NW WA Meet / BS Thread

DNR pass, Discovery Pass, interagency access pass, all depends on where ya go

 

Could have just used a notched 2x4 or 2x6

 

Didn’t want to use wood

 

@Marlin Crawler LCA braces, new lower control arms and upper ball joints this weekend. Front end feels tighter than a ticks ass. Hopefully it'll hold an alignment after wheeling now!

 

How was the install? Pretty easy to burn them in?

 

The install was pretty easy, the marlin kit fits right in with no room for error really. Just had to straighten up a few of my flattened cam tabs. I had a union pipe fitter buddy help me burn them in after i tacked them in place. It's pretty disheartening how flimsy the lower contol arm mounts are stock.

 

Good to know....feel like starting a tab kit burn in side hustle?

As much as I would like to do this myself I don't have a welder

 

I'm in for at least part of the trail. It was so much fun last year, even just for a night! A South->North run is super appealing, as I'd really like to see the Northern segments, and I'd consider joining y'all in Ellensberg.

I'm interested to see what trail reports look like, but I would probably consider a bypass to the washout - my rig is way top heavy for that little bit and that felt a bit too sketchy for my tastes. That said, if anyone else is interested, initial recon says there is a small bypass to the washout available by hopping down from Blewitt that I could take on my own and relink with the group.

 

I’ve had zero issues since I did mine.

 

that’s music to my ears

 

Howdy guys,

Been following this thread for a while, always cool to see what other Tacoma owners in the area are up to!

I just placed an order for some JBA UCA's, and was wondering if anyone has experience installing UCAs and could lend a hand. I'm more than happy to comp you for your time and expertise. I've watched quite a few YouTube videos on the process and think I could tackle it, but also don't want to hit a tricky point and get stuck with front end disassembled (plus I hear this job is best when tackled by two!). I could buy new upper bolts so that the existing ones can get cut out - making the install faster.

That said, I'm located up in Bellingham and it looks like a good majority of this group is in Seattle. Please let me know if you're interested, again, I can reimburse you for your time.

Thanks all!

 

I can give you a hand. Let me know when you get them.

 

Don’t cut the bolt to avoid bending the sheet metal. You’d still have to bend it to reinsert the new bolts correctly from the front and down. Otherwise you risk it falling out and your whole front wheel falling off if the nut shakes loose

 

Right on! I'll send you a PM

 

I was reading that others had that concern as well. Someone suggested adding a second nut to avoid the initial one from unthreading. Or marking the nut on the bolt to identify it it rotates at all. Probably best to do it the right way the first time, I just see that it can be a real pain!

 

You could also use a nylon insert lock nut if you were really concerned about it. Plenty have people have flipped the bolt and I don't recall ever seeing someone report a failure.

 

Bending the sheet metal out a little isn't a big deal, the bolt slides right out after a little massaging, and the splash guards pretty much hide any evidence that you've bent it. I was able to complete the job myself 2 years ago, and this last weekend I pulled the bolts again to replace my upper ball joints with no issues

 

Hey y'all, I need to pick up 2200 pounds of flooring. Now much do you think I can get away with hauling in the back of the GX? I have Firestone airbags if sagging is the issue. Whats the actual limitation on GVW? Is is springs/brakes or some structural concern with the body? I was thinking 2 or maybe 3 trips.

 

All I can say is that I’ve had over half ton in my Tacoma. I’m not saying it was smart but it did fine

I think you’ll probably be limited by how much you can fit not the weight

 

Yeah I did 1000 pounds of tile on the interstate right after I got it which was pretty dumb but worked out. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to fuck it up or smash into something. I have a dinky little trailer I can split out the load with so that might work better