New England B.S. Thread

Who has a 2012+ ideally MGM, i need a guinea pig i know billy does, but anyone closer to me? The satoshi should finally be done soon. And i found another 2012 grill on craigslist for $50 i am thinking about snagging and trying a raptor style grill. I would probably make the lettering out of fiberglass. Use my wood CNC to make the plug, then make a mold of the lettering. I think it would be a pretty easy build actually, and since i am learning about making molds maybe i will attempt to make one for the grill so i can make some more 2012+ grills without a ridiculous amount of labor like this one has in it.

 

Sounds very industrious

 

guys, i want to get my leafs and new shocks put in thsi weekend... but need u bolts...

where has everyone got their new u bolts from and what did you pay for them ? dealer wants $170 for them haha

 

Got mine from wheelers for $40. Some of the other folks may have some locally on hand you can throw cash at...

 

get next day shipping
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1986-2012-P...yota|Model:Tacoma&hash=item27d108307b&vxp=mtr

 

Ganna send my coilovers out to DSM today to be rebuilt, ganna go with 650lb 14" king springs to reduce the preload a little (OME 885s are 15.5" 590lbs so i should have less than 1 1/2" of threads showing to match my ride height). Question is...should i have them do custom valving or go with stock icon valving? I want them to ride pretty soft and i would like to be able to stuff the tires more easily than i can now. So you guys that are running Icons, would you change the valving if you could?

 

Start your day the Evan way, tech talk about shock valving!

 

I'm happy with mine just the way they came but really don't know any better. I do know I will be putting on the 700 lb springs on like John next spring when I add the weight off the plate bumper and skids.

 

Yay Sarah quit her job. She had enough when she got splashed with a LOT of boiling water.

The guys she worked with were assholes anyway.

She's applying at 7/11

 

Hope she's ok !

 

The shock valving shouldn't effect if you can stuff your front tires much if at all. It's more of a function of the spring rate and how much weight you have on the front end. The shock just controls the rate(speed) of compression/rebound of the spring.

 

For you Ducati fans...

http://youtu.be/aQCdJ1TnSYM

 

Truck looks good with those rims David

 

I thought the same thing when I saw it. Even better, if David take a pic of the truck from the front and back. Offset makes it look much better than stock.

Just thought of it, but that make 3 of us local guys that have those wheels.

 

True. Last night i asked DSM about a 600lb spring, but they said they wouldn't recommend it. Well, maybe that will give me an excuse to buy some skid plates to add some weight

 

Haha you don't need an excuse. But ya, I think with the 600 lbs you would need a lot more weight up front

 

Getting my new tires mounted for my FJ wheels when I get back from Va-Ca.

 

Yes she is Jon, thanks! It was just another thing on the long list of grievances, so she said screw this and left.

 

Found my bike! Now to save for it!

http://m.powersports.honda.com/model/street/sport/cbr500r/2013

 

Why not get a Monster 696? Better for starting out and far easier to ride that the bag if rice.