[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by mesooohoppy

very rad build. i think that front bumper is the closest thing ive seen to what id like in a front bumper. minimalist, high clearance, not a bazillion lbs, blends with flairs, etc. (just without the hoop)

That’s what I was going for. Maybe some day I’ll make a few more and sell them...

[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by APhelps

You got a copy of the wiring diagram for the cruise control? (post it up)

I have a hard time imagining the resistance of the wiring is causing an issue since you'd probably talking a fraction of an ohm and I doubt the cruise control is that sensitive.

Yeah here is the wiring:


I cut the wires at the park/neutral position connector which routed to the A/T, added a connector on top of the transmission below the shift boot, ran wire behind my center dash then under my steering wheel then over to the clutch release switch. There are 3 or 4 butt connectors added on each wire, plus all that additional length, and the connector added, I figured the reason it wasn’t working was because of the high resistance. I haven’t looked into it much though, I may have a bad connection somewhere, I’ve been too lazy to crawl under my truck or take apart the dash to try to figure out my problem.

[APhelps]

Originally Posted by Team_Jake

Yeah here is the wiring:


I cut the wires at the park/neutral position connector which routed to the A/T, added a connector on top of the transmission below the shift boot, ran wire behind my center dash then under my steering wheel then over to the clutch release switch. There are 3 or 4 butt connectors added on each wire, plus all that additional length, and the connector added, I figured the reason it wasn’t working was because of the high resistance. I haven’t looked into it much though, I may have a bad connection somewhere, I’ve been too lazy to crawl under my truck or take apart the dash to try to figure out my problem.

Just got around to this but it would seem that your wiring is right. B-Y / W-R from the Park/Neutral switch to the clutch switch is right. Seems like it would be a bad connection if there's no other differences to be found between the AT / MT (or would be my guess).

A couple of feet of wiring and connectors should be less than an ohm of resistance, can't imagine the ECU is that sensitive to a resistance change.

[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by APhelps

Just got around to this but it would seem that your wiring is right. B-Y / W-R from the Park/Neutral switch to the clutch switch is right. Seems like it would be a bad connection if there's no other differences to be found between the AT / MT (or would be my guess).

A couple of feet of wiring and connectors should be less than an ohm of resistance, can't imagine the ECU is that sensitive to a resistance change.

Okay it must just be a bad connection somewhere. I'll have to do some testing. Not having cruise control is fine for now, but I'm planning a trip to Yellowstone this summer so driving there without cruise control is going to be terrible.

[Team_Jake]

Got a new rear bumper!



It was made by Nguyen Works, and if you haven't heard of them before, go check out "nguyen_works" on Instagram. These are the most low profile, minimalist, and high clearance bumpers I've ever seen. I was going to make my own but honestly the way they make theirs is nearly identical to how I would make mine so it only made sense to just order one through them.

When I made my order, my requests were:

1. Lines up with the limited fender flares
2. Works with the eimkeith fuel tank mount (which will be added soon)
3. Swing-out on the driver side (for visibility reasons, and so when I parallel park and unload things from the back to the sidewalk the swing-out is not in the way).

The swing-out hasn't been installed yet, but will be soon when I get the eimkeith bracket welded on.

[Dezert4Runner]

That look great! I randomly came across his rear bumpers on Instagram just this last week and I like it a lot! How much did that configuration set you back? I might be interested in one in the near future after I get my front skid subframe figured out and do my shorter Taco radiator swap that’s collecting dust in the garage.

[mesooohoppy]

Originally Posted by Dezert4Runner

That look great! I randomly came across his rear bumpers on Instagram just this last week and I like it a lot! How much did that configuration set you back? I might be interested in one in the near future after I get my front skid subframe figured out and do my shorter Taco radiator swap that’s collecting dust in the garage.

according to a comment on their IG page, its 600 bucks. which isnt bad for a minimalist rear bumper. im curious how much more their dual swinggers cost. something like this is right up my alley, thank you for this OP, i appreacite it. it looks great on your rig

[Dezert4Runner]

Originally Posted by mesooohoppy

according to a comment on their IG page, its 600 bucks. which isnt bad for a minimalist rear bumper. im curious how much more their dual swinggers cost. something like this is right up my alley, thank you for this OP, i appreacite it. it looks great on your rig

I remember seeing a comment that it’s around $1k with swingout but wanted to hear firsthand what he paid since he has the single swingout too just not installed. The bumper alone is $600 I’m guessing...

[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by Dezert4Runner

I remember seeing a comment that it’s around $1k with swingout but wanted to hear firsthand what he paid since he has the single swingout too just not installed. The bumper alone is $600 I’m guessing...

I paid $1k for everything. When I ordered (which was two months ago), I was told $900 for a bumper with swing-out and an extra $100 to work with the eimkeith fuel tank bracket.

[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by mesooohoppy

according to a comment on their IG page, its 600 bucks. which isnt bad for a minimalist rear bumper. im curious how much more their dual swinggers cost. something like this is right up my alley, thank you for this OP, i appreacite it. it looks great on your rig

I want to say dual sing-out was $1300, but I could be wrong. They are making these out of their garage right now and demand has increased so they might be charging more now.

[Team_Jake]

Originally Posted by Dezert4Runner

That look great!

Originally Posted by mesooohoppy

it looks great on your rig

And thanks, I really appreciate it!

[Team_Jake]

The eimkeith fuel tank bracket has been welded on, thanks to other Jake



Everything is painted, and the swing-out has been added!

Now I need a full sized spare...

[Team_Jake]

Fixed my cruise control on Saturday.

I honestly cannot tell you what was wrong with it. I tore apart the dash and the center console and did some continuity testing on the clutch release wires. I traced the wires back to where I spliced into the wiring harness on top of the transmission, and found continuity. A little confused, I decided to do a test drive with everything still torn apart, and suddenly the cruise control works! I'm not sure if it was just a loose wire that somehow decided to connect when I tore everything apart, or user error in operating the cruise control, but it works now.

I've tried it a few times since and it works just as it should in a 5-speed.

[Team_Jake]

During my Sea of Cortes trip last year one of the roads knocked out my alignment and caused my front tires to toe out. I didn't realize this until I had gotten back to San Diego, and found the inside edge of both of my front tires were nearly bald. Shortly after I got an alignment and swapped them to the rear.

Now with the swing-out I needed a new wheel and tire. I decided to get two new tires on the rear and move the better of my bad tires to the spare and discard the other. I picked up a new wheel from VTX, got two new tires from Discount Tire, and got everything mounted. She's starting to look complete!

[octanejunkie]

How stable/noisy is it driving around with the spare up high back there, does the spare rock around and make new knocks and noises?