[papabeach]

Originally Posted by MattJakobs

That thing looks awesome man, definitely jealous of the dual swing out! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the compliment! I have Slee duals on my 80 series as well and really like them. The tables here are great but the other significant bonus is the lack of clearance required to open up the arms as compared to a single swing arm. I will say that CBI doesn’t make a lot of these rear bumpers and they forgot to drill some holes, some holes were misaligned and parts were missing. It was all fairly easy to fix and they were easy to work but the experience was a little annoying. If you choose to go this route I would ask CBI to test fit all the pieces and check the packing list before shipment.

[MattJakobs]

Originally Posted by papabeach

Thanks for the compliment! I have Slee duals on my 80 series as well and really like them. The tables here are great but the other significant bonus is the lack of clearance required to open up the arms as compared to a single swing arm. I will say that CBI doesn’t make a lot of these rear bumpers and they forgot to drill some holes, some holes were misaligned and parts were missing. It was all fairly easy to fix and they were easy to work but the experience was a little annoying. If you choose to go this route I would ask CBI to test fit all the pieces and check the packing list before shipment.

Of course. I’ve been looking long and hard at rear bumpers, especially with Black Friday around the corner. How much of a convenience factor is having the dual swingouts? Sometimes annoying, easy with the weight distribution?
For fuel storage, are you happy with just one jerry can holder or do you wish you had gotten two?

[papabeach]

Originally Posted by MattJakobs

Of course. I’ve been looking long and hard at rear bumpers, especially with Black Friday around the corner. How much of a convenience factor is having the dual swingouts? Sometimes annoying, easy with the weight distribution?
For fuel storage, are you happy with just one jerry can holder or do you wish you had gotten two?

Super convenient...wouldn’t have it any other way (nor would my wife). This bumper is HEAVY! I switched to OME 861s and required shims on drivers side to help with lean, not perfect but pretty close to level. I run with 1 tank for the most part and am happy. I have 2 more I can put on the roor rack if needed. I use my 80 series for longer trips...more comfy for everyone and better range and it holds two extra tanks on the roof most of the time.

[Kotrin]

Originally Posted by papabeach

The plan is to ditch the wire supports and make a bracket/support arm that swings out and supports each table from below so I can put larger/heavier items on the tables.

Nice. Everything but the front ARB bumper on my 4Runner I either welded or cut/designed myself. Lots of time was spent but less than 400.00 in material for rear plate bumper, sliders, swing away and such. Really happy with it. I looked at doing a little table behind my swing away but decided against it as I have a table with my tailgate.

Currently my dad and I are working on a cover like this for the rear of my vehicle.

[MattJakobs]

Originally Posted by papabeach

Super convenient...wouldn’t have it any other way (nor would my wife). This bumper is HEAVY! I switched to OME 861s and required shims on drivers side to help with lean, not perfect but pretty close to level. I run with 1 tank for the most part and am happy. I have 2 more I can put on the roor rack if needed. I use my 80 series for longer trips...more comfy for everyone and better range and it holds two extra tanks on the roof most of the time.

I'll definitely be switching to the 861s too, plus Sonoran Steel's rear body mounts.
Thanks for the info man, I really like the look and functionality of the dual swings. Just want to make sure it's the right decision.

[papabeach]

Added some VLED tail turn lights and resistors. I did try a “LED” flasher but it didn’t work so I went with the resistors.

VLED HIGH VISIBILITY AMBER 6 LED 7443 744
VLED VLR-6 PRO SAFE LOAD TURN SIGNAL RESISTOR EQUALIZER

[FiXXXerX]

Such an awesome build... you were one of 2 builds I stalked for the past few weeks/months before I ended up getting my own!

[papabeach]

Originally Posted by Adam0130

Such an awesome build... you were one of 2 builds I stalked for the past few weeks/months before I ended up getting my own!

Thanks for the compliment! I really should have started this years ago, glad it has been helpful thus far. If you have any questions just ask.

[papabeach]

Been driving around for awhile now since adding the spacers on the drivers side and alignment seemed a litte off, turns out the toe drivers side toe was way out of spec...tires also needed R&B’d...all better now. Before and after numbers below.

[papabeach]

I heard from ARB...they fixed my fridge/freezer and are sending back for free. Needed a new display. So I figured now was as good a time as any for a fridge slide. After much debate and review and consideration for making my own I ordered an Alu-cab tilting slide from OK 4WD during their Black Friday sale. My wife is short so I needed a solution that would work for her and this was the easy answer...not the cheap one. Nonetheless I think this will work well for both of us. Pic below is for attention only...not my rig.

https://ok4wd.com/brands/alucab/alu-...medium-fridges

I will add some install pics when I get it.

Also...I “needed” something to aid my fishing habit and entertain the family. So today I picked up a Kayu Kayak Voodoo. Something of a hybrid kayak/paddle board. My family and I did a little demo with the company owner, Kevin, and it was an easy sell for us. It just came out last week...isn’t even on his website yet but plenty of videos on Facebook.

Kaku Kayak | Kayaks and Stand Up Paddle Boards


You can see the video here:

https://www.facebook.com/kakukayak/v...4705344681201/

[infamousRNR]

What you got cooking up on your builds for this new year my friends? @papbeach

[Scramble]

Originally Posted by papabeach

Thanks for the compliment! I have Slee duals on my 80 series as well and really like them. The tables here are great but the other significant bonus is the lack of clearance required to open up the arms as compared to a single swing arm. I will say that CBI doesn’t make a lot of these rear bumpers and they forgot to drill some holes, some holes were misaligned and parts were missing. It was all fairly easy to fix and they were easy to work but the experience was a little annoying. If you choose to go this route I would ask CBI to test fit all the pieces and check the packing list before shipment.

They've been losing customers left & right on their rear bumpers for years now. One because of quality & two because of price. Shrockworks, 4XInnov & Savage have been eating their lunch.

[papabeach]

Originally Posted by infamousRNR

What you got cooking up on your builds for this new year my friends? @papbeach

Hmm...cargo storage solution, double din stereo, back-up camera, re-do some switches, more lights, fishing pole storage solution, maybe repaint hood, rear hatch window control from cargo area, MORE TRAIL TIME!

[papabeach]

So...ever since I installed my rear LED turn signals I have been experiencing a whacky problem. Turning on either the right or left turn signal would also periodically (R>L) cause the rear brake lights to flash. I found this out when I was driving down the interstate with the cruise control set...every time I would hit my turn signal my cruise control would disengage (by triggering the brake light circuit). Super annoying! And seeing as I haven't towed anything in the last 10 years I decided to remove the trailer harness thinking it was not LED compatible and/or it had some type of problem.

Well...problem solved! No more blinking brake light with the turn signal. FWIW, the trailer harness was an aftermarket one as my 4Runner didn't come with the tow package. Anyone know of a LED compatible trailer harness if I every decide to add one back?

As a bonus to further remove annoying problems, I greased the latch and the pins on my rear swing arms because they were getting squeaky and I replaced the worn down felt padding on my spare 20L fuel tank as it was starting to rattle and drive me nuts. Crazy how these little things that don't really matter much add up until they finally get addressed. Ooh and I ordered a new high lift cover (Yescom http://a.co/cZa12Sn) as mine was super faded (High Lift brand) and was starting to rip....wish these things lasted longer and weren't so pricey...trying to keep the rattles to a min.

Next up on list of annoying to-do's and one day projects is contact OTRATTW for some replacement switches as I have multiple burned out LEDs...

[papabeach]

Maitenance and cleaning day...not too exciting (controversial use of BG oil assoc products to some...)
-ran a can of BG EPR through the crank case...oil def came out black, maybe a tad quieter idle...didn’t really have a problem to begin with...
-Mobil 1 Full Synthetic oil change and Mobil 1 extended life filter
-added a can of BG MOA to fresh oil in crank case
-greased propeller shaft, sway bars and some other squeaky parts
-added a can of BG 44K to gas tank
-replaced missing bolt for fold down table on rear swing arm (guess it rattled off)
-added some adhesive foam padding around my spare 20L gas tank to get rid of rattles
-wash , vacuum, interior, windows
-drank a cold one & went fishing!