GreenbowCounty
James
Below the stereo and above the charging unit.
Builds Giovanni’s 2016 460 build (1 Viewer)
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r2m
Richard
Oh, I wasn't questioning your motives for everything you accomplished, in fact I quite agree! It was the the level of energy you had to bang all that out!!
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LOL. Normally I would do all of this myself (except the bumper maybe - that made me a little apprehensive). But I was in a little bit of time crunch, so I will confess that I had a shop do it.
Goode's Offroad in Rowlett TX. I was highly impressed with them and they are easy to work with ... so for anyone in the DFW area looking for a shop they certainly get my recommendaiton.
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Looks great!
Let me know how you like the RedArc Brake Controller, I have one in the box here, undecided if I really need it as I never plan to tow more than 3-4,000 lbs with the GX and most trailers with that weight are 4-pin with no brakes.
Let me know how you like the RedArc Brake Controller, I have one in the box here, undecided if I really need it as I never plan to tow more than 3-4,000 lbs with the GX and most trailers with that weight are 4-pin with no brakes.
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The brake controller was awesome. I towed ~3400 lbs and after it went through its “calibration” process you really couldn’t tell the trailer was there - for braking purposes. Obviously, the GX doens’t have the power to tow that with authority, but it did fine. I kept highway speeds ~70 and overall it was solid. Exceptionally poor fuel mileage, but that’s to be expected.
The trans cooler also seems to have a positive impact - and with driving style adjusted to keep lockup true, temps stayed below 205 pretty easily.
The trans cooler also seems to have a positive impact - and with driving style adjusted to keep lockup true, temps stayed below 205 pretty easily.
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Also ... the scheme of rigging the air bag helpers to the stock squat switch and compressor didn’t work as well as I’d hoped. I believe the stock pump pressure and response to the height sensor isn’t ideal for what I am trying to accomplish - which is to firm up the rear end when towing. So I’m going to add an aftermarket compressor and a manual control.
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r2m
Richard
WOW! What a rig, I mean the trailer, not the girl...
Although, not bad either!!! (Don't let my wife see this post)
Although, not bad either!!! (Don't let my wife see this post)
GreenbowCounty
James
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Thanks ... I like it. The rig and the girl.
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Its the little things... Factor55 looks good.
Agreed, I put their stuff on all of my trucks.
Looks very clean and nice! I added the rope guard (FlatLink Rope Guard – Factor 55) to my F55 Flatlink after getting snow/road grime caked in there a few months ago -- and it has kept the previously exposed area of my winch cable pretty clean after that (even after a running around off road in dusty ass Moab trails and the rest of the vehicle was filthy).
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You mean the ghetto approach of gorilla tape covering the rope isn't just as good?
F55 rope guard ordered. I also bought some of their keyed / locking hitch pins. Awesome quality.
F55 rope guard ordered. I also bought some of their keyed / locking hitch pins. Awesome quality.
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For those of you who have done the AHC / rear air bag delete, I discovered a few things today. I've read that you can't unplug anything, remove any fuses, etc on '14+.
Here's what I found playing with it today.
You CANNOT remove / unplug the computer or solenoids on the air distribution manifold. GX will not start with these disconnected - it will crank, but not start. I assume there would be some dash lights also, but I didn't get that far.
You CAN remove / unplug the compressor. No dash lights of any kind.
I removed the stock compressor and installed the Airlift WirelessOne system in the location that it occupied - and it works very well. Easy to adjust, the remote works great, and so does the phone app.
Here's what I found playing with it today.
You CANNOT remove / unplug the computer or solenoids on the air distribution manifold. GX will not start with these disconnected - it will crank, but not start. I assume there would be some dash lights also, but I didn't get that far.
You CAN remove / unplug the compressor. No dash lights of any kind.
I removed the stock compressor and installed the Airlift WirelessOne system in the location that it occupied - and it works very well. Easy to adjust, the remote works great, and so does the phone app.
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Asking for some opinions here...
I'm going to change / evolve my wheel and tire choice to get slightly more sidewall and to maximize flexibility. The UEV490 camper has 6x139.7 hubs on it, so I want to put the exact wheel/tire combo on it and GX to alleviate the lack of ability to carry a matching spare on the GX. So I'll have 7 matching, and 1 stock GX with me when I do have the camper, and only the stock GX when I don't have the camper. I'm okay with essentially no useful spare when I don't have the camper.
I want to stay with a tire between 32 and 33 inch tire. I'm trying to decide between:
17x8.5 wheels w/ 285/70/17
18x9 wheels w/285/65/18
Leaning towards the Alphaequipt Echo wheels, but haven't decided for sure.
Thoughts / opinions?
I'm going to change / evolve my wheel and tire choice to get slightly more sidewall and to maximize flexibility. The UEV490 camper has 6x139.7 hubs on it, so I want to put the exact wheel/tire combo on it and GX to alleviate the lack of ability to carry a matching spare on the GX. So I'll have 7 matching, and 1 stock GX with me when I do have the camper, and only the stock GX when I don't have the camper. I'm okay with essentially no useful spare when I don't have the camper.
I want to stay with a tire between 32 and 33 inch tire. I'm trying to decide between:
17x8.5 wheels w/ 285/70/17
18x9 wheels w/285/65/18
Leaning towards the Alphaequipt Echo wheels, but haven't decided for sure.
Thoughts / opinions?
