The 2.7L Single Cab Thread

While similar, the the 3RZ and 2TR are different blocks. They do use the same starter. Has anyone tried the higher amp alternator from the 1GR?

 

Holy shit

1GR has a different mount dimensions; no joy there.

 

Just thought I would make a contribution to the RC thread . Nothing fancy just an old 08. Should have the rear bumper raised up an inch this week hopefully.

 

Still got my 08 Regular Cab. Did quite a few mods since the day I bought it in August 2017

Satoshi Grill
2017 TRD Off-road Wheels
Leer Topper
Auxbeam LED Headlights and Fog Lights
Lightbar mounted behind front bumper
Blacked out front bumper like the X-runner

Just passed 100K miles and going strong.

 

Good looking truck , I have just hit 111,000. Only had mine for about 3 months. Didn't need much when I bought it but I never could leave things alone . Should last a while I put maybe 10-15 miles on a day . A lot different being retired. Once it warms up it will be back in the woods for fishing. Still have more to do to get it more off road worthy. Im used to my Jeeps where I had lockers front and rear and lots of flex to now with completely open rears and no flex. I think I will get hung up if I ran over a turtle right now

 

Dropped off my driveshaft yesterday to have a double cardan built. I told the guy to make it an inch longer as well. I’ll probably have to mess with some shims to get the diff angled properly but I’ll report the results when it’s on.

Depending on how much of an angle I need I’m a little concerned with the pinion bearing getting oiled tho.

 

How bad are your vibes?

 

I would think you would be OK . We put slip yoke eliminators in Wranglers all the time. When you do that you use a CV drive shaft so then you need to rotate your rear diff up so the pinion is in pretty much a direct line with your DS. We don't have any lube issues and your dealing with a real short , steep angled driveshaft then . You can always add a little more oil but not a lot .

 

Not very bad honestly just from 45-50 mph, but I also get the deceleration grinding attributed to the slip joint. I’m super sick of both and my operating angles are a little too far out of it for a single cardan shaft, so went with a cv.

 

Good to know, thanks, my driveshaft angle will only be about 11* so I think you’re right. I’d imagine you only run into problems around 25*+

Im thinking a 3* shim would angle it enough to be butter smooth, either way I’m pretty stoked for the new piece

 

The pinion gets oil by sling effect, not oil bath method, should be fine

 

Thanks for the info, come to think of it, when I was replacing my pinion flange, when I removed the old one there was some oil seepage and that was up in the air. Probably am being a little over cautious.

 

Where do I get shims?

 

https://www.headstrongoffroad.com/store/p120/Axle_Shim_KIT.html

 

Cool I have like $1200 worth of stuff I need to order from them. What's ARB coils should I get for ARB winch bumper and winch with synthetic? Stock upper arms.

 

If you are using a lift block you can buy blocks tapered already. My 1" has a 3 degree taper and can be installed in both sides in less than 5 minutes with a bottle jack and an impact gun .

 

For a single cab, I would get 885’s, I jumped the gun and put 886’s on mine when I bought my arb bumper and it was fucking horrible. I don’t have a winch but 100#s wasn’t going to change much

 

I got 884’s with my lift. I should have gone 885’s and they gave me maybe a little over an inch. Someday I’ll add a steel bumper and I’ll probably just be back to stock then.

 

Finally camped at a new spot, there are definitely some perks to living in HI, I forgot a tent, no shoes. No slippers (flip flops to mainlanders) and no jacket. Just laid a sleeping bag in my bed and I was good to go, never dropped below 70° and we found a spot behind a hill in the trees out of the wind

 

Double cardan shaft fixed the vibration problem, the truck also drives and accelerated like a finely tuned god damned sewing machine too. I legitimately could not be happier with the results.