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“Snow storm” was a bit of a dud. 6yo got some sledding in, but the snow ice amount wasn’t much of a test for the GX. The new tires definitely did fine with what they were up against. Didn’t feel like traction was lacking but it wasn’t extreme either. Minimal accumulation on roads and didn’t...

Falken AT3W and Toyo ATIII have both been outstanding for me in snow. Only had a chance to try them when relatively new though. Both tires ate it up with little to no slippage though.

Prayers out to California! Cannot imagine going through that. Plan to report back on new tire performance after commuting home in our 3” of snow we get every 3 years or so. Glad forecast has shifted to more snow than ice.

Hoping for some fluffy white stuff this weekend. Just in time to test out the new tires! Very glad I won’t be testing out the old tires 🙃

Excited about my new Nitto Terra Grappler G3. Buttery smooth on the way home from install. 285/70r17 standard load. Went from Toyo ATIII in LT load C and I’m glad to soften the daily commute a bit!

Buttery smooth and looking good!

New tire day tomorrow! I have 45k on the Toyo Open Country ATIII and they actually still have plenty of tread depth. I’ve been wanting to try something a little lighter and milder. Main symptoms making me want to get some fresh rubber include: 1. increasing noise- nothing wild just an increased...

https://www.methodracewheels.com/blogs/news/all-new-313-is-here Mine are the 17*8.5 with 0 offset. I’m not sure they’re available anymore? But I’ve been happy with them, the titanium color matches my truck great. I had to get replacement center caps bc the CF sticker peeled and Method took care...

I’m not really sure I would do something different. It rides firm when unloaded but great on vacations, like I just got back from the beach and loaded pretty full with roof box, kids, dog, hitch haul and the medium load springs were great. It’s pretty firm on the daily commute but I’m definitely...

It was about $1700 after the rental and tax. Independent “dealer alternative” shop who have sprung up four places in town over the last few years called First Class Halt (Honda Acura Lexus Toyota). They bought my previous independent mechanic shop who was across town so I went with them but...

No they just replaced the serpentine belt and alternator. Got it back today. All good now. Only 82k

I don’t, and don’t plan to. Just gonna put the oem back in. Pretty much a mom wagon these days.

Well just to document the good with the bad my alternator bearing has gone bad and truck sounds like a turbo diesel both at startup/idle and on acceleration. Battery light comes on under moderate/heavy acceleration. Having local shop do repair. Have to replace whole alternator and going ahead...

For many folks like me on the east coast we long for and dream of this type of trip. Exploration, fostering friendships old and new while experiencing new things and wonders of the natural world sounds like dream material for me. You are blessed to have so many experiences. Keep it up.

Looks like the trip of a lifetime! Congrats!