Manfred's #thicc boi aka 'White Rhino'

Hell ya! Now we just have to test them with a trip!

 

The question is, how much weight did you add

Great job! Me gusta

 

A very good question. I would estimate between 200-300 pounds. With my heavy duty leafs in the back its going to make the ride so much smoother.


goodbye MPG

 

Great work dude

 

Looks great man!

 

Coming from a carpenter that means a lot thanks lol

 

Finally! Enough good weather to throw on all pro axle shims. Big thank you to @tacoma16 for all the tools and help. Also a thank you to @Norilsk for those centre caps. You saved the day!

Driveline vibes are non existent which is great because I've been putting up with them since July when I dropped my lift in.


Bonus sunset photo

 

The sticker collection grows

 

@EatSleepTacos this is my template. So I may go with the old grease method. Wish me luck.

 

Oh man, best of luck with that one.

 

First camp out. Need to:
Work on my organization of the drawers
Leave the truck bed mat at home.
Swap my air mattress for two single or double memory foam pieces.
Build drop down table for tire carrier

All and all a good time. Quick set up

 

That’s what it’s all about! Using your set up and tweaking and dialing it in until it’s perfect

 

No 2. Idler Bearing replacement.
make sure the belt placement is correct or itll end up screaming like a banshee in heat

 

How bad was it to do?

 

funny you should ask. Went to @tacoma16 's place thinking I was doing idler bearing, he thought wheel bearing so when I got there we were both unprepared. Took us maybe 30 min, and that included double checking torque specs. Just a simple loosen the tensioner, take off the bolt to the idler bearing, new one on with a small bit of anti seize, tighten, torque, tensioner back to home position done.

Now I just have to diagnose a whine Ive been dealing with since July of last year when I went in the puddle. Either Water pump which I hope to Christ not, or a alternator pulley.

 

I still wouldn't rule out the fan....

 

That's true. I did do a few checks on the fan clutch,
1.) doesn't spin freely while cold max 1-1.5 blades of spin
2.) after shut off blades stop within 1 second.
Etc etc

Now I will be doing all the checks again to confirm but my gut tells me it's operating just fine. Either way its just realm a noise at this point, not effecting the truck that much me thinks. Thoughts?

 

I did a thing!


Maybe a diffused light would be work better, it's pretty concentrated.