What have you done to your ride lately?
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thekidcatcher
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Is that outside cheaper than dirt?Project White Trash Phase 2
Got the front end torn apart and have begun measuring for the front bumper. I'm thinking its going to end up pretty Relentlessy looking. I like his bumper.
BirdTRD
beLIEve
No, I'm parked in front of a Safeway grocery store. The building in the background is a Home Depot.
Where is cheaper than dirt? I've ordered from them a few times but have never been to one.
thekidcatcher
Well-Known Member
I saw a truck without its bumper outside their store and I had to ask. McKinney, tx is one of them.
i finally got a dent from offroadin this weekend... used my cat like reflexes in reverse & hit a small tree. nothin major but a dent is a dent. and i finally broke in the sliders
Pics would def help your post.
night_angel
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Finally I install my CB Mic holder
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TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
A Shot of How the Lower Control Arm (LCA) Looked
Thank God I was going about 1 mph when it finally failed!
What a Great idea for a Bushing Boss Skid!
This damage was from using a Shrockworks front skid (one other manufacturer's exposes this area too. With the new BudBuilts It offers some protection.
Half of a Half of the Problem
You can see the last half inch and how the failures were at both ends working in.
The Remaining Half of the First Half
You can see the thinning of the bushing boss.
The Other Half
Nice compressed/crushed bushing
Finally a Good Use for One of These
Prying back thin tabs on the chassis!
Lubing Them Up
Thought they would be well worth a batch of 'home brew!' This was the quietest poly bushings so far!
Disposable Home Brew Mixer/Applicator
Freezer bag - used it to rub back and forth and warm up the grease. Cut a hole in the corner and squeeze out.
Making a 'Special Tool'
The 3/4" crush nut holding the lower uni-ball to the lower control arm was a bitch to tighten! The way I dealt with it was to grind off the sides of a 1 1/8" impact socket so that it would be 'captured' by the lower control arm. To hold the control arm, I mounted the lower control arm bolts (for the bushing side of the LCA). I also found it easiest to turn the steering wheel to full lock to the same side; While installing the driver side, I turned it full lock driver. The other thing I found useful was to jack the lower control arm up so that the machined part holding the uni-ball was flush up against the mating area of lower part of the spindle. This made it easier to get the bolts in since the uni-ball, at this point in time, isn't very easy to move and it also makes it easier to get the two bolts threaded since the tolerance of the bolts and the machined fitting is rather tight (no slop).
Installed!
Now to get the front end aligned (my Firestone Lifetime - I think I've already had 6!).
More to come...
Thank God I was going about 1 mph when it finally failed!
What a Great idea for a Bushing Boss Skid!
This damage was from using a Shrockworks front skid (one other manufacturer's exposes this area too. With the new BudBuilts It offers some protection.
Half of a Half of the Problem
You can see the last half inch and how the failures were at both ends working in.
The Remaining Half of the First Half
You can see the thinning of the bushing boss.
The Other Half
Nice compressed/crushed bushing
Finally a Good Use for One of These
Prying back thin tabs on the chassis!
Lubing Them Up
Thought they would be well worth a batch of 'home brew!' This was the quietest poly bushings so far!
Disposable Home Brew Mixer/Applicator
Freezer bag - used it to rub back and forth and warm up the grease. Cut a hole in the corner and squeeze out.
Making a 'Special Tool'
The 3/4" crush nut holding the lower uni-ball to the lower control arm was a bitch to tighten! The way I dealt with it was to grind off the sides of a 1 1/8" impact socket so that it would be 'captured' by the lower control arm. To hold the control arm, I mounted the lower control arm bolts (for the bushing side of the LCA). I also found it easiest to turn the steering wheel to full lock to the same side; While installing the driver side, I turned it full lock driver. The other thing I found useful was to jack the lower control arm up so that the machined part holding the uni-ball was flush up against the mating area of lower part of the spindle. This made it easier to get the bolts in since the uni-ball, at this point in time, isn't very easy to move and it also makes it easier to get the two bolts threaded since the tolerance of the bolts and the machined fitting is rather tight (no slop).
Installed!
Now to get the front end aligned (my Firestone Lifetime - I think I've already had 6!).
More to come...
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
I love the Home Brew!
night_angel
Well-Known Member
today arrived my +50hp mod, for my tacooo... :o
thanks to AlienXtx for the toyotaoff-road.com Decal !!!
thanks to AlienXtx for the toyotaoff-road.com Decal !!!
AlienXtx
Nignog
No problem man, thanks for representing us way down south.
texasislandboy
donde esta la NGAGE IT
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texasislandboy
donde esta la NGAGE IT
what kit did you buy i want to add that to my list