RainMan's 2021 Lunar Rock TRD Pro Build

Oh no - I paid for the shirt…
Something something drug dealer on speed dial something something…

 

Oh I thought you bought all your stuff post-shirt giveaway offer

 

This summer while navigating about 40 miles of old FS roads in MT and ID, I lost one of the shackles I had on the front bumper - there was apparently enough vibration to cause the standard pin to back out and that's the end of it.

So I decided to replace them with something that should be a bit more "vibration proof":

First, I grabbed a couple of Crosby 3/4" S-2130 bolt type bow shackles (Crosby part number 1019524). These ones are all red, and they use a cotter pin to retain the nut.


Then I picked up some 3/16" linch pins to use in place of the cotter pins.


So I replaced the two on the front bumper and the one on the Agency 6 rear hitch mount, and then put the two screw-pin shackles in the tool box under the rear seat.

 

Planning anything different for mud flaps or flares with the added poke when using the spacers?

 

not currently

 

Hey Casey,

Figured I would ask you... Do you know how and where I would tap into the rear camera wiring if I am going to replace and relocate my rear camera to my bed rack as my spare tire swingout blocks the camera.

Thanks in Advance

Sid

 

Sure thing, and actually relatively easy.
Under the truck just before the tailgate is a junction connector just for the camera. It’s clustered up there attached to the frame with the one that goes to the rear bumper. The tailgate camera harness from that connector then passes through a rectangular “grommet” to the rear side of the bed and up into the bottom of the tailgate - it’s set up that way so that it can be disconnected if you have to remove the tailgate ever.

SO, if you are looking to reuse the factory camera and just relocate it, you could disconnect that connector, fish the harness and camera out of the tailgate, then cut and extend the wires in the factory harness and route it from the connector junction up through the rear brakelight area and out the stake pocket to the bed rack…

 

Thanks Casey,

Yeah I am going to get an aditional camera to run up to the rack. That way if needed just disconnect and connect which ever cam I want to use.

Sid

 

Then I can dig up the details you need for a new connector and pins to matter up with the existing. Know that the factory camera is a different voltage than a lot of aftermarket ones…I don’t recall exact details but you’ll want to make sure you get one that works on the factory circuitry (basically an oem replacement)

 

Great point and thanks

 

Thank ya man. This is going to come in handy.

 

Couple more things showed up from Hotshot…

 

Yes
For sure!

 

Careful, don’t want you to hurt yourself while patting yourself on the back so hard…

 

Wanna go fast?

 

I don’t know how far you will get with this new stuff before Saturday, but I’m definitely looking forward to seeing your truck!

 

Don’t think I’m going to take it to Jason level, but hoping to do a little…

 

Not going to get anywhere with this install this week.
UPS still has one rear shock “in transit” even though all of them shipped together. And I’m waiting on a couple other bus and pieces to do while I have it all tore apart

 

I don't know why I thought of this scene from The Jerk, probably because I hated how much crap the wheels/tires I put on my old Tundra threw shit up the side of the truck.



Are you doing flares on your truck?

 

Currently not planning flares.
These are only an inch, and I’m on the fence between sticking with 295’s or going to 285’s for tires later this fall. I’m also going to see how everything fits/looks without the spacers first.
And, in the end, I’m not against a small flare (not a fan of the big pocket flare look) if necessary…but I’m also not the most gentle on my paint either.

 

When I did the lift on my 2012 Tundra, I also got Method Grid wheels and Nitto Ridge Grapplers (which I got rid of for Cooper Discoverer tires) and ended up getting some Bushwhacker no-drill smooth flares. What a hassle that was. The front flares were fine, one per side, but the shipment had 2 left side flares, and I didn't check them when I took them to the body shop to get painted, then I had to get another set of rear flares, and have them painted. Still didn't prevent everything from spraying up the side of the truck because there were no mud flaps with 31" tires on a 20in wheel, and a front body mount chop.

I'm not going to worry about the paint on the 2019 TRD Pro like I did for the Acura MDX Type S Advance I owned for a couple of years between Tundras.
Really wish I had kept this.

 

Another piece came in…

 

since when does hotshot @memario1214 brand brakelines?

 

Dude. Get the ‘net.

I think he sources the same ones as SDHQ. They’re on my short list.