What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (28 Viewers)

[Myanmar Shave]

Last night, sticker delete, then rear seat delete. Drove to the country today and took him off the pavement!!1! Then did a recovery!!

 

[supercarrera]

Started on the 4.30 swap:

 

[DesmoPilot]

Nice - looks great. I have a Bravo system on order for my '13 but it should be a few more weeks.

When you have a sec, can you please share measurements for the left and right drawers?

Mainly looking for width - trying to plan what to put in there. Currently looking at a 17" Blackstone griddle but I want to make sure that will fit.

Also - mind sharing what you have in your drawers?

Thanks,
Mike

Interior measurements:
37.5”D x 14.5”W x 9”H
37.5”D x 18.75”W x 9”H

I haven’t put dividers in yet and haven’t stocked the drawers yet. I am not driving the LC yet and trying to make my way through installing all of the build parts.

The plan for the drawers is tool kit, first aid, recovery gear bag, air inflation tools, jet oil, some kitchen items, leave an area for pantry food for short trips when not pulling trailer. I am sure there will be some other items I am not thinking about right now.

 

[DesmoPilot]

Tires showed up, so got them mounted up. Tires are Toyo AT3 in 285/75-17C. Did a deflation test with the Apex valve. Took exactly 8 seconds to go from 38psi to 18psi. Works for me!!

 

[04UZJ100]

Tires showed up, so got them mounted up. Tires are Toyo AT3 in 285/75-17C. Did a deflation test with the Apex valve. Took exactly 8 seconds to go from 38psi to 18psi. Works for me!!

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Looks awesome. How was it fitting them? I see front mud flap removal, anything else? What’s the backspacing on those wheels?

 

[DesmoPilot]

Looks awesome. How was it fitting them? I see front mud flap removal, anything else? What’s the backspacing on those wheels?

I haven't checked for clearance yet. I took the mudflaps off as precautionary. I will have a better idea on clearance once I install the suspension and align it properly.

Wheels are KMC KM717 17x8.5 +18.

 

[vabluefish]

Put on new Method wheels and K02s. Wheels are +30 offset, tires are 285/75/17. Took off 285/65/18 KO2s that I've had for ~4.5 years (still have tread left) and Spyder Trax spacers all the way around. Had to get one of those MAP-Pro torches to get the loctite off the spacer nuts.
Molded the front mud flaps a little with a heat gun, then had to remove the little wind deflector and push the liner forward an inch.

New wheel and tire combo weighted the same as old set up with spacers?

Molded flap to clear sweep of tire. Still pretty close but no issue.

 

[TXMeatball]

Wrapped up my little 4k mile western adventure and immediately threw on some rallye 4000s I scored in arizona. Removed the cigarette lighter and replaced with the switch since I'm a fan of keeping the interior as factory as possible.

 

[tincan45]

Finally got around to installing the Rhino -Rack backbone in preparation for RTTx. One job, but tightening the hex bolts was not as easy as the instructions make it look. I found if you snug everything up with a smaller 7/32 allen wrench instead of the 6mm it would allow you enough slop navigate the weird angle. You need to switch back to the short 6mm for final tightening.

Each rail is about 8.5 lbs compared to about 5.5 lbs for the factory rails. Adding only 6 lbs total. Gaining an additional set of mount points and a nice level surface is great in my book! Really regretting all the time and money I spent playing with DIY 80/20 solutions. Can't wait to get the tent mounted!

Also: I now have a set of LX and LC rails just sitting in the garage. If you want them come get them. I'd rather not deal with shipping though.

 

[1world1love]

Finally got around to installing the Rhino -Rack backbone in preparation for RTTx. One job, but tightening the hex bolts was not as easy as the instructions make it look. I found if you snug everything up with a smaller 7/32 allen wrench instead of the 6mm it would allow you enough slop navigate the weird angle. You need to switch back to the short 6mm for final tightening.

Each rail is about 8.5 lbs compared to about 5.5 lbs for the factory rails. Adding only 6 lbs total. Gaining an additional set of mount points and a nice level surface is great in my book! Really regretting all the time and money I spent playing with DIY 80/20 solutions. Can't wait to get the tent mounted!

Also: I now have a set of LX and LC rails just sitting in the garage. If you want them come get them. I'd rather not deal with shipping though.

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So you are mounting the RTT directly on the rails? What RTT are you going with?

 

[1world1love]

Installed a Garmin PowerSwitch to control accessories:

It is all controlled via Bluetooth. Simple but effective, and I really like not having hardware in the cab.

 

[1world1love]

And also installed OBA:

 

[1world1love]

And the business end:

 

[jrmudder92]

Fun wet weekend at hurricane creek. See more on my build.
Post in thread '50 shades of gray, 2011 Land Cruiser Build'
Builds - 50 shades of gray, 2011 Land Cruiser Build - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/50-shades-of-gray-2011-land-cruiser-build.1225244/post-13756536

 

[NYC570]

Finally got around to installing the Rhino -Rack backbone in preparation for RTTx. One job, but tightening the hex bolts was not as easy as the instructions make it look. I found if you snug everything up with a smaller 7/32 allen wrench instead of the 6mm it would allow you enough slop navigate the weird angle. You need to switch back to the short 6mm for final tightening.

Each rail is about 8.5 lbs compared to about 5.5 lbs for the factory rails. Adding only 6 lbs total. Gaining an additional set of mount points and a nice level surface is great in my book! Really regretting all the time and money I spent playing with DIY 80/20 solutions. Can't wait to get the tent mounted!

Also: I now have a set of LX and LC rails just sitting in the garage. If you want them come get them. I'd rather not deal with shipping though.

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If you change your mind about shipping, I'd be interested in the LC roof rack.

 

[tincan45]

So you are mounting the RTT directly on the rails? What RTT are you going with?

Yes. I decided on the terrapod Rttx from @JJBiggs. If you haven't checked them out, it's a pretty incredible RTT. Very few in the wild at this point (<10). Chad is a solid guy. OCD engineering type with an eye for detail. In fact, he convinced me the back-bone was the way to go.

Website: Terrapod

 

[gluaisrothai]

Heading cross country from CA-TX. Started the off-road adventure by taking Cerro Gordo road all the way from the highway to Lee Flat- White Talc Road. Slow going from the summit heading east but not technical. Stock suspension.

 

[LazyL]

Love Leatherique! Make sure to use the conditioner(oil) first before the cleaner though

Wow not far from
Me I’m near Florence sc

 

[tdipaul]

Nothing major here, just a tire rotation with assistance from my son (trying to teach the kid how to do basic stuff).

62K on the clock and no issues at all.

 

[tdipaul]

Was thinking abt the ebc hd pads .. but I’ve put 100k on stock pads rotors

You went 100K on stock pads and rotors?
F?
R?
Both?