The Golden Triangle (Beaumont, Port Arthur, Nederland)

Take the truck unless your concerned about fuel mileage. A bunch of us just made that trip a year ago. I suggest breaking it up into two days though.

 

Give it a proper once over, fluid check, grease check, brake check, belt check, bolt/nut torque check, etc and should be good to go.

Jack up the front a little and see if there is any play in the front tires that could signal wheel bearings going out.

If you want to, go ahead and change the oil and oil filter before the trip. If you really want to know how the truck is... go here https://www.blackstone-labs.com/, get a free kit, send in a sample of oil before the trip, then when you get back, change the oil again and send another sample to them and then you can see how the engine is doing at 178k miles.

Other than that. Do that and as long as you don't see anything major like it needing new brakes and you are a day from leaving on the trip... drive the truck.

But yea, what @Overkill07 said... be ready to pay for gas, and going off that... get a receipt for every single gas station you stop at just in case you get bad gas somewhere. If you have a credit card, I also pay with a credit card on trips for the extra protection against skimmers and such. I have my card setup to text and email me anytime it is used to make a purchase over $1 on it. Great for keeping track of expenses and making sure what you spend is actually what you are charged.

 

Just check all the bolts, it sucks but worth it. Check the belt and idler pulley
Brakes, pull off and look at pads
Hit all the grease points
Check plugs
Check for play in front hubs
Check for u joint play

Warren and I did get crappy milage but we are also on 4.88s with 35s and o
Towing a trailer. Also that one stretch we were racing for a few miles and doing 95ish are some fuel up

 

Wheels and tires are on

 

Looking good, is that thing coming out this weekend?

 

What's this weekend? I work friday and Saturday, but Sunday is open

 

Dammit, were heading to Gilmer for some offroad fun. Your voice sounds sickly

 

Looks good Brian. I like those Pro Comp wheels. Did you do the special at 4wpart where you buy 3 and get 1 free?

 

Yeah it was a pretty good deal

 

looking good

How do you like the ride with the lift so far? Any issues with clearance on the tires?

 

Lift is a lil stiff but rides good. Had to trim a lil more of the fender liner but everything else is good

 

Good to hear.

 

Looks
Sharp

 

Can't sleep. Bored...
Anyone else watch JerryRigEverything on YT before they buy a phone? His new Tacoma looks pretty nice. Icon suspension and wheels. Traded in his '98 Tacoma with 250k miles for it.

 

Bring me a snack to work...

 

You are a snack.

 

Are these hard to get or something?

 

Not sure how hard to get they are... mesojdm (i think is his name) is the one that makes them on tw

 

Just out of stock right now.

 

I found it on the marketplace earlier in the week and thought it was cool and bought it. Then I found the thread about them and was like damn, I must have snatched something hard to get...