NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Probably a TW express Special Forces secret mission.

 

Anybody have an ARB air locker tester I could borrow or meet up to utilize for bench testing a diff before installing? Or does anyone have advice on how to test functionality without such a device? Thanks!

 

Could pretty much rig that same thing up at home depot for cheap, just have to find the right size poly push fitting or use one off the arb kit.

 

Thanks. Found this example of a cheaper version here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/inexpensive-arb-air-locker-bench-tester.1087361/

Wonder if it’s safe to assume the 5mm and 6mm push in fittings use the same 1/8 threads?

 

I've just taken a air blower and held it against the diff fitting and presurized and listened for the collar sliding.

 

Turns out you can actually sleep in those tents in the back of your truck, they're not just so you can join the overlanding page on Facebook. who would've thought

 

Thanks! Yeah, I wasn’t sure if that would work or not or how “air tight” I would need it to test.

I ended up making my own for cheap with Harbor freight parts, like the link. Worked like a charm.

 

Lies.

 

I like that tent what make/model is it if you wouldn’t mind sharing?

 

https://www.doghousetentsus.com/product-page/roughneck-badlands-2-3-person

 

Does anyone in the Seattle area have seat jackers on a 3rd gen non-power seat that would let me sit in the cab? Pricey mod and just want to see what the improvement is like in real life. Thanks in advance.

 

I do, I work in Redmond and live in Bothell. I machined mine down as I thought the angle/height was a little too much. I think they are normally 1.25 inches tall and mine are now like 7/8 or just shorter.

 

Where did you get them machined down?

 

about 75 feet away from my desk at work. It's fairly easy to do but requires 2 sides to be cut to maintain the correct angle for the seat bolt and centering pin.

 

You could unbolt the seat and put a wood block in there to get the feel. If you have long legs and drive with your seat all the way back you will like it on long road trips. I can completely stretch out a leg straight. I’m only 6’2”

 

Anyone going to Expo North in Bend?

https://www.overlandexpo.com/pacific-northwest/buy-tickets-pnw/

 

I have some unmodified ones installed in my truck. I have a set of the rear spacers in as well to make the rake slightly less dramatic, but I could easily pop those out for you. I'm in the SeaTac/Kent area. Lmk if you want to give it a go. I'm pretty available this week, probably out camping most of next week.