Recent content by Hellamatic

I've been back and forth on this in the past. Ultimately, the weight of a RTT and two yaks on the roof is not a great idea. Not to mention just physically fitting everything up there. But ignoring that for a minute, here was my thought process: A little background: the GF and I like to do...

Oven cleaner will dissolve the fake chrome off plastic if that's what you're looking for. I used it to dechrome the wheels on my nitro RC truck, of all things, and it worked great. Just takes some time and a few applications. YMMV. I'd recommend trying it on a random fake chrome object...

This just made my day. Looks great!

What was the offset again?? Do they rub?

Hey there boys and girls, I'm still around - just haven't been on the forum due to no progress on the 4runner build (and I'm tired of talking about tires and bug deflectors, haha.) It's been a tough year due to a drastic slowdown in my industry - I barely made half as much money this year, so...

My sliders are a preproduction prototype from All-Pro - I've never actually checked their website to see if they sell them, but I'd imagine they do. KDSS lines posed a slight issue, but you just have to manhandle them into place. I just coaxed them into position with a jack and hammer and welded...

I'll play along 1engineer... A woman heads out for a round of golf to try the game out. She gets back to the clubhouse and the pro asks, "well, how was the round?" "It was great, but I got stung by a bee between the first and second hole." Club Pro: "oh, your stance must be too wide."

Make sure you do a clear coat over them. Nightshades fades like a mofo and the clear seems to slow down the fade.

My 2 cents - based on the use you described, I wouldn't even bother with a winch. The hi-lift is the perfect tool for self-rescue in emergency situations, especially since it sounds like the area you plan on going to is pretty low risk. Easy to just toss the jack in the truck when you're heading...

My ARB was a pain in the ass to install as well - it took 3 evenings after work for me and my dad to install it. It wasn't particularly difficult once you figured out what the instructions were trying to tell you, but a lot of time was spent reading, re-reading, looking at the grainy black and...

I don't endorse or recommend the revtek lift - it's been my worst mod. As for the rear bumper, yes there is cutting involved. It's heavy, somewhere between 150-200lbs. You will absolutely need to run a heavier spring rate if you plan on running bumpers. To give you an idea of what you're up...

The bumper for the '10-'13 should fit, but you'd be on your own when it comes to cutting the plastic. I'm pretty sure all they need to do is amend the installation manual in order to "release" a 2014+ version. And you probably won't get any bumper faster than ARB - mine took 4 days to arrive...

Just phone Bajarack and you will get an answer straight from the horse's mouth without any kind of internet speculation. I've heard they're easy to deal with on custom orders, so I assume they can do it for you.

Ok, I just changed my vote. Just read through the battery saver one and laughed so hard I nearly fell off the toilet.

That time someone asked about tires.