Betterbuckleup's 2000 taco build & BS

What length Ubolts did you get was it the 8.85" or 9.4" from durobump?

 

7.75"

 

For some reason they don't have that size anymore.

 

Get the next size up and cut the excess off

 

Can always Curtis and ask if they're still available

 

Been fucking with his Haltech to try and get things running as best I can. I've been fighting a poor idle and stalling in certain conditions since it's been installed. I've gotten it to a point where I think I've got it a good bit more stable now.

-Richened up the idle AFRs to 14 from stoich which seemed to make the biggest difference in stability. We'll see if that holds true with this summers hotter temps.

-Got the A/C AC1 and ACT wired rewired correctly into the Haltech so that my idle up functions properly and doesn't kill the motor. Thanks to @Speedytech7 for the help on that.

-Wired my winch power switch to trigger a 1500rpm high idle which should be pretty useful outside of just the winch in situations

-Removed the airbag to make easier access to the ECU and all the wiring. Lots of room in there now for potential future wiring projects if needed. Don't think I would have been able to splice into the factory harness without removing it.

-3D printed a blanking plate for the airbag switch in the center bezel since I don't need that anymore

 

Ran a little of the Tahoe side of the rubicon this last weekend partly to see how the conditions were. Also to see how the clearance was on the 35's in conditions outside of flexing out with the forklift.
Still some snow that got off camber at times, but it's melting fast
Stopped at Miller lake to have lunch and then headed back out.
Need to get some more seat time to get a feel of the tipping point and higher CG with the 35's. Taking the topper off will help with that too. The extra clearance is definitely nice though.

 

Got a new windshield to replace the cracked old one.
The technician said that it was only being held in place by a couple small spots on the urethane and that it could have flown off at any time lol.
Super nice having new clean glass. The last windshield was super pitted and stained all over.


Also installed a rear view mirror backup camera device. The rear view camera is a little finicky with the exposure at times, but overall the device is pretty solid for the price. Also nice having a built-in front dash cam.

 

Which Rear view did you get? I picked up a "Wolfbox G930" over the Amazon sales.

 

I got this

$110 JOMISE 4K Mirror Dash Cam, 11" Rear View Mirror Camera, 2160P Rearview Mirror Backup Camera, Mirror Dash Cam Front and Rear, IPS Touch Screen, Type-C Connector, Parking Monitor, Free 32GB Card-G814

one.
I steered clear of the wolfbox one because another forum member said that their mirror started turning off and on because the USB connection at the top wore out. This one has a USB C connection at the top and their customer support has been great.

 

I must not have seen that review... but the one I got also has a USB-C connection. I'm planning to hard mount it to a 2000 Tahoe Roof console, hopefully complete this year lol.

 

Oh didn't know that one came with USB C now. They must have updated it.

 

Ran Fordyce to the first creek crossing this last weekend with @cbechtold & @Dan8906. I'm not trying to take my truck swimming so that's where we turned around. There were some fun obstacles up to that point. Truck performed great and it was good to get out and do some wheeling and camping.

 

Looks like it was about 250 CFS. Should have went mid-week. It was down as low as 100 CFS which is easy crossing territory. That trail is no joke once you get to the winch hills though. lol

 

yea that sounds about right. I'd love to make it to at least WH1l, but not really down for water in the cab.
Have you done the crossing at 100 cfs?

 

It was about 90 CFS when I did it. Truthfully the water crossings are the easiest part of the trail at those flows. lol

 

No kidding. 90 cfs is a lot less than 250 haha. It was also hot as fuck out on the trail this weekend.

 

More pics from @cbechtold's camera

IMG_7673 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

IMG_7663 by Cory Bechtold, on Flickr

 

Ran the rubicon to Buck lake this last weekend with some buddies. It was a great time and we didn't run into too much traffic which was nice even though there were a ton of people on the trail that weekend.

Made it to buck in about 3 hours and back out to loon in ~2.5hours. The shock re-valve made the ride really nice so I was able to keep a pretty good pace.
The 35's were a welcome change from the 33's before too. Wasn't bottoming out on things that I was before.

Still have a little more trimming to do on the fender to clear the tires. Not much in the front, but when the bushings warm up, there's more flex in the suspension front to back.
I need to put in my diamond housing in the rear to recenter my axle. It was chewing into the rear fender and bent it up some.

Also first time running the trail with my topper on. Wasn't that bad at all or too tippy in spots which I was slightly worried about.