I paid $230 on sale and with a coupon. For that price it’s been invaluable. Yea it’s big but I ratchet strap it to the back and I hardly notice it. I originally put it back there cause the wife was complaining there were too many jacks and stands in the garage. But honestly it lives back there...
The MP3022 in the 392 uses a clutch or viscous coupling, can’t remember but I have read and seen many failures at low mileage (30-50k) especially when towing. The popular swap and what I would do if I ever bought one is call advance adapters and swap in an Atlas 2 twin stick.
Last minute trip to Monterey for the Rolex Historics. makeshift sleeping setup with the seats folded down and a Nemo roamer/jazz worked shockingly well. Have some ideas for the future but considering I decided to go the day before I was very happy.
Also got to bomb up and down Phil Hill and...
I’ve ran the BG products on turbo DI engines and they definitely help but for the 18th time the 3ur is port injected and pretty low stress. Don’t have to worry about carbon build up on the valve backside or stuck oil rings. One of the main reasons I went with this engine/chassis vs something...
Brakes are incredibly easy and relatively inexpensive parts wise for this truck. I actually buy most of my LC parts from OEMLexus.com (Lexus Carlsbad) and they are usually the cheapest. I priced out OEM pads and rotors and it was like $450 shipped.
check FB/offerup. Two types selling theses wheels, the I know what I got crowd, and rim shops selling takeoffs. I got mine from the latter and ended up getting a smoking deal on five matching ones (there are technically three different part numbers that cover different finishes and embossed text...
I live in so cal and my truck has seen snow in CA and NV, both use salt brine. I picked up a trick from a friend, he’s got one of those old school sprinklers that attach to the hose. We just leave it on under the truck for about 20 minutes and it gets about 90% of the underside.
When I get back...