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I just pay the minimum each month, those suckers. Unlimited money for a mere $15 a month.

 

Low mileage Icon RXT for sale. Not the ones off of my truck.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/icon-rxt-leafpack-550.730102/

 

When is the inaugural #2 scheduled?

 

I'm still waiting on a rack mounted spud mover.

 

@3pooches

So I fixed my brake line today and figured out the root of the problem. Banjo bolt was making contact with the secondary bypass mount at full droop/lock. Added some weld to the spindle to limit my steering and good to go. I shared that with JD Fab as a potential improvement for their kit.

 

Good sleuthing

 

I managed to figure it out when I was taking out the AN to 10mm adapter at the caliper and that was bent too. At least that maintained a seal.

 

I’ve never tried sharing an IG story in here but here goes nothing. Pulled this video off of Facebook and it’s a perfect example of why you buy name brand suspension.

https://instagram.com/stories/4lo_pro/2624935718250907810

 

I see no issues. Works as designed.

 

This thread still exists? When's the Jeep build starting?

 

Holy shit you’re alive

 

I am. I think?

 

What next, I’m going to see you posting on your IG too?

 

I'm working on something for all 5 of my followers

 

New phone, who dis...

 

Wish you lived close enough I could drive mine to ya and help you fix mine....so much crap on my truck would get fixed and not endlessly procrastinated...

 

I always make major purchases with my discover card. Has saved my ass a few times when transactions have gone sideways. They have never not ruled in my favor.

 

Kinda random but I wanted to share a tip whenever you have to ship heavy truck parts. UPS has their own flat rate shipping that utilizes your own packaging and goes off of cubic inches with a 50 lb weight limit. It's nice because you're not limited to what you can shove into a USPS flate rate box, for example.

If you repurpose boxes to make your own form-fitting box, you can save a ton of money. To send a pair of spindles to CA would have been about $80 but was $25 through UPS flat rate.

Yesterday I made a box to fit two CV axles. Squeaked in at 47 lbs and barely within the size limits. It also cost me $25 to send to CA vs close to $100 if I did normal shipping.

https://www.ups.com/us/en/services/shipping/simple-rate.page

 

When it comes to shipping heavy things, the key is to eliminate movement of the part(s). I like to use additional cardboard since it reinforces and also keeps it from moving around.

That, and reinforced tape. Be liberal with it.

$13 BOMEI PACK Mono Filament Strapping Tape, 2 Roll 2" x 35 Yards 5.5 Mil, Heavy Duty Transparent Reinforced Fiberglass Tape

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T1XVBGY?ie=UTF8

 

It's always worth checking multiple sources too. My go-to is pirateship.com for anything medium to small sized. It's a site that utilizes USPS deals to somehow save you money. I've used it a bunch and never had any issues. The benefit of shipping USPS is you can just place it in your mailbox if it fits, or schedule a free USPS pickup if it's supported at your address.

https://tools.usps.com/schedule-pickup-steps.htm

https://www.pirateship.com/