Kansas City Tacoma Crew - 816/913

Zomg

 

This is a rough time to decide to jump back into the workforce.

You preloaded that by hand? Absolutely savage.

 

I sat on it.

 

What a beast.

 

He's an absolute unit for sure.

Every once in a while I will go browsing for bizarre art from old manuscripts and texts. There is obviously the famous Voynich Manuscript, but even in normal books the art starts getting really "stylized" throughout some eras. And often times, there is stuff that makes me reeeeealy wonder what was going on back then.

Snail creatures are popular:

 

You guys are funny!

Anyone know of a good alignment shop in the KC area or up in St Joe? I just got my JBAs on and the shop I took it to maxed out my cams and says they can't get the alignment right. I find it hard to believe that they say my alignment was better with the stock arms.

 

Firestone in Liberty has always treated me right. They don't offer the lifetime alignments anymore from what I hear. They got my truck aligned for sure, with minimal bending of the alignment tabs.

I looked at @Slashaar 's tabs when we did his fluid film and I think Firestone bent his a bit too. I am assuming they have to get a bit bent to work with a lift, but YMMV obviously.

 

Both I went to (Blue Springs and Martin City) still honor it, not sure if it's still able to be purchased. Next time I'll just ask to speak with the tech directly I guess.... They never bent them before, but they did when I set it to +2* at the SPC Arm and I guess the last Firestone set them to +2* at the lower Arm or a little over and maybe that's when they got bent. Martin City I said "2 or more caster please" and they had apparently set my SPCs to 0 and then managed 2-2.5 degrees IIRC. So might've bent them then.

 

they have had some issues i wont lie there and my rear bumper has a few issues but overall its been fine but i cant report on current things since the thread was taken down

 

the place i went to with my truck did a good job and thats saying a lot coming from my pos truck but it was barnett automotive out in overland park on quivira

 

I may have to make the drive but if the work they do is solid then I'll make the drive. Just hate paying for alignments then finding out they couldn't do anything or make it worse. Easy money down the drain when they say they did their best when really they didn't know what they were doing.

 

Same thing with mine. Guy at Firestone went to town on my lower cam tabs.... Oof.

 

the place i mentioned is known for doing lifted toyotas and jeeps a lot i got the recommendation from some people from midwest krawlers and a few friends who use them from the kctc page. my truck still has issues but its better then it was and they actually got it in spec so the only thing red is my camber

 

Awesome! Looks like I found the place. Thanks for the recommendation.

 

Well trying to fit 285/75/17s has been fun lots of cutting snd grinding and lots of smashing. Ended up buying @Slashaar stock bumper and took my steel bumper off to work on a new bumper design for the truck that uses the stock bumper

 

He finally allowed someone to help with his truck!

 

Mother of god

 

patrick has helped me a lot with the front end tear down and rebuild but a lot i did by my self or would call him and ask how i would do this to get incite on what to do.


now here is the exciting part! next weekend my marlincrawler frame brace goes on! so soon my trucks front end will be done everything ive bought will be put on and good! ill push for at least 3-4 caster and then i wont rub at all hopefully atm i only rub a little at full lock when flexing so thats not to bad