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  1. Jun 11, 2013 at 4:50 PM #11
    n-3-s-l-0

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    I went to Pepboys today and picked up a few things. I got a Pilot Stubby antenna for $12.
    I think it looks a hell of a lot better than the original antenna.

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  2. Jun 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM #12
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    Its Like Christmas in June!! I havent had the truck for a month and Ive already spent a good bit of money on it. Got my HBS 2.5" leveling kit today.

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  3. Jun 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM #13
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    So i seem to be having a problem with my truck.

    When downshifting from OD at about 60-65 mph the truck has kind of a shutter/vibration/grinding sound for just a second.

    I can feel it in the whole truck so i cant tell where it is coming from.

    If anyone has any ideas please share.
     
  4. Jun 22, 2013 at 9:44 AM #14
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    sounds like the kind of feels i was getting from my worn out U joint. could also be unbalanced tires
     
  5. Jun 22, 2013 at 8:44 PM #15
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    I thought maybe it could be the u joints but i havent had much time to check. I think the tires are out of balance cuz i have a pretty good shake when im cruisin around 55 mph.
     
  6. Jul 3, 2013 at 6:04 PM #16
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    Alright well i had a few mechanics look at my truck recently and they all said it was my torque converter chattering a little bit. One mechanic told me to put an additive in the tranny to try to help it a little bit, so i got a bottle of Dr. Tranny Instant Shudder fix. So far it hasnt done it yet and im hopng that it will all work out.

    Anyway I did a little shopping the other day and these showed up at my house today.
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    I had a cracked taillight lens so I got a new taillight for $45.
    And I seemed to like the sound of the Dynomax bullet on the videos i have seen so I pulled the trigger on one, I plan on getting it in the truck in the next week or so, hopefully it wont be too ungodly loud and I hope I will like it.
     
  7. Jul 5, 2013 at 6:36 PM #17
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    Ok so my truck has been shaking at 45 mph and at 55 mph, i thought it was the tires out of balance, so i had the tires balanced and its still shaking.

    I think its coming from the rear of the truck but i cant tell.

    Anybody got anything that i could check out.
     
  8. Jul 5, 2013 at 9:49 PM #18
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    Inspect that rear U-joint?
     
  9. Jul 5, 2013 at 10:16 PM #19
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    Must be the U joint. Replace it now. From my experience it takes about a week and a half of driving from the barely vibrates stage to oh sh*t my u joint either blew up or has a giant crack in it.
     
  10. Jul 6, 2013 at 5:29 PM #20
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    I checked the u-jonts and they seemed fine. I might just replace them anyway.

    But it doest seem like a u-joint related problem because it isnt vibrating and it isnt squeaking. The truck kinda wobbles back and forth.
     
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