What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

I forgot about you Damn it. My bad! You have a build or write up on the snorkel too? I'm on tapatalk and don't remember if you do lol

 

All 33s need to do pinch weld mod. Especially if you offroad

 

150-175psi. Varies by brand

 

King Part # T1001-100

Or find a shop that supplies welding tanks and see if they will check them for you.

 

Ordered a 15304-2-2-4 RTMR. Gonna get all the connectors and wires and stuff and go the DIY route.

 

I don't think any of the shops around me will. Hopefully we make the drive out of town soon. Only a few more places to check.

 

Someone snap a close up of the fitting for charging these shocks. I can't believe that the fitting is anything special. From the pics I've found so far, they look like air conditioning Schrader valves. Nothing special about them, just are good for several hundred PSI.

$50 for the tool vs. you may already have the fitting in your tool chest.

 

It is identical to a AC Schrader valve.

 

For that matter, air conditioning manifold gauge sets should be able to check the pressure. You can buy the whole set for $30 at HF.

 

Shock PSI ranges from 150 to as much as 250 with 200 being the most common. Kings come with 150 and and can use up to 225.
The most common fill valve is a standard "high pressure grade" Schrader type with some companies using a "needle" like a football. The issue being the volume of the nitrogen chamber is very small compared to say a tire and the tiny bit of leakage in the connection process can equate to a fair PSI loss, so using a "zero loss" connector is common place. Many DIY folks just use a tire chuck and set the regulator a little high to compensate for the loss.

 

Got my RTMR today!

 

So is that the same type of Idea as a bluesea?

 

Similar, but it has a relay block built in as well. 5 fuse protected relay circuits and five fused circuits.

 

I need to invest in one! Stuff is getting a little unorganized!

 

Okay. I need some advice on hooking my winch up! I don't want it to draw constant power obviously so what do I need to do in order to run the winch and not screw anything up as in drain battery, kill the alternator etc. I've never hooked anything up with this many amps!

 

Straight to the battery. It only draws power when you flip the switch.

 

http://www.yotatech.com/~corey/tech/transalper_incab_winch_control/transalper.htm

 

This.

And when it is on it can draw a shit load of power. You want the run as short and direct as possible.

 

I am putting a breaker inline between the winch and the battery. Also make sure the wires are big enough using a wire sizer. Monitoring battery temps while winching is probably the most important thing but I'm not sure the best way to do that.

 

The switch as in engaged/ free spool?