The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

With Ben not Joe. His wasn't bearing knock

 

Eh i did it a while ago. Seemed to help. After i did new oil and plugs as it was just past 100k for me.

 

i did the whole do it through the throttle body, world of a difference in build up was gone, but I refused to do the whole dump it in your oil thing

 

I did both and in gas too.

 

Any Progress on the new bed rack??

 

Yep. Have the lower legs done. Which took almost a week and a half to do. Tolerances are pretty damn tight. Got the parts in the mail today so I can finish it mostly and get it set in the truck for bolt holes. Hoping my other parts arrive tomorrow so I can wrap it up this weekend and start on rear shock/axle project.


Ordered new front coils too. Eibach 16" 700lb. The 700lb rate feels great I just can't fit the 18" coil well on my shocks. If these don't work I'm going to try 18" 600lbs since 18" coils get compressed about 2" on my current bottom plates.

 

Nice. I wanna see that thing
What thickness tube are you using for it?

 

I have a set of chrome corner lights with clear lenses if u want them, might look good on frank. I have no use for them.

 

A mix of tubing. Mostly 1/8" though.

Unless they are for 95-97 won't fit. Different fender mounts.

 

yup, thats why i have no use for them. got them from tacomaboss. he forgot to give them to the guy he sold his taco to.

 

Oh what he sold his?! Wtf...

Well that's interesting..mine are even cracked..pm me what you want for em

 

Today I swapped out my 18" 700lb coils for 16" 700lb coils. Basically only 3/4" preload on the new coils. Brought the front end down but rides great and isn't too low. Once the bed rack and tent are back on should be close to stance before LT.

Rides a bit rough when going slow. But the harder and faster I go the smoother it is. Perfect to me!

Also in process of putting my skid back on. That's should make it a tad smoother.

 

Sweet!

 

Yea man! I'm pretty stoked where it's sitting right now. I was also worried about the 18" coils block height.

Alignment wise my camber is off now. But it drives a bit better already and turns better. I'm sure you where right about it being so high up it was screwing with things. Gonna play with that again later. Probably call you while I'm doing it

 

Drove 2500 miles over the last week or so on my home alignment and my tires look great

 

Baller!

Oh and in got some clevis mounts for my straps. Stoked to get them on. Waiting for the new plasma to come..although if it doesn't ill just cut out plates. Won't be as odd shaped as yours was anyways.

 

Sweet, clevis' rule. I've adjusted mine a bit recently.

So you got the plasma warrantied? That was super weird how it just stopped working.

 

Oh also my buddy back home told me he had a 115v welder with my name on it after I left... Damnit! Not like a 115 is a ton of good anyways

 

Yea Eastwood was super cool about it. Tim called em and they said we must've gotten one of the earlier ones that it was common on. Sent us a shipping label and we boxed it up and they paid for shipping. Just waiting on the new one.

A lot of stretch eh?? I might need to get an inch shorter strap

 

Nah not much stretch just evening the sides out. Did you order different straps yet?