Crunchy Taco? - 1st gen on 35s BS

It was nice. South of moab about 5 minutes. I did like having a hot shower every morning!
I think when we go back in the spring it will be a camping trip, start down in canyonlands then work our way up to moab.

 

It's been two weeks already.


I miss Moab....

 

Hahaha yeah it was a good trip, I am already looking forward to my next chance to get out there.

I may try and sneak in a day trip if I do Christmas in GJ

 

Almost makes me want to move to Junction...

 

There are plenty of trails around GJ too, like 30 minutes drive even. I took it for granted when I lived there

I would almost consider moving back but there are no jobs that are even close to what I do lol

 

And a lot cheap to live up there too

 

Prices are coming up pretty quickly though, it's becoming a hot spot for Californian retirees and front range refugees.

 

Picked up some 35x12.5R17 Trepadors. time to start considering 17x9s. Not sure if I will just get steelies or if I'll splurge on some SCS

 

Time to regear....5.29s?

 

Yeah, I've been kicking around 5.29s and 4.88s in my head. Aaron says I won't have to worry about breaking the 5.29s as long as I stay on 35s...

 

You can practice on yours before you do mine...

 

hahahaha if you're lucky

I think I will be bold enough to try doing my own gears, it seems tedious above all else.

 

When I purchased the truck the throwout bearing was chirping. About 5 years ago I had the clutch replaced...after a while the chirp came back and it has continued to chirp for years. As of last week it's making a growling/grinding noise when the clutch is disengaged between gears so I just ordered stuff to replace the clutch again.

Not gonna tear it all the way down and not replace the clutch when it's not substantially more expensive than the throwout bearing alone

 

What? No dual disc?

Slacker....

 

No need for extra parts to break

 

Well, 4 of the bell housing bolts were finger tight. The TDC one is missing completely.

I got all 4 as tight as I could and greased the fork and it's a lot quiter and there no vibration. I'm guessing the pilot bearing and input bearing were not happy with the motor twisting when the clutch was engaged.


It does sound like there is some bearing noise when the clutch is engaged in neutral still.



I don't really want to drop the trans so I'll see how it goes.




I also fixed the seat mount, when I put these 4runner seats in I didn't pay attention to the fact that one of the legs was longer than the Tacoma seat. It caused it to sit at an angle and would give me hip and back pain when I drove a lot. Hopefully this helps

 

With a new clutch and a better seat you should be able to keep up when we go back to Moab....

 

Sunday funday



@Sub-Zero making hard lines on Moab Hill look easy


So I've been warned that these factory tow hooks are weak, but after bashing it on rocks at Moab and in CO the frame and 1/4" bumper mounting plate gave way

 

@Mojlnir After spending all day in the truck yesterday I don't feel like I fell down the stairs like I usually do so I suppose it was worth the hour I spent correcting the seat