Pearl's mod/build LT rear/DK +3.5 LT/Custom Baja Bumper/Thorley Headers/Manual T-case

awhitney1 said:
Nice!

What are next for this thing as far as upgrades go for the near future?
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There are a couple things I want to try, but....I'm skeered to commit.

First: I have 14" triple bypasses I'd like to stuff in the back, and I extensively cycled it this last go-round to see if it would work, but I pussed out. Pretty sure I would have to cut into the cab for the upper shock mounts.

Second: I have a shift kit I want to try and do to the trans, which requires pulling the valve body out and apart, drilling some holes and upgrading springs, but I'm skeered....

Thirdly: I just got some URD goodies in the mail to try my hand at tuning.....
We'll see how skeered of that process I get....
 

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I have the URD universal maf calibrator with a map preinstalled along with Yotawerx v8 tuner installed. Results are pretty good!

Be curious to see how the transmission shift kit will go. Any idea on what advantages a shift kit will do?


4RunnerAquasport said:
There are a couple things I want to try, but....I'm skeered to commit.

First: I have 14" triple bypasses I'd like to stuff in the back, and I extensively cycled it this last go-round to see if it would work, but I pussed out. Pretty sure I would have to cut into the cab for the upper shock mounts.

Second: I have a shift kit I want to try and do to the trans, which requires pulling the valve body out and apart, drilling some holes and upgrading springs, but I'm skeered....

Thirdly: I just got some URD goodies in the mail to try my hand at tuning.....
We'll see how skeered of that process I get....
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awhitney1 said:
I have the URD universal maf calibrator with a map preinstalled along with Yotawerx v8 tuner installed. Results are pretty good!

Be curious to see how the transmission shift kit will go. Any idea on what advantages a shift kit will do?
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[MENTION=110775]Chad30[/MENTION] installed one in his trans and says the shifting has more bite to it now. I would like 1st-2nd and 2nd-3rd to be a ground pounder. It still boggs down a little in certain situations. Probably needs a lower gear too, but I want hwy ability also.

Since I have done so many engine upgrades already, Gadget just loaded the stock map. He doesn't have anything close to what I'm running. I would love for him to tune this thing but URD is 900 miles away.

Did we discuss the Yotawerx or something similar awhile back? I didn't think they had a non-vvt-i map available yet.
 
As far as I know, Yotawerx doesn't have a tune yet for the non vvt-i

4RunnerAquasport said:
[MENTION=110775]Chad30[/MENTION] installed one in his trans and says the shifting has more bite to it now. I would like 1st-2nd and 2nd-3rd to be a ground pounder. It still boggs down a little in certain situations. Probably needs a lower gear too, but I want hwy ability also.

Since I have done so many engine upgrades already, Gadget just loaded the stock map. He doesn't have anything close to what I'm running. I would love for him to tune this thing but URD is 900 miles away.

Did we discuss the Yotawerx or something similar awhile back? I didn't think they had a non-vvt-i map available yet.
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Do you know what shift kit you are using?

4RunnerAquasport said:
[MENTION=110775]Chad30[/MENTION] installed one in his trans and says the shifting has more bite to it now. I would like 1st-2nd and 2nd-3rd to be a ground pounder. It still boggs down a little in certain situations. Probably needs a lower gear too, but I want hwy ability also.

Since I have done so many engine upgrades already, Gadget just loaded the stock map. He doesn't have anything close to what I'm running. I would love for him to tune this thing but URD is 900 miles away.

Did we discuss the Yotawerx or something similar awhile back? I didn't think they had a non-vvt-i map available yet.
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Working on my heimlich maneuver.
Need a few more * caster.
Adjusted it once, drove to the tire shop and put it on the rack, still not enough.
Cracked em open and put a couple more twists on them.
Back to the tire shop 8am. I can feel the difference already, steering wheel input is lighter now.
 

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rdruss said:
Looks like a lot of work to make changes vs say, SPC.
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Probably is, never even seen an SPC. Wouldn't have a clue how to adjust those.

This didn't take too long. I've got the removal/install of the uca bolt down to a few a minutes. Nothing else has to be removed except the tires.
 
Found some GX spindles awhile back. Rusted up pretty good, so they were cheap.
Gonna try to weld up some gussets. Need to spend an hour practicing on some scrap, cause I suck at welding lol.
 

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BUUUURRRPP.......
Driving out to AZ next week. Fresh coolant, hoses and cap.
Heater in this thing will burn you out, and will be needed, Flagstaff low temps are averaging in the 30s.
Oil in both diffs and T-case are pretty fresh.

Will do the engine oil once I get out there.
 

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