drizzohs '21 off-road build

Well.. for one of the first times ever I have uninstalled a mod. I just couldn't handle the noise from those hangers on my DD. I never realized I spent so much time at low RPM until I threw those on. Reinstalled the stock hangers last night and all the added noise went away. On this application the urethane hangers look great but absolutely do not sound great. The low RPM sound is back to the low level I remember but the minimal highway drone it had now seems completely gone since adding that Helmholtz resonator to the system. Loving being in the truck again.

 

Fixed the passenger seat rattle this weekend. Been in a few Taco's and they all had this issue, so I thought I'd post up the fix in case it annoyed anyone else.

The main problem is Toyota used too big of convoluted tubing for the wiring that runs closest to the center console and even though the tube is secured well, the wire rattles inside the tube. The fix was to use a razor blade to slice the tubing off to remove it and then tesa tape the wiring to keep it protected. I also replaced the plastic tubing on a few other wires that I could force to make noise as well as applying some 3m molding tape on a few plug bases to keep them quiet. It's insane how much noise was generated from beneath that seat. This was a 10-minute fix and it's so much quieter in the cabin now. greatsuccess.borat.



Then I finally gave it a much-needed wash. The tires were starting to turn all ugly and brown, so I had to dress them. The truck looks so clean with them wet I might have to keep doing this.