Had motor mounts changed. Waiting on labor quote for everything from shroud , fan, timing belt, etc. Sucks but prices are fair. Missing wrenching on my own car the most living out of US .Getting everything prepared before Supercharger goes on in January. Got to get some undercarriage pics.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (37 Viewers)
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In Middle East in the dunes very common to run the 100 series at 14psi front and 12 rear for hours on end, no problem. Some like me run it 12 and 12. 20psi helps but is not low enough we find when it is soft; engine is labouring, getting stuck easily etc. pop offs are rare even at 12-14 unless you really throw it around. Stuck on the beach like that where speeds will be low you can easily go down to 12 and 10 to get her free and air up again after.
for jacking in the sand (final stuck solution if alone / pop-off) we prefer to use a 2.5 - 3.0T trolley jack. Doesn't look as cool but much safer than a hi-lift when the ground is soft and the vehicle often not on the flat. hi-lifts are great but can bite you.
Once you air down to 12 you will be astonished by how good the LC100 is in the sand. like it was tarmac.....
Don't want to be pedantic, but you might find it hard to road test with both rear and front DS removed.
I will go stand in the corner now.
Cheers mate, not without the spotting you provided on many of those very tight obstacles Sven...
Don't want to be pedantic, but you might find it hard to road test with both rear and front DS removed.
I will go stand in the corner now.
Not with a tow strap and a big truck.
Big things coming this weekend!
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#LiveLaughLove.
Yeah But you have that awesome OEM swing out carrier.
You could recoup the cost of the work by picking up a bunch of rust free parts commonly sought after here in the states and selling them to those of us in the rusty areas of NA.
Great information from the best sandy testing & evaluation areas there in the Middle East and very good to know Doc... It just seems so counterintuitive to air down that far as it's really hard to believe you can run them safely down in the teens. Thanks for sharing as your past performance speaks volumes @DesertDoc as it is great to hear that you guys do so with great affect there in the land of the Big Sand Box...
@FxFormat mentioned he, like me were concerned about wheel widths and lower pressures might/could lead to problems, but the lower you go, the better the floatation and @DesertDoc would know better than any of us here on the East Coast. I'm a believer...
Cheers mates,
G
mdcoa
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Recently test fitted our new skybox 21 after our old Yakima had a close encounter with a parking garage….
We thought the old one (CL buy) was a 21 but when we got the 21 home we saw it was bigger—more space for stuff.
Fortunately the 21 cu ft one isn’t any wider and still fits with my home brewed maxtrax mounting plates.
We thought the old one (CL buy) was a 21 but when we got the 21 home we saw it was bigger—more space for stuff.
Fortunately the 21 cu ft one isn’t any wider and still fits with my home brewed maxtrax mounting plates.
Met up with a tree this past summer at Anthracite. I've needed the truck these past couple months so just got it in to get fixed.
And here it is. Pretty incredible work! Trying to get him on Mud. He's @845yota on IG if you are in the NE and need quality body work done.
And here it is. Pretty incredible work! Trying to get him on Mud. He's @845yota on IG if you are in the NE and need quality body work done.
Built the most basic of platforms so I can go camping this winter in FL
Trebuchet is so much fun. My son built his as a senior. He and the two girls helping set the school record of 250 feet. It was wicked fast.
Airing down makes a huge difference as it allows the tire to spread out more and grab more traction on different surfaces. We ran the same trials with different pressure and @Eighteen11R @prharper can attest, it makes a difference. Agreed you need to get below 20 to make a difference. Probably somewhere in the 15-18 psi can make a big difference. Even more so in sand where there is less likelihood of hitting a rock and causing damage or bead popping. I think that bead popped was more due to that mud hole.@JohnVee taught me a valuable lesson during the Fall Crawl... I too thought 20-22 pounds would be down enough to make the difference but it really depends on your sidewall flex for maximum traction. ~15-18 pounds will get you that. At least for me, it made an incredible difference over rocks while climbing... I know of only one tire that lost it's bead during the Fall Crawl and thank God we were on the flats when it occurred...
@prharper also broke out a very cool tire air (four hose) management system he researched... INDEFLATE IS AN AWESOME PRODUCT...
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Depending on your compressor, it makes the air down/up process tons easier.
Flat is all perspective
Rear Nakamichi Speakers on my ‘00 LX replaced after the HU. 6.5” GX628 JBLs. Trimmed the stock enclosure with a dremel grinding bit to get these in.
Working on the front with 6.5” GX608C component speakers along with the amp soon.
Working on the front with 6.5” GX608C component speakers along with the amp soon.
