Cooks 2000 4x4 build with some BS

A better paying job helps a lot, I got one this year and I've made some big mods this year.

Only bad thing about the flip kit is you have to weld new lower shock mounts because the piece the shock goes to is removed

 

I meant a job period. I cut grass and I'd say that's over for now. I've tried everywhere and no one wants to hire me.

Well poop. Now I'm thinking of skids...

 

The trails you've run on, what would you say are mandatory mods? 33s, sliders, winch, skids ect.... Trying to reevaluate my mod list.

 

Ah that's not good! Uh I would go sliders and maybe skids then tires. You can wheel fine without 33s but you need armor so you don't break anything. So I say sliders, skids, tires then go bumpers or gears. If you run with somebody that has a winch I wouldn't worry about one for a while

 

Ah, I'm going skids or gears/lockers last I believe... I go mudding with my buddies once a month and my tires are staring to spin easier. For now my order is bumper, lift, 33s, sliders. I'd say I messed up getting my bumper first but i was worried about dear and I'm lifting to help hold the bumper up, so if I lift I need tires to fill the wheel wells.

 

It's not a bad route, deer are a problem so a bumper first isn't a big deal. Since you stay out of the few rocks Georgia has tires/lift second is a good way to go. And sliders are a must because you don't want to run into the chance where you need them and don't have them. Sounds like a good plan

 

Thanks bud, I was hoping you'd say that. Next will be lift and tires then sliders. I wish they made the duratracs in the 255/85 though.

 

I'm probably gonna get those in 285's. They're great in 265's but I want 33s not 32s. Wish they had 295's they'd be 33.4"

 

Ah, if I get tired of the skinny look I'm going 285s and probably duratracs.

 

Got it re-aligned today. Gonna change my oil next weekend and flush the front and rear diffs along with the transfer case and transmission thanksgiving week

 

Do you know all the fluids for that stuff? Don't know if the 2.7 trans and 3.4 are the same?

 

I'm just using 75-90 gear oil and a GL-4 for the transmission I think

 

So this is all of the stuff that you were talking about.

 

Yup! Won't be installed for a while tho. No space, so I vote we have a mod day at Austin's or Travis'

 

How do you like the short throw shifter?

 

Love it, I drive my parents 4Runner sometimes and it feels so awkward to shift that long.

 

Got my big 3 upgrade in from the GB a few months back



Got a pile of parts that I need to install hopefully in the next coming weeks

 

Keep us posted!

 

Mod day

 

I need one haha. If there was a place we could go I'm sure the Ga guys would do it. But nobody has a good garage that isn't always working haha