Recent content by Mendoncyclesmith

So, not sure how specific you're wanting feedback on, but my bumper isn't swing out, but my RigD UltraSwing is a nice thing, and my main complaint about it is a me problem. It doesn't automatically latch upon closing, and a time or two I've left it open, with bikes on the rack mounted to it...

Thanks all. I have a lot of info to chew on and work through, it's appreciated. Yeah. Fox holds no cache for me, if another brand offered similar options, I'm just as interested. Good to hear about the sway bar delete. I'll play round with that later, once I sort out ride height more fully.

Awesome, thanks again, both of you. Think I'll leave my sway bar in place till I get the other things sorted out, it's pretty highland I do mostly paved road, so less stability when I'm already on stilts of a sort, sounds sketchy/scary. We have deer around here, evasive maneuvers are a thing...

Thanks Charlie. I figured that was the case, too small a market. But with all the overlanders out there running 3rd Gens, I didn't know what might exist in darker corners of the market. The internet only pushes paying advertisers products for the most part, so I never assume my searches are...

Hey all, so one of my YT channels (not Toyota focused) has a modern Tundra that the suspension sion needed replacement. He did some of the modern, "smart" Fox stuff, and was amazed at how much better it handled chunky choppy stuff, think, trophy truck railing through whoops in the desert, the...

Hey thanks for chiming in. I didn't exactly, say it, but yeah, the compass was the least important feature, I liked the tilt and roll measurements. Not sure what I searched last time, as it seems like I'm turning up several now, all on Amazon, and I'm not giving that guy any money ever, so...

Okay, so not 3rd gen related other than I have one in mine? I bought this thing because I wanted the basics, without an app, a phone, another electrical accessory etc, just the facts, ma'am. Dorky, yes, but it also reminds me of the ones that came in the Gen 1's, which were WAY cooler. I'm...

Yeah, sunk cost fallacy right here. Sorry... You either accept the loss and watch someone else drive away with a truck you put a ton of money into and just swallow it, or drive it enough that the cash outlay, ceases to be a factor in your choices/feelings. Fully built out, (bigger tires...

Thanks Charlie, super helpful info! A next year project considering the costs, but seems worth it.

Thanks all! Okay, so right off the bat, no clue I had to do front gearing too, I am NOT a truck mechanic, just a bike mechanic.... So ball park, $1500/2K, got it. I'll save my pennies. And a supercharge sounds cool, but it's not in the cards. I'd rather do a manual tranny conversion and dump...

Hey folks, let me start by saying, I totally "get" gearing for bicycles, and if there's a simple way to make the two line up in my head, I'm all ears. That said, I'm an automotive moron. So all these numbers are about as meaningful to me as a computer is to a caveman. I put Mickey Thompson...

Hey thanks! So there is such a beast, for sale somewhere? All I've run across, say discontinued part, and none were stainless.

So I did a MagnaFlow stainless Overland exhaust a year or two ago. Just noticed my exhaust sounding a bit farty towards the front yesterday, quick inspection found a leak coming out of the weld region on the bung for the O@ sensor on the front pipe, (the one just ahead of the cat). Called...

I popped a set on last year in a desperate attempt to correct weird noises and sensations in my front end after too many stupid mechanical lift decisions during my learning/FAFO phase. For me? They hit it out of the park. No more clunking, odd sounds during articulation, etc. They feel more...

Hey, 1996 here, also another north easterner. If you haven't gotten a bumper yet, I think I learned this here, but no matter, it's worth re-sharing. The ARB bumpers (so I'm told) are the only "off road" bumper made for our rigs, that meets or exceeds all traffic safety standards. All the...