And I am glad that someone posted this. It reminded me that this site started off as a truck enthusiast site!
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2001 4Runner build/fix log
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Yeah; I did not care for the BFGs. The Hankook MTs are great tires for the price and in general solid performers. If I drove less for work I would probably run the MTs more.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
I have 3 sets of BFG KM2s - I either need to sell them or wear them out before I turn off those noise makers! ...or my hearing will go!
Considering the amount of time you spend in your happy place I am sure you will wear those tires down/ repair a sidewall with a flip flop long before they wear out and get loud.
32" drawer rails were delivered today for the cargo box. So this should get started sometime this weekend or next week. It will be nice to have some sort of organization in the cargo area.
Sammich maker ordered me a set of the Boulder tire deflators with air gauge. After seeing @italynstylion use his set of deflators it was pretty easy to see they are a slick setup. Now to spend a little time getting them set to 17 psi.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0L7JS...olid=23R87ZW5QLEI0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0L7JS...olid=23R87ZW5QLEI0&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
I have a set of the Stauns like that. Just a word of warning... temps effect the amount of air they will release. I recommend a few things. One, use a spare tire and set them all using that one tire. Secondly, use some blue locktite and a sharpie to mark them them once set. Thirdly, don't trust them. At one point they might all air down the same tire from 35 to 20 with zero issues. But at some point they will not do this, one might go to 15, one at 18, one at 20 and one at 22. I think its due to the spring inside them that controls airflow.
Thanks. Pretty close to some other stuff I had read/heard. Game plan is to get them set to 17 psi and then finish it to 15 psi with a gauge. Still a lot faster than the valve stem removal one tire at a time.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
This is what I use, ~$4 and I count off the time on the first tire and go from there.
I tried to do it that way but counting over 10 with my shoes and socks on is harder than it looks.
italynstylion
Well-Known Member
I've had good luck with them so far. Pretty happy with them. Should be pretty self explanatory what's going on when you have one of them going a LOT longer than the other 3. You should have a good idea that one isn't working right.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
How much have you used them?
italynstylion
Well-Known Member
Probably 4 times so far? Not sure how they will do in the long run but right now they're doing great (especially for the price). Getting them dialed in properly is key. It also is important to really crank down the lock nut on them so the pressure setting doesn't change. I think a lot of people screw that up.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Its why I said use Locktite and a mark them, they work great at first but don't trust them. I don't think it was a cranking them down issue.. mine are TIGHT. Granted the ones you and @tx_shooter have are a different brand than the Stauns I have, the Stauns have been around a long time. But maybe the newer ones from other manufacturers have figured out how to combat the inconsistency issue. Either way, don't trust them. I used mine for a few years and then decided it was easier and less time consuming and less hassle to just use the ARB deflator. It deflates fast, I can monitor each tire and not have to go back and inflate a tire or two. YMMV
I have a deflator like the ARB deflator; it works just takes a bit of time compared to the deflators.
Knocking out some work on the cargo drawers for the 4Runner this weekend while I am in the garage working on the Lrr enclosure.
I have been thinking about this for a while - the whole build vs buy argument. I think I am going to end up buying a Gobi ladder for the back of my 4Runner. I know I can build one cheaper; but by the time I go through all the build process and powder coating I am going to have more than a few hours invested in it. Lately spare time has been harder to find than a little spare cash at $250 with no shipping. I can get it cheaper if I wait for a group buy.
balakay
BabyMax
You're going to end up waiting for months for it. Everything I've read about Gobi has been terrible.
If I built it then I would be waiting for months before I could get to it too.
Getting a list together of things that need attention this summer when I can shut down the 4R for a week for maintenance. Right now I am probably just looking to hit some high mileage maintenance items and a few simple upgrades.
1. Swap the stock 2 hole fuel injectors for earlier model 4 hole injectors
2. Finish the winch wiring to get it fully functional
3. Install new radiator (current one has over 100k miles and is starting to weep a bit at the top)
4. Rear axle UCA bushings replacement
So will start getting the parts together. The only part that will kind of suck is the injectors because I have to take the supercharger off. I will do a full maintenance on the s/c while I have it off.
1. Swap the stock 2 hole fuel injectors for earlier model 4 hole injectors
2. Finish the winch wiring to get it fully functional
3. Install new radiator (current one has over 100k miles and is starting to weep a bit at the top)
4. Rear axle UCA bushings replacement
So will start getting the parts together. The only part that will kind of suck is the injectors because I have to take the supercharger off. I will do a full maintenance on the s/c while I have it off.