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That looks great. Wonder what the cost is going to be?

Like has been said earlier, a lot of this depends on the actual truck you get. One that has been well-maintained and documented will be less expensive and more reliable. I was totally uneducated when I bought this truck and had no idea what to look for, so I ended up having to do a lot of work...

Your damage looks like a rock strike, and cam tabs wouldn't have protected from that at all. I don't think there's any armor available that protects the LCA/cam joints on our trucks (except maybe that Marlin Crawler kit??). Once you get the LCA out, you should be able to straighten the bent...

Without measuring, I'm assuming that our alignment tabs are the same size as on the Tacoma. But best to confirm that. So far I haven't had the need for the TC welded tabs....my alignment has stayed in place through some tough terrain. I suppose a hard hit could potentially push the control...

Looks like it's time for a Saws-all. I replaced my cam bolts with used OEM, and slathered every mating surface with anti-seize. I kept the original control arms and replaced the bushings. It might just be easier to replace the entire control arm assembly and have the bushings already...

Usually around 13-14 mpg mixed highway and city. Towing a heavy boat it drops to 8 mpg.

That's what I've been thinking. I'll have to work with what I have for a bit though. Budget is going elsewhere at the moment. For front adjustable coilovers I'm looking close to $2K or higher. The truck is my daily driver so I need it to do a bit of everything. Most of its time is spent...

Just went out and measured a couple of things, because I was curious as to where my #700 springs are at right now. Uncompressed length = 14" Installed length = 12" Length with truck weight (ride height) = 10" Length of threads showing = 1.5" Now I'm really wondering what #650 at 13" will look...

The only information I have is that they replaced some of the shims with these: 1.550 shims x2 per side 1.425 shims x1 per side No idea what the factory shims are/were or what these replaced.

Sean - I had my shocks rebuilt and revalved a year ago. They hadn't been done prior to that as far as I'm aware (bought them used). I had them adjust the valving so the low speed compression was improved. The shop that rebuilt them said that I couldn't change the digressive valve to a...

I'd love to have something like Slee around me, but as far as I know there isn't anywhere that does that kind of tuning here. There are some expedition outfitters a couple hours away but I don't know exactly how much they do with tuning suspension. And they are super expensive. Thanks for the...

Jb1rd - so what was the difference you felt in the ride from Fox to ADS? And what do you mean by "they will ride better" once the bumper and winch are on there? Is it stiff right now? I'm really trying to get away from the stiff ride I have right now while still keeping my ride height. Are...

Somewhere around 150 lbs for my set up, plus winch. Total is somewhere around 220 lbs.

No I didn't use the same specs as OEM, or whatever I had before. My Icon rear shocks are 1/2" diameter on the lower mounting hole and the OEM bolts are way smaller than that. I took an OEM bolt with me to the hardware store to get the length right, and bought two bolts in 1/2" diameter, along...

That's great. Clean and well organized.

I'd love to run Fox at some point. Especially with the option to add a remote reservoir with adjustable clickers. I guess I don't fully understand how a longer coil benefits. Lots of conflicting information out there. My Icon's were rebuilt a year ago and the valving adjusted, but they...

Crazy that your 700 lbs springs were too soft. I have 14" 700 King springs on my Icon shocks and they feel pretty harsh. I'm running the BFF bumper+winch+sliders, and my truck is a double cab, so it should be overall heavier. I'd love to go to a softer spring rate, but I can't loose ride...

Thanks for the input. I still have my Duratracs....just sitting around waiting for me to figure out what to do with them, lol. Between all the fixes I did, I think the one that made the biggest difference was road-force balancing. It rode noticeably smoother after that. Of course I've also...

Yes, after I installed I tested at speed and otherwise and it's obvious that the fan will have no effect at anything over say 40-50mph. In fact, if it's on at those speeds I wonder if it will actually inhibit free airflow across the radiators. For slow speed trail running and rock crawling...

Thanks for the tips. That mount sounds like a much better solution. I'll see what I can do about it. I'll likely just leave the ball I drilled in place so I don't have holes in the A-pillar. On a totally different note, anyone know how to hook an ARB compressor and locker solenoid up to...