Builds time to start over

[stellz996]

Accidentally click purchase instead of back when checking wat my zipmoney repayments would be on an item and now have a set of billet alloy uca's on the way.

Hope they are worth it

Superior Billet Alloy Upper Control Arms Suitable For Toyota Prado 120/150 Series (Pair) SUP-VPRD120UCA | Superior Engineering

Huge range of heavy duty 4X4 accessories & suspension parts for most makes & models of 4WD vehicles. Buy online. Australia wide delivery.

www.superiorengineering.com.au

 

[Semper Fi]

Geez mate talk about a pricey mistake? Hope it all works out and turns out to be a happy accident. LOL.

 

[stellz996]

Our prado 150s use the exact same uca as the fj and superior also sell this uca for the fj , so its not a waste of money as i do need ucas

 

[Semper Fi]

LOL...then perhaps your subconscious self made the decision for you then

 

[stellz996]

I needed ucas eventually just wasnt planning on buying them so soon haha, prettyvkeen to see them up close

 

[stellz996]

So heres a quick video with the 16x4 inch lukey glasspack muffler. Really happy with how well it sounds for a v6. Minimal drone at cruising speed, not to loud bit loud enough with a nice growl when i give it a bit.

 

[stellz996]

Picked up my snorkel today, will post pictures when installed

 

[stellz996]

So after a weekend of having the new muffler on the car seems a lot happier to chug along at 110kph and goes through the rev ranger a bit quicker to, either those factory mufflers are shot or mine was starting to block.

Hopefully not to long before the headers are done.

 

[Semper Fi]

Hey Stellz, lets us know if the ticking/tapping sound changes or goes away with the new headers. Kinda curious if its the headers in our vehicles that the tacoma and 4runner guys say is a possible cause.

 

[stellz996]

Will do but probably wont be for couple of months

 

[stellz996]

1000aud of pure car porn arrived today

 

[Semper Fi]

Oooh very sexy

 

[stellz996]

They are definetly sturdy which was good to find

 

[stellz996]

Uca's booked in for saturday

 

[stellz996]

Uca's done, car no longer wants to wander all over the road. Ball joint caps wouldnt stay in and apparently the ball joints are pretty well sealed so left them off.

Bit of clunking for the first 30 odd km which seams to have eased up so im assuming its all the moving parts wearing in and the grease getting worked through

 

[LEVz]

Those UCAs look great!

 

[stellz996]

Car is much nicer on the road, no more arms binding on coils, o degree camber and 4.55 and 5.22 degree castor and hopefully the ball joint doesnt bind anymore.

Also removed o-ring from dust caps and put a good amount of thread tape on them and the caps now seem to stay in

 

[Whiskerz]

Nice.

 

[stellz996]

Airaid intake installed, car doesnt drive any different from what i can tell but that was expected, the intake is no longer rubbing on my second battery and with a bead of silicone along the outside of the filter mount i suspect it would seal against water better then the factory one does.

 

[Semper Fi]

So stellz, you didnt require any silicon hose to connect it or make any more cuts to the metal wheel arch area? Did it go directly onto the intake pipe from the tjm snorkel?