The Official February "whats this thing bolted to my frame thread?"

[rusty_tlc]

It comes up once a month anyway lets just get it over with. Albeit a tad early.

It's a damper that is intended to stop frame vibrations at some speeds. Leave it there or ditch it, nobody seems to notice much difference either way.

 

[r2m]

Exactly what damper thing are you refering to? Is it the one by the passenger side running board?

 

[vanilla]

Is this a "chunk of steel dampener" thing? My car has one of these also..

 

[rusty_tlc]

Exactly what damper thing are you refering to? Is it the one by the passenger side running board?

Yes......

 

[TheFuzz]

Cue the reference pic...

 

[AimCOtaco]

Hey could we get a pic for reference?

 

[r2m]

Cue the reference pic...

Here's a pic!

Sorry...... I digressed.....

 

[pfran42]

I tell people it is a traffic light inductance loop magnifier and that it tricks the stop light into thinking there are a bunch of cars backed up when in reality its just me.

Reference pic:

 

[AimCOtaco]

OK, so what else can we use them for?

I'm saving them up to put on my other trucks so they will ride smooth like the LC does!

Or maybe I could warm it by the fire and put it in the bottom of my bag at night... looks like a good thermal mass...

What else?

 

[Trunk Monkey]

It's been in the FAQ for awhile, not that anyone looks there.

 

[duhfender]

It works well as a jack point.

 

[rusty_tlc]

It's been in the FAQ for awhile, not that anyone looks there.

Hence the official February WTF is this thread.

 

[jonharis]

It's an acoustic modem...

 

[TheFuzz]

It's an acoustic modem...

Best answer yet!!

 

[farinvail]

It's not even February yet. I remember using one of those. I bet I was 12 years old. That would make it 1985.

 

[Mxndrnks]

Best answer yet!!

Agree!!!! Jon I owe you a beer in Moab!

 

[OregonLC]

It's not even February yet. I remember using one of those. I bet I was 12 years old. That would make it 1985.

I was just thinking "Dang, Far must be pretty old". And then I did the math and realized that I was 14 in 1985.

But then I got happy again when I realized my wife was only 5.

 

[My4x4FJ40]

?

Zinc anode?

 

[FullyLitLED]

I was just thinking "Dang, Far must be pretty old". And then I did the math and realized that I was 14 in 1985.

But then I got happy again when I realized my wife was only 5.

I wasnt even born in 1985...am I the youngest one on these forums?lol

 

[bhamtyme]

My 100 must have been built in the southern hemisphere since my damper was on the driver side. Wonder if I'm getting better mileage now that 20 pounds is missing from the frame.