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July-October 2023: Finally got to work on the Califab shock mounts. A saws-all, a standard cutting wheel, and a flap disc will do 95% of the demo. The smaller air powered die grinders are very use as well. The most valuable tool for this job would be an air hammer. Makes easy work. of moving...

April 2023: Ditched the plastic cladding, used some plastic hole plugs from amazon as a temp filler.

Got to test out the trailer on some trails on day 2. Day 3 was a little wet. Windrock steals nuts and bolts from me I swear.

The end of March took us back to Windrock park in Oliver Springs, TN for the the Southeast Overland and Camping Event. Decided to let the fiancé give the first black trail of the trip a go. And she got to learn how to winch...

January-March 2023 continued: New Spicer u-joints in both drive shafts. And a sick new shifter.

January-March 2023: In prep for a Utah BDR trip I wanted to add some extra fuel capacity. Easy solution is the Rotopax. New RCV's on deck. Finally got around to installing the cam-tab gussets. Derrick decided to go a new direction with one of his projects which allowed me to snatch...

August/September 2022: This time of year means only one thing, ATR. In 2022 Derrick and I competed in the 24 Hours of Windrock hosted by Overlander Project during this years ATR. This was a 24 hour straight competition that put teamwork and navigation skills to the test. This event really let...

May 2022: Prep for my yearly run to Ouray Colorado included a new ORS dash mount, and also learning about the common issue of the AC drain clogging up. Typical loadout for my long distance trips: Left to right: Tool roll Air hose/Inde-flate Tire repair kit Electrical tools/parts Pelican...

March-April 2022: New rear swing out time. I had ripped off the Coastal Offroad swing outs and wanted something more durable. Went with the 4xinnovations hinge and latch. That and some 2x3 1/4 wall tube and we were in business.

February 23, 2022: New springs in and everything was fitting good. Not shown was the new Duro-Bump bump stops that were installed. Just in time for a trip down to Florida for some perfect camping weather.

So the front suspension project took up until February 2022 to complete. When it came time to pull it out of the garage the 500lb coils were not cutting it. Ordered some 700lb coils but at least the new to me wheels and tires, some Black Rhino Rift bead locks and some 35x12.50r17 BFG KM3's...

November 2021 continued: Ordered some matching uniball UCA's Seats from PRP came in, and also welded on some TC fab spindle gussets. Then began to get everything installed.

November 2021: New front suspension parts starting arriving. This took some research, due to some deals that were available and d some used parts from Derrick. So, the King remote resi coil overs are for a 5th gen 4runner, which normally would need new lower misalignment spacers to fit GX470...

August 2021: New rear springs from Australia, these took forever to arrive. That being said buyer beware when ordering from 4xOUSA.com I will say these are the perfect springs for my set up, 75mm over factory length, long travel and Ultra Heavy Duty for the added weight.

Ok! Lots to catch up on so here we go. May 2021: New CVJ re-man steering rack installed, the OG rack was leaking and needed to go. This job is not terrible, but i do suggest taking off the inner tie rods to make things easier. I did end up having to replace the bushing in the new steering rack...