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Nice! I've always been annoyed by the tail pipe exit on my Tundra as well. Word of caution, though, I have had a poorly routed exhaust melt the tread off of a spare tire before on a Tacoma. If you end up making a cut further back, you might consider adding a turndown or heat shield just to make sure you protect the spare.
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I marked with spray paint before I took it off and got it back on the way it came off. It wasn't until I was re-installing it that I noticed that the two halves were out of phase. I checked the factory service manual and sure enough my driveline was wrong. It was like that before I touched it (confirmed with before picture) so at some point a shop messed it up. It looks like the offroad shop that did my rear-end rebuild and locker install only took off the rear half of the driveshaft....my guess is they put it back on wrong.Trick for making sure you get the shaft back in alignment is to mark it with paint pens/ spray paint, claw or tooth marks. I made that mistake once before and it drove me crazy.
Sean
If it was balanced the way it is setup currently, clocking the rear section will throw off the balance.
Sean
If it was balanced the way it is setup currently, clocking the rear section will throw off the balance.
Sean
Tire fun!
I've had the BFG KO2's on for a little over a week. While they are overall better mannered than the Duratrac's on the road, I noticed some vibration at 70 and above. Some shaking in the steering wheel and from the rear of the truck. Not consistent, but definitely noticeable when it was happening.
OK, no problem, I'll just take it back to Costco and have them check the balance. After 2 hours of me trying to keep two of my kids entertained in Costco, I finally got the truck back and headed home. It rode worse.
I pulled over to check the tire pressure....46 on all corners. Yikes. Adjusted down to 35 front and 33 rear (did the chalk test back when I first got them). Now I didn't feel every pebble on the road, but the truck still shook.
While adjusting the tire pressure I noted that 3 out of 4 of my brand new SCS rims were now torn up. That isn't going to buff out. Chunks missing, deep scratches, bare metal.
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Needless to say I'm not happy. I spoke to Costco after I got home and kindly aired my concerns. They were nice and understanding, and seemed willingly to make it right. It remains to be seen how that will happen. I think I'll give the balance one more try, but I'm going to push for them to replace the damaged wheels. Having just spent ~$900 on them I'm not pleased to see them torn up like this. I've taken my wheels off and on a few times since I've had these and have NEVER so much as scratched them. It's not hard to be gentle.
-Kevin
I wondered if this would be the case. Incidentally the driveshaft support bearing that was installed ~5k miles ago is squeaking now. Could this be related to incorrect driveshaft orientation? I'll find a time to pull the shaft and again and have the driveline shop assemble it correctly and rebalance.You may well be correct, but it still needs to be in phase. If the shaft was balanced out of phase, it needs to be rebalanced and installed correctly. If not, there will always be a vibration, premature joint wear and carrier bearing/pinion bearing stress.
Not rude, and good suggestions.I’m going to throw out a suggestion that is may sound a bit rude:
You need to start going to higher quality shops. And you absolutely need to start inspecting the work prior to leaving the shop.
It seems like every place you visit causes more problems than they fix.