What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Switched from KDMAX to the OTT tune. KDMAX was good, but no matter what throttle setting I used, the truck seemed a little "jumpy". I appreciate all the effort involved with designing tunes, etc. Some like the jumpy throttle response, but for my personal preference, I don't. So far the OTT seems smoother and has a similar throttle response minus the jerkiness. It's been 1 day so I don't have any gas mileage comments yet. Thank you to Alex at AY Tuning who was out most of the day in Oklahoma City dealing with terrible weather to be sure that all of us got the tune we needed.

 

Tell me more about that awning mount...

I have a mid-height rack as well that I've been wanting to mount my awning onto like that. Probably the sturdiest looking arms/mounts I've seen yet

 

Great choice. I bet you will like the tune more and more as you drive it and will notice how much smoother it is now. No more jerky truck or being stuck at 2,000 rpm all the time.

@thomasburk You've got less than a week to go

 

I had learned to roll stop signs more than usual and be super light on the gas to avoid the "jump". Not necessary anymore.

 

@photodoc

You can save a lot of space (& a little weight) by using thin aluminum strip instead of plywood. 2"w x 1/8"thick x whatever length you want. HD, Lowes, ACE, etc. all carry a variety of sizes to choose from.
Definitely use the rubber bumper at the bottom. Even if you bend the alu strip at the bottom. That fiber bed wall will get chewed up otherwise.
Use pistol-cable-locks to prevent your mounted items from leaving with someone else.

 

Give these a try. That’s what I have on my truck.

 

Good to hear. And, much safer. Especially if you live where you get some snow and ice.

 

You now need to modify your avatar to show a wound on the proffered thumb...

 

LOL. I never thought of that. Hilariously (sadly.. OUCH!) it's the same thumb! I'll do it when I get home from work.

You sir, have a gold star coming from me.

 

Oh boy. Aside from checking the basics and making sure you have oil on the dipstick, not sure.

Maybe disconnect the battery and give it a few, reconnect , then see what happens

 

Thanks. It ended up going to the dealer as I know there is an active recall for the airbag or something. Better safe than sorry I suppose. The dealer actually just called me and now I'm really nervous as they scanned the truck and got a generic code, so they checked every single fuse and relay and all are ok. Truck starts but entire dash is dead. Was thinking my fog and ditch lights were causing this but they said no those are wired up correctly with correct relay wiring and all. They want to keep truck overnight and look at plug going to the back of the MFD cluster and do the recall fix. Service guy said several senior techs are looking at with interest as its one of those head-scratcher kind of things that doesnt make any sense. Oh well least I gave them a puzzle lol.

 

Method 305 NV Double Black (0 offset stock tires) and the TRD lift kit.

 

Got them as well. What do you mean you can activate the startup sequence anytime?

 

That is Xtrusion Overland's XTR awning mount. The 20D option for standard bedracks and I have the 270 awning so it came with extra brackets but I didn't see how they would mount up.

 

It was. Saw them at Reddish Knob.

 

Tires

 

Used CBI Baja Bumper. Cleaned, rust spots sanded down, rattle canned, and mounted.



Now to get the bumper caps color-matched.

 

Bet your MPGs were in the toilet!