Brians F/R Locked Long Travel Camping and Overland Build

Also starter died and ended up replacing on trail

 

Forgot to post in here!




Changed out my wheel bearing. It was toast. Thanks crapy seals!

 

Took my other baby out on the water this weekend while down on the coast at my moms house.

 

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sup fellas, took the truck out couple weekends ago lol. Anyways big changes coming to taco soon. Keep updated!

 

+2.25, +4 or some other flavor? I have a jd fab 2.25 kit im waiting to install myself.

 

Damn you got a a LT as well huh. Im trying the path less traveled lol. Depo racing 2inch kit (didn't want to go any wider due to the trails i go on.) The kit has been modified. Gusseted in key areas and all uniballs replaced with FK unis and bushing replaced with DK ones. Basically and allrpo ripoff kit. Got a good deal on everything so it was hard for me to pass up. Guy im buying from spent the extra $$$ and not me. Im actually getting it for cheaper than it already cost with all the upgrades. Brand new 8inch fox factory series shocks and +2 axle shafts. Im all in for less than what the JD base kit cost without anything else lol.

Im also adding coil bucket gussets to the fame as well.

 

I spoke with 3 or 4 guys that are running the base depo kit and have had nothing but good things to say. One guy even said he liked it better than his TC kit. Mines been upgraded. Not really worried about it but we will see what it can take once i get it on the truck and tested.

 

Yeah it was part of the long term plan and there was a group buy so I jumped on board.

That’s awesome, I am interested in hearing your feedback on how you like it once you get it installed. Are you planning on fiberglass fenders at any point or going to trim the stockers? Also which coil bucket gussets are you going with?

 

Keeping stock fenders. Ive already cut mine for 35's just had the flares off but im going to put those back on so it dont look too ridiculous lol. Im going with DK coil bucket gussets.

 

I was pretty deadset on the Camburg trail kit until guy messaged me about this and the deal he had lol.

 

LT kit showed up. Everything seems to be well made. All grade 8 hardware. All uniballs are fk. Bushings were changed out to dirtking ones. Even came with the ground down steering stop adapter for the spindle. Guy included that. LCA are heavy and internally welded.

 

Got a lot done this weekend to the driver side still got to do the passenger but should go quicker than the driver since I have a handle o how to install everything now.

Anyways got the spindles painted and cleaned up. New wheel bearings and axle seals. Extended the tie rods. Welded a 3/16 plate to the frame and then welded the strap mount to it, so it won’t tear. Also painted the frame back and I stalled upper control arm. Having an issue with my lower control arm because of the MC gussets. About a 16th of an issue bent in. On the inboard side and can’t get a grinder in there to grind down. Already tried to pry back with a long prybar those gussets make it extremely difficult. My stock arms were super hard to remove because the were welded around the arms.

 

One side down until coils and cv come in which is Wednesday. Should be done with other side tomorrow.

 

Niceeee

 

We getting close!

 

Beeeef!!!

 

Thanks bud!

 

Well fininshed up some odds and ends today. Got an alignment and drive straight as an arrow. Bled the brakes so those are good to go. Lubed the Uni balls. Drives great! Very happy. Flexed out a tiny bit on a tree root in my neighborhood. Only thing near by I could find. But can’t wait to get it out and test it. And of course some pics!!!

 

LT really starting to grow on me! Very happy with the kit! Getting it on the trail Sunday!