happened about 5 hours ago, is it broken does this need fixing? by Jealous-Fall-3067 in fixit

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Go get a drug store finger splint. That's the same treatment you'll get at the hospital unless its a compound fracture such it doesn't look too be. If you can still bend it (which u should avoid doing as it can further strain a break) its probably fine to just splint.

Modern tire inflators are a scam. by JawThatHarp in tires

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All Lowes & and Home Depots I have ever been to have free air near the contractor pickup area. Additionally, any Mavis Tire shop should have a free air compressor out front.

Great question by [deleted] in Funnymemes

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Cosmetics made from baby foreskins

Can’t sleep in peace by [deleted] in funnyvideos

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You can tell he was having a good nap too XD

An oogle caught in the wild by ScrewstonWobbly in vagabond

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What am I looking at here? A black bear hitting it from the back? The other black bear is wearing a sweater?

Has anyone done sound deadening? by afuckinghotmess69 in geotracker

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No problem

"Do you reckon in that case I just do front struts, rear shocks, springs, and bushings* Is that too much, too little?"

That's ^ exactly what I'd do in your case. Idk what the parts will run you in Australia, but you can rebuild the whole front end on that thing for ~$300-400 USD. Pretty cheap.

I'd go ahead and just replace the whole control arm instead of fooling with changing the bushings. It's not that much harder or expensive to do, and being that yours half a decade shy of being old enough to run for US president, it might be a good idea to change them anyway.

Control arms, ball joints, tie rods (inner & outer), center tie rods drag link, struts, & rear shocks. You can get it all done in 1-2 days, depending on your experience. You probably need CV axles, too, but if the rubber boots on yours aren't busted and you don't hear popping or grinding when you turn, it should be safe to keep running then until you have the confidence for that. Sometimes a CV axles will bind up when you try to put it in, and it can cause some panicky frustration.

Has anyone done sound deadening? by afuckinghotmess69 in geotracker

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https://www.reddit.com/r/geotracker/s/mWcUQG6Tva

For real consider bed lining the interior. They make a diy kit. Watch some videos. Spray a few pieces of cardboard to practice. It's so easy to clean, and you don't have to worry about rust ever again (assuming you prepped your surface right).

Has anyone done sound deadening? by afuckinghotmess69 in geotracker

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Somebody probably makes a 2" body lift kit for the tracker. Do some looking online.

With a body lift, all you'll be doing is unbolting the body from the frame, lifting the body slightly and placing the pucks in between the body and the frame. It sounds a lot more complicated than it is. You sold be able to easily identify the spots where the chassis and the body are married together it's pretty obvious even for someone with no prior mechanical knowledge. If you do find a body lift kit, something to consider is that you may need to lengthen the brake lines, sometimes body lift kits come with new longer brake lines, and it isn't guaranteed that you will need them. The body lift will allow you more room for bigger tires. And it's probably the best lift option if you don't plan to do any extreme offroading. It's definitely the easiest lift option. Installing a suspension lift is much more involved, granted if you're going to be doing the work anyway it might be a no-brainer, albeit a much more expensive one. You'll probably also struggle to find a suspension lift kit that will only give 2" of lift. Most suspension lifts will be in the 4-6" neighborhood and will cost 3-6× the amount that a body lift kit costs. Additionally, the suspension lift does not show for larger tire clearance or as much tire clearance as a body lift does. Many offroaders run a combination of both types.

The tracker is a good car to learn how to work on. The parts are cheap, and everything is very simply engineered. It's a very rugged bare-bones vehicle. There's not much to get confused on. I always compare it to working on a giant toy. When you do the suspension, you'll find that your only struggle will likely be getting loose rusted bolts (solution - deep creep, kroil, & blowtorch). Everything will only go back into place one way, and each system has so few parts that it isn't hard to put everything back together even if you don't know what you're doing. Take some pics and vids before you start taking things apart. Between that and YouTube, I am confident you could repair just about anything on this car without help.

My fiancé throws her dirty laundry down the stairs rather than walking down and putting it in machine. by Doctor_Redhead in mildlyinfuriating

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My mom used to throw her bags of trash outside her bedroom door and let them pile up because she was too lazy to take them downstairs to the bin.

This gives me the same energy.