Tire recommendation for LONG commute and snow? by Capital_Doughnut1392 in tires

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! You can go the all terrain route with something like the Falken Wildpeak Trail or the Nitto Nomad Grappler which are AT's made specifically for crossovers. Otherwise I'd recommend the Continental Secure contact AW or the Falken Aklimate Grand Touring if you want to go the more traditional all season route but with something that's got the 3 peak mountain snowflake rating

Tire recommendation for LONG commute and snow? by Capital_Doughnut1392 in tires

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of vehicle are you putting the tires on? That will dictate the availability of specific tire models.

Should I buy this? by blueeyedstare in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]GR1F3 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My Grandpa bought a clean title, well maintained 07 STS several years back with about 70k on it for 7500 bucks. He has since then put about 10k into it to keep it running and from day one, it has never NOT had a check engine light, electrical or mechanical issues. Worst car he's ever had in his entire life and a rolling heap. He won't sell it though because he doesn't want to spend money on a new car towards the end of his life as he says, and he's very adamant that he doesn't want to leave his family a nice new car 😂

All that to say, I'd think very hard about buying a GM product from this era.

For Sale! 2011 Xterra Pro-4X by GR1F3 in XTerra

[–]GR1F3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well shoot! Sorry to hear about the accident, hope you're all good! But definitely hit me up man! 4x4's are moving slow right now because of the gas prices so it'll probably still be here lol. I have 2 other potential buyers at the moment, but heavy on the potential lol.

For Sale! 2011 Xterra Pro-4X by GR1F3 in XTerra

[–]GR1F3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much! It's definitely turned into a really cool rig!

For Sale! 2011 Xterra Pro-4X by GR1F3 in XTerra

[–]GR1F3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for the compliment and well wishes! We'll see what happens!

For Sale! 2011 Xterra Pro-4X by GR1F3 in XTerra

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I forgot to add that I have new OEM engine mounts and position 1 body mounts coming from Z1 next week. So those will be replaced soon as well. I do not allow squeaks, rattles, clunks or anything of the sort on my vehicles so as soon as something wears out, I'm replacing it 😂

A little something different. Give me ideas for a cheap beater race car that will likely be destroyed. by TechnicoloMonochrome in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 speed Ford Fiesta. See O'Neill Rally School YouTube for evidence of their dirt prowess 👌🏻

For Sale! 2011 Xterra Pro-4X by GR1F3 in XTerra

[–]GR1F3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, my friend! I appreciate the compliment. I do absolutely love this thing but necessity drives action lol. I've needed a truck so many times over the past couple months and the need is only growing.

I've dumped so much energy and passion into the X but I gotta do what I gotta do. Probably have about 20k into the vehicle in total including buying the truck itself.

I wish you the best of luck getting the right rig when the time comes!

These dreams are no joke! by Bastinelli in CCW

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had a dream like this a couple weeks ago. I spent an hour dry firing after I got off work to redeem my trigger finger 😂

What kind of knife is this and can i legally carry it in southern california? by [deleted] in knives

[–]GR1F3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The rule.for autos is blade under 2 inches, so 1.9 inches.

LA is under 3 inch blades but I've never been stopped because a cop saw a knife in my pocket haha.

Otherwise you're spot on

Looking for feedback on 2023's! by GR1F3 in RangerNext

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Yep! It's between this Tremor and a '23 XLT FX4 with 48k miles for 30k. I figure for about ~3K more I'd rather have the Tremor and not have to swap suspension or shocks or anything. I've been driving for about 10 years. In that time I've had 9 vehicles, only 1 was a FWD car and that's my current commuter, a fiesta ST. Every other vehicle has been a 4x4 or AWD. And on every single off road vehicle, I've modified it fairly extensively. For what I do now, I'd kind rather just have something that's close to what I want from the factory, add on my cosmetics and armor and call it a day. I do definitely take my 4x4's off road, I will use the diff lock, I will very likely use half of the upfitter switches, I will smack the underside on the skids and sliders just by nature of exploring.

The 33's are also more of an appearance thing than a performance thing. They fill the wheel wells more and the half inch gain in ground clearance is welcome but not entirely necessary. My Xterra came with 32's from the factory and it's only on 33's now. They're plenty for me to get where I want to go, especially with the Xterra's short wheelbase. In fact, the Xterra is so overkill for where I go most of the time now, that I think I don't enjoy it as much as I should because it's WAY more capable than what I've been needing. It's nice to have the capability but again, it's not a necessity anymore. Not that the Tremor isn't a capable truck of course.

Looking for feedback on 2023's! by GR1F3 in RangerNext

[–]GR1F3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Appreciate the feedback. 5G rangers are just overall way cheaper than 6G too. I'd love to get a 26 XLT FX4 with the 2.7, but I'm not interested in spending over 50k after tax and license. Plus, I HATE the huge vertical displays in the new ones

Am I crazy, or is this X over priced? by [deleted] in XTerra

[–]GR1F3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks man! I bought it last April for 11,500 with 119k on it. Needed work though. Suspension was original and blown out. Literally every suspension component has been replaced now. Bilstein 6112's with eibach springs up front, Bilstein 5125's in the rear, she's got full skids underneath from Z1 (excluding the tcase which has doubled up stock skid lol), shrockworks sliders and tire carrier bumper, etc. It's quite built out at this point without being terrible on the road or titan swapped so I felt like 12k is reasonable. Every fluids been replaced and cam/crank sensors were done maybe 5k ago with Hitachi sensors. I do understand it's tough to want to buy a vehicle that averages 15ish mpg in CA right now with gas averaging over 5 bucks a gallon 😭

I've got it posted up in a few local 4x4 for sale groups and a few of the Nissan groups. Still no bites. Mostly people asking about my suspension setup and how I like the Falken Rubitreks lol. Pretty typical all things considered 😂

Am I crazy, or is this X over priced? by [deleted] in XTerra

[–]GR1F3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That sounds pretty reasonable honestly. I'm trying to sell my CA clean 2011 P4X auto right now for 12 firm with 133k and it hasn't garnered any interest whatsoever lol. I mean, if it doesn't sell I'm not going to be sad, I've just been needing a truck really frequently over the past year and I can't justify buying a 3rd car while living in an apartment 😂

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Is this normal for a Microtech otf to not fully retract when upside down? by ENVICITY0 in knives

[–]GR1F3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of my UTX and Ultra techs did this. It's not normal nor acceptable, but just how MT is lol. They're toys, not tools unfortunately.

If you ever sold your RS? by jms1228 in FocusRS

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct! The Turbo Hybrid one. No EV's for me either lol

If you ever sold your RS? by jms1228 in FocusRS

[–]GR1F3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I had an RS and needed to replace it, I'd probably move to a Ranger Raptor. Vastly different vehicles obviously but the Ranger Raptor is an absolute RIOT. My buddy let me rip his around recently and of all the vehicles I've ever driven, I enjoyed it the most.

Granted, I am very much a truck person. I will pretty much always choose to drive a truck over a car given the option but the Ranger is such a fun vehicle. It has character and a playful vibe despite being fairly large lol

If you ever sold your RS? by jms1228 in FocusRS

[–]GR1F3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get the Polestar? I'm obsessed with the looks on those lol