Heading south from Bishop on 395, there was a dirt road that connected to Movie Road, which is where my next stop was, Alabama Hills. Thanks to offline maps and GPS, navigating these roads were easy.
Right off 395, going towards Movie Road
After about 3 miles, we finally entered Alabama Hills. No one else in sight, until we drive another 1 mile past the sign.. Guess it's the road less traveled.
Looking for camp, came down into the valley. Wanted more off-road, but got too tired and wanted to set up camp and relax.
Picture of our camp site.
Next morning, we packed our things and made our way towards home. Before hitting some asphalt again, we decided to scout a few more trails near by.
Since I have a 3 day weekend, I figured I'd continue forth on my project. Going to be planning out my front bumper, and 32" LED bar mount. Progress from here will be measured in hours.
Ordered an ebay special 32" light bar recently which I will be mounting up and fabricating my own brackets to do so. Hopefully I get some time soon to do so though..
And.. I've finally decided to get some Bilstein 5100 with FJC Moog's front and rear. Just fingers crossed that the rear Moog's don't have any problems. Going to be ordering these soon...
Today, my Bilsteins were supposed to come in the mail but they didn't.. Ugh.. In any case, I lifted the truck after I got home from school and decided to do a power steering flush, as well as brake fluid as I had some remaining unopened DOT 4 fluid from my WRX brake job.
Power steering flush. Fluid was black. Made a HUGE difference in steering feel and it doesn't feel like it's "loose" any more.
ATE TYP 200 brake fluid, replacing the old fluid.
Now.. When I first picked up my truck, I knew that the brakes needed to be serviced soon since the brakes were quite spongy. I never got around to doing it because A) I was busy B) I was lazy. Kinda feel I took the time to do it today.. I didn't think it would be this bad...
Finally got my Bilsteins in the mail today and opted to install everything today as well. Install was a breeze... Minus, the rear top nut on the shock was rusted and wouldn't come off with ease. Opted for new KYB top hats since i'm already there.
FJC Moog's set at 1.75" is perfect. Because of the body lines, the 4r looks like it has reverse rake, but the measurements of the wheel wells show otherwise...
Also, since I was underneath the car already and my CV boot tear had gotten worse, I'd figure I'd wrap it with a ziplock bag and ziptie the ends for a temp solution while I wait for my CV boots to come and I make time again to reboot the CV's. Looks ghetto as hell, but hey... it works.
Came back from a camping trip yesterday in Bishop and Alabama Hills.. Man this rig is fun to play with off road.. Too bad I came to an obstacle, and bent my exhaust. But what fun is there without some damage? haha
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My Satoshi Grille Mod
2008 Sport - TOYOTA Raptor Grill - Toytec 3" Suspension Lift with Coilovers - Bilstein 5100 - Cooper Discover STT Pro -
Fuel Beast Wheels - 20% Tint - LED Interior - Remote Start