AZ BS Thread 4²0

lol I was given one and its still brand new sitting in the box. I just use the cheap one from vato zone. As I dont need much.

 

exactly. And get one with the flexable hose. Makes life much easier than the straight metal tube.

 

I second the flexible hose

 

Ran across these while browsing the prime day. Knock off Maxtrax. Don't seem to be a bad deal.

STEGODON Traction Boards Off-Road Recovery Boards Tire Ladder 4WD Traction Mats for Truck,Mud,Snow,Sand(Olive)

https://www.amazon.com/STEGODON-Rec...=dlx_early_gd_dcl_img_2736_d844edf3_dt_sl7_a6

 

Ive been wheeling for almost 20 years now, I still do not understand traction boards

 

I've used mine once in the years that ive had them but using them that one time was well worth $40

 

They are a great option for wheeling alone without a winch. Quality ones also serve as a shovel to clear the tires when your sink em (river beds and dunes come to mind here) I wish we had a set on our fire engine a few years back up in north Scottsdale/ Verde Corridor. Half the roads up there are just washes and drainage ditches and we buried the ass end one night on our ambo going to a call. The engine had a rear locker so that was no issue, we had to jerk the ambo out with an MCSO truck.

EDIT: I’ve seen where guys have used them as ramps/bridges to span a short gap or shelf that they couldn’t otherwise get through. I’ll try to find the YT video again I saw of a local guy testing a few Amazon options with his Taco

 

She’s getting new hiking shoes today

 

Shovel - short, long, D handle?

They always go with me to N AZ and S UT. If there is the hint of sand, yep, they're with me.

 

Also, pull 'em out just for the 'gram.

_MG_4140 by Brent Prater, on Flickr

 

Still more action than a lot of 3rd gens are seeing.

 

Look at all that flex

 

Quarterbacked a recovery from my couch last night. Buddy wheeling near Jerome. Got to this point he almost rolled his truck. It was on the tipping point and couldnt move. Called @AZeyeTIE luckily he was only about 30 min away and came out to offer a anchor point and pull him backwards up onto the road. All safe and sound.onto the road. All safe and sound.

 

Last nights fun included:
New OEM LCA (for now)
@Energy suspension Sway bar bushings and front body mounts
@TOTAL CHAOS Cam gusset tabs
@Ploy Performance Taco tabs
@Moog sway bar links
All installed just need to torque it all down and sweep up the mess!

Question to those that have the TC gusset tabs ands installed themselves? Did you weld them solid After alignment or Before?? They are tacked really well for now as instructed. Wasn't sure if its worth waiting? Probably overthinking this i'm sure, it all lined up prefect without issue.
Thanks

 

Fully weld AFTER the alignment so you know you are truly where you want to be and stay.

 

That's my thought process. Alignment shouldn't be to far off, them taco tabs make that a breeze!

 

exactly. And thats what I have heard. I need to get a set but I need a shop that can actually get the truck into alignment and just good enough.

 

The Taco tabs are the shit... and that's also what's nice about them Andrew.. You are setting your alignment with the tabs.. the shop just needs to set Toe.. and you may be able to do that yourself too. I did mine.. but took it for an alignment anyways.. and I was close, but they got the toe dead on.

 

Exactly< Im hopping the shop that did the alinment a few months back can just dial in the toe.
Ps. @XPOTRPR my old rear bushings were almost completely torn on DR and just beat!

 

Is that Stephen?? How in the hell did he manage that, was he letting someone go by?