CodyTRD4 Build/Adventure Thread - Mid-Atlantic style
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It was only the tire carrier that bent, no part of the actual swingarm bent, so I'm impressed with the sturdiness. You can see that little screw on bump-stop that goes between your swing-arm and the tailgate - that little round bumper is designed to rest up against the black plate that screws to your tailgate. Well, it didn't take much pressure for it to press hard into the plate which dissipated that pressure throughout the tailgate causing the dent about a foot away from the "impact" point. Shrockworks tells you to put that little rubber bump-stop close to the tailgate, seems like a design flaw. All that said, the entire swing-arm shows Zero damage and is 100% functional as before, only the tire carrier portion is slightly bent.
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Doggy Sleeping Platform - Attempt #1
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I found your YouTube channel about two months ago independently from your account here. Just found your build thread randomly and was like hey I know that truck. Love the truck, it's got to be one of the most interested 5th gen 4runners I've seen with the blue seats and green accents. Keep up the work
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Pics from Chaos Off Road Park in WV
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Reasons to Carry an extra coilover: Exibit #1
I'm just learning about the photobucket issues since it's been a while since i posted. Oh well, I don't feel like signing up with some other site. The coilover bent as you can see in the picture, but the shock shaft also bent a bit near the top. Pretty nasty stuff.
Extremely long story short, my wife and I took a 5 week trip, starting from Virginia and going through Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. About 1/2 way through our trip, after two days of abusing the truck pretty bad on some rough trails, we finally broke a coilover, luckily while hitting a nasty pothole in town in Moab instead of on the trail. Yes I know, never wheel alone, always carry spares, don't do anything too rough if alone, etc, etc etc, well, it happened, so there's the story.
Moab 4x4 helped us out in a jiffy, though they certainly made out by also overcharging us about $400 for the coilovers themselves (on top of labor). That said, they were the only game in town and replaced the coilovers correctly. It is not lost on us how lucky we were to have broken the part when and where we did. We had spent the last 48 hrs on some very rough, very remote trails, so I know we got lucky. Here's the pics. Consider carrying a spare coilover on any extended trips away from home where you know you'll be wheeling a bit hard to explore.
Once we heard the "pop" and pulled over to investigate:
Getting towed to Moab 4x4:
The new part:
Old part, bent in two places:
I'm just learning about the photobucket issues since it's been a while since i posted. Oh well, I don't feel like signing up with some other site. The coilover bent as you can see in the picture, but the shock shaft also bent a bit near the top. Pretty nasty stuff.
Extremely long story short, my wife and I took a 5 week trip, starting from Virginia and going through Arizona, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. About 1/2 way through our trip, after two days of abusing the truck pretty bad on some rough trails, we finally broke a coilover, luckily while hitting a nasty pothole in town in Moab instead of on the trail. Yes I know, never wheel alone, always carry spares, don't do anything too rough if alone, etc, etc etc, well, it happened, so there's the story.
Moab 4x4 helped us out in a jiffy, though they certainly made out by also overcharging us about $400 for the coilovers themselves (on top of labor). That said, they were the only game in town and replaced the coilovers correctly. It is not lost on us how lucky we were to have broken the part when and where we did. We had spent the last 48 hrs on some very rough, very remote trails, so I know we got lucky. Here's the pics. Consider carrying a spare coilover on any extended trips away from home where you know you'll be wheeling a bit hard to explore.
Once we heard the "pop" and pulled over to investigate:
Getting towed to Moab 4x4:
The new part:
Old part, bent in two places:
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