The Oregon State Edition Build Known as #BeaverYota

Mall crawl level: pro

 

Exactly.
Honestly, I was testing uploading pictures, cause it wasn't working. It finally did.

 

Replaced my front driver side brake caliper, due to a seized piston in the old one. Replaced both rotors as well, since I was fairly certain the driver side rotor was warped from having one piston engaged at all times. And new pads on the front.
Brakes feel firmer now than I remember and I'm pretty sure the truck coasts better than it did before, which would make sense in my mind since the driver side wheel couldn't spin freely before. So hopefully that'll make driving a little easier, especially on the way to Oregon in two weeks.
Tires are at about 40% tread remaining, maybe 10,000 miles left on them. Should get me through summer.

 

Found this picture today. This is about two years ago, after the lift.

 

Put these in my reverse lights. Certainly brighter and whiter than what I had. A definite improvement and these lights aren't very expensive.


Here's the view from the back now.


And with the extra back up light.

 

Went to Crater Lake, OR with my wife for our 4 year anniversary. Got a lot of beautiful pictures and had to sneak in a few of the truck up there with the gorgeous scenery. Having lived in Oregon most of my life, I'd never been to Crater Lake before. Sadly, most of the park was still closed but what we were able to explore was beautiful. If you ever get the chance to go, do it. It is one of the most magnificent places on earth, and as it turns out, a lot of the current understanding about the lake's formation and geologic activity was researched and published by my grandfather. So I have a personal attachment to the lake itself!
Pictures to come. They're still uploading to my computer.
Here's a teaser.

 

awesome man!! on the trip and Anniversary! I've been to Crater Lake once years ago bluest/clearest water I have ever seen.

I'm actually trying to get up there this summer for our First Anniversary. lol planning a road trip with multiple stops. Is there any camping up there anytime? I know the Park is pretty large.

 

There is a lot of camping. The spots were all pretty much closed since the season barely started, but they have a lot of camping and some nice looking spots. Were actually some OHV roads outside of the park as well that follow some of the rivers and streams. Should definitely check them out.
And seriously, it is the bluest most serene water I've ever seen. We were joking cause we kept taking pictures and it's like... well, we're just taking pictures of the same thing over and over, but it's just so amazing that you can't help it.

 

More Crater Lake photos

 

In case you're wondering what we look like.

 

Ordered an aerotech 2525XL to upgrade my muffler from the off brand flowmaster 40 series. Should get rid of the horrible drone in the cab, which will be really nice for the long road trip we'll be taking in a couple weeks. I'll also have the shop do the exhaust reroute behind the transfer case. Excited to see how it'll sound

 

you'll like that Aero. I had the same one.. XL and all. loved it. no drone, nice rumble. I have changed it since then though to accommodate the S/C and supporting mods.

 

I kept reading that it had no drone but still a good sound when you stepped on it and that's what sold me. I'm really hoping it'll dry the trick

 

and that's exactly how it is

do you have any other exhaust work done? When I had it, and it was the only modification I had done.. it sounded great. As soon as I removed a set of cats, did the headers, etc.. it sounded too raspy.. as its a straight through design. that's when I removed it and went a different route.

 

It'll be the only thing. No headers or anything. My next main goals are leafs and rear armor, so headers and things aren't high on the list for now. This one is mainly so my wife won't get headaches anytime we drive

 

then you're gonna be set! it sounds great as a standalone modification.

 

Sweet. I'm excited. It was between this and the spintech.

 

On the way home from our 3 week vacation and cross country drive, BeaverYota's front left wheel bearing decided to give up and completely failed about 2 and a half hours away from home. We were towed to the Toyota Dealership in Springfield, MO and got a rental car to get home to Fayetteville, AR. Currently, my truck is still sitting in their shop being looked at and the original estimate they sent me of everything they could fix is almost $4000. When the tow truck dropped the truck at the dealer, the wheel was sitting at an outward angle because literally the only thing holding the wheel on was the brake rotor. My truck still has all our luggage and supplies sitting in the bed, as we only grabbed our overnight bags to get home. At this point, I don't know how long it'll be before I get the truck back or all our stuff.

 

Damn man.. that's rough.. :/

when the bearing failed.. did it cause more damage?? 4k is insane.

 

4k is everything they said they could fix, including the steering knuckle and ball joints and axle... but those things don't NEED replacing.. yet.
Still gonna be over $1200 for something that could be a lot cheaper, but to be honest, this dealership has been nothing but nice, informative, and helpful. I've been very impressed with them. They practically kept their business open to keep my wife and daughter in air conditioning while I was out obtaining a rental car after we'd been towed in.
Anyway, it melted the speed sensor into oblivion and boiled the brake fluid, but mostly just damaged the bearing itself. The tech said he wouldn't know how bad it might be until he installs the new bearing and if it's too loose he said he'd stop and call me.