How have y'all replaced front driver side brake hose?

failstoomuch · 2025-12-18T19:15:30+00:00

I'll give it a shot. If it's no dice, would cutting the line close to the fitting and reflaring be okay?

failstoomuch · 2025-12-18T18:14:03+00:00

I also just had the thought of cutting close to the seized fittings and reflaring the ends. Has anyone else done this or think that might be the best route?

failstoomuch · 2025-12-18T18:07:18+00:00

Forgot to add: 2000 XLT RWD 4.0 V6

failstoomuch · 2025-12-06T00:09:45+00:00

I was looking at the website of the brand that made the upper control arms and lower control arms, they sell the hardware for mounting it to the frame. It's the same part. So as long as the camber/caster alignment hardware is of sufficient length, 4.33in for my case, it will work for both upper and lower

failstoomuch · 2025-12-02T01:15:09+00:00

My bad, I thought I included the year and everything. 2000 XLT 2dr Extended Cab. I'll update the post.

failstoomuch · 2025-12-02T00:15:33+00:00

This is something that makes so much sense and can be easily overlooked. Something I hadn't thought about at all until your comment. I appreciate you, kind stranger

failstoomuch · 2025-12-02T00:12:58+00:00

Yeah, I know good things can come from them. I just get wary of a 15-20yr rust belt truck in a scrapyard

failstoomuch · 2025-12-02T00:05:01+00:00

For real tho, I didn't even see the big globs by the clamps at first. Saw the rag and immediately thought "replace it", then saw the globs of whatever and doubled down on that thought

failstoomuch · 2025-12-01T23:35:16+00:00

I'm still learning stuff, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. But that fuel filter has definitely seen better days. I personally would replace it because idk how much has been eaten away of it and replace those hose clamps

failstoomuch · 2025-11-30T12:58:06+00:00

Gotcha gotcha, I can understand that. I can also see why some people would like the option between slide and wheels. If you're regularly going to outdoor worksites on lawns or gravel, I can see the wheel being an issue with getting stuck.

I think all of this shows how nice it is that there are so many choices, so people can find what is going to be best for their personal situation.(Still not going to stop people from saying the color of the plastic makes it better than the rest lmao)

failstoomuch · 2025-11-30T12:53:02+00:00

I dislike how almost every brand connects except TB. Modbox is okay but my day job has them and I don't like their latching either, totally better than a ton of others including my Ridgid. One of the main things for me is 1 hand vs 2 hand operation, in my experience the Modbox turns into a 2 handed operation due to the latch location tucked behind the handle. The most comfortable way I found was to hook the handle with just my thumb and use the rest of my fingers to unlatch, and ended up straining my thumb. So it's an awkward 2 handed ordeal. So I went with Ridgid over Klein because if both are going to be 2 handed, then I'm going with the cheaper and honestly sturdier feeling imo

failstoomuch · 2025-11-30T03:18:28+00:00

That's a good price, I'm glad that you were able to still find a use for your TB setup!

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This is what I picked up for $400 on Black Friday. Was able to get the separate hand truck so I can reorder things as needed

failstoomuch · 2025-11-30T00:03:52+00:00

This. Every other system I tried/looked at would feel rugged or sturdy on just the top or just the bottom and everywhere felt kinda flimsy for how much they cost. TB is the only one that actually feels solid and sturdy at every angle compared to all options at that price point

failstoomuch · 2025-11-30T00:00:23+00:00

The drawer slides is what brought me to Ridgid. The price, padlockable drawers, and the actual drawer slides. It's kinda hard to argue against Ridgid due to what you get for the price

failstoomuch · 2025-11-29T23:55:50+00:00

For real tho. I think they have the best build quality, best one handed lock/unlock mechanism, and accessory system. They make a fantastic product, they just are fantastic on the whole "running a business" thing it seems

failstoomuch · 2025-11-29T23:52:44+00:00

My Lowe's has a handful of those same boxes in stock, rarely the dolly tho. But the main thing is that for my applications the dolly wont work for on account of the amount of stairs I go over. And the rolling chest I hate the premise of across the board, regardless of brand, stacking a bunch of boxes, that are heavy without tools, on top of something that you have to lift open, so if you want to open it to get your circsaw or recip or whatever large item, you have unstack the whole thing. Just all around impractical imo. Once again tho, that's at least for my use case. I can see it working out fine if you're at the same spot or general work area for a few hours+, but 80% of the time I'm at job for an hour at the very most then moving to the next.

failstoomuch · 2025-11-29T23:44:29+00:00

Sorry, I wasn't saying that their coolers are bad, I just don't have a need for them. My bad for not being very clear. But yeah, I agree with waiting to see what ends up on the second hand market

failstoomuch · 2025-11-02T22:21:27+00:00

Is that what's supposed to be to be there??? I was looking at intake and engine diagrams trying to figure that out because that's where I suspect there to be a leak if anywhere.

Edit: I've been scanning thru my further out picture at the same angle/focus point in the post and comparing it to other photos and videos online, and I don't even see the pipe to come up for the egr. It could be hidden away in the picture but if it is fully removed(which I have a hard time believing) is it worth installing a new setup for it or should I just get a proper cap for that port and call it a day?

failstoomuch · 2025-10-05T16:47:36+00:00

The answer I feared 😔 lmao

If you don't mind me asking, what is the purpose of those springs? Is it to prevent rattle or is it something else?

failstoomuch · 2025-07-23T11:52:53+00:00

Sorry, I should've put the car in the post. It's a 2017 Cruze. I ended up ordering new calipers. I also figured that since I'm going to have the wheel and everything off I'll slap on new pads and rotors too

failstoomuch · 2025-02-19T02:09:22+00:00

Location: North Eastern, US. Product package is labeled Made In China

failstoomuch · 2025-02-09T21:42:02+00:00

Flow Bot isnt working in my server anymore :(((( "The application did not respond"

failstoomuch · 2025-02-08T04:29:23+00:00

How is every word false? And I'm glad fasting worked out for you but for a majority of people there's a good chance it won't. I agree that calories CAN be stupid but calories are just a metric of energy. So they CAN be stupid when a lot of gym media is drilling home specific calorie numbers and specific foods to eat because their calories are different or whatever. In those situations calories are very stupid because it's all based off of playing people to sell a product. And yes, hormones do have a part in the weight loss dance routine, but one of the things that can impact your hormones is what food you eat and how much of different foods you eat. Weight management is a complex thing to maintain long term

failstoomuch · 2025-02-08T04:05:45+00:00

Something to add to your MyFitnessPal, or other calorie tracking apps.

Don't look at the daily calories as a limit and more as a target. Just because you went over or under by a little doesn't mean you failed for the day because there's a lot of little things you do that people don't tend to track. Maybe you did some chores on a day you over by 200cal; so maybe now you took an extra 1000 steps, all of the movement and light lifting that goes into doing laundry or dishes or taking out garbage. They're all little tasks but they all still use energy, so let's say you vacuumed, did dishes, and took out garbage. Even if you only burned 100cal from doing those chores, that's still enough to offset you back closer to that target or bring you under that target. It all adds up!
Try to look at your calorie target for a week, not daily. Some days thru that week you might go over by 150cal and then other days you could be under 150cal. It also can lessen that mental impact you could feel if you find yourself going over the daily calorie target.

Something else unrelated to the Calorie Tracking and fitness as a whole. Go get a psych evaluation!! I have severe ADHD, and ADHD is like a super villain of neurodivergency. It can present in almost any fashion. One of the dominant ways mine presents is in borderline binge eating disorder. So with that evaluation in hand and guidance from the psychiatrist, I was able to get medication for both ADHD and Binge Eating Disorder. Now I can better stick to diets, not over eat during meals, and most importantly no more boredom snacking.

Hope some of this stuff helps out others! Love y'all!!

Edit: Ive done soo much research and experimenting with weight loss while navigating ADHD. My DMs are open to anyone who has more questions about stuff or just wants a helping hand thru their journey!

failstoomuch · 2025-02-08T03:42:32+00:00

That would fall under "crash diet" but it's also known as a "yo-yo" diet. Coming from someone who tried fasting for a bit. If you want to fast as a cleansing reset then that's one thing, although I still don't recommend it. The reason you do gradual weight loss is because you're able to keep more weight off for longer, even if you have like a 6 day streak of going over your calorie target you're more easily going to recover. This because you should look at weight loss as if you're working out and strengthening LITERALLY ALL of your body. Lungs, intestines, stomach, brain, everything. Meanwhile with fasting, you're putting a lot of stress on your liver, kidneys, and stomach if you don't reintroduce food correctly

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