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Why not preemptively replace the bags before failure? I plan to put Arnott ones in this year.
Have you seen Scott Brady’s video on his GX? He talks about doing a rear spring spacer and then the “trick” to fine tune. But I have no clue what the air spring spacer is.
He also asks about the Timbren bump stops in case of air bag failure. I really like his set up and will eventually do the same thing.
Why not preemptively replace the bags before failure? I plan to put Arnott ones in this year.
Have you seen Scott Brady’s video on his GX? He talks about doing a rear spring spacer and then the “trick” to fine tune. But I have no clue what the air spring spacer is.
He also asks about the Timbren bump stops in case of air bag failure. I really like his set up and will eventually do the same thing.
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Yeah, that's an interesting build. I think I ran across that video last week or two weeks ago from another post. The BP 51s are pretty high dollar setup to curiously stay with airbags. But he's not wrong with respect to flexibility of airbag suspension in the rear which is why I'm having a hard time getting away from it. Auto levelling is huge especially when you run as a daily driver but also do 1,000 lb loads for multi-day trips WHILE retaining ability to lift another 1.6" when wheeling.
The airbag spacer setup just seems like a relocate on top of the suspension not too unlike the spacer lift on top of a strut. It's interesting to maintain the airbag functionality with a 2 inch lift, thus the ome shocks in back too....
*EDIT* timbrens: yeah, those are cool! A buddy in town got them for his xterra, and lives them. Might be good insurance Rae: airbag failure....
I do have two pairs of other people's take off airbags as spares when mine fail So I think this Band-Aid will kick my can down the road months or years longer....
I do seem to chew up kdss bushings however. Minor toast and need to be changed again and I think would be the second pair that I've installed in read in my four years of ownership.
I dunno... I guess I use all the articulations.
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Yeah, that's an interesting build. I think I ran across that video last week or two weeks ago from another post. The BP 51s are pretty high dollar setup to curiously stay with airbags. But he's not wrong with respect to flexibility of airbag suspension in the rear which is why I'm having a hard time getting away from it. Auto levelling is huge especially when you run as a daily driver but also do 1,000 lb loads for multi-day trips WHILE retaining ability to lift another 1.6" when wheeling.
The airbag spacer setup just seems like a relocate on top of the suspension not too unlike the spacer lift on top of a strut. It's interesting to maintain the airbag functionality with a 2 inch lift, thus the ome shocks in back too....
*EDIT* timbrens: yeah, those are cool! A buddy in town got them for his xterra, and lives them. Might be good insurance Rae: airbag failure....
I do have two pairs of other people's take off airbags as spares when mine fail So I think this Band-Aid will kick my can down the road months or years longer....
I do seem to chew up kdss bushings however. Minor toast and need to be changed again and I think would be the second pair that I've installed in read in my four years of ownership.
I dunno... I guess I use all the articulations.
My GX likewise goes from virtually empty maybe hauling my kid to the bike track with his 14" balance bike to fully loaded with 2 adults, 2 kids, a dog, a fridge, recovery gear, and hauling my small camp trailer. I LOVE the air suspension and figuring out the best way to lift without losing capability, comfort or auto-height control is what I'm after. But in reality, I don't NEED a lift as it goes everywhere I want to go. But at some point my bushings, control arms, and shocks are going to be shot anyway. I'm planning to swap for Arnott springs this summer and have the KDSS bushings replaced.
I still have Trailpower solar panel, SAIS bypass, Mountain Passes Off Road transmission cooler upgrade, SSO Incognito and winch all sitting in my garage to install this year. Maybe next year I'll lift it.
I liked my air suspension. It was very handy. I started piecing my suspension kit together a while back and just told myself once I have all the pieces I'd install it. doing it slow and finding deals I was able to do it much cheaper than anyone else I know. I miss the springs sometimes...sometimes.
I replaced front ball joints and bushings on the LCA, JBA Upper control arms, Eibach front springs and shocks and Fox rear shocks with OME springs. My rear spring conversion kit was DIY hockey puck. Total costs....??? maybe $500. Rear, remote resi, fox shocks were given to me and had to be rebuilt, add $300..?
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2 weeks ago rocket run, land boating trip to escape the smoke to cooler mountain temps.
The La Sals caught ablaze from an errant campfire (in 100 degree temps) which scorched MUCH of the accessible and favorite placess (i.e. gold basin and much of upper brumley creek)
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11,003 ft high mark
things got WAY worse overnight into sunday
BUT since then the fire's been much more contained and smoke isn't settling into the valley overnight, nor billowing upwind to our friends in W CO...
The La Sals caught ablaze from an errant campfire (in 100 degree temps) which scorched MUCH of the accessible and favorite placess (i.e. gold basin and much of upper brumley creek)
New item by Mark Weissinger
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New item by Mark Weissinger
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things got WAY worse overnight into sunday
BUT since then the fire's been much more contained and smoke isn't settling into the valley overnight, nor billowing upwind to our friends in W CO...
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Tire rotation,
rear diff and x-fer case oil changes.
-gluhg glug-
Front diff drain plug wouldn't break free... ugh.
214171 miles (jumped the gun inu 215 interval b/c doing a road trip this weekend.
Tires have 24,755 miles on them, 8/32 remaining on average.
rear diff and x-fer case oil changes.
-gluhg glug-
Front diff drain plug wouldn't break free... ugh.
214171 miles (jumped the gun inu 215 interval b/c doing a road trip this weekend.
Tires have 24,755 miles on them, 8/32 remaining on average.
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Below is some Info from their order confirmation email.... I nearly pulled the trigger on some amazon/eBay 'hub centric" 1" spacers.. @ 4 for just over a hundred bucks.
I'm glad (even before install), I went the BORA route (and for those like me who don't didn't know: BORA = Bulletproof Off Road Adapters).
(While a steep lesson to learn, owning a Lexus (and finally having a good, career job) has REALLY helped me understand quality over price, when compared to the MAAAAAAAANY learning years of auto zone and Pep Boys vs. Napa and Car quest. . . )
Moar to follow when they arrive and get installed. . . .
**UPDATE 9/24**
Estimated delivery date:
Below is some Info from their order confirmation email.... I nearly pulled the trigger on some amazon/eBay 'hub centric" 1" spacers.. @ 4 for just over a hundred bucks.
I'm glad (even before install), I went the BORA route (and for those like me who don't didn't know: BORA = Bulletproof Off Road Adapters).
(While a steep lesson to learn, owning a Lexus (and finally having a good, career job) has REALLY helped me understand quality over price, when compared to the MAAAAAAAANY learning years of auto zone and Pep Boys vs. Napa and Car quest. . . )
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Moar to follow when they arrive and get installed. . . .
**UPDATE 9/24**
Estimated delivery date:
Monday, September 27, 2021 by end of day
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Yeah, I was bummed to find that out when I installed my victory molles last year.
