Topic: Rolled Runner (aka Golden Tacoma) NEW TACOMA!

[Jakesteads]

i think i might move front hanger back so it moves my axle back an inch or so seams like the height is pretty good right now... i need to move the front axle forward somehow too

[Volcom]

i need to move the front axle forward somehow too

You can drill new holes in the front spring perches & u-bolt plates 1 inch back from the original to gain an inch of wheelbase.  Just make sure your drag link & tie rod won't interfere with each other while flexed out.

[Jakesteads [OP]]

ya i was thinking that might fix my front problem..that and move my sliders back some ... i gotta bump stop my truck on all 4 corners for sure too...

i got my rock light control boxes mounted but i need smaller screws for the lights to put them in

THEY ARE BRIGHT

[NITE KRAWLERS]

They make a plate ya just put under your u bolt plate on your leafs that can move your axle forward a inch or backward a inch. Depending on how ya want it. I think the plate also has a 1/2" spot to, ya just flip it! It works sick!! I cant member who has them but i can check into it if ya think ya might want to check it out?

Also with the body lift gone your rear shackle angle got better but still needs a little work but sounds like your on top of it.  Ride height looks way better now. I would move the rear shackle hanger cause if ya move the rear hanger it could change your ride height quite a bit. Depends where it is at now!!?? If its on the bottom of the frame and ya got room to move it do that n push your axle back a bit!

[Jakesteads [OP]]

Ya check out that plate for me i was considering drilling out my axle pads to move them both some.... I need to move my sliders back an inch or so on the front because thats where my tire hits

i think it will help alot still taking that big leaf out in the rear should move shackle back some i think its just so lifted with the anch its causing the bad angle

gonna work on it half a day today and all day tomorrow

[Volcom]

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shims.shtml

Spring relocation plates

[Jakesteads [OP]]

well i got rock lights done today just gotta wire loom and zip tie them in... but i ran into another big problem. i decided to see how see drives even though she vibes a bit... well i found what was vibing and another problem...

i have a 3.8 motor so when it was installed it was raised from stock height.. well my all pro ebrake disc is grinding into the cab when i moved it...

i also found my head collector was hitting the cab causing the vibes...it looks like the solution is to add about 1/2 - 1" of that BL i took out back on.... i think im gonna have to do it cause moving motor down, or im gonna have to lower my TC skid... which i really dont want to do...

any thoughts?

[Jakesteads [OP]]

rock lights picture i think my placement is pretty good they are protected from rocks and what not from the tires and i have good output in the right places it looks like..

i also have fog lights im gonna install when i get a new front bumper as well as a big back up light waiting to be installed

[93 tonka toy]

hey what lights you using for your rock lights???

[wakkjobb]

Slick, Matt... nice lights! 

>>Dan

[Jakesteads [OP]]

http://www.visionxoffroad.com/led/tantrum/

there is a vendor on pirate they cost 116 shipped to my door and do all sorts of cool stuff

dan i found out my batt is being drained by something.... i let it sit over night and i gotta jump it the next day? any ideas on how to start my hunt

[Volcom]

my batt is being drained by something.... i let it sit over night and i gotta jump it the next day? any ideas on how to start my hunt

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=857311
"Disconnect negative side of the battery, multi-meter between the negative terminal and the negative post measuring amps, start pulling fuses till the current stops or drops down into an acceptable range (50 milliamps or less)."

[Jakesteads [OP]]

sweet i was searching stuff on pirate but i didnt find that thanks volcom!!! i guess i know what im doing today

[93 tonka toy]

thanks for the info on the lights

[Jakesteads [OP]]

got alot more done today, spent most of the day wiring stuff up i got my switch panel in and my air compressor all hooked up and ready to go, also took care of the wiring from the rock lights with some loom and zip ties, pretty much cleaned it all up.

yesterday i found a pretty big problem.

my exhaust header collector is what is causing vibes and i tried to move it too just to she how she rides and herd a terrible sound, well my all pro ebrake is up in cab pretty much having sex with it hahahah....

so my solution is im just gonna add about 1/2 or 3/4 spacers to the body mounts.... i think that should make clearance for everything even though i dont want to to it.

i see no other way due to this truck being built around the body light with the motor and all that jazz.

well here are some of the pictures i took didnt get a super lot but like i said lot of time consuming wiring and cleaning up

[Jakesteads [OP]]

forgot what i did half the day!!!!!!

i put in my sunroof its not sure pretty but it looks like its gonna work

[wakkjobb]

Poop, looks like we were both pretty busy today. Didn't you have a radio? That sunroof looks decent; did you toss some water on it to check for leaks? Don't worry about it looking pretty; it's taller than everyone so nobody will see it... unless you roll again. 

You want to come down wheeling tomorrow? I got the itch... and it's supposed to be decent weather.

Call Suz or PM me.
>>Dan

[Jakesteads [OP]]

Im going to georgetown to watch ice racing tomorrow hopefully i csn have my truck together by next weekend and we could do some more wheeling i gotta somehow add 3/4 to the body i think

[wakkjobb]

Well you missed out fella, we got kind of lost on the way to Mt Herman... but found it anyways and went to Rampart Range then south on 315 (which is my new favorite trail) and back to Garden of the Gods via eastbound Rampart again.

Next weekend could work; when/where etc? I'll have a freshly sealed oil pan and reconnected exhaust.

>>Dan

[NITE KRAWLERS]

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shims.shtml

Spring relocation plates

Ya these are simular to mine. Pretty much the same!!

[Jakesteads [OP]]

Well you missed out fella, we got kind of lost on the way to Mt Herman... but found it anyways and went to Rampart Range then south on 315 (which is my new favorite trail) and back to Garden of the Gods via eastbound Rampart again.

Next weekend could work; when/where etc? I'll have a freshly sealed oil pan and reconnected exhaust.

>>Dan

damn too bad ... im picking up some stock body mount pucks from yota man jim tomorrow and im gonna put them on i think that should fix my problem and allow me to wheel it... i am also gonna register it and get tags and all that jazz....

was there alot of snow up there still? i wanna hit some more snow but unless my bumper sells im not gonna have a front bumper lol

also i was gonna see when i get my tubing this week if i could maybe use your welder to runn 4 beads around the legs to sleeve it since the guy cut it to ship it....

i could hook u up with some gas or wire money

[wakkjobb]

There's plenty of snow but it's not wide-open like where we got stuck; just a lot of packed snow on the trail. I almost was taken out by a newer Suburban on my way up... some fukktards came around a blind corner around 30 in the middle of the trail.    If I had a horn it would have been used... so I was forced to use my finger instead. It's equally effective to convey my feelings...

You can come by and I'll stitch the cage together; I'm almost out of welding gas but should have enough to get yours done. If not, I got some J-B Weld you can use... 

>>Dan

[Jakesteads [OP]]

sweet ya i might make it down sat.

i had to cut my tub out for my ebrake and i added about 3/4 " spacer to the body lift again...

dan i think i can make my current bumper work if i space it out about 1-2" and drill a few holes..... so im gonna work on that a bit too

[Volcom]

Those are nice little compressors for the price!

[Jakesteads [OP]]

ya i need a longer air line... i want to end up running a tank under the bed so i can fill up faster...

[Yota4life]

Iv been running that same aircompressor for i think almost 3 years now to run my arb locker and air my tires up after a trail run. I plumbed it to a 2.5 gal tank under my bed. It still works, im amazed for how much iv used it. Just now disconnected it now that i have a a/c compressor set up.

[Jakesteads [OP]]

where did you get your 2.5 gal tank from thats what im looking for.... did u use hard lines or soft lines to the tank?

[Yota4life]

where did you get your 2.5 gal tank from thats what im looking for.... did u use hard lines or soft lines to the tank?

right here http://onboardair.com/tanks.htm and i bought 50ft 3/8" air line from harbor freight for like 15$ and cut it up to route to the tank and couplers.

[Jakesteads [OP]]

sweet thanks i might be doing that in the near future i herd that with a tank it really helps u fill up faster

[Jakesteads [OP]]

just ordered so front axle shafts... who has a welder im gonna weld my front diff