Oregon and Washington BS thread

School bus's, Air Force same difference

 

It's just nuts and bolt at the end of the day

 

If it doesn't fit I know there's a few of us Olympians who could be coerced into buying it off you.

Also, hello from Twin Harbors. I did indeed need a long sleeve shirt. I'm currently sitting on a tree stump at 55 degrees. The ride over was great. One of the guys in camp has a BBQ trailer that would make you all flip. I think it was dual axle, I'm going to see if he will let me snag a pic. Its about as big as a truck and has dual stacks, lol.

Pic of camp.

 

Looking for a bear?

 

Speaking of that I need to go get my tags, the GF and I went to the range and got the rifle sighted in

 

Taken somewhere in between Canyonville and Glendale.

 

Yeah, we are a bit smokey in Myrtle Creek.

 

Well since alignments plus is only open weekdays, I went to Les schwab today. They were able to get it close enough. Steering wheel isn't straight though. May have jumped a tooth on the rack and pinion or wacked something else pretty good.

Anyone know if steering wheel location messes with vsc/trac? Can I just pull the steering wheel and set it back on straight? Or is there a sensor in the steering column that detects if the shaft is in the right position or not? My cel is already on because of my gas cap. I'm worried if I clear the cel it will come up with a vsc/trac code....

 

I'd think that the sensor would be on the steering shaft itself not the wheel. Good to hear you got it all put back together

 

Never go to Les Schwab.. Learned that a while ago.

 

Well by good enough I mean, the front end doesn't howl like a bastard anymore. Here's the print out. And I'm going to put a few more cranks on the c/o's so it will variate from these.

I also got a quote for some 285/70/17 mastercraft mxt's. $1400. Ouch. I've seen them on eBay,$999 - $1100 for a set with free shipping.

 

The only time I go to Schwabs is when my buddy is working, it makes it a pain in the ass since he transferred to Wenatchee

 

Yeah the north bend guys know me pretty well since the last two company's I've worked for give them a lot of business. Wenatchee is a long way to go just to get a deal from Seth...

 

LOL, he's still the only one I trust. I'll be heading over there once I need new tires. Truth be told I kinda want to get rid of these Toyo AT's ASAP and get some skinnier MT's on.

 

I use a tie down to center the wheel. One hook on the bottom of the wheel, one hook on a seat mount. Then use a mason line (or highly calibrated eyeballs) to line up the sidewalls front to rear using the tie rod to adjust. I can eyeball it to within a degree or two. It helps to sit and make your eyes even with the center line of the tires. Also a good idea to jack it up and get the front tires in the air, then let it down fast to settle the suspension. For camber, I use a piece of angle iron that sits on the inside lip of the rims and a level. Center the bubble and it's good. I also max out the camber (mostly to clear 37's at full stuff, but it also rakes out the front end like a dirt bike and improves high speed handling in the dirt). The idea here is to push the lower control arms as far away from the firewall as possible. Once you do it a few times, you will never pay for an alignment again.


For tires, Coopers are the best kept secret in the dirt. Made in America, excellent performance at a reasonable price-- http://www.treaddepot.com/group/dstmx.html

 

I have a couple Chinese snorkels on the way from China to test fit.

HiLux 167 Series (same style Cruiser outfitters uses). Almost positive this one will work

HiLux 25 Series (newer style similar to the 2nd Gen Taco). My only concern is the antenna mast on the Taco might be in the way.

I will do some test fitting and share my results with TW. If either of these work, I have a pretty good relationship with the manufacturer now, so I might be able to get them cheap or setup a group buy at some point.

 

So.... fixed my shifter debacle today. Welded that sob together solid. Toyota should have done that from the start. With my URD SS and the shaft as one piece, my shifts have never been so short and crisp. Anyone with a 6spd should just make a one piece and get a SS kit, so happy all I want to do is rally gears lol.



Bendizzle, I'm excited to hear how things go with the snorkel. I've really wanted one for the last year but the 400+ cost is hard to swallow for some damn ducting lol

 

Damn it another thing to tempt me to spend money on! Looking forward to hearing the results though

 

Chubby....

https://youtu.be/lDi9uFcD7XI

 

anyone got a trailer for a truck in the pdx area?