Krookz build

[Krookz]

Originally Posted by tacoridinhigh

Nice, how long did it take them to build the springs?

2 weeks

[tacoridinhigh]

thanks for all the info

[Krookz]

Originally Posted by tacoridinhigh

thanks for all the info

Welcome man

[Krookz]

Here's some detailed pics of the tiregate for those who asked. The cable is just an extra measure of security in case it were to fall off on the road. Id hate to get sued for a 33 killing someone. Someone's also gonna ask about the studs, I couldnt find a drillbit big enuf to clear the little crush things.









And here's my most recent gas receipt. 16.5mpg with the tiregate, it went up just a little
And yes, that's how much my odo is off.

[Veinguy]

Sweet truck, I am jealous; I need to learn how to do some of those things myself and save some $$. Nice Job!

[lightmup]

I love your truck!!! Man I want that bumper it looks so good with the fabtech lift. Mabe one day my truck will be as cool as your. BAD ASS!!!!!

[Krookz]

Originally Posted by Veinguy

Sweet truck, I am jealous; I need to learn how to do some of those things myself and save some $$. Nice Job!

Originally Posted by lightmup

I love your truck!!! Man I want that bumper it looks so good with the fabtech lift. Mabe one day my truck will be as cool as your. BAD ASS!!!!!

Thanks guys

[RckyMntns]

Originally Posted by Krookz

Here's some detailed pics of the tiregate for those who asked. The cable is just an extra measure of security in case it were to fall off on the road. Id hate to get sued for a 33 killing someone. Someone's also gonna ask about the studs, I couldnt find a drillbit big enuf to clear the little crush things.





And here's my most recent gas receipt. 16.5mpg with the tiregate, it went up just a little
And yes, that's how much my odo is off.

For what it's worth, I read once upon a time that some Auto engineers decided to test the tailgate theory. They tested a truck in a wind tunnel for drag with and without the tailgate on. It turned out the one without a tailgate INCREASED dragged. When they investigated this they found that with the tailgate on it set up a kinda of spinning ball of air in directly behind the cab that pushed air up and over the tailgate. Where as with the tailgate off the air flowed straight down back along the bed creating a low pressure zone behind the cab which increased drag. Conterintuitive, but it sounds plausible to me.....

just did a google search and found this.....

http://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=397

[JRW1223]

How bad is your drive line shudder? Does it make you wish you didn't buy the lift at all?

[Krookz]

Originally Posted by JRW1223

How bad is your drive line shudder? Does it make you wish you didn't buy the lift at all?

There's a video on the 1st page I think... if not ill post it again. Its one of those things that comes from lifts, I understand that, and I can fix it. I would put another 6" under a 2010 if mine got totaled. *knocks on wood*

[derekAV]

Originally Posted by Krookz

Couple night shots all finished up...

man awsome build!..btw where you get your hitch? or what are they called? im lookin to get one.thanks

[Krookz]

Originally Posted by HDav

man awsome build!..btw where you get your hitch? or what are they called? im lookin to get one.thanks

Thanks man. Its a receiver shackle bracket. I ordered mine through a local shop, you can find them all over the internet, and I believe Northern Tool has one...

[derekAV]

Originally Posted by Krookz

Thanks man. Its a receiver shackle bracket. I ordered mine through a local shop, you can find them all over the internet, and I believe Northern Tool has one...

ok cool..thanks!

[Krookz]

So I purchased a truck box. Its by Kobalt, slim and narrow... Lowes has them for ~$124, just got a post from someone saying it was dropped to $98. It was polished alum so brushing and painting it was a piece of cake. Used some indoor/outdoor polyurethane to seal and give it a nice hard finish. Directions at the bottom of this post if anyones interested in doing the same.





Painting instructions:
Mask off the latches and logo. Use a 3m scuff pad(http://www.azautobodysupply.com/scpr.html) that can be purchased pretty much anywhere, to turn the nice polished alum into brushed aluminum. Clean it with a solvent, denatured alcohol, ect... to clean up any oils and junk left behind. Dont skip this step, its very important.

I used Krylon flat black, I have a bunch of it as I spray my frame and everything else with it. I did 5-6 light coats. Then I used a satin indoor/outdoor polyurethane to give it a nice hard shell(4-5 light, 1 heavy), as the Krylon spray would scratch off pretty easily otherwise. Ace had the only indoor/outdoor that I could find... http://www.acehardwareoutlet.com/%28...aspx?SKU=17014

Before you go ape shit with the polyurethane, test it on the back side. If you spray too heavy on the 1st few coats it will bubble the black!


I think it cost me all of $8 and 3 afternoons to get it painted and dried correctly before I handled it. I had scuff pad leftover from when I painted my bike. I also purchased a can of clear that wouldn't work... So I guess only around $4

For the inside... I don't care if its black in there. But I did put down 2 heavy coats of polyurethane inside... I did this because its un-coated aluminum, it would turn everything black that rubs against it. If you get it, rub your hand on the inside to see I just wiped it out with a clean towel to get the heavy stuff out before spraying.

[tacoma89]

box looks great man, can't wait to see it. you will have to stop by after work on friday to make sure i am still alive. and so i can check out you box and other stuff.

[Krookz]

This is pretty old, but I had just relocated it. Onboard air.

[Krookz]

As may people know, iv been fighting with the takeoff shudder. I was attempting to get a 2-peice shaft put together. The only problem with that is, there $800+. And one of those was for a rebuild!

In my talks with Tom Woods about upgrading the stock shaft to include a cv, he mentioned they are offering 100% back if the driveshaft dosnt solve the issues on our Tacoma's. I figured I didnt have anything to lose, especially for $475.

I pre-measures my pinion angles and had shims ready to go in. Only issues I had were the bent u-bolts, Kevin should remember this... "Hope you dont have to take those off anytime soon". Haha. Everything else went smoothly. I will need to trim my crossmember, its a little to close for comfort. Not a huge deal tho

Now to the imporant part, the shudder is obviously gone! My vibrations are minimal, and it could get better. I just need to figure out how many degree's worth of axle wrap for cruize load I was off. The slight vibrations are about 44-47 and a short spot around 68-69. The truck is smooth as glass otherwise, and sounds completly diffrent. Makes me wonder how bad that other shaft was flopping around under there...

[Krookz]

Guess who's on the February 2010 page of Allpro offroad's calendar?

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/all...ml#post1177615

[tacoma89]

Congrats man...can't wait to see all the new stuff in a couple days.

[Veinguy]

Way to go, that's pretty slick.