Recent content by Toiyabe

8/32" tread depth left on all four. No damage. Minor shoulder wear. Pics on request. Asking $250 for all four, very negotiable, located in Maryland. Will deliver along I-80/70/84 corridor. Sierra66@mac.com

Big bunch of work done. First, replaced the lower control arms, all the camber eccentrics, and the lower balljoints, as well as rebuilt my UCAs with new poly bushings. The Sankei 555 (Moog and Raybestos) balljoints lasted about 35k miles, and had noticeable play in a few spots, and were super...

Tweaking stuff before my summer trip to Voyageurs and Isle Royale. First, I built UHMWPE plates for the bottom of the skidplate. Mostly it was to reduce the amount of abrasion damage I get, but also to seal the oil drain plug access. It's so easy to drop the plate, I just do that. The...

Getting ready for the new shock experiments! Fluid for the front rebuilds, plus rebuild kits. Seals for real axles and u-bolt flip kits. Total Chaos rear shock mount kit. Hopefully new rear shocks, shims, and reservoirs will be here this week... As a side note, I have had fantastic...

So I finally decided to do the clutch. I was getting a lot of chatter on take off, and since it was original to the truck (254k miles) I decided discretion was the better part of valor. Only one bolt fought me, and it was on the exhaust. I cut it off and replaced both for good measure. Console...

So, I got a bunch of plastic. First task was to make some blanking plates out of regular 1/4" HDPE for the sides of the skidplate. I have always been irritated at the vulnerability of he open sides for branes and stones to get thrown up into the engine compartment, and the mud and dirt that...

Haven'r noticed at all, if anything it's more useful for us, plus, one of the dogs like to stand on them and look out the door.

And then I got home to do some work. First off, this is the oil after 3500 hard miles: I have not been happy with my rear shocks after the new ride height. I can top the rear shocks out easily, and the truck drops out from under me. This is how much travel I used with the bed loaded like a...

Truck and trailer ready to move out. I always love the clouds in Denver. Not my favorite city, however. I drove up 25 to Chugwater, and then cut across through the Goshen Hole to Scottsbluff, and then drove the Old Oregon Trail to Omaha.

Denver and back; more tinkering. I recently did a trip to Denver for a week for work. Along the way, I did a few new things. On the way out, I drove large distance on Old 40. Broken pavement and dirt. It was cold, windy, damp, and quite foggy through most of it. Once there, I removed the...

Set of 5 General Grabber AT2 tires in LT265/75-16 All purchased new by me. Tread depth ranges from 9/32 on the lowest to 11/32. New is 16/32. No punctures, patches, etc. All tires are Load Range E. Can mount and balance for additional $. Tires are date coded the 1st week of January 2014. Will...

I finished up the bed redo. I built a box for jerrycan storage, and added some more rails. Bottom of the box. Coming together. Basically done. Spare set-up. Rack installed. Cans in place. EOD transport waterproof locker. It fits my compressor, tool kit, tow straps and cables...

Just so you know, Fox and King both have them, and have had them for years. I believe they are both down to only having it in a 2.5" body, for obvious reasons. They used to offer them in many more sizes and diameters. As to the OMEs, does anyone know where, exactly they are made? I have perused...

Ok. pulled the front shocks, and cleaned them before cranking them up. Took them up about 40mm on the perches. The truck now sits just about right, with the front about 1" lower than the rear at normal load. Then I towed a 3000lb generator to Asheville, which settled everything down nicely. I...

I have had a bad batch of these recently, or rather the solder-seal Wurth and Fastenal brand ring terminals. I had used them for years with no issue, and recently had 10 go bad within weeks from the same pack. I think I've gone back to solder and heat shrink, and no special components. Takes...