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I'm going to be selling all my Icon shocks for cheap, albeit, they all need to be rebuilt, but I'll sell them cheap enough that it'll still be a good deal even after the rebuild. Other than needing the rebuild (seals and oil), there's nothing wrong with them.
 
Thinking about this purchase, I realized that I didn't suggest using my current Icon rear springs. They're in great shape, the right height and I like the ride. I called Mudify back and Eddie, the owner, absolutely agreed and actually felt bad that he didn't think about repurposing the rear springs. So he refunded me the cost of the springs for the rear from the total. I got back $243.35 from the total above.
That'll go towards the install, which is going to be over $1500.00. o_O
I'll install everything for you for $750 if you can get it to Missouri :).
 
I'll install everything for you for $750 if you can get it to Missouri :).
Note to self, make roadtrip to "see family in Texas" and somehow end up in Missouri. :rofl:
 
To some, that's one and the same. 🤣

It was awful enough my Dad would only let me enlist in the chAir Force.
 
To some, that's one and the same. 🤣

It was awful enough my Dad would only let me enlist in the chAir Force.
I went to undergrad college not far from the fort. Heading over there to watch movies or visit other institutions was always interesting :). The towns surrounding it are pretty rough.

The rest of the Ozarks outside of the fort are unspoiled and beautiful though! And a 9mm will do just fine down here, we don't have any dangerous game.
 
I'll install everything for you for $750 if you can get it to Missouri :).
If my wife wasn't working right now, I'd seriously consider a road trip out there! Although, would probably wait till fall when it cools down.
Last time I was in MO was for a business trip back in the late 1980's.
 
To some, that's one and the same. 🤣

It was awful enough my Dad would only let me enlist in the chAir Force.
Several years ago, I was in an Army LNO class and we had two LTC's teaching, one Air Force, the other Army.
With the class being all Army, the Air Force LTC told us after our class's first "Hooah", is that the Army yells, "Hooah!" and the Air Force yells, "Hilton!"
 
I went to undergrad college not far from the fort. Heading over there to watch movies or visit other institutions was always interesting :). The towns surrounding it are pretty rough.

The rest of the Ozarks outside of the fort are unspoiled and beautiful though! And a 9mm will do just fine down here, we don't have any dangerous game.
Rolla? Actually lots to do nearby...but the .mil and .local cultures are often imbalanced...so a friendly approach is important. Otherwise Route 66 hospitality through that area is outstanding overall. Some people don't understand Missouri.

Our house on the Gasconade River was often visited by small cats(Puma concolor), so we switched to .357 around the house.
 
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Rolla? Actually lots to do nearby...but the .mil and .local cultures are often imbalanced...so a friendly approach is important. Otherwise Route 66 hospitality through that area is outstanding overall. Some people don't understand Missouri.

Our house on the Gasconade River was often visited by small cats(Puma concolor), so we switched to .357 around the house.
Yes, and I grew up a ways farther south in MO, near the AR border. It took all of 5.5 years of me living outside of the Ozarks to make my way back, and now I'll never leave :). Pumas are getting a bit more common around here as well...or perhaps folks are seeing more due to the proliferation of game cameras.

The towns immediately surrounding Ft. Wood are indeed quite unique. Such as....the Uranus Fudge Factory (I kid you not), which is in the parking lot of what was (in the aughts) a gentlemen's establishment frequented by servicemen. It's a different place :).
 
The towns immediately surrounding Ft. Wood are indeed quite unique. Such as....the Uranus Fudge Factory (I kid you not), which is in the parking lot of what was (in the aughts) a gentlemen's establishment frequented by servicemen. It's a different place :).
What a stinky name for a candy shop.
Does one even want to ask how the fudge is made? 🤔
 
What a stinky name for a candy shop.
Does one even want to ask how the fudge is made? 🤔
You'll have to stop by on a trip to MO and find out! Ultimately it's just I-44 roadside attraction like the Route 66 ones that preceded it :).
 
You'll have to stop by on a trip to MO and find out! Ultimately it's just I-44 roadside attraction like the Route 66 ones that preceded it :).
I love the route 66 stuff. So much was inspired by the space program...
Took this outside of Chesterfield.

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I love the route 66 stuff. So much was inspired by the space program...
Took this outside of Chesterfield.
We have quite a few original sections of it left in MO. Actually by Ft. Wood (and the aforementioned Fudge Factory), there is a really cool section crossing the Big Piney where you have a original Route 66 1920s steel bridge, that was replaced by a 1950s 4-lane (pre-interstate system, but still Route 66) pair of bridges (just west of what were at that time the deepest road cuts in the USA), that was then replaced by a pair of 1970s I-44 interstate bridges. All 5 bridges are still open for traffic. The 1920s bridge is by far my favorite.
 
Being in So. Cal, we find ourselves on Route 66 quite often.
My Father-in-Law grew up in Glendora, CA, with Route 66 going right through it, just a few miles from where it starts.
 
We have quite a few original sections of it left in MO. Actually by Ft. Wood (and the aforementioned Fudge Factory), there is a really cool section crossing the Big Piney where you have a original Route 66 1920s steel bridge, that was replaced by a 1950s 4-lane (pre-interstate system, but still Route 66) pair of bridges (just west of what were at that time the deepest road cuts in the USA), that was then replaced by a pair of 1970s I-44 interstate bridges. All 5 bridges are still open for traffic. The 1920s bridge is by far my favorite.
Now that the thread is fully de-railed from topic I feel less guilt for continuing the trend. 🥳 About an hour southeast of Ft. Leonard Wood, in another town...

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This was the first year (2006) for both (Block, Pastrana) on the new team.

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Some random...

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Sorry...back to finding a taker for your old shocks. 😜
 

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