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Had a nasty rattle and rumble coming from the OEM exhaust. Well the tailpipe had separated from the muffler and the muffler itself had about 3 holes through it. I’m not to concerned with tone or performance per say so I decided to just get a Walker Quiet-Flow Stainless Steel Kit from Rock Auto. The kit contained all new gaskets, rubber hangers and tailpipe for $580.00 all in delivered. Installed it 2 weeks ago and so far I’m happy with the results. Lets hope it lasts as long as the OEM one!
While getting the tyres installed the installer noticed that I had an upper control arm ball joint that had a huge amount of play, yup it’s pouched and at a point where it good be a driving hazard. So, after a lot of searching the interwebs I located a pair of SPC 25480 ( part# 25002 ) replacements for a really good price. Took 2 weeks to get them but they arrived today and I’ll replace both next weekend. I had one of them replaced under warranty about 12 years ago, so the other lasted about 14+ years, not to bad. The first ones were sealed and these newer ones are greaseable!
Well I pulled the plug and forked out for some new skins, Falken Wildpeak AT 3W 285/75 R16, 90,000 km tread wear warranty.
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Glad to see you’re making progress although that windshield is an indication its been sitting to loooooong, LOL
Mines up at the cottage, was going to get it in the water but I forgot to grab the battery from Dave, LOL There is a no spark issue with Dave’s that needs to get figured out. That’s why he has the battery, LOL
Never got to fully air it out but so far so good. They soak up the washboard roads like ninety. Wish I’d felt more up to further testing it in Ardbeg but was just in the cards this time around. There’s always next year!!!!!
Yeah Steve they did me well, can’t complain. If I get as much life out of the Icons I’d be happy. Still have a few more things to do but it’s to be expected due to its age. Might have to rob a bank first though, damn parts are expensive.
Of course I ordered rear springs as well because I’d thrown on a spacer to alleviate some of the sag I had in the back end and while in there I noticed my brakes were so bad they should be on my wall of shame, LOL
Well it doesn’t end there of course. In for a penny, in for a pound as they say. The Toytecs have been on for 14 and a half years now and were long in the tooth. So….
The end result! With heavy duty CVs
Well I avoided looking to close at the truck this winter knowing it would only cause grief, LOL Well I avoided the grief but not the pain of having to replace ‘some’ parts that were long over due. Such as…
Great pics Tom! Was definitely an awesome run! Glad you made it out to the Annual Ardbeg Run for the first time in several years. Just a few minor bumps and bruises but certainly no carnage, LOL. The weather was absolutely fantastic the whole weekend, certainly a bonus compared to other years. Hope everyone made it home okay and wish nothing but the best for those that remained and are still enjoying the next couple of days and all that Ardbeg has to offer. Can’t wait till next year!
