Northern Virginia Roll Call

Struggling not to install my snorkel in the dark. However, my new onboard shower is exciting.

 

Not yet…

 

I would try to get one pre-Fiat. When Ram was still a model made by Dodge.

 

Vipers are made to order. They're on Dodge's website. They're still a 2017 model. Price starts at $92k and tops out around $150k.

The Viper is 645 hp and 600 tq from the factory .

Nice.

They're all wheel drive. The front drivetrain is electric.

 

Just cause it's AWD doesn't necessarily make it any better in snowy conditions. Living in North NJ and New york I got to see that get put to the test time and time again in the form of Xdrive on BMW versus swapping in some good winter tires. Hell I saw that shit here when I first moved to Nova and some suit in his mini Cooper and "special button "


Granted AWD systems do help especially in wet conditions, I am not putting all my faith in it.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/jalopn...hat-all-wheel-drive-is-worthle-1671708207/amp

Check this idiot out, this was exactly how the mini Cooper suit guy was.

https://youtu.be/CuTXUcoGdhw

 

Sears has a craftsman 12 ton hydraulic jack for 23 bucks. In case anyone needs an extra hd jack for cheap

 

Good morning ladies

 

Morning!

 

A Ram? Nah... Just get this:

 

morning gents!

 

Morning you biggest bullshiters.....

 

good morning.

 

I dont know what's been going on lately, but ever since I had walking pneumonia 3 weeks ago, I am constantly exhausted.... went to bed last night at 8:45 and woke up at 5:30 and still feel worn out....

extra large pot of coffee today....

 

I've been trying to transition to tea...

Coffee withdrawal is a terrible thing.

 

Morning all

 

Morning gents

 

yea I've actually been drinking more tea as well lately and only doing coffee 2-3 days a week and tea the other days.... but today is definitely a coffee day! haha

 

I gave up cokes for the most part. I dont stock it in the house anymore. Mildly sweetened lipton tea. I brew it about 2 gallons at a time.
I still grab a fountain drink sometimes while out to lunch or dinner, but have drastically reduced my carbonated intake.

 

By the "steel tubing trick," do you mean in terms of taking the cv apart to install the cv extensions? When I was doing my install, I had my buddy @TacoFMS do the install while I assisted. Granted it was much more of learning curve for me than it was for him and me "losing" a bag that we later found didn't help the timing for the install.

These are the bullets I would take and consider:

• Install - expect a solid day for this, I would expect anywhere from 8 hours if you really know what you are doing up to 20 hours. Issue is many trucks havnt had certain parts like LCAs pulled off before so you don't know how hard it might be to wrench some of the unique items off.
• Extra cam tab bolts - half of mine had seized and the truck had around 83k, but I had a full set ready to go in the event I had to cut them all out.
• Have a few floor jacks available as having one to elevate the LCAs while the truck is in the air will be needed
• Replacement CVs - I had an extra set of CVs that I had bought so that I could have them extended before hand. DoubleDD is the man to go to for this as he has done two sets now for me. When installing, I found both of my existing CVs on the truck had warped ends and were not useable. If I did not have CVs I would be screwed.
• Welder - a welder is needed in order to mount adjustable limit strap clevises. You could do this later, but since all the parts are off it is easier to do before putting things back together. If you do delay this part, understand you will be risking your coilovers getting busted up should you do anything but drive on road and even then...no guarantees.
• Cam tabs - Cam tabs on the Tacoma are weak and basic in nature. Some have already toasted theirs on here from wheeling, if you have the time, its worth it install these with the LCAs off the truck.

The biggest thing you will want to remember about LT is that regardless of your length kit, you will be extending the front tracking of the truck. This will cause more torque and stress on the key components on the front which makes it crucial to gusset things as not only a preventative measure, but to bring these areas of your frame up to speed. Understand with LT a lot of stuff can happen whether you drive faster and break other things or sometimes parts can wear prematurely due to LT being there. It comes with the life that is LT. Generally, its a pretty bomb proof set up, but it is highly encouraged that you stay on top of your vehicle component wise and ensure things stay tight and clean up your uniballs periodically.

Gussets to consider:

• Cam tab gussets
• shock tower gussets
• spindle gussets

That's the general break down I got off the top of my head. What kit are you getting?

 

Mornin' yall.

Coffee or die.