05-11-2012, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by chasklink
Looking good! Glad to hear it is back together! If you don't me asking what did it cost you to put in the trutrac with mods? Charlie K.
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dont mind at all!
Front install kit.
245.00
Eaton TruTrac was 490.00
Nitro 5.29 gears for the front and rear diff and a rear install kit.
665.00
So total I spent $1400 on parts to regear and add the TruTrac
I spent 330$ on labor for setting the gears and having Chase at ECGS modify the TruTrac.
so all in all about 1800$ total after misc supplies/beer/food for helpers etc.
I could have done it a bit cheaper by just ordering the whole Front diff with Trutrac from ECGS and then ordering the parts and doing the back the same as I did.
but that probably would have only saved maybe 100-200$
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05-23-2012, 08:35 AM
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So, 1st trip out with 5.29 gears on 33's and the Trutrac.. Jenny Creek May 20th, 2012
1st the pics...
Here is the whole album, https://picasaweb.google.com/1067797...eat=directlink
From left to right you may recognize: SteezeMcqueen, 00Spork, Sn0wrunner, Me, Shawn St. Cyr. and then our RM4x4 friend aka Monstero.
The damage was Sn0wrunners rig.. his LBJ bolts either fell out, or sheared off... either way, his ball joint was intact, but the bolts came out. This was luckily at low speed and within sight of the trailhead as we were leaving.
its all ok though, no one got hurt and he was able to drive it home after borrowing an LBJ bolt from Steeze...
Here is me in Jenny Creek, I slipped off that rock and ended up using my Lil Skips belly pan!
Drew aka 00Spork came and jumped on my rock sliders on the driver side and I was able to get off the rock.
after I pulled out a huge Bronco that had been stuck there for over a day, we proceeded thru the spot he got stuck with little to no issues.
I must say that 5.29 gearing is great. I actually caused myself issues, I put the 4runner in 4Hi at the beginning of the trail. I ended up pulling that Bronco out with very little trouble in 4hi. At the toughest section in Jenny creek, I crawled up one bit in 4hi no problem. Then I started smoking my clutch trying to keep my RPMs higher. Then, I realized how dumb I had been. I put it in 4Lo and crawled right up the rocks. I can also go to almost not even moving with the clutch out and the engine stays alive with these gears. I know its not as good as dual Tcases, but its pretty nice to be able to go 1mph and lower and not have your manual die on you.
I can definitely feel the difference with the TruTrac also. It was 100% worth all the pain and trouble. I could feel it gripping in 4wd... I could feel the road and steering better in 4hi and lo with it on.
Great first trip, cant wait to actually use the Trutrac and the gearing in 4lo. hopefully we will be going this weekend. More reports after that.
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05-23-2012, 09:10 AM
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05-23-2012, 01:37 PM
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That's a sweet lineup of rigs. Good to hear the troubles with the gears seems to be worked out and you can go have fun in that thing!
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05-23-2012, 04:21 PM
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yeah man... some really nicely built rigs there!
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05-23-2012, 04:51 PM
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glad to see it back up and running. I thought andrew (May be creepy I know his name even though I never met him, but I just remember his face and his green rig) sold his 4runner? I didnt see it in the pics tho
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05-23-2012, 05:00 PM
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glad to see it back up and running. I thought andrew (May be creepy I know his name even though I never met him, but I just remember his face and his green rig) sold his 4runner? I didnt see it in the pics tho
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Correct. He sold it. He now has an '81 Toyota pick up. Its the 2nd from the left in the picture between mine and steeze's.
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05-23-2012, 06:12 PM
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Looking good. That is great that the gears and TruTrac are working out for you. How has it been on the freeway?
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05-23-2012, 08:42 PM
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Looking good. That is great that the gears and TruTrac are working out for you. How has it been on the freeway?
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Its actually not bad. I dont know that I would drive out to Cali on 33's, I would probably have to put some 35's on first... but for driving around Colorado its great. at 70mph im sitting about 3400rpms... at 75mph 3600 and 80 is about 3900RPM... not great for long distances but just fine for getting to trails in CO and UT..
Its not a big deal cuz I have a 2001 Grand Am GT that I drive daily now.
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Correct. He sold it. He now has an '81 Toyota pick up. Its the 2nd from the left in the picture between mine and steeze's.
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And that 81 is a beast. Once he works out the issues with it being carbureted by adding propane or going FI it will be even more unstoppable.
We are just glad to have him back wheeling with us. His Green 4runner was awesome.
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That's a sweet lineup of rigs. Good to hear the troubles with the gears seems to be worked out and you can go have fun in that thing!
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It is a sweet lineup, and we didnt even have some of our other regulars... Gerdo, Glen Yoshida, 5runner (formerly known on T4R as CSL)
Yeah, It was so nice to actually have some fun in this thing without having to work on it. I think this weekend is a camping/wheeling trip so Ill see if I can get more pics, maybe some of the new rear control arms and other stuff I put on while the rig was down.
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05-23-2012, 08:54 PM
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Looks like fun! I need to go out wheeling with you guys some time.
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05-23-2012, 10:14 PM
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Looks like fun! I need to go out wheeling with you guys some time.
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Yes you do!
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05-24-2012, 11:19 AM
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Its actually not bad. I dont know that I would drive out to Cali on 33's, I would probably have to put some 35's on first... but for driving around Colorado its great. at 70mph im sitting about 3400rpms... at 75mph 3600 and 80 is about 3900RPM... not great for long distances but just fine for getting to trails in CO and UT..
Its not a big deal cuz I have a 2001 Grand Am GT that I drive daily now.
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Wow that is some high RPMs. So when are those 35's going on? I drive on the freeway to much to gear down that low, I think 4.88s would be better for my driving especially since it is still my DD. Maybe in a couple years when I move out to CO I can make it my trail rig.
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05-25-2012, 11:18 PM
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Wow that is some high RPMs. So when are those 35's going on?
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Its not that bad considering the 4runner redlines near 6k. Im not sure if the fact that I have a manual changes the ratio at all. I never played with the transmission/transfer case settings on the site I used to figure what gears I wanted.
good question... Im not in any rush, I just bought new 4 new Toyo Open Country MT's at $290 a pop this last summer. considering I was down for 6 months, and the 4runner hasn't been my daily driver since August, they have pretty much 95% tread on them. Ill almost definitely wait til these tires are gone to move to 35's.
that brings up another question though. What are the next mods? and what priority.
1.Extended brake lines and SS lines in general are priority #1. My brake lines are not looking too great.
once the brake lines are done, I have longer shocks ready to go.
2. longer shocks. my procomps are only good for 2.5" lift, they have needed to be replaced for a long time
3. Mount for my Toshiba Thrive so I can use all the features of the Terrain mapping and Torque Pro apps. will accomodate pics and video also.
4. Possible new sleeping platform/storage box
5. TRD supercharger
6. Rear ARB locker
7. hmmm... TBD
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I drive on the freeway to much to gear down that low, I think 4.88s would be better for my driving especially since it is still my DD. Maybe in a couple years when I move out to CO I can make it my trail rig.
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That would be awesome! how positive are you that you are moving to Co??
well, talk to the people that went to 35s that have 4.88, if you are going to 35's and dont need it as a DD I would advise the 5.29s... too many people said they wish they had gone to 5.29 instead of 4.88 with their 35's. As someone with 33's and 5.29s I can understand exactly why... I can already tell 5.29s and 35s will be perfect.
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05-26-2012, 12:50 AM
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That would be awesome! how positive are you that you are moving to Co??
well, talk to the people that went to 35s that have 4.88, if you are going to 35's and dont need it as a DD I would advise the 5.29s... too many people said they wish they had gone to 5.29 instead of 4.88 with their 35's. As someone with 33's and 5.29s I can understand exactly why... I can already tell 5.29s and 35s will be perfect.
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I would say that we are in the 75% range that we will move out that way in the next 2-3 years.
Good point about going up to 35's. Right now I'm happy with 33's but there is always room to grow. I need to focus on a few other things like a locker first and foremost then some skids.
Your 4Runner is looking beast, keep it up.
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05-30-2012, 06:24 AM
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Your 4Runner is looking beast, keep it up.
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Thanks, its a work in progress,
So this weekend I went with Gerdo and Glen Yoshida to Halfmoon Creek to wheel and camp, then we went to Wheeler lake...
Got to test out the gearing and TruTrac again.
First here is the whole album
and then here are some select pics.
For those that havent seen the CVJ neoprene boots, I had CVJ put them on my spare axle...
Here is a pic crossing a part of the North side of Halfmoon creek
We crossed over from Leadville to Fairplay by going over Westin Pass, here is a small trail we took to the end and took a nice pic of all our rigs.
Glen Yoshida fording the stream!
Broke my first cv on the trail...
broke it on the V notch...
which is where I got this shot of Gerdo getting Tippy
but not as tippy as he got here
Glen is reaching out to try and counter weight Gerdo but Gerdo expertly rolled out of this before rolling his rig.
Then Glen went for the 3 pointer and followed Gerdos line!
I know the last few were of Gerdo and Glen but they were too awesome to not post up.
The gearing once again proved to be an asset on the trail, but not on my gastank... it wasnt too painful, I just had to fill up one extra time than everyone else.
the Trutrac took out a CV... I can feel it constantly while im wheeling, it definitely is an asset. We will see how many CVs it costs me, cuz I had never broken one before I put that Trutrac in..
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