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Capture Colorado 01 TRD Taco - GOAE build

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by capturecolorado, Mar 3, 2014.

  1. Sep 27, 2016 at 3:09 PM
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    Should have said 'completely impractical' instead of 'nearly impossible.'

    There's at least one fab shop doing a LT with fully fabbed spindles with an integrated lower uniball. What I've ascertained through all of this though is leave the stock LCAs and LBJs as they are, but make sure to replace the LBJ, and bolts, with OEM every so often.

    Not to muddle up Alex's build anymore, but there wouldn't be any travel gains either. My shock is my limiting travel on downtravel right now, any more and it would be my CV.
     
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  2. Sep 27, 2016 at 7:34 PM
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    I just want mo' stronger ;) I have a general distrust in ball joints on IFS, but they do seem to handle an impressive amount of abuse from first gen'ers.
     
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  3. Sep 29, 2016 at 6:17 AM
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    Sometimes.... I miss the flatbed.

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    I always wanted to get that thing dialed in, with weatherproof drawer below the deck, weatherproof cargo boxes (ammo cans?) in the "fender" areas for recovery gear, compressor, etc., modular lumber rack that could be stowed in tubes below the bed.

    If you guys haven't gathered, I like to tinker, so it should come as no surprise that I'm constantly entertaining ideas of projects. Last night I started thinking of removing the tire carrier, storing the spare in the bed, and building a swing-out bike rack...
     
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  4. Nov 4, 2016 at 8:10 AM
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    Maintenance time... GO!

    I've been dealing with a speed-related vibration for probably most of this year... On highway, between 65-70, I get some vibrations that come through...everything. Steering wheel, floor, and shifter. But, it seems to go away or reduce severity over 70.... 70-90 is fine. This year I've replaced:

    - Clutch & flywheel (vibes happened before this, I think)
    - Steering rack, tie rods, etc.
    - Brakes (Tundra upgrade)
    - Driver CV, probably going to do Passenger today.
    - Carrier bearing
    I even went back to Toyota wheels from the Pro Comp so I'd have hubcentric wheels... didn't really feel a noticeable change.

    Last year:
    - UCAs
    - Lower ball joints

    What should I try next? Yesterday I jacked the truck up and started checking for worn out shit, and all I found was the driver side uniball bolt had worked its way loose by like 1/2 thread, so I pulled that apart and cleaned it up, loctited it on, and torques the piss out of it, as well as replace the CV axle on that side. I'm probably going to do the same on the passenger side today. Any ideas what I should look at next? Driveshaft outta balance? New engine mounts?

    I do feel like the vibes have gone down a bit, but I don't really have a frame of reference for when they reduced. Post-steering didn't really solve much, post-carrier bearing didn't either. It's like a bunch of baby steps with nearly unnoticeable changes. Also, 4Xinnovations has their bomber tranny mount, worth trying?

    The vibes aren't as sketchy as they were at one point, so should I just accept that Tacomas do that and move on?
     
  5. Nov 4, 2016 at 8:11 AM
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    Also, wheel bearings seem to be in good shape, smooth and don't have discernible play.
     
  6. Nov 4, 2016 at 9:38 AM
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    Tires been balanced recently?

    You could just be hitting a natural frequency of the truck. Tough to do anything about that however.
     
  7. Nov 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM
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    The new tars have Dynabeads, I was thinking I'd have them checked at a tire shop to be sure....

    But. I think... I may have fixed it. (for now).

    Replaced the passenger side CV today, and in so doing, I checked the transmission mount (seems fine), and checked torque on the forward diff mount bolts, as well as all steering hardware. Well, I found that one of the diff drop bolts wasn't torqued all the way down.. Plus, the conical washer was on upside-down, putting pressure on the bushing, not the bushing sleeve. Perhaps it was torqued, but the rubber compressed and it became loose. Flipped the washer, tightened it, and boom. Drive home from the garage was smooth all the way from 60-80.

    I'm not 100% sure it's gone, but for now it seems drastically improved. I'll still get the alignment redone soon, and probably have a shop check balance of the tires.
     
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  8. Nov 6, 2016 at 2:30 PM
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    How do you like the dyna beads?
     
  9. Nov 6, 2016 at 3:00 PM
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    Vibes are the absolute worse dude, I'm in the same boat, trying to track down a vibe around the same speed, glad to see you found the culprit
     
  10. Nov 6, 2016 at 4:55 PM
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    I thought you found yours for some reason... I hate getting old.
     
  11. Nov 6, 2016 at 5:14 PM
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    I didn't really have any vibes until I mounted full belly skids. Now everything reverberates through the frame into the cab. Guess it's a worthy trade-off for drivetrain protection...
     
  12. Nov 6, 2016 at 8:01 PM
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    They seem to be working :shrug: I definitely don't notice a feeling of tires being outta balance. I'll probably take them to a shop here soon and see how they balance out on a machine.

    I'm pretty sure there's still a little vibe, so aside from an alignment, I'm going to replace the bushings for the differential support and see if that changes anything. But for now, it's so much better. I hate chasing phantom issues.

    Ahhh... full belly skids. #goals
     
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  13. Nov 7, 2016 at 7:11 AM
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    well, everyone says its my tires, im saving up for a new set now so :fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed::fingerscrossed:
     
  14. Nov 7, 2016 at 7:13 AM
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    Still on those KM2s?
     
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    yup, im going to try out the cooper st maxx and go to stock rims, and take off my wheel spacers. that way it should narrow it down some..
     
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    If you dont mind, might try to copy your bike rack design. I would love to have more clearance for my Thule x2 offroad.
     
  17. Nov 7, 2016 at 6:46 PM
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    Have at it, you're welcome to check it out sometime. It was plenty strong for 2 bikes, but it became kind of a PITA to operate that main pin with 2 bikes loaded, so I eventually chopped off the second bike position, which improved things a lot more--but I eventually grew tired of folding the bike rack, then dealing with tire carrier/topper door/tailgate... So I built a new one that bolts to the tire carrier.

    I'm happy to chat more about what I like/didn't like about the design.
     
  18. Nov 10, 2016 at 2:48 PM
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    Can I be one of the cool kids yet?

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    Paint & rear rack to be sorted out tomorrow. Also some custom machining that I'm hoping to pull off on the cross bars because #tweaker :spy:
     
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    Is it installed yet or just chilling there?
     
  20. Nov 10, 2016 at 2:54 PM
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    I installed it this morning... I was tired of waiting! Went into work early and laid everything out on my bench. I still need to go over everything with silicone, and one of the plusnuts isn't very happy, might need to just weld it in place... it kind of snagged one of the roof supports and went in kind of crooked.
     

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