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« on: November 13, 2009, 12:14:10 PM » |
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i just recently got rid of the old smitty built front bumper i had on and got a new one from trail gear. matched that up with an M8000 warn winch and now maybe ill be able to keep it off of its lid. i also removed my old center console with a new one made of steel that i can lock.  old one  new one courtesy of trail gear, i painted it with rustoleum truck bed liner.  got the bumper installed, just waiting on the winch.  winch installed. |
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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2009, 12:16:30 PM » |
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the center console was pretty easy to replace. the old one was trashed, you cant see it in the picture but is wasnt even able to stay in. and i didnt like how low it was, i couldnt rest my elbow on it. and that was a big deal.  old console  new one. |
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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2009, 12:38:33 PM » |
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those thornbirds look good on there man..nice bumper too looks MEAN
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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2009, 12:40:42 PM » |
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i had to get 1.5" spacers to keep the tires from thumping on the leaf springs. courtesy of calcat.
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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2009, 10:01:35 PM » |
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im really having a hard time with the suspension. its a 3" front 4" rear from procrap. its extremely stiff. kind of feels like the axles are welded to the frame. i thought it was the shocks. so i took them off and drove around. no help. felt the same. so i know its the springs. i dont quite know yet what i want to do with the suspension in the future but i need to do something now to help. does anyone have a ny good ideas. i was thinking about the shackels. most of the lifts ive installed came with new longer shackels. (i didnt put this one on) my truck still has the stock shackels on it, could it help to get longer one's?
any ideas??????
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« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2009, 03:41:54 PM » |
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Procomp leafs are just really stiff and don't flex, you could try taking a leaf out.
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« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2009, 09:33:24 PM » |
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i thought of that. but ive only got 3 leafs in the front and 4 in the rear. would it be ok to take one out? and which one should i take out?
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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 08:21:14 AM » |
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no do it the right way order ur self a high steer kit from trail-gear and front spring hanger and if ur looking at doing it cheap get a set of stock 4wd toyota rears and put use them up front or go complete trail gear springs and hangers and to avoid rollovers stay as low as possible i have threes all the way around with 37s and stock shock mounts and my junk work extremely well the ride on this thing is nice and and i dd this thing   |
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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2009, 01:05:29 PM » |
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i want to get the whole front trail gear kit. but i dont know if i want to keep the leafs in the rear or do a 4link. eventually im going to have a cage built around it and its just gonna be a trail rig. but i got a buddy thats got a set of 3" springs and i think those will work out better than the procomp so ill put those on for now so i can save up for the tg kit.
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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2009, 01:31:57 PM » |
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do you need to modify the shackle mounts with the tg springs?
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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2009, 06:45:09 PM » |
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they say on the rears ur supposed to move them back two inches bu i never moved mine and the fronts u leave alone just the front spring hanger and and histeer i move my front axle forward 3.5 inshes that way
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« Reply #11 on: December 24, 2009, 09:29:37 PM » |
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so today i bought one of those gauge clusters from auto zone. the one thats got the actual coolant temp, oil pressure and a volt meter. the only gauges i have in the truck now are gas speed and somewhat of a coolant temp. so at some point probally saturday im going to try and put it all in. i've never attempted to wires one of these thigns in so any advice from somebody that has will most definately be usefull.
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« Reply #12 on: December 25, 2009, 10:51:50 AM » |
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so today i bought one of those gauge clusters from auto zone. the one thats got the actual coolant temp, oil pressure and a volt meter. the only gauges i have in the truck now are gas speed and somewhat of a coolant temp. so at some point probally saturday im going to try and put it all in. i've never attempted to wires one of these thigns in so any advice from somebody that has will most definately be usefull.
If its got a mechanical oil pressure gauge that has the little nylon tubing just throw it away and go get an electric one cause that little tube rubs an melts super easy. If I had it to do all over again I would have not bought the cluster and just bought individual gauges cause after the tubing on the oil gauge breaks you end up spending more money replacing it than you would have just getting an electric one in the first place. They do sell copper tubing kits to replace the nylon but I have't tried it. Other than that the instructions are usually pretty good and its fairly straight forward. If you've got any questions just ask. Or shoot me a PM and maybe I can cruise over and help and  As far as the springs go I can only tell you that good well made leaf packs are super important to haveing a good ride. The cheaper packs will lift you up but will not flex at all. I say do some reasearch and see what the popular OEM swaps are or start saving and get some good deavers or nationals. |
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« Reply #13 on: December 25, 2009, 10:53:20 AM » |
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its not that hard just follow the directions very carefully is it an electronic or mechanical water temp sensor?? the mech. ones areeasy the thread right into where the old sensors are on the intake manifold and the oil pressure sending unit goes onto the pass side of the block and its usually a simple two wire connection for the illumination
as for the volt meter i have no idea mever really hadto screw with one
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« Reply #14 on: December 25, 2009, 12:00:03 PM » |
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those gauge sets are really basic. the mechanical oil pressure gauge works but it comes with the nylon tubing witch is junk. it will work but has a tendency to break. for about 9 dollars you can get the copper tubing which wont break. the water temp gauge is mechanical and you just relace the factory temp sensor with the new mechanical probe. for the volt gauge just find a key on power source and hook it to that.
as far as the springs... cant help you much there
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« Reply #15 on: December 25, 2009, 12:33:00 PM » |
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well all of that sounds pretty easy. and i think that i will go out and get the copper tubing instead of the nylon. so im pretty sure i can handle of of this.
now what if i wanted to install a tachometer? how are those things to install?
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« Reply #16 on: December 25, 2009, 12:44:53 PM » |
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I just find a key on 12 volt source at the fuse block and tie the volt meter gauge into that. The tachometer is easy also. Just follow the instructions no big deal.
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« Reply #17 on: December 25, 2009, 02:30:51 PM » |
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the tack requires a key on power, ground, and a tach signal (I.E. ground of ignition coil for older rigs). if it has a back light you can hook it up to the dimmer for the headlights or a light on the back of the dash. then it will light up light like the dash or dim out if you turn it down  |
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Mike Lunt. Red 85 4Runner
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« Reply #18 on: December 25, 2009, 09:33:57 PM » |
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my rig now does not have a tachometer. im sure it has some way of having one wired in because it was offered in the sr5 (i think) model like kevins (calcat)
i guess ill just have to try and do it and see what happens. if its all as easy as you are saying than i shouldnt hopefully have any problems.
moorehouse (dave) is coming over tomorrow to help install a few items if anybody else wants to join in.
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« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2009, 09:43:16 PM » |
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all those guages u should just go out and get an sr5 cluster and dash harness from a picknpull
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