Re: 1991 ranger brake problem

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:54:44 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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On 11/13/2024 2:15 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:

On Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:29:54 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
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On 11/13/2024 12:44 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vh2s43$2b5ip$1@dont-email.me...
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I think I mentioned it in another thread.  Pickup trucks (classic bath
tub bed and std cab on a frame) are usually not very good unless they
have a load in the bed.  A 2wd open diff pickup would not be my choice
either that being said from 2001-2017 all my new service trucks were 2WD
with auto locking diffs.  (Chevy work trucks)  With the normal load of
tools, wire, and hardware they were "okay."  I did not unload them to go
hunting for instance.  As long as I stuck to the main trails until I
bailed out to walk I didn't even think about it.
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Of course tires make a big difference.  When I ran trap lines back in
the 80s I used a Ford F150 2WD with stock diff and 31 x 10.5 tires.
With all my traps, coolers, and camp gear it did quite well.  If I
remembered to air down all four) it was passable on most sand, but it
would still sink in bottomless sugar sand.  I got it stuck a couple
times, but always got it out on my own.  Sometimes it took all day, but
that is the life of a wannabe professional outdoorsman.  Okay, my first
year I used a Plymouth Volare station wagon.  LOL  I think if it had the
same tires it would have been better than the pickup.
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Bob La Londe
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Ramblers did well in the Baja 500.
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That definitely applied to my Ranger in 2WD. It was better in 4WD. If I
could get in somewhere with the bed empty I was sure to be able to get
out with a load of firewood. Only dirt bike skid recovery reflexes let
me drive the Ranger in 2WD on partly dry, partly icy pavement. A
particularly difficult icy commute home helped convince me to buy the
AWD CRV which was vastly better with (and good without) sticky
hydrophilic Michelin Arctic Alpine ice tires. A wet finger rubbed on
most tires slides, on the Michelins it grabs and squeaks.
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Generally the only complaint I hear about Michelin tires is the price.
When I picked up my new truck I was actually a little disappointed to
see it came with Michelin truck tires.  Now I'll have to wait a few
years to wear them out so I can upgrade to some ATs.  I'm just to cheap
to replace otherwise perfectly good tires.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

Virtually every Michelin tire I have owned has had the sidewalls
checker and crack long before the tread wore out - and that goes back
to early 1960s? Michelin X tires and up to my last xlts. I've never
wore one out - - - - and they have hardened up to the point they would
have made good "burnout tires" even on a 4 or 6 cyl vehicle.
  Yes, they all lasted over 6 years - but on many that was less than
30000 KM. REALLY burns to have to throw away expensive rubber with
over 80% tread left!!!!!

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Virtually all tires have one major weakness.  They degrade with exposure
to the C02 in the air.  Buna (neoprene) rubber o-rings too.  Buna-N,
Viton, and silicone much less so.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff

I don't have the problem on my Nokians, didn't have on my Dunlops, or
my Coopers. My BFGs and Uniroyals were not as bad as the Michelins but
darn close. The Uniroyals were the only ones I wore out -less than
30,000Km