What have you done to your ride lately?

tex

That's Mr Asshole to you
Got new tires today. Upsized to 285/70/17 BFG KO2 in load range C.
Took advantage of a Labor Day sale and they warrantied 1 of my old tires towards the new set.
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tex

That's Mr Asshole to you
So the 4r has a bad driver side lean. The front isn't bad, maybe 1/4" but the rear is awful. Driver rear is 1.5" lower than the passenger rear. Suspension is stock in the back. Any ideas?
full tank of gas? maybe the front lift shifted the distribution of more weight to the rear? Maybe you broke something in Colorado?
 

tx_shooter

It is not a war crime the first time.
Staff member
Mounted up the Roam Adventure batwing tonight with the new mounts I setup. The location worked out nicely so I fully opened it up to check it out with the rear hatch. There was a little issue there but it can be resolved. My issue tonight is that I found a few small holes in the awning material. I emailed Roam and will see what they have to say tomorrow.
 

CowboyTaco

Well-Known Member
10mm isn't gonna cut it. I would have to stack 6 of em

Just re-read your post. 1.5" sag on the driver side sounds like something broke. Have you given it a visual inspection?

I know a guy who recently took his factory springs off a 2018 with 2k mi on the odo. I bet he'd come off them cheap if you determine it to be the spring. I don't know what would effect the suspension height that much outside of the spring.
 

achirdo

2WD FTW
full tank of gas? maybe the front lift shifted the distribution of more weight to the rear? Maybe you broke something in Colorado?

Did a quick visual, the car drives fine as far as I can tell. I feel like I'd notice something broken.

Just re-read your post. 1.5" sag on the driver side sounds like something broke. Have you given it a visual inspection?

I know a guy who recently took his factory springs off a 2018 with 2k mi on the odo. I bet he'd come off them cheap if you determine it to be the spring. I don't know what would effect the suspension height that much outside of the spring.

May be a good time to order those dobson springs I was planning on. I'll give it a good look over this weekend.
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I made use of the spare mounting parts from the roof rack and used some extra long wheel studs to make mounts for the traction boards. Overall they were a lot cheaper than the Tred mounts and work for my needs.

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Pretty sure @tex needs to coat those in tire shine for UV protection! :D
 

Anathollo

Armorall is my choice of lube
Staff member

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
My secondary Plat still running strong 2012, I think the solar panel helps


Went to go pull a Praise Jesus Coldbeer out of the ARB fridge and got a 74* Praise Jesus Warmbeer...

Ran this battery for 6 years. Damn good battery and solar setup to keep it going.

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tex

That's Mr Asshole to you
Sucks you had a warm beer. Sucks more you have dead battery. Easy enough fix so get to it.
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Sucks you had a warm beer. Sucks more you have dead battery. Easy enough fix so get to it.

I’m not messing with battery/truck this wknd, I’ll buy a battery on the next sale I find.

This wknd is reserved for sitting in the river, and drowning in Praise Jesus Coldbeer.
I was taking ARB out anyways for the RV.
 

Oswego

n00b
I’m not messing with battery/truck this wknd, I’ll buy a battery on the next sale I find.

This wknd is reserved for sitting in the river, and drowning in Praise Jesus Coldbeer.
I was taking ARB out anyways for the RV.

I was thinking about working around the house and maybe the Tacoma this weekend, but I have friends camping 40 min away next to a clean shallow river. Might just throw my tarp in the car tonight and head down. Decisions decisions. 95*+ temps all week here, but of course today and the rest of the weekend it will be in the high 70's with rain.
 

tx_shooter

It is not a war crime the first time.
Staff member
Mounted up the Roam Adventure batwing tonight with the new mounts I setup. The location worked out nicely so I fully opened it up to check it out with the rear hatch. There was a little issue there but it can be resolved. My issue tonight is that I found a few small holes in the awning material. I emailed Roam and will see what they have to say tomorrow.

Well the guy at Roam was in quick contact with me and stayed in contact over the holiday weekend over this. They were willing to replace the entire awning material but they did not have the tan material in stock. So they are taking the bat wing awning back and refunding me. Overall I am really happy with how they are handling it. They stood by the claim that they either wanted the product to be perfect or not be out there.
 

CowboyTaco

Well-Known Member
Swapped the factory sport wheels for some of these FJ trails. They have a 15mm offset difference from the factory wheels, which should get me .6" of clearance. In theory, this allows me to ditch the spacers. I hope the theory is correct because I already sold the spacers...

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