Builds Trail Tailor- Custom Armor Build plus a few things (1 Viewer)

[TRAIL TAILOR]

@reevesci your work looks really good. I'm a new owner about 2 hours south of you. When should I contact you in earnest if I want goodies for next summer? (2019 - this summer is probably too short notice.)

I'll PM to discuss your timeline.

Jason

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

I have a few guys wanting just a base rear bumper with NO ARMS. I'll make a short run of these as well, 3 are already interested.

Lead time is approx. 8-10 weeks.

J

 

[Chrisleduc1]

The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!

Not sure on the LX570 rear fit. I haven't test fit one, but assume it would. Winch would require removal or substantial mod to the rear crossmember.

Arms are removable, but the spindles of course would still be exposed.

J

 

[Chrisleduc1]

Winch would require removal or substantial mod to the rear crossmember.


J

Something you’d be interested in doing?

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Something you’d be interested in doing?

I'd build you a custom one off to house a winch. I'd need the rig of course to do the work.

J

 

[TonyP]

The rear will work with an ‘18 lx as well?
Can the arms be removed and reinstalled?
I’m thinking through a combination of doing an extra gas tank, and a bumper, and trying to get my head around the pros/cons of the various combinations.

Can a winch fit behind the rear without having to modify anything else? Probably a dumb question, but gotta start somewhere.

Thanks!

In my opinion, it would require significant modifications to the rear crossmember, which houses the tow receiver, which you would probably lose. Not only that, but a rear winch may sound cool but you'll use it exactly zero times unless you're planning on crossing the Darien Gap in a brand new luxury SUV. Most people don't even use their front winch. Even more people don't even put a winch in their WINCH BUMPER.

 

[linuxgod]

Not only that, but a rear winch may sound cool but you'll use it exactly zero times unless you're planning on crossing the Darien Gap in a brand new luxury SUV.

I think we just determined where LCXC 2019 should go!

(I'm kidding. While it would be awesome to one up Land Rover, the Colombian government probably wouldn't approve. Plus pretty likely those pesky FARC guys and drug smugglers would kill us).

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

I fought the underpan wings all weekend and now I have the bitch were I want it. Full bottom and inner frame wrap.

J

 

[TonyP]

...it's not rusty, just dirty btw

And that exhaust is getting chopped before Baja

 

[Roy Park]

...it's not rusty, just dirty btw

And that exhaust is getting chopped before Baja

Does anyone make a bolt on exhaust that sits higher and can be dumped at the axle? I live in CA, I can’t just cut my muffler.

 

[TonyP]

Not that I know of. It's just a resonator, not cat or anything. But I'm sure California will still have a problem cutting it off.

 

[Markuson]

Does anyone make a bolt on exhaust that sits higher and can be dumped at the axle? I live in CA, I can’t just cut my muffler.

Thinking they don't care about cutting off the resonator and replacing with pipe which can be tucked higher. The resonator doesn't have any emissions purpose...and the sound isn't much different.

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Thinking they don't care about cutting off the resonator and replacing with pipe which can be tucked higher. The resonator doesn't have any emissions purpose...and the sound isn't much different.

That's what I found out from a SMOG shop today. If its not the muffler or the cat... they don't care. But if the resonator is there and is damaged or modified... it's a fail... so chop-n-go would be my philosophy.

J

 

[TonyP]

In fact @Atwalz did that, chopped it and added a straight pipe. He's in CA.

 

[Willy beamin]

If you do the chop, leave the factory hanger. Chop from the hanger back. Get under there and it'll make sense

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Personally I'd chop and dump right at the back tire. Highest clearance and still has the axle over hanger.

J

 

[TeCKis300]

I'm in kalifornistan and have played many a smog game. I'd say easiest is to chop right behind the hanger. If there's enough clearance, a simple exhaust clamp could be used to fit-up an extension dump pipe instead of the muffler. Then when it comes time to smog, just fit back the muffler.

More involved but still easy is to have a shop weld on some sort of flange to swap between a dump pipe and the stock muffler.

One could take the chance that the smog individual doesn't know what he's looking at and miss the chopped muffler, but that's too easy of a visual for them to fail you on.

@reevesci, this would be an awesome mod for you to offer!

 

[Markuson]

I'm in kalifornistan and have played many a smog game. I'd say easiest is to chop right behind the hanger. If there's enough clearance, a simple exhaust clamp could be used to fit-up an extension dump pipe instead of the muffler. Then when it comes time to smog, just fit back the muffler.

More involved but still easy is to have a shop weld on some sort of flange to swap between a dump pipe and the stock muffler.

One could take the chance that the smog individual doesn't know what he's looking at and miss the chopped muffler, but that's too easy of a visual for them to fail you on.

@reevesci, this would be an awesome mod for you to offer!

I was quoted all of $40 at a welding/muffler shop for this. Haven't done it yet. Might wait until I manage to get a 24 sub tank to see if/how to tuck it with tank in place.

 

[TonyP]

Or move to Utah. No visual, no safety, no liberal dumbdick gun laws, horrendous beer, good times... sorta.