Chuckles' 98 Manual SR5 4Runner

[Chuckles89]

The 3rd gen shanty town


He had a mosquito net and borrowed my tarp to make a awning over the window so they would have adequate ventilation


Got into some fog heading down the mountain this morning


Hitting the Alvin C. York Highway

 

[habanero]

Looks like a fine and fun time, Chuckles!

 

[Chuckles89]

Looks like a fine and fun time, Chuckles!

I had a blast!

 

[Nervo19]

That looks like a fun weekend. I wish it would stop raining here. I enjoy the pictures. This is my favorite. "Adventure Ahead."

 

[Chuckles89]

Swampers are for sale....

I'm looking into getting some 235/85R16 Cooper STT Pros. I can get a set of 4 for $750.

I would put my fender liners back in, put original windshield washer tank back in, put my mud flaps back on, and lower my front bump stops for more flex.

I then wouldn't need a spare tire carrier because they're the same size as my regular tires.

The biggest benefit is that I could drive comfortably to and from the trails. Driving these swampers for a year is enough for me...

Here's a pic of them on a taco!

 

[Chuckles89]

Got the new coopers mounted! I'm testing them out on Saturday

 

[Chuckles89]

Just wanted to show what I keep in the passenger side front of my storage box.

2 tackle box things with misc goodies, air filter, paper towels, tire plug kit, and a box with hose clamps, o-rings, and funnels. In-between the seat backs and the box is where my jack handle and machete go.

The back part of the box has my racing jack, duct tape, gorilla tape, jumper cables, air compressor hose, parts bag, and tool bag. I'll eventually take some pictures or a video of that.

 

[Chuckles89]

STT Pro shakedown!!







Flexing on the forest service's "barricade"... isn't much of one lol (no, I didn't go down the trail)




The trail was a tad bit overgrown... oh well

 

[LittleCaesar]

STT Pro shakedown!!

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Flexing on the forest service's "barricade"... isn't much of one lol (no, I didn't go down the trail)
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The trail was a tad bit overgrown... oh well
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The rig is looking good Chuckles.:smokin:

 

[Chuckles89]

The rig is looking good Chuckles.:smokin:

Thank you!!

 

[Chuckles89]

My friends and I had another successful weekend at Pickett!

I snapped a good photo of my platform/ box/ table at work Friday morning

[MENTION=106527]Erickson[/MENTION] and I's rainy campsite for Friday night. We were going to go to my favorite spot in the woods, but Jeff has been running ripped CV boots for 8ish months and they decided to grind like crazy after the first mud hole, so we had to turn around and camp in the field.




We went out to the Pall Mall Overlook Saturday morning and picked up trash, trimmed branches, and drained a few water holes






I went back to camp while Jeff got the other 2 guys from the parking lot


I attempted night pictures for the first time. My 2007 Nikon D80 just doesn't have a very good chip compared to the new DSLRs

 

[Chuckles89]

Here's a picture of the 4 SUVs with their hatches up hahaha (feat. me splitting some oak logs)


Flexing in a ditch olice:


Of course, I woke up before everyone else...




I finally slapped my JEGS stickers on Jeff's truck hahahahaha

 

[Chuckles89]

On our way to the overlook on Sunday with TNCaveman!!


never gets old...


Went to the lake again to do a little swimming. Picked up a ton of trash here


The other Jeff got me a gift lol


Fresh off the lot... hehe



Bad news about the truck is that my front driver wheel bearing is on it's way out. Only has 13k miles. My guess is that all my water crossings and mud/water holes screwed it up. My new rule is that I'm not going wheeling unless it hasn't rained for 2 days before the trip in the summer and a week in the spring.

 

[Chuckles89]

I put my 1.5" rear spring spacers back in and painted the back 1/3 of the frame and rear axle. Should be good to go for a while

 

[Chuckles89]

Well I got the knuckle torn apart today and found out that I installed the wheel bearing in backwards.... oops. I'm getting the press work done tomorrow (hopefully)

On the bright side, I got a hi lift jack for my birthday and I got to test it out yesterday


Here's my driver's front suspension all cleaned up. I'm going to paint it tomorrow

 

[habanero]

Glad for you the wheel bearing wasn't some bizarre wear problem. Backwards? Nope, it was Alternative Installation.

 

[Chuckles89]

hmmm fun trip coming up in a few months?

 

[Chuckles89]

I never had time to post these. They're from the weekend of July 14th



Tea Cup Rock




Getting some articulation. This was my first time with the coopers aired down and disconnected front sway bar

 

[Chuckles89]

We camped at mineral lake and the sky was beautiful! I'm starting to get the hang of these star pictures








Heading out Sunday morning

 

[Chuckles89]

Here's the video I put together

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