Mxpatriot's Locked and Long Travel 4x4 Tacoma / Alaska Offroad Thread

Replaced both front wheel bearings today.

 

would you be interested in fabbing up another set of those light bar brackets? Exactly what i need! wouldn't even want them bent to fit a 50, have a different idea just need the brackets!

ps cleanest brackets/light bar install I've seen!

 

Not at this time; I have very little spare time. If it lets up in the future I will hit you up.

 

Selling my old rear suspension set up:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2n...ust-shocks-all-pro-leaf-pack-u-bolt-flip.html

 

Love your truck!

 

We need to go explore together sometime!

 

Subbed! Where in Missouri are you located? Im in the KC area.

 

I'm stationed at Fort Leonard Wood.

 

Your truck inspired me to build mine a few years ago when I was just getting into buying my tacoma and browsing about the internet ...

 

A box from all pro arrived today.

Tie rod extensions, so I can go back to stock tie rods. Avoid their HD tie rod kit and all cost. Even their sales rep will tell you that. It's strong, but it goes through rod ends like it is going out of style.

Also had a new set of spindle gussets so I can gusset the new spindles I am going to put on (I drilled out the cone shaped tie rod bolt so I could run a regular bolt with the heim steering, now I need to go back to the cone shaped bolt), a set of lower control arm uniballs (time to replace, mine are worn), and bushings for the LCAs.

 

I just added a swing out tire carrier to my all pro rear. Will get you a pic if you want

 

I'm not going to be able to do it off the bumper because of the way my rear winch fairlead comes out.

I'm going to build it off the 3/16'' sheet that runs across the lip of my bed. It's tied into my bed cage and the factory bolts so it's solid.

 

Where those the bumps you ran with your AP rear? May be picking up your old Fox shocks and I'm running the standard pack with superbumps. Happen to know/measure their bump travel (shocks)?

 

love your truck would you happen to have any detailed pictures of how you mounted the roof top tent? im really interested in making my truck more of a hybrid trail/desert truck and i love the idea of have everything contained on my ride!

 

Same bumps

 

I built four vertical tubes into my bed cage design, two up front and two out back. My rack is two double T posts (TT) that slides into those tubes. It is height adjustable and rock solid since it uses the bed cage as its base.

Back tubes:



You can see front tubes here:





I used to have the tent mounted to a steel frame that I would bolt to the supports but now I just mount the tent direct to the supports. Saves weight

 

Finally got around to installing my birddawg industries mount.

 

I've started building a trailer.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/other-builds/347757-mxpatriots-offroad-trailer-build.html

New tire carrier for the truck in the works in the next couple of weeks.

 

Finally fixed my steering play today.

Replaced all UCA and LCA heims.
Removed my homemade UCA gussets and installed TC gussets.
Replaced intermediate steering shaft.
Adjusted the rack and pinion backlash. I think this is what primarily eliminated slop in my case, as the slop was between the steering shaft and the tie rods (I.e in the rack)
Built a flush fit trailer brake plug receptacle on the back bumper.