Oregon and Washington BS thread

+1 post count for me

 

I do drive and own 2 manual transmission cars, a 1996 turbo (cuz V-Tec yo!) DC2 and Subaru Impreza, just prefer not to on the Tacoma nor need to tell the whole world I drive a manual

 

Anyone have a good welder/fabricator in Seattle/Redmond area? Or willing to rent their welder to me for a little while . Looking to build my own wedge camper so I need to build the "spaceframe" for it. Can't justify spending 1k on a welder setup unless the fabrication will cost that much, so looking to get a quote. There hasn't been anything I like on craigslist yet.

 

Dang that is cheap. Might cost $100 bucks to get it though haha.

 

I know this is the bs thread but didn't want to create another "lift" thread. Looking for advice on adding a lift on my 3rd gen. On my 2nd gen I had ADS reservoir kit I got cheap, then moved to a 5100 set before I sold it.

I am thinking SPC uca's and a dakar or deaver leaf pack. The plan is to build my own wedge camper/canopy so I will have roughly 600lbs constant load. I plan to maybe add a hiddent winch to the front and a dual battery setup. Not much more weight up front though.

I want to go either 5100's or OME. What is a good setup for this? Id like to raise the truck another 1". I know my truck is already lifted 1"?

TIA.

 

5100’s with ome springs they have different spring rates depending on how much weight you have up front

 

The wife and I are starting our plan to get back up to Oregon. Family is all in Eugene/Veneta, so we're looking at Eugene or Bend. Time to start the job search!

 

I’ve done some digging and now I’m curious as to which shop in Western WA is most preferred by TW members to purchase suspension and armour from. I fully understand it’ll depend on vendor but I’d prefer to talk to someone face to face rather than having to order something online and hope it ultimately serves the purpose you want.

 

You guys know any good methods on bleeding a caliper without a bleeder screw? Or getting a broken bleeder screw out? Im about to just go buy a caliper

 

If you have a dremel you can notch the bleeder and then use a flat head screw driver to remove the bleeder.. Got any pics?

EDIT:

You can also go to the right rear cylinder and bleed that part of the system and it may push most of the air in the entire system that way, then do left rear, right front then left front depending on which front side is giving you a hard time..

 

The bleeder is broken off inside the caliper whereI couldnt even get at it with a dremel. Ill try bleeding it all the way around before i go buy one. I used the brake line itself as a bleeder and got a lot of air out but I think the reason my brakes arent firming up is because theres still air in the drivers side caliper where the bleeder is gone.

 

Oh jeez, ya, you might have luck pushing the air through to another bleeder. I’d start on rears. Keep us posted.

 

Best place in seattle/redmond/bellevue area to get an alignment after lift?

 

Honestly I'd talk to Marie at @HeadStrong Off-Road even though they are not local. She's super knowledgeable about what best fits your needs.

That being said for armor, (since they dont sell it there), I bought my front bumper from Mule in Issaquah, since there was no lead time and shipping cost, and it was cheaper than actually buying it straight from CBI even with tax. My rear bumper I purchased from ATH online, based in Nevada I believe. My sliders are from 4xinnovations based in Idaho, which I had shipped.

 

Like automatic transmission drain and fill

 

Left handed drill bit.

 

I don't have a lift, but I regularly take mine to the Les Schwab shop near me. I know they can be hit or miss, but I have had pretty good luck there so far.

 

Broke one off inside of it. Looked to the sky for answers and went to autozone and bought a new caliper

 

I actually just went through the same situation with my LS400. Kinda. I had to buy a replacement caliper since the old one seized, and before I could get the new caliper plumbed and bolted up, my kid accidentally knocked it to the ground and it broke the bleeder nipple off, threads still in the caliper. Luckily it wasn't torqued in there and I was able to spin the remaining broken portion out with a pick. Then used the old bleeder from the seized caliper for a replacement.

 

I’ve had to have a machine shop EDM out a stripped bleeder valve after breaking bolt extractors. Normally would be easier to replace the caliper but in this case #racecarparts.