Recent content by Brandon Ryder

My steering rack i ordered from the sale in September just shipped today. FWIW. If you need something soon, don't expect it fast from decateur. My order from 2022 didn't ship until mid 2023 iirc.

Overseas models come with vacuum booster for brakes?

I did just that last year. This year I'm buying the steering rack I'll need soon. Rack is starting to leak more now. Did the at-205 a couple times. But considering I'm on 35s, I'll see what i can get out of the old rack before I put the new one in. I'll probably try to finish off the rack...

Probably auto-vox

25% off parts and free shipping on over 75 dollars at serra Toyota. For me a steering rack was 505 shipped. Msrp is currently 877, dealer price was 200 off that plus another 25% off that for this deal. Until september 29th. I ordered from them 2 years ago when they had a similar sale...

I just came down Red Cone which has a 1000ft decent within3/4 mile, and though I was in low range and kept things slow without smoking my brakes, I found myself wishing I had a drive line hand brake, something like this: Driveline Park Brakes - http://www.gearingdynamics.com.au/park_brakes/

Your suspension is limited by bump stops on up travel and usually by shocks on downtravel so off road there is no advantage to having sway bars. In that picture you posted, specifically in that section, the Cruiser will stay more level and have more traction due to better articulation. The sway...

I disconnect them for trails like this and it makes a huge difference. In fact i keep the fronts disconnected all the time now so I only have to disconnect the rears. I noticed no difference in handling in the road with only the rears connected.

Did you disconnect your sway bars?

I finally replaced this valve this year. Took almost 6 months to receive from an order last summer, then I waited through the winter before installing it. Finally took it on a high altitude pass this week (Red Cone 12,800 ft). When I stopped at the beginning of the trail to air down and...

Nice rig. Looks to be a similar setup. I still need to regear. Is there a place in CO that you would recommend? I run it at 10 psi for the ride comfort on gravel roads but it helped a lot on Red Cone for grip on some of the obstacles. I have a spare so I'm not too worried, and I have a ARB twin...

You mean from turning lock to lock? No, almost never, but I have a thread on that. I trimmed pinch welds, and pushed my plastic fenders back with a heat gun, and the wheels I have (tundra stock wheels) keep the tires inside the fenders when flexing. I've only rubbed on the frame on steep...

Took the family up Red Cone in CO. The trail was quite a bit more difficult than I expected from the videos. Got major rock rash on all 4 wheels and some sidewall damage. The LC made it through easily, just hard on the wheels. I took the bypasses when available. Rock rails put to good use...

Negative. I never use auto

Does anyone know why my recirculate air setting keeps defaulting to outside air? It will do it automatically, even when I'm not changing settings. I know it will do it when I turn the setting to defroster or even turn on the A/C, but it sometimes does it even when no settings have been changed...