Inclineometer

[datrupr]

Well, I finally got a hold of Mike and he swears he dropped inthe mail to me. It still has not arrived via USPS, however, Mike was kind enough to take time out of his day to drop one by my office, so that made me very happy He also told me that if the other one does show up that it is mine to keep, so if it does show that will be cool as I have been thinking of getting another one anyway. But I will not hold my breath as it has been well over a month now and still no sign of it in the mail. No I am just wondering where to mount it in the Trooper. I have a couple of ideas but if anyone has any suggestions I am willing to listen.

 

[HenryJ]

I realize this thread is a dusty one, but though I would add to it.

I have been watching stock altimeter/clinometers for a year and a half now. I managed to pick this one up on ebay for a good price. It arrived last week and I finally got around to cleaning, modding, and installing.

The altimeter / clinometer arrived from New Zeland. Packed well and delivered quickly.
I had been watching these for a long time. The gray ones that would match my interior kept going well above what I wanted to pay. Finally I found this one-

It is listed as fitting Toyota pickup & 4 Runner '89 - '96. From the picture I had an idea that I might be able to either "re-dye" , remove the color, or at the very least paint to match. Fortunately the plastic was gray and the paint easily removed with some paint remover and a tooth brush :victory:

Three holes in the dash pad. Trimming the housing to match the dash contour and wired to the rear hatch dash light wiring-

Works great and looks stock

 

[devinsixtyseven]

looks nice . wherdja get'er? parts recycler, ebay, etc?

 

[HenryJ]

looks nice . wherdja get'er? parts recycler, ebay, etc?

Ebay. I have been watching for about 16 months now. There are quite a few different styles. This rounded version fits the lines of my interior the best.

Most of them were selling well over $200 when I first started watching. The last six months or so the nice gray units with alt. and clin. were down around $110-$150. That was still twice what I was willing to pay.
The "off" color units always seem to sell quite a bit cheaper. Now that I know I am able to change that pretty easily, I wish I had bought one of them sooner I passed on some really inexpensive deals, but didn't want red or brown. Watch out for those really cheap, damaged or sets without the altimeter.

There were a couple different people selling them from New Zeland. They always seem to have one for sale.
Mine came from ebay seller tuatara_jdm (danlruck@yahoo.co.nz) . Communication was good. It was packed really well, and arrived quickly. Good to do business with.

 

[jeffryscott]

reviving this thread a bit, I've seen a few people who have put the Toyota factory inclinometer in a DIN opening ... has anybody here done that?

I've been thinking about this install, but truthfully a levo-guage would be cheaper and easier, then I could save that spot for a 2m ... hmmm.

 

[tdesanto]

I realize this thread is a dusty one, but though I would add to it.

I have been watching stock altimeter/clinometers for a year and a half now. I managed to pick this one up on ebay for a good price. It arrived last week and I finally got around to cleaning, modding, and installing.

The altimeter / clinometer arrived from New Zeland. Packed well and delivered quickly.
I had been watching these for a long time. The gray ones that would match my interior kept going well above what I wanted to pay. Finally I found this one-

It is listed as fitting Toyota pickup & 4 Runner '89 - '96. From the picture I had an idea that I might be able to either "re-dye" , remove the color, or at the very least paint to match. Fortunately the plastic was gray and the paint easily removed with some paint remover and a tooth brush :victory:

Three holes in the dash pad. Trimming the housing to match the dash contour and wired to the rear hatch dash light wiring-

Works great and looks stock

I used to have something similar in my '94 Montero; however, Mitsubishi did away with that in the newer models.

So, since I miss having the clinometer, I've been trying to find something that looks as good as this one.

Can anyone point me in the right direction? I searched the seller on Ebay where this one was purchased and it wasn't available.

All I've been able to find on the net are these:

http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/40_422_2132/products_id/25323

http://www.tellico4x4.com/product_info.php/cPath/40_422_2132/products_id/14427

I'm not sure about the quality of these as they seem a little cheap. Does anyone have any experience with these?

Many thanks,

TD

 

[Beowulf]

I'm not sure if I missed this, but I think one thing the inclinometer would come in nice for would be leveling the vehicle for the rooftop tent.

 

[adventureduo]

That's one of the reasons why i have one in my rig. The tent.

 

[ntsqd]

snip.......
How to calculate Center of Gravity and Roll Over Angle

seems like if you did the above exercise and knew your danger zones an inclineometer could be handy early warning devise. i'd probably add in a safety factor of like .75 too.

Some time ago I read that page. (Edit: about when this thread was new!) What I recall as the most striking error is that no method of locking out the suspension was mentioned. Unless this is done the weight shift induced change in "ride height" due to the change of attitude (Angle) of the vehicle will skew the height of the CG.

The worst present I ever gave MISF was an inclinometer. He has pinned his going around corners on pavement!

 

[teotwaki]

I'm not sure if I missed this, but I think one thing the inclinometer would come in nice for would be leveling the vehicle for the rooftop tent.

Also nice for "poser" shots from within the rig to prove how "difficult" a trail was

Once in a while I sleep inside my truck and have thought about dual inclinometers just for the leveling issues.