What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Fucked up is what I done…

 

WTF!

 

Wanted something street legal. Definitely missed the Baja’s last night coming out of the dessert but the SS3’s are great for being SAE.

 

Don’t trust a Jeep with a recovery strap around the axle as his recovery point. He shacked the strap to my recovery rope then his axle strap broke launching the shackle into the back upper cab corner at about Mach7. It dented the cab and the recoiling rope broke the glass.

 

Holy crap! Glad no one was hurt, I’m hoping! Yeah recovery can be sketchy for sure. Glad you were able to tell the tale!

 

What are the rails for?

 

so jealous i need a baja trip to fish so bad

 

God Bless you! That’s a struggle

 

This is why you don’t help people! Just kidding (kinda lol) hope you’re* able to get it repaired soon!

 

Dealer just forgot about those nuts, no biggie. They would have tightened them on your next service visit.

 

Solution: Get Amsteel rope in 5/8" diameter, carry it.

 

All I ask is that you make sure to spend a few minutes aiming them properly. Just because they are "street legal" doesn't mean oncoming traffic doesn't hate you. Then again I say the same to anyone that levels or lifts their truck, swaps out head lights, or installs LED bulbs in incandescent housings without clocking the bulbs properly.

 

That’s gotta smell, not really bad, but peculiar.

 

Hopefully he’s helping with the repair bill! I had something similar happen with my first gen 4runner. I let someone else unspool the winch and he took it all the way to the set screw on the spool. Luckily when the screw gave it had some downward momentum and only went into the ground about a foot. Recovery’s can be scary! Glad everyone is ok!

 

That looks good. Would you know what the depth of the flip up is? Between the fairlead mount an the plate.

Also your pics have me a little confused (not hard to do I know). How did you mount this? It looks like the flip up hinge is hanging out the bottom. Arrow

 

Installed a 5lb propane bottle using an AT overland bracket. Thing showed up in like two days and is awesome quality well thought out. Now I can cook tacos on the beach

 

Quick update:

This weekend we tackled a bunch of stuff! More Pics Here and Here

• 2-Low Mod,
• Meso V5 Running Lights that dim with the headlights,
• Meso Puddle Pods with Switch,
• Meso Left Side Custom Switch Panel,
• Meso Center Custom Switch Panel,
• Fixed the Cargo Light switch,
  
• KTJO Power Folding Mirrors,
• KTJO Heads Up Display,
• Blue Sea Low-Voltage Disconnect Override Switch for the Aux Fuse Panel,
• Auto Highbeam Switch and ECT Switch were relocated to the Pro-Shift Knob thanks to @MESO DIY button kit,
• Full Speaker Replacement for the JBL Headunit,
• Redarc Elite Towing Brake Controller relocated below the Parking Brake,
• Prewire for the KTJO Tailgate Lock & Opener module,
• Prewire for a bunch of other stuff.

Unfortunately, the Dynomat for the doors didn't show up, but we still have stuff to do, so no worries! Thanks @caribe makaira for the clutch design for the TR7 latching module for the Auto Highbeam button. @daveeasa for the 2-low cheater card found in my visor.

 

I like this one it has good depth for the hawse & flatlink with rope protector, but It only comes with the fairlead which I've already got two of. Might have to bite the bullet on this one anyhow and list the other fairleads in the BST.

Thanks for the link.

 

Does this mount to the Tacoma bed rail with T nuts?