Official Tennessee Thread

Coilover question.
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...regain-lift-after-adding-weight-armor.427341/

 

Installed my new head unit today. I'm practically driving a 2016 now with all this Bluetooth connectivity.

 

Basically that's all it is. You have engineering background right?

 

Yeah. I understand the science but actually doing it is different. Turns out I don't have steady hands.

Slowed the feed like you suggested. Worked great...

When I kept bead in the groove.
Cross-sectioned a piece. Knew I had got the bead too far out of position and sure enough had no penetration. Other side where I kept position better was a strong weld.
Will add pic in a minute.


Lower right, you can see no penetration.

 

To increase penetration you can also preheat the metal to roughly 150/250 would be good for that thickness

 

Just a bag of bushings... Currently looking into alignment cams. The recommendations seem to be oem or SPC. I have been advised to stay away from moog.

 

Oem is pretty expensive. Best bet it to try and wire wheel yours and put anti sieze on them before putting it all back together

 

If they are seized in the bushing would we be able to just cut the bushing from around the bolt and reuse the oem bolt?

 

Also, someone in my family may or may not have received a ticket from a traffic camera. Supposedly, according to an article written by a state representative, you do not actually have to pay this fine. Anyone know anything about this?

Said Article
http://columbiadailyherald.com/opinion/columns/truth-about-tenn-traffic-cameras

 

Get a hand saw and cut the bushing. It's slow but it saves some money

 

@allmotorrex thoughts?

 

He burned his out with a torch

 

Will that recover the alignment bolts and cams? I'm a noob here.

 

Oh, idk about the alignment bolts and tabs. I thought you were talking about the bushing once the LCA is out of the truck. I took my alignment bolts and cams out when I installed those Bilsteins at 165k miles and mine were fine, not seized or anything.

 

Yeah I'm trying to figure out if I can just cut apart the bushing to recover the factory cam/bolt if it is seized to/in the bushing.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2-meets-in-2-weeks-trip-in-may-with-the-obvious-b-s.427801/

Leaving this here. Its prob not too far from Nashville people. I intend on going.

 

Well located my axle today and found out I have to get a fuel cell. Tried my best to avoid it but oh well. Hopefully tomorrow night I can locate brackets.

 

Located it???? It was right behind the truck the entire time!