Ontario BS Thread

It’s going to be a while. Figured I’ll stop investing into the current setup (after it finally gets rebuilt). Slowly tinker and learn about axles and geometry while I am building the axles. Going to be interesting to learn all of this. Where a lot of the fun in this hobby is for me. The tinkering.

 

Sometimes i wonder about this chat... it sounds like a hermit crab conga line... but for part outs and hand me downs
https://youtu.be/f1dnocPQXDQ

 

I've been watching way to much Australian youtube videos in the past few months, and have mistakenly looked at their autotrader.

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/2000-toyota-landcruiser-manual-4x4/SSE-AD-6962768/?Cr=38
https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/de...manual-4x4-s5-dual-cab/OAG-AD-19384589/?Cr=34
https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/11487795/mitsubishi/triton/qld/slacks-creek/dual-cab
https://www.autotrader.com.au/car/11570275/nissan/navara/nsw/minto/single-cab

How long is covid lasting again?

 

haha

Why do you think my truck looks how it does, I love the way the Aussies do up their rigs.

Cant wait to get that Ute bed

 

Aussies had the right idea about off roading and camping and the world is only just learning about it.

i'm envious too and i'd love to build something like it. I'm too far into my mess of a build to switch at this point (tonneau cover, bed rails, back rack), it's sunk cost fallacy and i'm aware of it but too stubborn to switch just yet.

 

Are these better than or comparable to the pro shocks?

 

Couldn’t tell you. I’m sure they are much cheaper and have more adjustability. The one good thing about the 2.0 is they are all aluminum. Was why I was going to run @Norilsk old ones. But they are not designed to run heavier springs (700lbs) that I wanted. Plus the rebuild on his shocks and coils, I said screw or and went full send with some Elkas 2.5’s.

 

Always go full send

 

Elkas foxes kings

You gotta pay to play,

Thats why I just watch

 

lol I’m sorry, watch!?!? Make me look like I’m driving mall parking lots. Nearly died see you mistake reverse for 1st lol.

 

Hey! thats my ad. If anyone was wondering i went with Bilstein 8112's.

 

No you didnt

 

Oh i did! Also don't think i ever posted here... so Hey everyone!

 

Welcome...this is a equal opportunity thread...hell, you could even be mayor in 264 posts from now

Shit, you have a blue truck...fvck you

 

And this is why no liquor for you at LCBO


Also, still driving on tiny 31s?

 

How many times you been mayor? Minus the Putin interference ?

 

I have a set of those too, Amazing suspension system.

 

Welcome to the group!

yeah i'm considering the shocks, do you have any idea what the weights of those springs that are on there?
I'm still running the stock OR ones and they're a bit spongy over time due to the added bumper and skid plates

 

Ya or trade on a Gladiator bump stops and 37s and rip it up !


But anyway as somebody who has wasted so very much money on suspension going cheap then re-doing and re-doing etc. If you have an end goal with your rig and can be patient do it right once. I've run OME, Eibach, Fox 2.0, JKS, Teraflex, Rock Krawler etc. Today I drive a stock Diesel ZR2 and am endlessly pleased with the suspension over OME and Eibach on the Tacoma's I had. Having used Fox 2.0 front stuff on my F150 and 4Runner, it was better than the other brands on the Tacoma but on those unexpected bumps the DSSV shocks are so far in my experience the best I have used.

At the price of LT one could run a Mojave Gladiator with a 1 inch spacer, 1 inch bump stops and 37's, toss on an Antirock sway bar setup and be on the gravy train to clearance, flex and higher speed fun!

I am now prepared for the hate! But having had a TJ, JK, JKU, JL, Gladiator, Tacoma reg cab, Tacoma access cab, 4Runner, F150 reg cab and now the ZR2 I've been pondering what the best middle ground is for me. The real answer is nothing is perfect but 15k on LT is insane when one could run a basically stock rig with 37s and full warranty for the same or less money in the end.