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Don't leave it at that, I'm trying to learn! I am still trying to solve the mystery about how politicians can artificially lower gas prices right before an election. Maybe we can just add it to the mystery of Adam Smith's "The Invisible Hand" metaphor for supply and demand haha

Not arguing here, just checking my understanding because I thought the old "higher altitude means you can safely use lower octane" logic doesn't translate as cleanly to modern engines as it did to old carbureted naturally aspirated engines. Altitude lowers an engine's octane requirement...

Ordered the Calibrator/tunes from Livernois July 30th and next day the 31st my order status changed to "Completed." Never got any notice of tracking number or shipping confirmation but not wanting to bug their staff I just assumed it was sent my way. Waited a week and with my UPS account still...

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that no drawdown of the strategic reserve was made in 2016, though a drawdown did begin in 2017 when the Republican-majority Congress mandated sales from the reserve. So with that mechanism/tool off the table as a method to manipulate gas...

What mechanisms are available to the Executive Branch that a President can use to artificially lower gas prices? I’ve always anecdotally heard sayings such as this, but never heard the mechanics behind it.

Annual camping trip to City of Rocks National Reserve in Idaho just across the border from Utah. The Icon front+rear suspension made the journey so much smoother this time around

I kept struggling with turning my driver’s side cv axles into junk. I had a 2.5” level in the front (spacer on top of the strut, not my idea, was there when I bought it) but I had always heard that 3.5” is the magic number where you should begin to evaluate whether a diff drop is helpful. Since...

Recently took the truck in for inspection at the dealership and laughed when they attached a ~$1300 estimate to my visit to replace the rear driveshaft because of the grease spray they observed. I told them the Tom Woods was relatively new and asked them if the spray was at the same location as...

I’m bummed about OP’s experience with the hassle and cost involved, but super grateful it was shared with the forum as it prompted me to have a look at my own assembly and plan ahead to replace the hose regardless of what I found. I got an 18” piece of 3/8” fuel injector hose from AutoZone and...

This sounds like the leaf spring front eye has broken. I know because it happened to me last year and I know the sound you are describing. Blocks underneath the leaf spring only exacerbates the ovaling of the front eye. It’s difficult to see that it has been broken because oftentimes the...

Great looking Lariat, what symptoms prompted the transmission change?

What in the hell did I just read?! 😂

Yep! As much as I’d like to be a few miles down the road on the Idaho side and get rid of my state income tax, the Utah side just has much better infrastructure.

Visited the Bear Lake property today to clear off any invasive weeds. Hoping to start building my cabin in the next year or two

Had the exact same fracture point on driver’s side—discovered last summer when it was up on the lift for unrelated service. Went with the Icon’s and installed myself and never looked back

I actually have this same issue/question! I’m glad you asked it. I also didn’t know about the toggle on/off button on the turn signal. I’m going to test it later today. Must have bumped it months ago.

Camping up in the hills above Preston, Idaho

Would decreasing the interval between drain/filling trans fluid be an appropriate risk mitigation strategy for those with the original F-Clutch Friction Plates?

Celebrated the pup’s 5th birthday by doing what she loves most—camping. This time was near Bears Ears National Monument with a couple visits to Puebloan ruins. It handled about ~100 miles off-road over the weekend and put the new Icon setup to the test. I was very glad I upgraded the front...

Last fall I removed the rain guards that the previous owner installed which were outside (taped) and replaced with some inside channels because the look is so much better (and way less noisy). I went with the ones produced by Clim Art because they are reliably shatter-proof and from what I could...