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What have you done to, or with, your Tacoma today?
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TacomaMTB
4️⃣ Gold
What's the deal removing the sway bar ? handles better? or more travel?
I removed mine, better off-road and really not too much of a difference onroad besides whipping through a turn or jug handle but even then it’s still fine as long as you have a good suspension, and I saw you have the icons now so you’ll be fine
Medium pack (EL095R) with 6 leafs. I'll do some measuring when I get home.
Lifted the front end!!
No, not in a good way ?
. The UCA's were squeaking like crazy so I pulled them to replace the bushings. Then I looked down at the bottom of the coilover and saw it.
If you look closely you can see the o-ring bulging out of place. Not good. So I pulled the coilovers as I need to have them height adjusted anyhow.
The outer edges of the sleeve inserts in the bottom of the coilover looks to be pretty gouged up. This could have been what was making the noise I was hearing and assumed was the UCA's.
I then I removed the sleeve inserts and pulled the o-ring.
The o-ring is pretty beat up. It's cracking and just doesn't look good. Under the o-ring the spherical bearing built into the bottom of the shock isn't looking so hot either. Looks like a lot of dirt and debris has been I there a while and may have done some damage.
And the other side of the same bearing
Waiting to hear back from ARB but so far they've been very responsive on the phone. Emailed them pics this afternoon and they are working on it.
No, not in a good way ?
. The UCA's were squeaking like crazy so I pulled them to replace the bushings. Then I looked down at the bottom of the coilover and saw it. If you look closely you can see the o-ring bulging out of place. Not good. So I pulled the coilovers as I need to have them height adjusted anyhow.
The outer edges of the sleeve inserts in the bottom of the coilover looks to be pretty gouged up. This could have been what was making the noise I was hearing and assumed was the UCA's.
I then I removed the sleeve inserts and pulled the o-ring.
The o-ring is pretty beat up. It's cracking and just doesn't look good. Under the o-ring the spherical bearing built into the bottom of the shock isn't looking so hot either. Looks like a lot of dirt and debris has been I there a while and may have done some damage.
And the other side of the same bearing
Waiting to hear back from ARB but so far they've been very responsive on the phone. Emailed them pics this afternoon and they are working on it.
Cleaned up the engine bay (not the best but hey?)
New suspension coming soon ?
)New suspension coming soon ?
Briang71
2️⃣ Bronze
Damn. Now I need to paint the bars black!
Had them powder coated locally
Cleaned up the engine bay (not the best but hey?
New suspension coming soon ?
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Lucky that it's warm enough to do that.
What did you go with?!???
6112s and 5160s! ????
Solid setup. ?
I debated on icons, kings, all that “higher end stuff” but it seemed more logical to get Bilsteins. I’m a Crawler not an over-lander or desert runner so I didn’t see the need for all that lol.
Makes sense to me. Get what you need. Simple as that.
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Nice, that's a good setup. Nothing wrong with Bilstein's at all. I always recommend them for someone wanting a reasonably priced suspension
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damn dude, that's gnarly! Never seen anything use a rubber o-ring in that location. I see that as a way to trap water and debris into that spherical rood end causing the damage that you're seeing.Lifted the front end!!
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No, not in a good way ?
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If you look closely you can see the o-ring bulging out of place. Not good. So I pulled the coilovers as I need to have them height adjusted anyhow.
The outer edges of the sleeve inserts in the bottom of the coilover looks to be pretty gouged up. This could have been what was making the noise I was hearing and assumed was the UCA's.
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I then I removed the sleeve inserts and pulled the o-ring.
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The o-ring is pretty beat up. It's cracking and just doesn't look good. Under the o-ring the spherical bearing built into the bottom of the shock isn't looking so hot either. Looks like a lot of dirt and debris has been I there a while and may have done some damage.
And the other side of the same bearing
View attachment 12378
Waiting to hear back from ARB but so far they've been very responsive on the phone. Emailed them pics this afternoon and they are working on it.
Did a few different measurements on the most level surfaces I could find and found no lean to less than 1/4 inch.
Replaced my Morimoto 35w hids with some vled led. Now to drive at night to compare
I'd be interested to know how the vled's compare. I'm currently running the 50w morimoto set up with their led fog lights as well.
Tried out some yellow lamin-x film for my morimoto led fog lights but had to remove after only a few days. The lamin-x didnt want to stay adhered to the fog lights around the edges and the color just wasnt my style. Maybe if it was more of an amber color..?
Looks awesome! Any pics of tent closed up?
2BigTaco
5️⃣ Platinum
Thanks, I’m a big fan of this set up
2BigTaco
5️⃣ Platinum
Yeah I like it a lot. Thought I wanted a full bed rack but this has been great keeping the rtt lower than the roof line. The front runner packs pretty slim (pro) but you can't leave thicker sleeping bags and pillows in it when closed (con). Looked like too much pressure on the hinges when I was trying to force it closed
Kayak season is in full swing and I pick up my new one tomorrow. So my dad an I worked on a little project to help load them a lot easier. I modified a rhino rack pioneer roller to fit between the rails on the prinsu. Added an additional cross bar to keep it sturdy and it turned out great. Gonna test it out tomorrow.
