ponethousand's build

Don't need shit there but 4wd..

 

Shoe creek is a good shake down run for new shit

 

Im still curious how he's going to stop his truck once engaged. Its not easy stopping in 4 low, cant imagine how it would be with a crawler...

 

Have no problem stopping in 4 low? Even with the 4.56. Maybe Tundra breaks will help?

 

Just ordered some cvj axles with high flex boots. Damn my future mod list on the OP is long as a mug. Mod day coming up!

 

Crawler will be hard with a 12.1 compound crawler ratio for sure. But tundra brakes should help a lot. I think you'll be fine.

 

I NEED TO ORDER ALL THIS



1. 4x4 tranny w/t-case and shifter
2. front diff w/ front mount & mounting brackets
3. spindles/hubs
4. cv axles
5. front d-shaft
6. 4X4 Rear D-shaft (it's about 11 inches shorter than the 2WD)
7. Transmission Mount on crossmember (2WD is different)
8. Floor shifter plate (you can try to cut yours but I found it easier to just get a 4WD one)
9. 4WD shifter boots (one is rubber that goes under the truck and the other is fabric for the interior)
10. Interior plastics
11. Speed sensor (some 4WD trannys dont come with one)

 

Neutral.....and breaks

 

Too bad he has no clutch...makes it super easy.

 

I hate when my garage has a shit load of parts waiting to be installed. I feel like i just cleared it out!

 

I also think I'll be ok....

Who wants to wheel with a manual!

 

I love wheeling with a manual. After doing some in my double cab I feel in more control with a manual..haha

 

Just fucking around! Phil has a manual as well.

 

More control as in it dying on you on inclines constantly?

I'm just messing, I don't have much experience on a manual. But seeing those that have driven a manual for years and still the truck still dies all the time on the trails makes me think it would not go well for me at all haha

 

Just gotta now how to work the clutch right and your fine. I rarely kill mine with 4lo.

Kill it more with 2wd haha

 

such false perception

wow

many fan boy

so auto is better



every time

 

Yeah, you caught me when I was way out of practice. Still am.

Haven't wheeled with an auto so I have no idea how it actually compares. The thing I like about manuals is the compression braking on the declines. No idea if an auto can do that or how well.

 

For me, even with the Tundra brakes, it needs a lot of pressure in 4lo, especially when the pads/rotors are cold. Its just stop or go, no feathering the brakes. Very annoying, hard on the neck, and feet tire quickly. It can be a challenge to control when going down the steep end of an obstacle. With that said, Ive found it easier to put my e-brake on when I need the extra control.

I wheeled my entire life in manual until this truck. Now Im spoiled. 5-sp is fun, but only for the first 20 min or so.

 

really? odd.

You have enough fluid? steel lines?

and yea...i never tire of the manual. Sometimes i go..damn..auto would be nice for this one obstacle..or..a lower gear..haha

however i am very glad to have an auto when im driving around in St. Louis.

But nothing beats being able to truly pick the gear your in.

Both are fun and work awesome though.

 

downhill in manuals...100000x better haha no braking required..with an auto..almost always braking.

but..going up hill in an auto..way smoother.