Northern Virginia Roll Call

Oh shit. You are stepping it up!

 

I didn't really understand their true colors until yours went through. All they cared about was the bottom dollar regardless of how far off the mark they were. They need to just let the cat out of the bag and state they only do bolt on shit.

 

I'm in.. Are you still in Fox mill? I haven't seen your truck lately.

 

Yea man, it sits outside all day. I was on a road trip from July 23-Aug 11 though. That may be why.

 

If I am off that weekend I am in and will bring my award winning Smokehouse Chili to help feed folks.

I am off this weekend and every other weekend. Hint hint for planning purposes. :-D

 

I saw that contraption you bought on insta...looks fancy as hell! Haha

 

Also have a model LM05-11, from this thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...late-bracket-35-shipped.429680/#post-12353840, up for grabs. Free to a good home. Only works for 05-11, though.

 

I mean did you want the still photos from Saturday up here???

 

Yeah sure! Share all the pics you want.

 

Having a strange issue. I am noticing shaking when im around 55mph but this morning when i went up to 64ish on the interstate it seemed to disappear. and doesnt shake on lower speeds either. the trucks not pulling to either direction either when i let off the wheel. Any suggestions or a shop I can take it too around here to get it looked at. No more warranty so I'm not trying to go to the stealership.

 

You have a lift right? Did you put any shims or spacers in?

 

yea i have a lift, but no shims or spacers. it has been over a year a few off roading trips since ive had an alignment done so i was wondering if that could be it.

 

You can check your wheels and see if one of your wheel balance weights fell off too.

 

i do need to check that still, idk why i didnt look when i tested to make sure no lugs were loose. im stuck in my hole all night at work tonight but i will look in the morning.

 

That sounds like when my u-joints were bad. Does the vibe go away when you coast?

 

it really just seems to be around the 55mph range. but if let off the gas to slow down, no breaks it goes away. but if i increase speed it also seemed to go away. Are u-joints going bad at 35k normal? and how crazy or expensive of a fix can that be?

 

U-joints are around $20 dollars each on the high end. A u-joint press makes the job a lot easier, and you can get one on Amazon for around $50. It took me around 5-6 hours to do mine and the carrier bearing, but I don't rush.

35k seems kind of early for an u-joint to go out, but I'm sure there are lots of contributing factors. Mine went out during the Bald Mountain trip back in Dec 2017, but I'm pretty sure I hit the rear u-joint/pinion good during that trip. Mine came in around 40-50 mph and went away as I went faster. I let it go for a few month, and it progressively go worse starting sooner and ending later. When I crawled under the truck and checked, I could hold the rear pinion still and rotate the driveshaft a noticeable amount.

 

I've got the Deaver Stage III packs and really like them. 11 leaves but they're thin and the packs are progressive so it rides really well and handles the load great. When I hook up the camper it only drops about a half inch

 

Damn okay well thanks for the advice man. I'm gonna take a look at everything real close tomorrow when i have some daylight and see if cant figure it out. or post some pics on here for some more expert advice. im hoping its just something as simple as wheel weight missing.