Ontario BS Thread

Anyone going to the trillium event in Minden tomorrow?

 

Pinion bearing let go...result of injested water mud and crap, shit and abuse.

 

Michigan trail passes are good from March to March which is an interesting angle...depending of course what part of the state your in.

 

That makes sense if he deals with the behind the scenes of it.
I did always think it was dumb they stopped giving land owners a couple free passes. I always just chalked it up to liability though.

 

Welcome @Jimmydabaws

 

Hitchweb has standard maxtrax on sale for $298-314 with free shipping until tomorrow

 

Dang. That’s no fun

 

So, I did it! Ordered some 3rd members from ECGS! 5.29's and rear ARB...3-4 weeks so depending on when they get here and then break-in possibly ready for opener...

 

nice! i got my finger on the 5.29s from ECGS trigger but the PTSD from the struggle to get my front diff back in with my Tundra rack in the way hasn't gone away yet so still hesitant.

 

Dude, you did the tundra rack! Wicked! After I recoup from this endeavor, that is next on the list! Who did you go through?

 

Front diff going in sucks as is. Can’t imagine with the tundra rack in the way. Definitely a two person job.

 

i bought the rack from Toyo Steering. i stuck with the stock tacoma tie rods so i knew spares would be easy to find but beefed them up the with Warfab tierod sleeves. i did the Tundra rack at the same time as the JD lower control arm pivot kit and had the front diff out so install was pretty easy actually with the aluminum eccentric bushings. getting the diff back in on the other hand...

 

i carried the weight upward best i could with a floor jack until i got to that point where you have to kinda maneuver it in using an upward zig zag fashion. even with the Tundra rack loose on its bolts and pushed forward there is not even a nut hair worth of clearance and i think i had to drag the diff up the back of the rack until it was somewhat in place and only then there is clearance.

at this point, that memory is the biggest thing holding me back from doing gears.

 

Wow. I had my wife work the jack and the diff may have been dropped on my head as she was learning how to use it. Pro tip, teach your shop hand how to use the tools before throwing them into it. Haha.

I’m not sure if it would help to remove the diff tube? May be able to get some different angles to get it in? Either way it’s an awkward shape and even worst angle trying to “zig zag” it in. Honestly that “zig zag” analogy is the best way to describe it.

I will say though gears will be worth it. Highway driving and slow speed crawling. With my 4.88’s it made the truck enjoyable to drive again.

 

What are your rmp's at 100 kph with 4.88's? I was on the fence...

 

I would be at around 2100. At 110kph I get up to 2500.

 

Did I just hear your traffic guy call it Fart Erie? Wtf?

 

Sounds like a Michigan accent to me

 

He corrected himself which I do appreciate.

 

im using that from now on