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Before I bought this truck I hadn’t turned a wrench since high school.
I probably should have hired someone to change the struts for my lift, instead I spent three days struggling through it. But that gave me the skills to replaced my wife's 3rd gen suspension completely a year later. And then a year after that, I changed out my daughter’s suspension in her lexus. The first time was hard and a waste of time and money, but that made the second and third time possible. Now I have the confidence to change out anything that breaks on the suspension on the trail.
Two years ago, I made a video, making fun of myself about how I can’t even change my own oil. Now I can change the oil in both my trucks in less time than it takes me to drive to the mechanic.
Same goes for the other skills from all the diy projects. Sometimes the first time is less efficient than just paying for it, but the second third and fourth times that I use those skills more than make up for the initial loss.
Its totally worth it if you enjoy learning new skills.
Got the prototype built and the truck loaded. I’m headed to Sedona. We’ll see how it holds up at the end of the weekend
I probably should have hired someone to change the struts for my lift, instead I spent three days struggling through it. But that gave me the skills to replaced my wife's 3rd gen suspension completely a year later. And then a year after that, I changed out my daughter’s suspension in her lexus. The first time was hard and a waste of time and money, but that made the second and third time possible. Now I have the confidence to change out anything that breaks on the suspension on the trail.
Two years ago, I made a video, making fun of myself about how I can’t even change my own oil. Now I can change the oil in both my trucks in less time than it takes me to drive to the mechanic.
Same goes for the other skills from all the diy projects. Sometimes the first time is less efficient than just paying for it, but the second third and fourth times that I use those skills more than make up for the initial loss.
Its totally worth it if you enjoy learning new skills.
Got the prototype built and the truck loaded. I’m headed to Sedona. We’ll see how it holds up at the end of the weekend