mcm4090 Frontier build
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mcm4090
Explorer
pick up a trailer tool box from Harbor Freight. It's doesn't take up a lot of room but big enough for me to carrier my trail gear and tools.
Oh I also had a coupon for %20 off so I only pad $50 for it.
I used unistrut spring nuts to mount the box the floor utili-track.
You can get them at most hardware stores. 2 in a bag for $3.00
Oh I also had a coupon for %20 off so I only pad $50 for it.
I used unistrut spring nuts to mount the box the floor utili-track.
You can get them at most hardware stores. 2 in a bag for $3.00
bigdog
Adventurer
pick up a trailer tool box from Harbor Freight. It's doesn't take up a lot of room but big enough for me to carrier my trail gear and tools.
I used unistrut spring nuts to mount the box the floor utili-track.
You can get them at most hardware stores. 2 in a bag for $3.00
That's a great idea! With this spring nuts is the box through bolted to the track? Or was there something on the underside of the box that they hooked to?
06_footy
New member
pick up a trailer tool box from Harbor Freight. It's doesn't take up a lot of room but big enough for me to carrier my trail gear and tools.
Oh I also had a coupon for %20 off so I only pad $50 for it.
I used unistrut spring nuts to mount the box the floor utili-track.
You can get them at most hardware stores. 2 in a bag for $3.00
Looks good :coffeedrink:
mcm4090
Explorer
There was already holes in the floor of the box but I had to drill two more holes to mount the box to the floor utili-track.
mcm4090
Explorer
Replace lower control arms.
I have really bad creaking sound coming from the front end for over a month. It started after one of my wheeling trip going though some heavy sand then mud. The noise was coming from the lower control arm mounts. I also had a frozen camber adjuster in the left lower control arm.
I found a set of replacement arms made by Mevotech. What makes them seem like an upgrade is that these arms come with greasable ball joints. I got a great price on them, it only cost me $180 shipped and they were at my house in 2 days. I believe that I could get the adjust out of the control arm so I didn't order them at the same time.
I spent Saturday replacing the arms in my driver and everything was going good until I got to the frozen adjuster. Tried a few things to save the bolt but it just was not coming out so I ended up cutting the arm and the adjust out.
I got at set of 2 adjusts from a local Carquest for $33.00. Not bad especially since I didn't have to wait for them to be shipped.
After the install I took it for a quick road test and was happy to discover the noise was gone. Today I will be taken it to my shop to do the alignment. I twill be nice to have everything back in to spec.
Here is the new arms installed.
I have really bad creaking sound coming from the front end for over a month. It started after one of my wheeling trip going though some heavy sand then mud. The noise was coming from the lower control arm mounts. I also had a frozen camber adjuster in the left lower control arm.
I found a set of replacement arms made by Mevotech. What makes them seem like an upgrade is that these arms come with greasable ball joints. I got a great price on them, it only cost me $180 shipped and they were at my house in 2 days. I believe that I could get the adjust out of the control arm so I didn't order them at the same time.
I spent Saturday replacing the arms in my driver and everything was going good until I got to the frozen adjuster. Tried a few things to save the bolt but it just was not coming out so I ended up cutting the arm and the adjust out.
I got at set of 2 adjusts from a local Carquest for $33.00. Not bad especially since I didn't have to wait for them to be shipped.
After the install I took it for a quick road test and was happy to discover the noise was gone. Today I will be taken it to my shop to do the alignment. I twill be nice to have everything back in to spec.
Here is the new arms installed.
chrishaynesusa
Observer
nice looking rig.
is there a front bumper in your future?
is there a front bumper in your future?
r50fj60
Observer
Wow i'm late to this party.
Truck looks excellent! Pretty sure i've seen you around Manasty, as I recall :Wow1:ing at a rig like yours at some point. Hell maybe you've seen my old man in our white fj60 (complete with rust mods!). I just fart around in my stock 98 caR50. Anyhoo, figure i'd say kudos to a fellow manassas resident.
:beer:, Billy
Truck looks excellent! Pretty sure i've seen you around Manasty, as I recall :Wow1:ing at a rig like yours at some point. Hell maybe you've seen my old man in our white fj60 (complete with rust mods!). I just fart around in my stock 98 caR50. Anyhoo, figure i'd say kudos to a fellow manassas resident.
:beer:, Billy
Wildcattaco
New member
You didn't happen to be in Virginia beach last week did you? I remember seeing a rear bumper like yours and thinking that its similar to a custom build that I want to do.
justbecause
perpetually lost
how are those Mevotech uppers doing?