"Wheeler's Anonymous"

Also like we all said before, if your mileage went way down after you put in new plugs, then you should check the plugs or have a shop do it.

 

I've taken all this info into account. I usually try to keep it under 70 mph, also there was no change whatsover after the plugs were changed.
It's been this bad for a couple years

 

I'll definitely let you know the when, and maybe you'll still have it when time is right and I have the funds together. It's a plan.

 

Sounds good bro keep me posted my glass fenders are powder coated black but easily changed to silver. I didn't wanna look like one of those bad asses with white glass on a black truck cuz well I'm not a doosh

 

I'm pretty sure www.nomorewhitefenders.com used to be a site.

 

Aha

hahahahaha that's fucking awesome

 

guy near in n out on lowell. called best muffler i think. east side of loewll, north side of foothill. he does ok work, mainly cheap as hell and will try to do anything.

 

Thanks man. I actually called that place today hoping they'd be open but apparently every mechanic around closes up shop on Sundays. I'll try to catch him tomorrow after work, have to get this done before next weekend

 

@eon_blue

Uphill at Azusa
https://youtu.be/4IjTzeECgM0

Downhill - you can see the rock you hit your wheel/tire on
https://youtu.be/aSScHiQZ54c

I have to learn to stop talking when I'm recording. Hate hearing my own voice.

GoPro videos are going to take a bit longer.

 

Thanks for the videos! Yeah you hear the dead giveaway 'thudclunk' sound that a tire makes when it hits a rock too hard...not quite as painful as hearing your stock skid or rear diff hit a rock but pretty close, lol.

I'm looking hard at the end of the first video trying to see if my exhaust was detached from the hinge there or not but it's hard to tell.

 

yeah, that's the kind of quality $20 and getting to a shop right before they close gets you. Going to take it someplace else this week. For now....zip tie mod

 

Yeah was looking for the same thing. Hard to tell but I think it's still attached. Might have popped off at the bottom of your downhill

 

Is this what you wanted?! Perv...

Spoiler

 

My wife is buying me the 3 piece set for my birthday. It's this Sunday so they may not be here on time due to shipping...

 

Good to hear. I've drove onto a rock while trying to turn around in a canyon up in Calico and dented the stock skid plate. These should be better, even with an inch of clearance lost

 

Does those skids make oil changes pretty rough to do? That is a good chunk of armor.

Are there skids that are dimple died or have small holes? Maybe a bad idea. I know nothing about skids.

 

It's only 4 screws on the RCI front skid. We'll see. I had my last Toyota Care oil change last week so we'll see what happens when I do one myself. The RCI's now come with a hatch for the oil filter. 3rd gen has bottom oil filter

That's why I went with steel. I don't care about the weight. It's only 80 pounds total, I think.

The RCI comes with a hatch for the 3rd gen bottom oil filter

 

MOOOOOOOOREEEEEEEEE

Good ones will have holes for service. If you're worried beyond oil changes you're probably mall-crawlin. Transfer/tranny case oil is done far enough apart to not worry about the excuse to drop the skid to view the undercarriage.

 

My t-case skid has a drain opening, looking at the full set of Skidrow skids (later down the line), they all have the same thing.

Been debating between aluminum vs. steel myself, as much as I want to keep my mpg's relatively the same, I hit my current skids too often to go with anything other than steel I think.

 

I thought they were about 150lbs for a whole set. I was like why doesn't someone make a dimple die skid even though you can't dimple 3/16". 80 is mellow for a trail rig.