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Trading my Cragars for Mickeys

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Old Jan 24, 2009
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Wait til tomorrow, I will clean the truck up and get some pretty shots of it. These wheels are just so...bling. lol.

They definetly suit the truck. All the guys at the tire shop were oogling over the Coopers and commenting on the fancy rims and how much better it looked with the Mickeys than the Cragars lol.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2009
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Ok,so I went into town at like 11:30 tonight. It is freezing cold out, easily -25c. My hands literally went raw and numb being outside for like 5 minutes. I decided to get some flex pics and some showy-offy pics at the car wash and one of the school parking lots.

For over 250 000 miles, she looks almost mint! I could pass this off as a 150k mile truck.
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Enough whoring. lol. Sorry if they are blurry or crappy. I was taking pics with and without the flash.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2009
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Looks good! You'd never think that truck had 250,000 miles on it!
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Dude, those look WAY better than the cragar's. I love em'. Good job. Get some daytime pictures up.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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The new wheels look a lot better! Did you swap tires or are they the ones you had?
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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I think those are pretty old ones, since the holes on them are small. I'm pretty sure all the newer ones have bigger holes then those. They look better, I hate steel wheels.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Those look awesome.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Yeah Corey, the guy said they might be Classic I's because the guy he got them from said they are discontinued.

Anyways, daytime pics for you pic ******. And yeah Trigger, those are the Coopers I had on the Cragars.
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Atleast it was a little warmer this afternoon lol.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Get ready to start polishing lol
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Wheels look good. You definitely need to do some painting of the undercarriage though.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Paint and cleaning will happen in the spring out west. 2009 is this truck's last salty winter.

Thanks Ontario.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
Get ready to start polishing lol
I've got a Powerball.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Originally Posted by crazymikey
Paint and cleaning will happen in the spring out west. 2009 is this truck's last salty winter.

Thanks Ontario.
haha hate to break it to ya, they salt the crap out of the roads here too. You can't escape it. Sorry dude.
 
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Originally Posted by crazymikey
I've got a Powerball.
So do I and polishing still sucks
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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I am a big fan of black wheels...but I must say those new aluminum ones look better then the black. Good trade
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Originally Posted by Jeromeo
haha hate to break it to ya, they salt the crap out of the roads here too. You can't escape it. Sorry dude.

Dammit I'm being lied to! What other evils am I not being told about?! Blasphemy!

It would only make sense to me that salt isnt used as much for the fact that is is generaly colder and salt is pretty much useless below -20 or -25c.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2009
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Those definitely set off the look of the truck. How do you like the STT's?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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I absolutely love the Coopers. They're really smooth around town and on the highway. They cut through snow like nothing else, but they are awful on ice and slush.

I can go places in 2wd now that I used to need 4x4 to get through. They were well worth the money.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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Looks good but as Trent said better get ready for polish lol... mine already look like crap again and its only been what 2 months
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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Looks good Mike, real good.....makes me want to put my MB Razor's back on.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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how do those coopers do in the snow?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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I absolutely love the Coopers. They're really smooth around town and on the highway. They cut through snow like nothing else, but they are awful on ice and slush.

I can go places in 2wd now that I used to need 4x4 to get through. They were well worth the money.
Not to be a dick, but try reading a couple of posts above you. You might just learn something
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by chainfire
Not to be a dick, but try reading a couple of posts above you. You might just learn something

I was like WTF why are you telling me to go read, when that was really meant for Downey.

They're great in the snow. BTW.
 
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thanks mike for just letting me know because i like my m/ts in the snow


holy **** didn't want to read the whole tread
 
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Old Jan 26, 2009
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Originally Posted by crazymikey
Dammit I'm being lied to! What other evils am I not being told about?! Blasphemy!

It would only make sense to me that salt isnt used as much for the fact that is is generaly colder and salt is pretty much useless below -20 or -25c.
No they salt the $hit out of the roads here and yes it is useless below -20 or -25c. Then when the temperature hits -15c the ice melts and turns into watery slush and then freezes at night when the temperature goes back down below -20c. Then that makes for really fun driving..... But since you'll be living south of Edmonton you most likely won't experience too cold of weather.... Still, let this be a warning to you.... YOU CAN'T ESCAPE THE SALT!!
 
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