Official Tennessee Thread

anyone know if the frames are the same on 2nd and 3rd gens?

 

Not. Bolt on sliders have different bolt pattern. They will fit if you're welding them from what I've been told.

 

well then forget that.
turd gen guys are up

 

For the time being, I'm ruling out weld on's. As long as the Parkinson's doesn't progress, I'm good to go, but if it starts causing lack of mobility/leg function, sliders may make it very difficult to get in/out of the truck. If that happens, they would have to come back off.

First 50 years were cool. Hardly ever saw a doctor. Last 9 have been torture.

 

sorry to hear bill..

fortunately for me, i don't have the health issues (or they just haven't caught up yet since i'm young). but i already have issues with family getting in the truck though just due to height... i may be buying the wife a 4runner or something in the foreseeable future

 

Those look like shit imo

 

access into a lifted 4Runner will be the same issue again

 

Yes,yes you do

 

Leave those alone. They need too much work to be rock sliders. The legs need to be cut off and replaced with either bigger round tubing or square tubing and angled up slightly and they need to be gusseted. Probably 4-5 hours of work alone then either a couple hours drilling new mounting holes to match your truck or a couple hours welding them on. You're 8 hrs into completely redoing already over priced sliders. That dude is fucking whoever buys those and wants them for rock sliders. He clearly didn't buy them for that reason.

 

Plus the front bolts to the cab mount with is very different from 2nd gen.

 

Is that what those wing plates are? I was wondering what that went to but I haven't seen under a 3rd gen

 

i was really only considering them if the bolt plates were the same. i know i'd have to rework them but i have access to welders now and could use the refresh...

i also like that they have a more gradual kickout than the 4x sliders but at this point 4x is at the top of my list. i have a buddy with a tube bender but no practice with it yet. 4x is pretty cheap even when comparing to raw material cost. or i'm just looking in the wrong place for material

 

what's everyone using to control power to their winch? i'd like to use a relay on the positive side but need something that can handle the current... starter relay?

 

Never found a GOOD solution to mine. Ran it straight to the battery. Subbed.

 

@Dave41079 do you ever regret not having hoops on the bumper?

 

Sub

 

Hey guys, Possible solution, several of us have wired the hot from the winch, to this, to the battery. circuit protection, and can be in the "off" position 99% of time. when winch is needed, pop hood, and click on the breaker. credit to @Sandman614 for this idea

https://www.waytekwire.com/item/48899/Mechanical-Products-175-S1-200-2-Surface-Mount/

 

Thanks!! I remember looking for something similar rated for winch amps (don't remember ##s now) and coming up high and low

 

10-4, this one works good. 5-10 second loaded winch pull bursts are no issue (longer too). 9500 LB rough country winch on mine