BiggHertz - DZTLIMO

Damn you got super lucky!

 

And to top it all off, they even had the leaf packs in stock as well!

 

Another afternoon of chippin away at the rear rebuild…

Axle tubes ready for the lower mounts


OE vs Deaver u748


Girthy…


Pile of parts…

got rake?


Will hopefully get to burn in the lower shock mounts, mount shocks, install axle side of the SDHQ traction bar, install bump contact pads at the same time, mount the bump cans and tune! but all of the hard work is done…

I’ll crank in a wee bit more front lift after it settles and I have my trail weight in the bed…

more updates to follow…

Cheers!

-JS

 

sneak peak ...

 

getting you hot under the collar... =)

 

Man I need to go look at my exhaust and make sure it isn't eating into stuff. I left the rear hangers and dumped right in front of the spare tire but I don't know if it can move around that much or not. I like your truck man! How are your your u748s holding up? I am getting to be real leery of Deaver any more. Did the SDHQ kit get rid of axle wrap and subsequent vibration on acceleration? I want that kit, its just pricey.

 

Thanks you for the compliment.

So far so good, road manners of the 748's are currently in break-in mode to get things to settle in, but I have noticed a very large improvement in on-road manners.

As for the SDHQ kit, I personally feel there is noticeable difference in the rear end stability under accel and decel conditions.

I'm waiting to get an off-road shakedown and tuning session this upcoming weekend to really assess the improvements gained by this upgrade.

Thanks,

-JS

 

Maintenance Weekend...

Not all for the Tundra...


Skids Dropped to gain access to front diff and transfer case...time to get to all the rocks and dirt I can't normally access:



Skids have done their job...




Finally got around to modify rear plate to add some clearance around the passenger rear cat flange...touched up with Steel-IT





Should've done it earlier...but oh well...


Transfer Case (15k/12mo):
New OEM Transfer Case pipe plugs
Ravenol 75w no need for a transfer pump, the bottles are well designed to allow filling straight from the bottle.



Front and Rear Diffs (15k/12mo):
Transfer Pump is worth the price of admission.



Power steering: (5k)
Amsoil ATF

Fuel System Treatment: (5k/6mo)
Amsoil PI

Oil Change: (5k/6mo)
OE Oil Cap 5w-30
OE Filter
8.5 qts of Amsoil OE 5w-30



-JS

 

yes?!?

 

I feel like you’ve done things and not posted here. You’re holding out on us. You tease.

 

lol I have?

 

I dunno man. You know my extracurricular activities. My brain sometimes tries to fill in the gaps.

 

Such a good scene from that movie

 

Damnit… I can’t post the full(y) gif… lol

 

Also how old are they? Have they not been to a concert ever? Plenty of fullys at my first concert, I was a young pup, the smell of devils lettuce in the air, while listening to gold finger and cypress hill. Pretty sure I saw my friends mom……..

 

Whenever i think of Goldfinger

 

sneak peak..



Thoon....

 

This was my other option I was looking at. Siked to see how you like it

 

I was torn on this, evil or ss built mounts. But i like having the option for dedicated "mono-band" antennas and maintaining DOT compliant vehicle lighting to keep the legal eagles happy...

-JS

 

Teaser…

 

Communication Upgrade:

HLD:


Circuit design allows radio to have master power control via vehicle's accy circuit from the vehicle ignition cylinder:

• Prevents radio from inadvertently being left on. Radio has software control but felt that master power control would help alleviate any possible idle drain.
• Since the delayed turn on circuit is triggered by the truck's "accy" circuit. During cranking the "accy" circuit de-energized and turns off the radio, when vehicle is no longer cranking, "accy" circuit is re-energized triggering the 5 second count-down timer before energizing the relay and energizing the radio. This is to protect the radio from current spikes...Note* radio power on status is stateful, if the radio was "on" before "key in accy"/cranking, the radio will power on after the relay is energized. If the Radio was "off", the radio will remain off after "key in accy"/cranking.

Radio:

ICOM 2730A - Chassis Mounted inside of center console:






Rear of Console: Cable passthrough, Comet Duplexer



Antenna Mount: BulletProof Diesel Dual Antenna Mount with Lights:

Getting the OE 3rd brake light out isn't for the faint of heart, removing the OE double sided tape "gasket" was an exercise of patience...but here is the prepped opening.



Installed w/modified NMO caps, BD rock lights will be tied into the existing chase light circuit.



Giving the Rugged Radio stealth antennas a shot. Should be good nuff, will be ordering 1/2 wave whip antennas as well should I find my self in need of some extra range…




Hand mic Mounting:

Pulled apart the ICOM mic to determine how to get a mag mount to work. Ended up drilling through the plastic boss on the right side and simply threaded a screw into the plastic boss for now (parts came from a Mob Armor "Mobnetic Go").



Front Mic Port: Flush mounted bulkhead mount below the HVAC controls



Dual Mob Discs to give me or co-pilot a place to attach mic.





Still Allows for BaoFeng (Mob Armor RAD Mount to be used for spotter/portable duties:



External Speaker install:

Bracket:



installed in center channel location using OE bolts



Controller Mounting:

67d goodies:






-JS

 

That stock third brake light was a nightmare to remove lol

 

Very clean com install.

random question: Did you have to extend your rear brake lines with that much rake/travel? Or is that not a worry once your spares go in to add weight?

 

Clean!

 

All brake lines were replaced with SDHQ Brake Line Kit which is:


This plus the coachbuilder bracket kit allows for the increased amount of droop this setup affords....

 

Thank You Both!