Tomaslav90
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Hopefully I can get it installed and dialed in time for the next cleanup. Willing to bet it'll make it easier to hop around the desert picking up trash too.
09 Tacoma - The Green Machine
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Tomaslav90
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Out of the truck and on to a dolly. Only took some sketchy rigging and trying to remember what I learned in my knot tying class in college
Tomaslav90
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I'm sure once it's installed, I'll end up dragging it over a rock or something and just end up shrugging
Cleandezert
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holy shit that c clamp held that rear end? that is sketchy as hell
dwphoto
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Brooooooootato...Were you listening to Bon Jovi " Living on a prayer" at on 23 while you were tightening that C clamp!
I'm with you brother. hhaha
Tomaslav90
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It was a little nerve wracking. Especially since I was the only one home, so I had to hope it didn't shift on the sling as I was pulling the truck out from underneath.
On another note... Anyone know how to install an axle on leaf springs? I have beer.
pretty sure like so:
take pack apart so it is only 1x main spring, make fake block to act as spacing for springs you removed.. cycle axle up to ride height and adjust axle to desired pinion angle. Weld on spring perches in that position. Profit.
take pack apart so it is only 1x main spring, make fake block to act as spacing for springs you removed.. cycle axle up to ride height and adjust axle to desired pinion angle. Weld on spring perches in that position. Profit.
Sterling_vH111
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Awesome truck!
Another Socal guy who ended up in SLO... ripped the dunes... and back down to Socal! lol
Another Socal guy who ended up in SLO... ripped the dunes... and back down to Socal! lol
Tomaslav90
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I feel like it shouldnt be too dificult to do over a long weekend with a few buddies. Just looking at the axle, it seems like a daunting task now.
Pismo was a blast back in the day. Havent been in a few years though. Makes me sad seeing all the stuff CORVA and FoOD are having to deal with just to try and keep it open.
Sterling_vH111
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Agreed
I haven't been back since late 2019 and want to make a trip before it could be too late.
Tomaslav90
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Wow it's been a year since I've updated. But I guess that's what happens when life gets in the way.
Some small updates. Won a Wilwood care package at the '23 cleanup. It helped me finally push to do a big brake kit on the front of the truck. Also got some preperation done for the camburg axle to be installed. Upgraded to a tundra master cylinder and brake booster, and had a friend shave down the axle snouts to fit a tacoma wheel bore.
Some small updates. Won a Wilwood care package at the '23 cleanup. It helped me finally push to do a big brake kit on the front of the truck. Also got some preperation done for the camburg axle to be installed. Upgraded to a tundra master cylinder and brake booster, and had a friend shave down the axle snouts to fit a tacoma wheel bore.
