Redeemed: rngr's Trail Taco w/side of T4R

So which category does your truck fall under; tractor, lawn, or ATV?

 

Lawn mostly. I mow and landscape on the side

 

Nothing like a set of freshies.

 

Thumbs up. Now it looks proper

 

So the initial report is tentatively that the dynabeads are a success. The truck rides smooth as glass. However, my alignment is so bad right now that I'm scared to get above 45mph or so. Taking it in for an alignment in the morning. Fingers crossed for no death wobbles at 45-70.

 

One more.

 

I need to see that thing flexed out on a curb or blade of grass or something.

 

Going to take her out for a few minutes after supper to get some witness marks for fender well trimming. I'll snap one just for you, buddy.

 

Looks good! Just get rid of the chrome now...

 

Best I could do. Not too many flex opportunities in a river bottom corn field.

 

The all-pro axle relocate plates did a fine job of centering the wheel in the well. I used them in the 3/4" position. Thanks for the info @Delta00

 

Look closely


I think I'm the only one who isn't bothered by chrome. I don't love it, but I'm not going to spend any time, money, or effort for something purely cosmetic.

 

Just about died haha

 

I thought it was cute.

 

I'll give ya that one, that was good haha

 

Wheelers brake proportion bracket. My brakes feel like they did before, so i guess it's doing its job.


Extended brake line. I was thankful the install went smoothly. I soaked the fittings in PB blaster in the days leading up to install and bought some flare nut wrenches. They came off without any issues. I borrowed a power bleeder from a friend. It worked great.


Issues...

My parking brake cable is resting on the dakars. There isn't a lot of tension on it, and the brake still works just fine, but I don't like it at all. I need to do a little research for a fix.


My alignment didn't go as I had hoped. Holy cross caster. I'm set up for some serious road crown. Ha ha.


I'm not sure what's going on here. My instructions were to set the camber at 0.5 and max out the caster. The man said he couldnt get any more caster on the driver side. Any ideas here?

I plan to take it to another shop and get another opinion. I'm not too terribly worried because the camber and toe look good. I can live with the left hand drift for the time being.

 

You should drive the truck to work tomorrow so I can come see it.

 

Was already planning to do that so I can see how the truck handles the tires on the interstate.

I am pleasantly surprised at how it does around here. It felt overgeared on stock tires. I think 33"s are just right for my 4.30 diffs.

It will probably be a different story when I hook up to my trailer though.

 

Damn your frame looks good! I need to coat my entire thing in paint after I clean it up some day...

 

Thanks. I couldn't believe how clean is it when I first saw it.
Get on it. It's not going to paint itself.