NorCal: South-East Bay Mod Day #5 - 4/28/18

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33x10.5x15 BFG Mud Terrain + steelie with 0 miles




And Stack-On rolling tool box (26.5”W). If you want this, you’re responsible for emptying the tools on mod day

 

If I can get the brackets brazed up in time I'd love to get some help hanging my oba tank in the bedside. I can bring a small compressor and 18V tools(drill, grinder, impact, jig, recip), a Mapp torch, and an easy up. Shouldn't take too long so I could lend a hand elsewhere and learn some shit.

 

is this when people start bailing? Or is it a few more days? Asking for a friend

 

If my suspension doesn’t show up in time I’ll swing by and bring some beer, won’t have any mods to do on my truck.
I had asked about the ECGS Bushing earlier but you can disregard, the vibes are just wheels being out of balance so I’m cool there.

 

haha!

 

People only bail ahead of time for trips. for mod meets people just don't show.

 

Dibs on both

 

I don't have any mods, but I'm willing to lend a hand with any electrical/wiring needs (lights, alarm/remote start, bootleg TIS mini-VCI). If Toyota doesn't honor the needle bearing TSB today and if I can get an ECGS bearing in time I might need that, but I doubt I'd be able to get one on such short notice.

 

Now that you mention it...I do have some pods to wire up

 

All yours

 

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Any one heard from this dude yet? @couplefunones

 

Welp, Toyota just called and claimed that the needle bearing groaning I'm experiencing is likely due to my new stiffer TRD suspension and "oversized tires" (265/75-16 Load Cs)... Coooooool. I guess it's time to see if I can source an ECGS bushing in the next couple of days.

 

He said he would be out camping this weekend and it sounds like he might not want to cordinate getting the rim(s). I figured there would be someone from SF going to the mod day that could help him out but i’m only working on getting it as far as you are taking it.

 

I got bad news too looks like my suspension won’t be there in time so there goes my mod. And now the wife wants to go camping... Great problem to have but I was looking forward to drinking beer and chatting trucks

 

Agreed, he's gotta reach out to people for a hand off. Otherwise it ain't gonna happen. I'm sure there are plenty of guys there that are willing to, but you gotta ask nicely!

 

So if plan B works out and I can get an ECGS bushing in on time before the meet, anyone in attendance have experience/tools to help me out with this one?

 

I might know a guy. Everyone doing the needle bearing please bring diff oil. Maybe some cardboard for Mjs driveway.

 

I'm hoping to add my

$82 d29xl leaf spring

d29xl add a leaf to my Dakar pack, is there any rear suspension experts that can advise me if I need to get new u bolts /nuts, and bushings? I drilled and added isolators to the ends of the leafs and some have failed, getting new ones to insert. Is there a way to inspect my leaf-end bushings to determine if they need replacing? At about 22k since installed the Dakar pack.