I have the Badlands version, and it is really big. I never considered carrying it around when I bought it anyway, I just bought it because my garage floor is so rough
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Ha, mine is also super-rough and pock-marked. The Daytona floor jack I have does OK....would have preferred the Badlands version if they had that when I bought a jack.I have the Badlands version, and it is really big. I never considered carrying it around when I bought it anyway, I just bought it because my garage floor is so rough
People DO carry the Badlands off road, but isn't it like 70 pounds? I don't even know where they mount it....
Hiluxforever
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You would have to custom build something, there are 4 attachment points for the rear seat that are good places to secure it.
Any update? I am leaning towards WK, but being the only ones in the (GX) industry to use the clamp style is giving me cold feet.
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All sorted. Highly recommend the WKOR sliders, at least from a quality perspective (haven't tested them out on the trail just yet). Someone who has installed a set before probably wouldn't have an issue, but I was working on them for 10-15 minutes a night over a few week duration which really didn't work in my favor. Lesson learned. But yeah, that front driver side bracket is a tight fit. It fits, but takes real effort. I recommend just removing the gas tank and transmission skids from the onset.
Hiluxforever
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Not sure why but battery was completely
Flat this morning. Verified charging and bought an AGM charger and will start periodically trickle charging the batteries
Flat this morning. Verified charging and bought an AGM charger and will start periodically trickle charging the batteries
re_guderian
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I've only changed 5-6 flats while off roading in 20+ years. But out here, on the rocky, hard-scrabble, sometimes the smaller base works in your favor.I looked at those as well. They are pretty heavy and can leak if they fall on their side and can get tippy due to the extended jack acting as a large lever. I looked at lots of other options as well and came back to the $15 solution. I think the biggest thing for an off-road change is having a large base for the jack. The OEM jack or an aftermarket bottle is probably fine on a perfectly level/flat surface (concrete/asphalt) but not something I'd want to use on a trail or even a dirt road. With a small base to the jack, they'll easily tip over or sink into the surface they're sitting on. The posted bottle jack could have some holes drilled in the base to be mounted to a wooden/metal base and spread the load out/reduce the risk of tipping.
Probably the best option in a vacuum is a wheeled off-road floor jack (i.e., Pro Eagle or Badlands equivalent) or maybe a skid mounted jack. Unfortunately they're expensive, bulky, heavy, not not something I want taking up space in the back of my rig. I'm thinking a Hi-Lift with the augmented OEM jack will be the easiest to carry and allow the augmented OEM jack to act as a secondary/safety jackstand when doing an off-road tire change.
A flat while climbing a rough dirt surface
Hypothetical but possible...Somewhere someone must have befallen this challenge. Maybe even worse, on a technically challenging rock/mud surface, then front or back tire goes flat. How do you deal with this? How can you stabilize the jack and jack stand?
forum.ih8mud.com
Hiluxforever
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I may not have had enough volts to properly charge the battery. That's what I am seeing as the most likely culprit. Once Alex has fully recovered I will track it down. Until then, the trickle charger will keep it good. I also have to wire in the marker lights for the grill so I will already be playing around in that area.
Normal flooded lead charging voltage usually won't kill an AGM, but a parasitic draw will drain one quickly. We went through this with the Odyssey in our camper. It was <10 volts. A Noco genuis brought it back to life over 3 days.
Lots of folks run AGMs without voltage booster without issue, although I did recently put one in my GX. My Odyssey AGM was usually ~70% charged without one.
r2m
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Check to see if you have an interior light on. Had the same problem and found out the third row seat overhead lamp was on. At night, because the lights go off about about 30 seconds, I don't wait around to see if they ALL go off and during the day, it's bright enough that one can't tell if the light is on or not.
Did the diffs and transfer case fluids this wknd using Redline 75W-85 diff fluids and their MT-LV for the transfer case, which is said to meet OEM spec. Based on appearance alone it is fairly different in color an consistency to the diff oil. Not voting for or against using the 75W-85 in the transfer case, just saying there is an alterative to the Toyota unicorn oil from Redline.
Bought some of the Redline fluid for the power steering, and plan to flush that this wknd. I might get real crazy this winter and do a coolant flush as well even though its a 2017 w/ 60k miles. I just don't trust all these claims of long life for fluids, especially in WI.
Bought some of the Redline fluid for the power steering, and plan to flush that this wknd. I might get real crazy this winter and do a coolant flush as well even though its a 2017 w/ 60k miles. I just don't trust all these claims of long life for fluids, especially in WI.
Hiluxforever
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Don’t know how many people this applies to but I’m heading to central Pennsylvanian to camp the weekend of October 27-29th. Will be hitting a trail or two if anyone wants to join for a trail ride. It’s fairly mild stuff but the puddles should be deep with all the rain.
Here is the general location: Bald Eagle State Forest. Planning on negro hallow and maybe one or two more trails.
Here is the general location: Bald Eagle State Forest. Planning on negro hallow and maybe one or two more trails.
Hiluxforever
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Yea, that's why I went with some smaller prescription Oakley, my prescription tinted safety glasses don't fit either
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The sun visors hold sunglasses just fine. That's how I store all my sunglasses.
Going camping this wknd, and it will be my first tow since the 100% transmission fluid exchange, hayden cooler, and diff/TC fluid changes. I won't be loaded too heavy as I will be driving separate from the wife/kids/dogs, so I'll be roughly 500lbs light on payload and it will be fairly cool outside. But I am excited none the less for monitoring trans temps on the interstate.
Same.
r2m
Richard
my Ray Ban Wayfarers fit fine. They're the standard size Wayfarers. (Not sure if they make other sizes.)
