Great White Pig build/maintenance/no one cares thread.

[y=mx+b]

Any idea what you're gonna go with? All terrain, mudders or a hybrid?

I've had them sitting around for two months lol. gonna be a lot of hammering and trimming haha. Also want to get on fabbing a front bumper here soon, so these inevitably not fitting should motivate me lol. R/T since I guess its a good combo. Lot of mud around here, so we'll see how they do

 

[montijo505]

I've had them sitting around for two months lol. gonna be a lot of hammering and trimming haha. Also want to get on fabbing a front bumper here soon, so these inevitably not fitting should motivate me lol. R/T since I guess its a good combo. Lot of mud around here, so we'll see how they do

Great choice! 33’s or 35’s?


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[y=mx+b]

Great choice! 33’s or 35’s?


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Thanks! 35x10.5

 

[TLar25]

I've had them sitting around for two months lol. gonna be a lot of hammering and trimming haha. Also want to get on fabbing a front bumper here soon, so these inevitably not fitting should motivate me lol. R/T since I guess its a good combo. Lot of mud around here, so we'll see how they do

Lol I've had the same tires sitting at my work, and then my garage for several months now as well [emoji28] gotta find the time to install the lift that I've also had sitting in my garage for a couple months now [emoji28]

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[montijo505]

Lol I've had the same tires sitting at my work, and then my garage for several months now as well [emoji28] gotta find the time to install the lift that I've also had sitting in my garage for a couple months now [emoji28]

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Come on you couple slackers! I’m always chomping at the bit as soon as something comes up for me to work on.


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[montijo505]

Just got back home in the last hour from a family road trip/short vacation. Drove the old girl down to Rocky Point, about 1,300 miles round trip.

I wasn’t the least bit worried as I stay on the maintenance and would not hesitate to take this thing anywhere. However, I’m pleased to report she did great. Just swapped in the Duratracs in time and installed the longer/heavier 3” rear springs. That accompanied with the Duro Bumps made for an amazing ride, including the shitty roads my people fail to maintain even in a tourist town. Soaks up potholes no problems now even loaded down with plenty of luggage and the wife and 2 kids. Even the speed bumps were no problem, if you’ve driven in a border town you know how gross the speed bumps are lol.

I’ll probably do a steering fluid swap soon, steering wheel feels a bit heavy. I’m also still waiting on parts for the shock rebuild for the Icon coil overs. Might be time for a new serp belt as well, started squealing a bit at initial start up after sitting over night. I might do all the pulleys while I’m at it, I’m closing in on 170k now, it’s only a matter of time.

Mandatory vacation picture, I did plenty of this!


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[gm350reratliff]

Just got back home in the last hour from a family road trip/short vacation. Drove the old girl down to Rocky Point, about 1,300 miles round trip.

I wasn’t the least bit worried as I stay on the maintenance and would not hesitate to take this thing anywhere. However, I’m pleased to report she did great. Just swapped in the Duratracs in time and installed the longer/heavier 3” rear springs. That accompanied with the Duro Bumps made for an amazing ride, including the shitty roads my people fail to maintain even in a tourist town. Soaks up potholes no problems now even loaded down with plenty of luggage and the wife and 2 kids. Even the speed bumps were no problem, if you’ve driven in a border town you know how gross the speed bumps are lol.

I’ll probably do a steering fluid swap soon, steering wheel feels a bit heavy. I’m also still waiting on parts for the shock rebuild for the Icon coil overs. Might be time for a new serp belt as well, started squealing a bit at initial start up after sitting over night. I might do all the pulleys while I’m at it, I’m closing in on 170k now, it’s only a matter of time.

Mandatory vacation picture, I did plenty of this! View attachment 385406


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Nice! I’ve heard it’s nice down there but I’ve never been. I’m closing in on 200k with my 2008 and I wouldn’t hesitate taking it anywhere. Since moving to ABQ last year, I think I’ve spotted your 4runner a couple times.

 

[montijo505]

Nice! I’ve heard it’s nice down there but I’ve never been. I’m closing in on 200k with my 2008 and I wouldn’t hesitate taking it anywhere. Since moving to ABQ last year, I think I’ve spotted your 4runner a couple times.

It’s real nice down there! Some of the beaches are really busy but we managed to find a quieter one thankfully.

I’ve seen that white 14 I believe somewhere, the bumper looks familiar. I’ll have to check out your 4th gen with the skinnies. Ive never seen skinnies in person, just weird internet photos lol.


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[montijo505]

More parts for coil rebuild, just need rebuild kits and oil now. Oh also the will to do it lol.



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[montijo505]

Got the last of my Icon rebuild parts yesterday. Seal kits, com10 bearings, retaining clips for said bearings, smaller spacers to convert to “extended travel”, oil and springs. I ordered a pick set and a spanner wrench as I’ve read they make the job easier. Break down of what the parts cost me for a DIY job not including the nitrogen, which I have no idea what it’ll run as of yet.

Seal kits (2) and com10 bearing retaining clips(4 pairs) from Shockseals.com $66.67

Com10T-F1 bearings (4, 2 for each shock) from offroadwarehouse.com $36.15

1 gallon Icon shock oil and nitrogen fill needle tool from offroadwarehouse.com $89.14

I believe this is everything needed for a basic rebuild unless you need shafts or a new top hat or anything like that. I tried ordering a 1/2 gal oil from ORW which they showed in stock. I then got an email saying sorry, they don’t have it only a full gallon. I paid the difference and bought the nitrogen fill needle tool as well.

I also bought the following items:

Icon 3.14.700 springs. I have a lot of preload on 03.13.650. Got them off a guy on TW, they are brand new $180

Icon 7/8 .600 shaft spacer for extended travel conversion, $30

Pick set for removing seals on amazon $10

Spanner wrench to remove bottom of shock body amazon again, $12

Total $423.96.

Icon gave a quote of $482.94 plus shipping. By spending a bit of time shopping around online I saved $60. I had contacted a shop in town asking about the rebuilds. They said if I provided all parts (so everything I bought for $424) the labor would be $125 per shock and an additional $20 shop fee (nitrogen in guessing) for an additional $270. No thanks i think I can spare a weekend and save $250 lol. I’ll have the same shop do the nitrogen in the end though.

I have a buddy who has a nice stand spring compressor off amazon, there’s no way I’d bet on the crappy HF one I have for those heavy springs. As soon as I can grab that from him, I’ll dive in. Probably next weekend, I’ll report back on how easy or difficult I found this job to be. Wish me luck.

 

[montijo505]

I finally got started on my shock rebuild, getting the spirolocks and bearings out is a real *****.


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[montijo505]

Ok, I’m the morning and with a fresh mindset it wasn’t that hard after all lol. One down, one to go. Should button it up tomorrow before work and then get the nitrogen done. Hopefully reinstalled by Thursday.

I’d say on a difficulty level, it’s really not bad. Just takes some patience and the right tools. I used this thread and a lot of the tips were spot on for some things.

Icon Vehicle Dynamics 2.5" Coilover Rebuild | Tacoma World


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[montijo505]

All done and charged with nitrogen. Just waiting on a set of misalignment spacers for the top hat for one coil over that I fudged because it wouldn’t come off. Overall not a bad job at all. Next time it’ll be even easier. And by next time I mean next week that I have to rebuild my rear resi shocks fml.

And of course I found a split spindle side cv boot on the driver side.






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[montijo505]

Done! Replacing the CV took about 30 minutes since I already had it on stands and sort of taken apart. Thankfully I had a spare with a good boot. I’ll reboot the shit one with a 5th Gen kit this time, this thing eats the 4th Gen OEM boots about once a year.

The ride is night and day. I converted to extended travel during the rebuild and swapped in 14” 700lb springs. Before I was blowing through the travel on pot holes because I had tons of preload. Less body roll too with the stiffer springs since I have no sway bar. Definitely a good upgrade.

Look at the difference in preload from before to now with the stiffer springs.




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[montijo505]

Took her off the beaten path. Rides so much better off-road with the stiffer springs. I was constantly blowing through the travel with the preload I had before.


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[montijo505]

Put new tires on the ol girl. Went with 255/80r17 Toyo ATIII. Looks better than I hoped and drives much better. Feels lighter and gets up to speed easier.

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[Hi-desertT4R]

What backspacing do you have on the rims if you don’t mind me asking?
Answered my question by reading your post #1. Looks good man!

 

[montijo505]

Ol' girl got some maintenance tonight. Oil change (Fumoto valve is a life saver), new spark plugs, new serpentine belt (old one was cracked and starting to make some noise, and new rear brakes.

Let me tell you, the rear rotors are a major pain to take off. I didn't prepare and have the M8x1.25 bolts to help with removing them. Next time I will for sure. I had to beat them off with a 4x4 block of wood and a 3 pound sledge. And yes I backed off the parking brakes before trying to get them off. I'm sure the bolts to push the rotor away from the bearing would have helped immensely.

Anyway she's done now and all good after a test drive. Forgot to take pictures, but figured I would post.

I also need to flush the steering fluid (ATF really) but did not have the correct size hose (7/32) laying around. Will get some and get that done probably in a couple weeks. Heading to Disney with the family and was excited about the drive (about 1700 miles round trip). But the wife said nay, we take her vehicle. It's much more fuel efficient and the kids say it's more comfortable, well bah humbug.