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Built an inexpensive awning that attaches to our roof rack

Built a quick and inexpensive awning this past weekend after learning an easy way to make telescoping poles out of PVC tubing. I used 1 1/4" OD tubes as the base and 1" OD tubes that slide into the larger ones. Drilled a few holes through all of them so they have extended heights of 5' or 6' tall. I used regular PVC end caps for the tops and bottoms and drilled a small hole in the tops and placed a bolt through it and nutted it off on top for the awnings grommet to slide over. I plasti-dipped the bolts so they're not as sharp. The poles unextended length is 4' long so they can be easily strapped to the roof rack. The 5' x 7' awning was purchased at Harbor Freight for $4. Since the awning width was longer than my roof rack, I had to make another pole that extends to just over 5'. All told, I spent about $45. Can't wait to try it out on our trip in a couple of weeks to sunny Canyonlands, UT and CO.

And yes, as you'll see in some of the pictures, our neighbor's house did get TPed last weekend.







 
Ordered an Icon Stage 2 Tubular kit and 33" Nittos. Uh...so I guess if anyone wants me TRD suspension...shoot me a PM. hah.
 
Packed it for our 560 mile road trip back home from mi to tn.
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Ended my long saga of the dreaded clunk in my suspension...

Fixed my clunking problem.
I have ICON billet lower trailing arms. And I guess when I had the alignment done. They werent tighten to specs. And since its a 3/8" 12pt socket ( which I don't have in my tool chest) I couldn't fix it.

Today I went to autozone and dug thru a pile of weird sockets and found a whole set that would work with a 12pt socket. Grabbed my beloved Craftsman torque wrench and torque it down to 40lbs. And BAM !!! The heavens parted and it stop raining and the sun came out... LOL just joking!!!

Sound completely went away!!! Just plain AWESOMENESS!!! Thank you guys and ICON tech support for all the help...

Can you send me a picture of your lower control arm? i think i'm getting the same sound as you were and wanted to see how much 'play' you had. It looks like I have to much play in my bushing, but I've never touched those only during alignment were the lower control arm's ever touched.

Thanks!

PS - Google search shows that what I have seems to be 'normal'
 
Can you send me a picture of your lower control arm? i think i'm getting the same sound as you were and wanted to see how much 'play' you had. It looks like I have to much play in my bushing, but I've never touched those only during alignment were the lower control arm's ever touched.

Thanks!

PS - Google search shows that what I have seems to be 'normal'

These are on ICON Billet Lower Trailing Arms.. I just torque down the pinch bolts on the trailing arms & adjustable track bar...

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Well I got home from our weekend trip last night to notice something missing. Heh .. :drum:

Anyone know how much a new whatever this is called cover costs?


(Drivers Side) There ..


(Passenger Side) Not so much ..
 
Moved the temp tag fron the back window to a ziplock and mounted it where the plate goes so I can lower the window. Ordered a Salt Life sticker for the back window. Baby steps.
 
Well I got home from our weekend trip last night to notice something missing. Heh .. :drum:

Anyone know how much a new whatever this is called cover costs?


(Drivers Side) There ..


(Passenger Side) Not so much ..

Here are the part numbers cost around 30$

2014 front trim covers
75857-35010
75858-35010
 

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