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Ha ha I was just looking at doing a Voltmeter mod only mine will be going into my clock slot (doesn't work anymore). Where did you hook into for you source for them? I like the idea of monitoring both your batteries.
 
Yeah my clock was long replaced by toggle switches for my front lighting. The right side meter hot wire runs to the starting battery + post under the hood. The left meter runs to my rear aux battery + post in the box in the back. The meters both go to ground in the cab and the third wire (acc on) goes off the accessory lead in he cab.
 
Swede said:
Yeah my clock was long replaced by toggle switches for my front lighting. The right side meter hot wire runs to the starting battery + post under the hood. The left meter runs to my rear aux battery + post in the box in the back. The meters both go to ground in the cab and the third wire (acc on) goes off the accessory lead in he cab.
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Thanks a bunch bud. Now I just gotta pull the trigger on one lol I was wondering what the third wire was for.
 
Well after the last wheeling trip a few weeks ago I managed to cut a sidewall pretty bad. It's still holding air after a few plugs and a sidewall patch but I don't feel real comfortable pulling the trailer with the family on board with this tire so I put in an order for a new set.

Cut is on the lower left:

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New TTC's:

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So I got bored today and test fitted the new TTC's. (They have a much larger sidebiter tread than the old style so I was a bit concerned about the UCA clearances.)

And after mounting the new TTC's, they are definitely closer than the old ones. Might be spending more money in the spring! :suspicious:

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Love the way the lift/tire combo looks. this is exactly what i would like to do to mine but have not been able to due to cost.. How much did the lift cost you total?
 
Hmm... Good question. If I remember right, the used front Tundra coils were $100. The new rear LC coils were $200. The body lift material was $25. And the steering extension was $50. I'd guess with taxes, shipping, and misc parts the grand total would probably be close to $500.
 
Swede said:
Hmm... Good question. If I remember right, the used front Tundra coils were $100. The new rear LC coils were $200. The body lift material was $25. And the steering extension was $50. I'd guess with taxes, shipping, and misc parts the grand total would probably be close to $500.
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wow not bad at all.. im searching on ebay right now for tundra coils. what year did you go for and were they trd? I also was looking at EMU coils as well.
 
So lots of projects happening this winter. For starters, I'm finally doing the Tundra Brake upgrade and the parts are just rolling in:

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Also waiting on a new rear brakes, CB antenna, diff breather, and Marlin 1200lb clutch. Should be a busy couple of weeks! :naughty:
 
Just in from breaking them in and here's my impressions.

1st, believe the hype! They make a noticeable difference in braking over stock. When I pulled off the original brakes (and by original I mean that the brakes have never been done before... gotta love a manual tranny) they were in great shape still! Pads were about 1/4 to 1/3 of material left and the calipers were all working normally too. I made 10 high speed stops from 100 km/h to about 10 - 20 km/h. The first 3 or 4 stops had me smiling from ear to ear as the 4Runner stopped almost instantly with the rest of the stops getting longer and longer due to fade but man what a difference! 2nd, as is often reported, application of the brakes is a little later than normal meaning that it takes a little more pedal travel to start to feel the brakes apply. I quickly got used to this and it's not a big deal at all.

Highly recommended!
 
So after 237,000 klm's I decided it was time to upgrade the OEM clutch to the Marlin Crawler HD 1200lbs clutch set.

Old one wasn't slipping but by the looks of it, it was only a matter of time though before it did though, lots of hot spots by the look of it ...

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I also replaced the rear main seal while I had the tranny out ...

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Initial impressions are good so far. Going to take it easy for the first 500 miles or so it can break in properly. Pedal feel is WAY lighter than what I was expecting though. So much so that I'm a bit concerned about it. Engagement is nice and smooth and everything seems to be working fine but I was expecting the pedal effort to be way harder. I fired off an email to Marlin to see if this is normal. I'll see what they say.
 
Well it's been over a week and still no response from Marlin but everything's working great. Really smooth engagement!

Also had the new TTC's balanced again as I must have thrown a weight somewhere. The tire shop threw in a couple bags of balance beads per tire as they had a heck of a time getting them trued up. What a difference! I must say that the new TTC's are a lot quieter than the old design was and look way beefier too.

Gonna work on the CB antenna mount next. Seen a few ideas out there but I'm not sure how I'm going to mount it yet.
 
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