What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Used mine to transport some livestock. Actually only half the beef

 

and less door dings and the mall

 

Did this sweet mode today. Mango.

 

Yeah. I have a 20 so it was all plug and play. I take it you didn't get the interior switch? If not how do the lights work? Just come on when the door is opened?

 

mine has a cargo light in the brake light and a switch for it from factory - manual on or auto with door open and pre wired with plugs near tail lights

 

Anyone who has or is interested in getting an Uptop Overland bravo roof rack (can’t speak to the alpha rack but it’s likely the same), the rack sits pretty high off the roof with the provided spacers. It’s the only thing I didn’t like about it.
I replaced only the front spacers which were 1.25” with 1” and it sits just fine with plenty of roof clearance. And no dreaded wind whistle.
It sits barely but noticeably lower to the front of the roof with just that .25” lower profile and does not look tilted at all from the sides.
Its sits level. However much it’s off from what Uptop Overland intended is not noticeable to the eye from the sides.

So yeah I did that and replaced the CV axles. Had a ripped boot and figured 88k miles was enough to just knock them both out (for an excuse to work on my truck).
Drivers side really fought me. Sway bar bolt was stuck as hell. Impact wouldn’t cut it. Chewed up the boot removing it. Then the diff did not want to let go of the old axle. They have had such good times together.
Drivers side took almost 2 hours.
Passenger side less than an hour.
Replaced with axles from extreme terrain.
They’ve got notches similar to OEM for removal without using a slide hammer.
Solid, seemingly well built axles very similar to OEM.
Hopefully they hold up proper. Time will tell.

Now I get to install new sway bar links.

 

Thanks for the info on the spacers! One of my friends has the el cheapo Hooke setup, and it whistles terribly

 

More garage envy. Oh, that's not your home garage

 

Am I supposed to look at my axles that early? Just did my 4Runner's (well not me, I don't have the tools) at 240k. Really just trying to understand what to take care of and what to watch out for.

 

I had trouble with the third crossbar (third from the front of the cab, second from the back of the cab) touching the roof. How is your sitting? I end up just removing mine.

 

I wish it was my garage… this was at my work place, a fire station.

 

Because all the cool kids are doing it...

 

Interest rates have been rising & I don't like the fact I'm paying that much extra on my payments (was on my LOC). So I decided to just pay her off and and it's mine free & clear now.

Best mod ever...except for maybe the radio knob changeout

 

Not at all! With CV axles it’s pretty much drive them until there’s a problem.
Splattered grease is a sign or knocking while turning.
I had a ripped boot.Could’ve fixed the boot only, could’ve only replaced that axle.
But I look for any excuse to wrench and decent axles aren’t too expensive.

 

No issue with mine at all. All bars have easily more than an inch of clearance.

 

Yup. SDHQ has 5 total.



KnuKonceptz has 4 with the battery lead but they are 0 / 4 / 8 gauge via set screw ports.

 

Congrats

 

New Grille.

 

First thing I did when I got her. Knobs are weird… that’s what she said anyway.