I've been using my trucks inverter to power a light and a heating blanket for almost two weeks. Priceless to say the least

Be safe & good luck!

You have LIPA there, right? They suck! Got family on the Island. Its been a nightmare...
 
Friday

Nothing much today, went to tint shop and had the front windows done. It's not legal California but I got the lightest tint. I want to block heat input. Did my other cars the same way with no problems.

Tested my CO2 tank, came up from 15 to 32 in way under a minute, maybe 30 seconds on stock tires.
 

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Took my truck, Sancha, in for her first oil change (maintenance) the next night I saw this

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In the morning I found this

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When I took the tire off I found my prize

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I'm not sure if I should even bother trying to go through the dealer since it doesn't really look repairable.


MJ
 
Went Mt Biking today at Susquehanna St. Park.

Man, it's been quite some time since I have been on a Mt. Bike on some singletrack! A little history- I was an AVID Mt. Biker years ago. I rode at least 5 times a week, 2+ hrs per day. Then I had some injuries that put me out of the game for a while and, well, I got a little chubby and it wasn't fun anymore. :)

I've been hiking my old haunts for the past few weeks, and FINALLY decided to get back on the easier trails.

I'm gonna Brockeverly this thread because I had such a great day.


Bike mounts are still going strong, and pretty easy to use.

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Susquehanna is full of interesting history. It also has a pretty good trail network, though most trails are very steep singletrack. I stuck to the walking trails and the singletrack that winds along the river up to the Conowingo Dam.


At the trail head, I stopped by the old Stafford flint furnace. The cracks are getting bigger every year.

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What a beautiful day, and place!
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I literally scared this Deer out of her bedding. Poor thing was only a few feet from me when she bolted out of there- scared the you-know-what outta me too! We sat and looked at each other for about 5 minutes before I rode away. She never walked more than 50 ft from me...

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There are two more deer in this picture. Can you spot them???


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This is the Conowingo Dam, which happens to be America's longest concrete slab dam.

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Usually the dam is a quite place where I like to stop for a snack but today the Bald Eagles were out. They were flying everywhere and lots of photographers were snapping pics. One photographer said there were about 40 Eagles today (most were across the river and my pics looked like specs). Thanksgiving week they expect 70-100! Conowingo Dam has one of the largest concentration of Bald Eagles in the East (so I was told).

Best I could do was some IPhone shots!

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If you google "Conowingo Bald Eagles" you can see some really cool professional photography if you like that sort of thing.


What a great day!
 
".....I've been hiking my old haunts for the past few weeks, and FINALLY decided to get back on the easier trails.....What a beautiful day, and place!...."


WOW!!! What a great place to spend some time and take it all in! Over the last 20 yrs, I've really enjoyed watching the "Redtails", here in Jersey. But I can't say for sure that I've ever spotted a genuine "Bald Eagle"!

Guess it's time for me to start planning a road trip.

rigtec
 
WOW!!! What a great place to spend some time and take it all in! Over the last 20 yrs, I've really enjoyed watching the "Redtails", here in Jersey. But I can't say for sure that I've ever spotted a genuine "Bald Eagle"!

Guess it's time for me to start planning a road trip.

rigtec

There are some bald eagles by the Delaware Water Gap. Was playing spring golf at the Shawnee Inn and Golf resort and saw them several times.

Incredibly majestic.
 
Mike- The truck looks awesome! Can't wait to check out that bumper this Saturday.

I haven't done much to the truck since installing the SW front bumper besides driving it everywhere and enjoying every mile of it.

Bought the car January 2nd of this year and took this pic Halloween night. I love this truck.

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5100s and ome 2885's are on the front. Took about 3 hours, including re-removing the passenger side after realizing I forgot the lower bushing washer :redbrick:
Tomorrow: 5160's and 2885's :party:
 
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needed to flex the axel hard to get the new springs in. stock bottle jack between the bump stop and axel worked great.
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fancy new 5160
 
needed to flex the axel hard to get the new springs in. stock bottle jack between the bump stop and axel worked great.

Yea, I had to disconnect both sides of the rear KDSS sway bar, use a floor jack under one side of the axle, and have my friend stand on the other side to get my 2898's in.
 

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