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Discussion in 'Alaska' started by benbacher, Oct 14, 2012.

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  1. Nov 4, 2012 at 10:45 AM
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    Get the manual :D
     
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  2. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:31 AM
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    I'm glad I'm out of AK right now or I'd be tempted to snatch that one out from under ya haha. I think I'm gonna hold on to mine until next summer though.
     
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  3. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:43 AM
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    I think about selling mine once or twice a week to get a second gen. Only because I'm worried about the rust on my frame. I think I could sell mine for close to what I paid for it. It's actually appreciated since I bought it last summer according to KBB. Theres 2008 on there for 17.9 with 48k miles on it. Seems like a good deal but probably a reconstructed title.
     
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  4. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM
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    How badly is your frame rusting? Do you have any sort of undercoating or anything? I was surprised to see mine has almost zero rust..
     
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  5. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:53 AM
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    No undercoating. I have no idea if the previous owner ever got it inspected by toyota. When I first heard about the frame rust issue I called toyota to get it inspected and they said they were going to charge me $100. I was positive we are allowed one free inspection per year so I asked the guy and he kept saying he had never heard about a frame rust/recall issue so I was pretty pissed and stubbornly never went in.

    My rust isn't that bad, really. Just surface rust. But around the front leaf spring hanger it is pretty flaky...I need to do something about it but have no tools or any idea of how to tackle that problem. When I get new suspension all the way around I will try to clean it up the best I can, but I think it would be best to coat it in an anti-corrosive spray or something.
     
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  6. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:55 AM
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    Also, the PO of my truck had it in Nome for the first 4 or 5 years of owning it. So it was subjected to the beach/salt air from the very begining of its service life. And I doubt he washed the undercarriage often...:rolleyes:
     
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  7. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:00 PM
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    I think you are correct about the one free inspection each year but i could be wrong. I remember you mentioning your truck lived in Nome for a while which would explain the rust i believe. I know up here we use a different type of ice melt on the roads but im not sure how a truck frame holds up to it.. since i dont have much surface rust even im going to assume the stuff they use isnt nearly as corrosive as salt.. :confused:
     
    AK Taco, Nov 4, 2012
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  8. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:06 PM
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    Yeah I didn't think they used any salt at all up here. But last winter I remember having some salt residue on the side of my truck, so who knows :notsure: I'm hoping Toyota will do a truck by-back like they did for pre-2001 trucks but I doubt that will happen if they had the frame replacement program already happen. :( I'm just pissed I didn't get any sort of notification in the mail from Toyota telling me to go get the frame inspected.
     
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  9. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:11 PM
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    You may be right.. i know they dont use salt because it turns the roads into a big salt lick and collisions with moose skyrocket. I really wish i got something from toyota too.. since i have a '99 and my VIN falls into the recall/buy back range :( not a big deal since it wouldnt fail inspection but still... who knows
     
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  10. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:14 PM
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    Custom TRD Badged Grill, PowderCoated Black Steelies, with 285/75/16's. Studded Firestone Winter Force for Winter snow, Firestone Destination M/T for the summer mud, 2.75" Ready Lift Block kit in the front, and 2" AAL in the back, 5100 billies, TRD Cat-Back Exhaust, K&N CAI system under the hood, on a sesame seed bun.
    Lol. Yup! Although I'm not sure anything over 4-5 inches of lift will fit. So if your throwing some Fabtech 6" kit on, you'll never be able to get out. Haha. Not sure, the door to me seems kind of low it could be just because I suck at measuring things with my eyes.
     
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  11. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:20 PM
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    Just a suggestion to maybe keep things a tad organized but should keep meets and trail run discussions here and other chat in the other thread. Sometimes long conversations overrun meet ideas that people then miss the info for. :thumbsup:
     
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  12. Nov 4, 2012 at 12:49 PM
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    They use an ash and dirt mix on he roads here. Makes a slurry and is still just as corrosive as salt.
     
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  13. Nov 4, 2012 at 1:05 PM
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    Ben- have you noticed any more boulders blocking access to the 100th trail? I can't imagine they didn't see the other access point to the right there.
     
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  14. Nov 4, 2012 at 5:05 PM
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    I'm excited I just picked up a 9500 lbs winch for 350$
     
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  15. Nov 4, 2012 at 5:09 PM
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    Nice, I thought about gettng a wench but I rarely off road. My buddy parked his jeep in my back yard and I had to use the wench to pull back a tree. It came in very handy
     
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  16. Nov 4, 2012 at 6:01 PM
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    Didn't see any boulders last time I drove by Russ, and kappes has the right idea guys, I'm all about chatting, an maybe I can ask the staff to change the name of our other thread to the Alaska bs thread, how do we feel about that? I pmed the op over there but he's been inactive for over a year now....
     
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  17. Nov 4, 2012 at 7:18 PM
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    Why dont we just start the alaska bs thread? Lol. the guys that wanna be a part of it are already talking on it so theyll get the memo. Ideas?
     
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  18. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:45 PM
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    added 3 more to the ranks today! Woot!
     
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  19. Nov 4, 2012 at 11:51 PM
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  20. Nov 5, 2012 at 12:04 PM
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    I have a 2006 manual sport. The clutch is weird. It is like driving a car. However, no problems with it. Shifts great. Love the manual transmission.

    On another note, how will I be able to find you guys on wednesday? Someone going to have a big AK Tacos sign or something? :D
     
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