NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Definitely gonna pay attention to how you do this. In case I need to at a later point

 

The angle is 1/4” and the side plates are 3/16”. The angle is going to hold the load, so I’m going to weld on the inside and outside, rather overbuild it.

This was all done with a bit of light spray paint on the 3/16” to see the scribe lines and a cutoff wheel

 

Hopefully you’ll have the correct size mounting surfaces for the hinge and latch. These plates are just so i have a good place to start the actual work

 

Got the latch today, it feels super solid

thanks @JDAM for the recommendation

 

Steel is painfully expensive now

 

There’s gonna be a lot of tweaking but the bones are there

 

I’m assuming these fit the Actiontrax. Which style would I need?

 

After over 250 miles with the new tires I’m figuring I’m right around 14-15 MPG’s on average. That’s while fully loaded with tent, and a nights worth of camping gear.

big difference in fuel economy on 37’s vs 35’s

 

Shouldn't it get worse on big ass tires? That's what I get on 33s

 

i was severely over geared with 5.29’s and 35’s. Doing 70 mph on the highway with 35’s i was at 3500RPM, now I’m at 3000 on 37’s. It’s nice to not hear a 1gr screaming all the time

 

Are you welding them on/ creating a bracket or trying to run in slot tracks? I just Went with carriage bolts and star knobs with spacers.

 

Not going to weld anything. Just something to keep them up in my Prinsu rack. I was thinking about some internal threaded rod with a hole drilled through and a hole for a clip with a stud and a t nut in the slot. Maybe a if I can find a pin with external threaded end I can screw it in a t nut. Not a lot of options for a 1/2” with 1/4-20 threads. I’m going to stop by Tacoma screw tomorrow on the way home and see what they can dig up. I saw the Mattrax mounts and thought they might be the ticket.

 

i found some aluminum flat bar that was scrap, punched a hole in the center to run to my bed rails with t-nuts and drilled two holes the width of the mounts.

 

I have those pins. If you want to meet up and try them. It may help

 

Quick insurance question:

When filing a claim (comprehensive) the insurance co. has already removed my deductible ($500) from the estimate, but the shop is also claiming that I must pay them the deductible. Is this how it actually works?

 

You shouldn't have to pay the shop anything. Your insurance pays them, you pay your insurance. Call your agent

 

Thanks for the offer, I’ll see how it goes. I doubt there’s a patent on the hole but who knows. I can get the Maxtrax pins from Amazon, if they don’t work I’ll return them. Not sure when the boards will get here. I was hoping someone had put the two together and might know for sure. I went down the you tube DIY rabbit hole last night and came to the conclusion if I don’t value my time I can make make something cheaper. I don’t want to spend a half day on a Saturday conjuring up a mounting system to save $30.

 

Yes, I've had to do that in the past. I think I was with Allstate at the time.

 

who has reccomendations for a spare tire trash holder?

Ive seen trasharoos but always looking for the "best" available

 

The Oscar Mobile Hideout made by Last US Bag is probably one of the better higher end ones. Made with better materials and its easy to clean. That being said you can probably buy a new Trasharoo every year for the next 4 years and throw it away for the price.