Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

What dates will you be in Moab? I'll be there from April 30th - may 7th

 

Stealership charges people damn near $300 for an oil change, tire rotation, and spark plugs?! Da fuq?!

Only reason I still take my truck in is service plan "included" with purchase.

 

Only dumb people lol you can buy service plans also so like for 200 you can get 25,000 miles of service

 

techs dont work for free my dude.

We can work on them ourselves but many cant and dont feel comfortable.

 

Yeah, I thought about how Tacoma backwards is amocat, and I liked the sound of astrocat since I love astronomy and astrophotography.

 

Plus when they're working "in there" they can spot all the other stuff that needs to be worked on.

"belts are worn" is a popular one

or "time for a new struts" etc etc.

 

I got myself a 6 ton (I believe) hydrolic bottle jack. I hated hat piece of shit that came with the truck, and some accessories from safejacks.com. They make extensions and axle cradles and other stuff.

 

Thanks for the link!! There are some sick stuff there. Definitely adding to my wish list.

 

You can use hi lift wheel lift mate on stock vehicles.

https://youtu.be/rgQJDuoJORg

 

That wont help you put on your spare tire.

 

Spotted this beauty, I need to do the EV mod so I can get better parking too.

 

So whats the end goal though? Are you thinking for the trail you need a lift or more like DIY in the driveway stuff?

Obviously the high-lift/bottle jack are mobile and super handy to have in the vehicle.

But if you're working in the driveway a floor jack and some tall jack stands are the way to go.

 

That's exactly what i though when I saw that. Maybe get it high enough to put a jack stand under the axle though.

 

Sure it would. Not ideal but a rock, log, block of wood, jackstand then lower.
Not something i would want to do on the side of a hwy. But it could be done.

 

you mean, you dont park in the Hybrid/EV parking spots when you can?

As far as im aware there is no ticket they can write for that. So i always park there, most times they're open and closest.

 

Edit*
Yeah very true, I feel like usage for this would be very specialized

I retract the previous statement, why do I always forget about using jack stands? Idiot...

 

Brakes! Lol

$50 for a goddamn cabin filter?!

 

With the 10% discount from 4WP, it's $1,026 before taxes, compared to $1,692 for the Coopers. Difference is $666.... just do it

Thinner sidewalls, bit you can buy 3 replacements for the difference.

 

As far as hi lifts in general. I have one but i have never used it on my truck yet.
Its only for that emergency that i have it. I have used it on others rigs. They have their place. But like said above. Get a good bottle or floor jack and stands. Harbor freight has a decent floor jack.aluminum light weight and dose the job.

 

If you plan on getting sliders in the future, a hilift is a great investment. I used it as a winch for my Scout. Didn't work very well, but I was alone and got unstuck. Like others have said, you can jack from the hitch too. Kinda sketchy for a tire change, but it could work if you're creative.

This is what I would get:



You'll instantly rip off your stock bumpers and be forced to buy some armor, which will work with the hilift.

Problem solved.