NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Thanks Benjamin! Let's meet up soon!

 

You're getting a GX? Are you taking it wheeling someday so I can redeem myself for our snow wheeling day??

 

I have the DSM UCAs if you're referring to uniball UCAs that help correct post-lift alignment. I should add that after one of my TW wheeling trips, I wasn't able to get it fully aligned - meaning that the tech said that the adjustment was at the end of its limit. Then I had a period where the suspension would make a loud snap noise when I began reversing with the wheel turned one direction. Now that loud snap is gone but I'm getting the grinding vibration noise all the time and the alignment seems like it's different every time I drive. I tried some YouTube troubleshooting stuff but I should have chased this issue a long long time ago.

 

If you can convince her to help install it then you win You gotta get them involved!

 

I will definitely. My appointment is on the 8th so I'll let you guys know if it helped.

 

I got that shit outta the way so I could proceed with truck parts. But I spent more on my truck..... Don't Tell her... shhhh...

mine is the complete opposite. Almost like this.

 

So you're saying that she is insecure.....Lol

 

Is anyone planning a day wheeling trip in the next 2 or 3 weeks?

If not, I might get one going in the North end around Concrete area.

 

Meh, to a point, but not as extreme as some of my other friends SO's. Sometimes she thinks I just go to the bar and give all the women beard rides when she's not around.

 

Well, I mean, kinda. I have a GX already.

It's almost ready for wheeling, just waiting on my UCAs now that supposedly shipped from California last Thursday. I think I may just install the lift this weekend anyway if they don't come. Apparently the BP-51s don't REQUIRE them.

I already have wheels/tires, skids, sliders, and a rear locker on it.

 

We @JimSnell, @twalchlii1 and I just installed Total Chaos uca's for my BP-51 setup. I needed them at factory preload the gain came out to be about 3 inches. No bumper or winch yet.

 

That's huge! I talked to the guys at ARB and they said they expect exactly 2". If it's 3" I'll just park it until the UCAs come in.

 

Don't feel like pulling a @bobsuruncle? We all know how to get the ball out of the spindle now

 

Keep in mind your rig weighs like 1,000 pounds more than a tacoma

 

I was almost 4" after my BP51's installed with zero extra weight. With sliders and steel skids I'm at 3.25"

 

I know on 4runners the lift only nets 2" 2 1/2" if you crank it. There springs are shorter then icon, king, etc.

 

Wow thats surprising. Icons are stock length at 13", at least for 2nd gen tacos.. King is 14".

 

Did you change the preload? That seems like way too much.

 

Nope that was straight outa the box.

 

Strange.