project Grocery Getter, the build up of my Tracker

[Joe S.]

all these people are wanting to see this thing... man i hope yall aint disappointed!

[Joe S.]

got a serious case of death wobble this past weekend.   i had the tierod length set to 46" per TRail Tough's instructions. the nuts had worked loose, and the length had worked down to about 45 1/2"...

i readjusted to 46" and took to the alignment shop today. they aligned it, and i remeasured the tie rod length, and it is now set at 45 7/8"... death wobble is gone.

also, some misc notes from other posts...  thanks surly!

Hey Joe, are you having trouble getting a good pedal with the discs?

yeah. and i dont want to get into swapping MCs in my tracker. if i had a sami, i would do the subaru, but i dont know what works with trackers, and dont really want to mess with it on a DD...

I think one of these might solve the problem:
http://www.wilwood.com/Products/006-MasterCylinders/010-RPV/index.asp

[Joe S.]

death wobble returned last night. it turned out to be the left front wheel bearing had settled and worked loose. i retightened it to spec, and took it for a spin. no more wobble... for the moment.

[X-jeeper]

that thing is sweet. i checked it out at group camp and i was really impressed with the kit! If i didnt love my toyota so much i would probably build something like that. maybe one day...

[Joe S.]

aftermarket4x4 skid almost ready to go on. another coat or two of paint and its done!

[bell]

That looks GREAT! I'm waiting for Sean to make a batch of them for the newer trackers..... 

I'll be first in line........ 

[Joe S.]

i cant wait to get it on! i may actually wait tho, as i have a hitch that will cover most of it...

once i get my bumper tho, there will be nothing there to hide it.

[Joe S.]

now maybe i can get that spare off the roof!

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,73042.0.html

had a bracket cut tonight that will move my spare tire up about 3 inches. this will also convert the 5 on 5.5 lug pattern to 6 on 5.5 lug pattern. your thoughts?

[† Þanzer †]

looks like it will work

[Joe S.]

also added some pro comp lights to the front bumper tonight. thanks FGIALS for wiring them up for me!

[FGIALS]

also added some pro comp lights to the front bumper tonight. thanks FGIALS for wiring them up for me!

[Joe S.]

now maybe i can get that spare off the roof!

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,73042.0.html

well, 86 this miod... rim didnt fit...

[Whitfield]

That might be a good thing because an oversized tire can rip the tire carrier off the back door...  And your truck is too clean for that.

[Joe S.]

i pulled a regular gas door off my 2 door and am painting it now so i can do away with my locking gas door. i ALWAYS forget to take my key out of the ignition. now i wont have to worry about it.

[Joe S.]

That might be a good thing because an oversized tire can rip the tire carrier off the back door...  And your truck is too clean for that.

i go to the fab shop tonight for us to start making measurements on the production rear bumper and swing out tire carrier.

mine will be 1/8" plate, which is what Warn uses for their bumpers. i dont want the extra weight of the 3/16, but we will offer it with 3/16"... this is gonna be GREAT!

i pulled a regular gas door off my 2 door and am painting it now so i can do away with my locking gas door. i ALWAYS forget to take my key out of the ignition. now i wont have to worry about it.

this swap doesnt work, btw... gas doors are different size and bolt pattern...