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Tyler's #VanLife on 37s Four Wheel Camper Build & Tacoma3G.com Shenanigans

@Paige's Jeep suspension was toast. She got a 2.5" AEV suspension kit. I think we need to fix the rake though (you'd think the kit would've done that).

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Continued filming my leaf spring and airbag install video since it finally stopped raining. Problem is, trying to create a decent video with good angles and such is taking me a while, and I ran out of daylight. Tomorrow is more rain and Friday won’t have rain, but I’m supposed to hit the road for a weekend camping trip. Meh, I’ll figure it out.

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One observation I have in the comparison photo is that the two bottom springs on the old Dakar pack are a lot thicker than the two bottom springs on the new Dobinsons pack. The Dakar pack has a 600 pound rating and the new one has a 800-1000 pound rating, so we’ll see.
 
Spent 12 hours in the rain today, trying to get my truck up for a weekend wheeling trip and all while filming. I’m still busy with prep right now, but here is a small update.

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Those products are what I bought to try to get a bushing sleeve out of a shackle. None of it worked, but I did get the job done today. Better explanation on that later.

I always love having my little table jack. He helped me roll back the axle so I could get the leaf spring pin in the axle hole easily, without human help. ;)
 
I’m not like this but I’m salty as hell because my weekend camping trip with @Nick BBP is ruined because of my ABS light causing 4wd not to work.

So I left a nice review on Google for my crap Toyota center:
The service department here should probably be avoided.



1. The driver’s seat in my 2017 Tacoma has a front to rear wiggle. Kind of feels like it didn’t lock in place, but it has. Not only is it irritating to drive with movement in the seat when you brake and accelerate, but it seems like a potential safety issue as well. Unfortunately, I was told by the service provider that it wouldn’t be worth it to spend all day taking apart the seat to target such a small wiggle. Nice.



2. The same truck has the ABS light on. The weirder thing is that while the ABS light is on, the truck won’t shift into 4wd. If there is a small window where the ABS light hasn’t turned on yet, 4wd works fine. Anyway, they told me an ABS speed sensor is causing this and needs to be replaced. Well, here I am with it replaced (not by them), and nothing fixed (I was told front left needed it, but since it didn’t work, all 4 were tried). So now I need to bring it to a different shop that will hopefully diagnose this correctly. This caused me to cancel the camping trip that was scheduled for the weekend after the sensor was *supposed* to be fixed.



Side note: I need to give credit where it’s due. The ABS wheel speed sensor is a very tiny little piece of plastic, but it costs over $300 from Toyota (you can get them much cheaper elsewhere, FYI). The gent in the parts department was probably also thinking about its high price for what it is, and without me asking, he opted to apply a 20% discount to it. He was very friendly and I do appreciate that. However, I actually ended up getting the part via an online Toyota parts department from a different location, just for the record.



3. This is bonus information. Perhaps more relevant to those with modified trucks. From a local friend (not me): “I know they didn't rotate my tires. (Marked all 4, and they never asked about my lugnut key...) But my 30k, they kept giving me runarounds, telling me my mods were getting in the way, can't do anything with said mods, etc.”



Just something to keep in mind.



4. Lastly, here is a second bonus. When I called to make the appointment for the ABS light, I told the woman on the phone that my I’m calling to bring the truck in for maintenance. When she heard why, she corrected me by saying, “oh, that’s service, not maintenance”, and then briefly explained what those two words mean. She’s not a mechanic and “service” or “maintenance” are probably all she knows, so I understand her confusion. But I do suggest educating your staff on the difference between corrective and preventative maintenance so conversations with customers can flow better and not need questionable corrections.





To finish this review,



I bought the truck in California and had most of my service done there at a couple of different locations. Both of those Cali locations were a totally different experience than this place, especially for modded trucks. Maybe that’s to be expected, maybe not. Maybe they should be more concerned about a driver’s seat that moves unintentionally, maybe not!
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Since I'm not wheeling, I'm gonna spend the day editing this damn video, which I'm sure will take until tomorrow.

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Anotha dirty Detroit M1008 coldV start. 18° out, so definitely not the worst, but apparently the batteries only had 8-10 volts for this. Coulda used a Pikachu for a little extra boost. In Crust We Trust!
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I finally finished my first YouTube video! It took me way too long, but it was mostly a learning experience for me, with the bonus of hopefully teaching someone how to replace their leaf springs on their own. I’m looking for feedback on how I can improve for my next video, so please let me know what you think. The future of my channel will be documenting the rest of the Tacoma build, our Four Wheel Camper build, and our journey across the continent while living in the truck, full-time!

Original link: https://youtu.be/aSU77AE97L4
 
Been following this build for a while because of the the longbed but please tell me that hair isn't real life. If so I might need to unfollow.
 
Got out of the Marines and now your letting yourself go. You could've atleast done something cool and grown a mullet or rat tail.
 
NukedTaco said:
Got out of the Marines and now your letting yourself go. You could've atleast done something cool and grown a mullet or rat tail.
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So, Tyler having long hair REALLY affects you personally? Cmon dude we’re on here to share our love (or hate) for Tacomas not dudes hair styles.
 
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