NW WA Meet / BS Thread

With a 3" lift, UCA'S are a must, just to get your front end properly aligned again. I regret going so long without them. I currently have the stock leafs in the back with an add a leaf and it sucks. The ride is harsh with no weight in the rear but once you weight it up then the stock leafs have no load handling ability and start to sag. If you can afford it, go for an aftermarket progressive leaf pack. That's next on my list.

 

Heres MY opinions


Upper Control Arms....You can find "better" ones. I quote better cause I havent really seen people have nay issue with Icon's UCA's. They do use a bit of a odd size uniball if i remember right so if you replace it youll spend slightly more than other brands. (talking like 20-30 bucks more for something that will last awhile if taken care of). I run Icon UCA's and havent had any problem.

As for other brands you can look into Total Chaos and Dirt King. There are other brands but those two seem to be well recommended and liked on here.


As for AAL/Leaf Spring.....Replacing the whole pack is going to be the most desired way to go. The stock leaf packs are kind of crappy. The AAL would work as a temporary fix but picking up a whole leaf pack would be the best IMO. There's some good leaf packs out there but the key is making sure your rear shock will work with that leaf pack (have enough travel)


As for the difference...one has a reservoir and one doesnt for the rear shocks. Unless you are doing high speed stuff and really working the rear i doubt youll ever notice a difference between the two. Ask yourself if you realy are going to work the shock hard enough to worry about it getting hot.



And lastly if it was me....right now i would probably buy the stage 1 but talk to the vendor and make sure to get the extended C/O front and also the rear shocks to work with a OME Dakar leaf pack (or which ever pack you decide on).

Then downsouth motorsports has 10% off so i would pick up the leafspring and UCA from them. Unless you go with a Icon UCA in which case get the 20% off from them and the leaf pack from them as well most likely (Downsouth has a 500 minumum to use the 10% off)

 

Yeah I'm definitely paying someone to do it after looking at that review.. I found moog inners from summit racing, $55 for 2 which isn't bad.

 

Anybody north of Seattle down for some wheeling this weekend? I'm free and pretty sure getting paid and haven't been out in a minute

Sweet pictures from you guys trip though!

 

@JimSnell After running 14.50 on jeeps I find 10.50-11.50 a solid size for everything. I love the 285's I have now.. haven't tried in snow yet but these at3's stick to eveything. Speaking of...

I have weekends off in January does anyone want to plan a snow run on a weekend in January all except the last weekend!

 

Christmas came early! Ended up getting Fox 2.0 performance coilovers and rear shocks for my truck. Installed them last weekend and so far I'm loving the way they ride. Much smoother, but more body roll. Bilsteins were more firm, but handled better. Full review here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fox-2-0-coilovers-rear-shocks.399657/

If anyone local on here is interested, I posted the Bilstein lift kit, lean spacer, and some options for the rear on craigslist: http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/pts/5332595353.html
$300 on craigslist, but $250 to anyone on here. Rear TSB 4-leaf pack for $100. Don't want to ship or anything like that. PM me. Edit: SOLD

 

I was thinking about Saturday heading up one side or the other of Mt Loop and checking out either Green Mt on the Granite side or Sauk river on the Darrington side trying to find some snow. Not really heavy duty wheeling but it's a fun little exploration in the mountains.

 

I'll show you some good spots up by darrington if you want. As of right now Saturday is open but could change, depends on when the girlfriend comes home. Or as Alex and Joe say I'm either single or married.. So when ever a friend comes home

 

yeah i could join you guys on saturday too

 

We could try north mountain and try to get to the look out if the weather is nice

 

Haha sounds like a plan, my girlfriend is working so I figure why not go exploring and find some new places to play

 

We'll either do north mountain or FS road 24. Both get to the top of a mountain and have spectacular views on nice days, and great snow wheeling.

 

Yeah I think FS 24 is where I had been looking at on the map and wanting to check out for a little while

 

I think its about 12-15 miles from the main road to the top on FS 24

 

yeah man that sounds like fun. Text you later.

 

Alright well I guess we got a north end snow run together.

When: Saturday, Nov 28th
Where: Darrington, either North Mountain or FS 24
Meet up: 10am Safeway in Arlington, the one off hwy 9

Going:
@northwesttaco
@JeffRoyJenkins
@Greddy
@That1guy108 guy108
@lonewolf1911

Anyone else want to go?

 

God damn job!

 

I might be down to meet up with you guys Saturday to do some exploring. I've been on these forums for awhile and have been modifying but haven't posted much. I have a 2012 DCSB OR, 6 Speed on pretty much brand new 275/60-18 Cooper AT 3's. As far as off road mods go I'm pretty much stock minus tires and a shit front spacer to level. You guys think I'll be alright in the snow? I don't have any recovery gear so it would nice to go with some TW guys. Most of my mods have been performance (stage 3+ clutch etc.) and cosmetic.

 

Should be. Nice truck man
How you like the stage 3?? I have a LCE pro (one step up from they're stock equivalent) and I'm not too crazy about it...

 

Thanks, I am starting to really like it. I went with the Stage 3+ w/LW Flywheel and also installed the URD TB Kit + ST Shifter all at the same time. When I drove the truck for the first time it was a whole new experience and it's been pulling way faster. The 3+ is a very aggressive clutch IMO compared to stock but I knew that going in as I plan to boost as soon as URD releases a kit and UCON harness for the 09+. This clutch takes a LONG ass time to break in. I have been told 5k, I've put about 2.5k on it so far and it's starting to settle and be friendly to me. I got worried several times when I heard some chattering and engagements that felt wrong but after what I read I just kept breaking it in and it's pretty smooth now. Did I mention I destroyed my original trans 100 miles after the install? eek: I somehow randomly broke my input shaft completely from the bell housing. I think I had a defective shaft and it didn't like all the new power at all, said fuck it and bought a whole new assembly and it's been a dream since, set me way back on my suspension though.