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What are your Winter Plans for your Truck?

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by Cable810 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:22 am

I plan on putting mine up for the winter. QD Endlinks, Taillight Gaurds, CB Radio and other odds and ends are on my list. I might start searching for a Locked 8.6" axle with either 3:73s or 4:10s for this spring/summer. The QDs and CB Radio are deffinitly getting done this winter.
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by NC_IslandRunner » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:30 am

Snow chains, engine warmer, Snow plow mounted to front...Oh wait I live in NC, nevermind.
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by boog2006 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:39 am

quick discos and frnot bumper modifications for me too. I'm also leaning towards buying a welder to start doing my own projects. I've never struck an arc before so it should be an interesting winter. :)
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by Rob93 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 am

My winter plans for my truck are to drive with a t shirt on and the windows down :finger: i love Florida
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by navigator » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 am

I plan to hunt with mine :-)
On this new property I am leasing the 4X4 is pretty much required, especially if I am trailering my quad.
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by The Roadie » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:50 am

The winter is when I use the Roadiemobile MORE. Desert nighttime temps just got down to 60, making it easier to sleep. Since Anza-Borrego is only 1 3/4 hour away, it's actually closer than many of the mountains I hit in the summer.
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by fishsticks » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:11 pm

I fixed everything up before the weather turned nasty. Now I can just drive it. Hoping maybe we'll actually have a winter here this year instead of the extended fall we've gotten for the past few.
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by boog2006 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:29 pm

fishsticks wrote:I fixed everything up before the weather turned nasty. Now I can just drive it. Hoping maybe we'll actually have a winter here this year instead of the extended fall we've gotten for the past few.


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by navigator » Mon Oct 22, 2012 12:51 pm

fishsticks wrote:....Hoping maybe we'll actually have a winter here this year instead of the extended fall we've gotten for the past few.


It seems like we usually have summer, 2 weeks of fall, winter and then 2 weeks of spring before summer rolls in again.
We've already had more fall than I usually recall.
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by Opeth » Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:31 pm

I'm just hoping we have a winter.... Last year was a joke, I want another 2010 winter where we had 90" just in December. Fantastic year for snowboarding.
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by chevycrew » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:52 pm

for my tb, replace driver side window and regulator, fix t-case leak, redo my traction bars, hopefully finish the rear of my cage.

And, build a hot-rod, make my camaro faster, upgrades on the tow rig, etc. gonna be a busy winter.
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by Wahugg » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:23 pm

I'll be happy if I get time to pull my front diff and rebuild it. The last two gear oil changes have yielded a shiny sparkly fluid, and non-friendly noises are occurring now when turning in 4x4.

If funds become available I would love to completely replace the power and drive-train. Lots of wear due to farm use and higher miles 140k now.
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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Oct 22, 2012 7:57 pm

Quick discos

Tie rods

Ball joints

Alignment

Wheel it. Snow runs are fun.
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by JCrayton99 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:12 pm

Rear axle. Front diff and cvs. Quick discos front and rear. Finalize my interior. Pcm4less. Maybe rear bumper. And sliders.
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by Moots1288 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 8:41 pm

Tie rods,lcas,rear axle, re gear front and locker
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by v7guy » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:41 pm

Hopefully all the bullshit I didn't get to do in the summer.
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by Moots1288 » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:54 pm

v7guy wrote:Hopefully all the bullshit I didn't get to do in the summer.

Still wont happen! Lazy ass
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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Oct 22, 2012 11:05 pm

Also gonna try the moog springs up front. The 88s are sagging about 1.75 inches since i put on the 35s. Couldnt believe it when i measured today. Starting to wish for leaf springs or maybe radflo's.
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by JCrayton99 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:15 am

Oh ya. I still have my Moog springs to put in.....
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by v7guy » Wed Oct 24, 2012 1:02 am

Moots1288 wrote:
v7guy wrote:Hopefully all the bullshit I didn't get to do in the summer.

Still wont happen! Lazy ass


Yeah, you're probably right. My truck sucks anyway. Probably isn't worth the effort. :finger:
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