2015 TRD Pro

TIG’d custom lca reinforcements

 

Spindles & lca’s prepped and painted with steelit. Whiteline lca bushings pressed in!

 

@TOTAL CHAOS cam tabs meet @Marlin Crawler lca frame brace kit!

 

Painted and ready for some more new parts to get mounted up!

 

I made some great progress the last few days! New Sankei 555 ball joints pressed into the lca's, new axle seals installed on the front diff, and installed the lca's and axles onto the truck. Hopefully I only have a few more late nights before its back on the ground and ready for an alignment

 

It's all coming together

 

Lots of hours put into this front end build, and it's almost done. Ready for an alignment and then the skid plates go back on.

 

My buddy has been working on a custom mount for my switch pro (ignore the ziptied wire, it's the rear squadron flushmount wiring I ran up to the front lol)

 

The wife and I did some snow wheelin with friends this past weekend.

 

New DDI quick release mount and H3R performance Fire Extinguisher setup.

 

I've got everything ready to install. Now I need to plan out the custom hardline for the relocated air chuck...

Expedition Essentials
Bedside Mount
Compressor Shield
Extended Harness

ARB
Dual Compressor
Air Hose Kit
Digital Tire Gauge

Switch Pro 9100
Custom Mount

 

Rci rear diff skid with custom arp nuts and stainless carriage bolts combo. I wanted arp nuts but wasn’t happy how they looked on the zinc plated hardware. So I picked up stainless carriage bolts but they were too long. Cut them all down to the size I liked and threw them on!

 

^Looks SO much better. My only suggestion would be to round off those sharp edges created by cutting the bolt down. Not only are they a bit of a cut hazard but ripe for encouraging cross threading.

 

I ordered up an external chamfer bit

 

I've seen those recently and they look really interesting - probably really nice to have. I've always just hit them with a file or grinder wheel or whatever I have on hand at the moment.

Gotta link to what you bought?

 

$30 ORX PLUS TOOLS Deburring External Chamfer Tool, with HSS Blade, Deburring Drill Bit, Remove Burr Tools Quick Release Shank Fits for 1/8"-3/4"(3mm-19mm)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MCB2FB6/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A8D3BJPLI8XM4

This is the one I ordered. It looked the best compared to everything else!

 

Thanks! I may need to order one of those soon. I sure could have used it for the exhaust hangers on the exhaust I'm building right now but I think I've already bought way too many tools for this project.

 

Dropped the rci skid, cleaned the axle, chamfered the bolts and changed the fluid. Prepping for moab next month, lots to do!

 

Got around to mounting my @Baja Designs rock lights. The mounts are pretty rough and still need some fine tuning, but I was waiting for the wiring parts to come in. Once I make the harness I'll be able to finish the brackets and wire the switch pro. I also cut the center console to mount the switch pro within reach of driving positioning.

 

^Been watching on IG. Those look great - super slick installation!