New Trooper Member!!! [Archive]

AZTrooper

10-17-2006, 09:34 PM

Hey guys!!! I live in Flagstaff, AZ. I'll tell you a little about myself. I'm 27, almost 28 in November. I just got married to the most amazing woman on the planet about a month ago, Sept. 9th. We are expecting our first child(our son) on feb. 17th. I'm the materials manager at an orthopedic outpatient clinic/surgery center actually bought my 1999 Trooper about 6 months ago. Let me tell you guys, I LOVE IT!!! I've never been so satisfied with an SUV. I've been totally diggin' on the Expeditions West web site. Honestly the only parts I really check out have to do with the Trooper.

So far all I've done to is put on 4 new 265/75/16 Yokahama Geolander AT-IIs. I love them. Also yesterday via UPS I received my new Old Man Emu coil springs that will be installed tonght.:luxhello: Part # OME919. They should lift the rear about 1 1/2", and I'll adjust the torsion bars for the front lift. That about sums up my modifications thus far.

I've been reading about the manual hubs and I think those might just be my next addition.

I have a lot of questions about my Trooper and I have a lot of good info to give. i hope that this forum will be a good place to learn. Thanks guys.

articulate

10-17-2006, 09:56 PM

Well this should be cool to watch. Emu stuff is fantastic. Congrats on getting hitched, the baby, and the suspension. :) And I see you'll almost be 28 in November. :xxrotflma
I'll almost be 31 in January. Then in February, it'll really happen.

I'm 27, almost 28 in November.

:beer:

AZTrooper

10-17-2006, 10:06 PM

Well, I'll take some before and after pictures. Until I get some pictures up, I'll give a brief explanation of how it looks.

Overall this baby is in great condition, inside and out.:drool: I have the beige paint on the exterior with very minor dents. The guy that owned it before me somehow side-swiped the barrier on the freeway. So on the driver side of the front bumper are minor scratches and it's bent in a little. (somehow I need to bend it back out) My tire has worn down the plastic a bit where it's bent in. Like I said, I put on new 265/75/16 Yokahama Geolanders complimented by MB Motoring Overdrive aluminum wheels. I think they look fantastic. That's about it. I'll get pictures up tomorrow.

Oh yeah!!! I forgot I put on new Rancho RS5000s about two months ago. They seem fine to me.

Underneath is very clean and very dry. I have a few very minor leaks, but nothing to facilitate and labor on my part.

Gas mileage sucks though. i can't figure out why it gets such terrible mileage. It got bad mileage even before the upgraded tires. Oh well, I still love this thing to death.:smiley_drive:

datrupr

10-18-2006, 01:43 PM

Welcome, and you have a great truck there, and are off to a great start. Troopers are not known for their fantastic fuel mileage, but a few things you might want to consider checking. If you have over 100K on the odometer change your plugs. Also, you could have a leaking IMG that will decrease your mileage. Change that along with your PCV and give your EGR a good cleaning and it will help. I typically get about 16/17 mpg in the city and 19/20 on the highway running Firestone Destination M/T's 265/75/16's. Also, be sure to check your oil level at every fill up until you have a good idea of your trucks consumption. It will go through what you will think is a lot of oil. Then, at your next change go to 5W30 synthetic and your consumption should go down quite a bit. I go through about a quart every 1500 miles city driving, and a bit more with more freeway driving or towing or loaded. Otherwise, you a have a great truck, and a very capable truck. Show us some pics when you get a chance, and again, welcome to ExPo!

AZTrooper

10-18-2006, 03:47 PM

Ok, it's been a while since I've posted pictures on a forum. Let me see if I can get this right.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010102.jpg

AZTrooper

10-18-2006, 03:52 PM

SWEET!!! Sorry for the double post, I wanted to make sure I still got it.

I took these pictures this morning at work.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010104.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010105.jpg

I tried to put my new OME 919 springs on last night but the damn coil spring compressor that I used would not stop sliding on the coil.:confused: The two hooks on the top kept wanting to slide down the coil, and the fork on the bottom of the spring kept wanting to slide up the spring.:mad: It was pissing me off, so I went back to AutoZone and got the strut compressors. I suppose I could put the new springs in with the strut compressors, but it looks like I'll have to take my shocks off so I can get to both sides of the spring.

Any ideas?

bigreen505

10-18-2006, 05:40 PM

Hey, looks a lot like my Trooper, minus the cool wheels. Take it to a shop. Some have these really cool spring compressor things that look like giant channel lock pliers. Put the truck on a lift, grab the spring, pull it out, new one in -- super fast.

For what it's worth, my T-bars are cranked to 18.75" measured from the top of the stock hub to the bottom of the fender flare and it seems to be a reasonable compromise between height and travel. I rub some with 285/75's, but not much and the truck sits pretty level with a reasonable load in the back.

bigreen505

10-18-2006, 05:43 PM

Also, you could have a leaking IMG

A what? Where is it, what does it do and how would I know?

datrupr

10-18-2006, 06:24 PM

A what? Where is it, what does it do and how would I know?

Bill, IMG is your Intake Manifold Gasket. They are notorious for failing on the 3.5 Troopers. Basically it will throw a "Bank Too Lean" code, and if you open your hood with the engine running it will sound like you have a really nasty vacuum leak. Nothing really major or serious, and with a few hours of free time can be done by a relative amature. The gaskets usually cost about $35-40. If you take it into a shop it will probably run you around $350-$500. It will cause a slightly rough idle, slight loss of power, increase in fuel consumption, and in AZ it will cause you to fail emmissions if you CEL is on. Mine is currently on, but since I do not have to worry about emmissions this year I will let it go for a little while longer.

AZTrooper

10-18-2006, 08:07 PM

Since I live in Flagstaff @ 7000 feet elevation, I don't have to worry about smog control at all. Even if I lived in Phoenix, as long as the Trooper is registered in Coconino county, I wouldn't have to worry about smog control. Trooper seems to be pretty peppy, although I'm sure it's time for a minor tune-up. The chassis has approx. 137k miles, and the previous owner blew the original engine, so I think it has about 90k on the used motor. Not exactly sure though. He couldn't be very specific as to when it was replaced and how many miles the used motor has. I'm not worried though because it all sounds and runs great. There seems to be excessive ticking under the hood. It may be time for a valve lash adjustment. But from what I've heard Isuzu motors tend to be on the slightly noisy side. I don't know anyone up here who has one, so I have nothing to compare it to.

Since I couldn't get the springs on last night, i'm going over to a buddies house tomorrow night to install the new springs. He seems to think that we can possibly lift one corner at a time and hopefully get the axle to drop enough that the springs will kinda "fall out." He has a super sweet Toyota p/u that he has completely built for extreme trail use. So we'll see hwat he has in store and go from there.

I'm gonna post up some more pictures this afternoon of my Trooper, so stay tuned.

AZTrooper

10-18-2006, 09:06 PM

Ok, so I said I was gonna post more pictures. Lemme know when you guys get tired fo my pictures. I think pictures are RAD!!! I decided to take a break and roam into the nearby woods. Oh well... I'm a dork. I saw some deer while I was out there too, but forgot I had my camera.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010110.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010111.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010112.jpg

datrupr

10-19-2006, 01:46 PM

Great pics. You will be amazed at how much travel the rear axle has on the Troopers with stock suspension. As far as your spring swap goes, lifting the corners should do the trick. And, since you are going to be cranking the torsion bars up front, you may want to flip your upper ball joints at the same time. It will give you increased wheel travel at the front corners, and since you will be having to get an alignment done anyway, this is the time to do it. The upper ball joints are about $30 each at BAP, and they should have them in stock. Scott has a step by step write up on how to do the flip on his web site in the Trooper section somewhere. As far as the ticking goes, leave it alone. These motors are known to start ticking at about 15K miles. If you try to fix it it will just cause you headaches and a lot of $$$$. And, you can only hear it when you are outside and the motor is running. Also, it is not damaging anything. Keep us posted on your sping replacement surgery and good luck with it. Also, be sure to stay on the trails and tread lightly. When I head up to Flag this winter for my annual play in the snow day we should hook up and hit the trails together.

AZTrooper

10-19-2006, 04:20 PM

That would be awesome!!! I haven't been on many good trails up here, well, not with the Trooper. One of my favorite things to do in the winter is to go out and cruise the forest service roads while it's snowing or just after a big snow. It's so beautiful.

As for my springs, I had a friend of mine bring in his big floor jack to work. I'll take it home tonigh, disconnect the bottom end of the shocks and lift one corner at a time and see if that helps at all. I suppose I could even cheat and take off the wheel at which ever corner I am. I don't really know what to expect. I don't know if the axle will fall enough that the spring will literally fall out, or if I might need to compress it a little bit. I'll have to keep an eye out for my brake lines too, so I don't stretch them so far that they break. We'll find out.

I saw the thread for the ball joint flip. Is it much better if I don't have smaller bump stops? Also, by cranking my t-bars up around 1 1/2", does it throw off my camber enough to really merit an alignment?

BCJC

10-19-2006, 05:16 PM

as for cranking the tb's, yes get an allignment. mine was way off after cranking 1.5". nice trooper too!

datrupr

10-19-2006, 06:24 PM

Yes, after the T-Bar crank an alignment will be required. But, what you want to do is crank your t-bars, drive araound for a day or two. Your t-bars may settle a bit so you may need to re-crank them, and then get the alignment done. But, I would still recommend doing your ball joints at this time as well. It will only take you a couple of hours and then you only have to worry about doing the alignment once, because after you do the ball joint flip you have to get an alignment done again.

AZTrooper

10-19-2006, 06:46 PM

Does flipping the ball joint just give me more extension, or does it also help with a little correction of alignment? I'm just thinking out loud. I love the fact that I can ask questions on here and not get persecuted by someone because they think my questions are self-explicable. I've been a member in other forums where you get some people that are helpful, but, every now and then you get someone who thinks they know it all.

Ok, I'm off my soap-box.

I wonder, if I want to try to get the axle down as far as possible to get the spring out, will I have to disconnect the sway bar too.

kevin

10-20-2006, 12:16 AM

You will have to diconnect the shocks to get enough extension from the axle to remove the springs. The shock acts as a limiting factor for axle drop. When I did mine I raised the frame until the axle was off the ground, the placed a jack between the axle and the frame to force the axle down a little further. It did not take much, one or two pumps of the jack was enough to unload the spring. I did not have to remove the sway bar. You will be impressed with the improvement. The OME lift is the best improvement to date on my Trooper. Good luck with the springs!

datrupr

10-20-2006, 03:20 AM

Thanks for answering that question Kevin, I did not know if the sway bar needed to be removed or not. I did know that the shocks needed to be disconnected. When you crank the torsion bars you will actually lose quite a bit of articulation in your front suspension, flipping the ball joints will give you this lost articulation back plus some. When you crank your t-bars this is a highly recommended process, and will not take much more time and cost much more $$. If you are really strapped for cash you can re-use your old ball joints, but this is not recommended.

AZTrooper

10-20-2006, 05:25 PM

:littlefriend: I'm about to lose my mind!!!! Last night I tried again to put in the OME springs. I disconnected the shocks and then took off the passenger rear tire. I took the tire off so that I didn't have to lift the trooper up to far to get the axle to drop enough to get the old spring out. The only other limiting factor to getting the axle to drop any further is the brake line. The brake line was so tight it looked like it was about to rip out. I thought about using a jack to seperate the axle from the chassis, but not with the brake line so tight. I got the old spring out with little compression from the strut compressors that I was using. The problem came when I was trying to put the OME spring in. The new spring is so stiff and huge that I could not for the life of me get it to compress enough to install. Here's a picture of the old and new springs together.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010120.jpg

I'm about to just take it to the local spring shop and have them do it. It would take them 10 minutes to take the old springs out and put the new springs in.

AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!!!

AZTrooper

10-20-2006, 11:07 PM

Anyone in AZ feel like lending me a hand?

bigreen505

10-21-2006, 12:22 AM

I think everyone in AZ is at the Expedition Trophy Challenge. Try again next week.

jeff@work

10-21-2006, 04:33 AM

did you take both tires off and both shocks off? That's how i did my rear springs...took both shocks off...had both tires off and the trooper supported by the frame with jack stands....then i lowered the axle with the jack and the old springs practically fell out, then i just slid the new ones in...didn't need the spring compressors at all.

I don't remember my rear brake line being so tight...if yours is that tight with the factory springs that sounds like something is wrong...anychance it's hung up on something? Is there a brake line bracket you can disconnect while doing the lift to give you some more length?

AZ_Husker

10-22-2006, 04:03 AM

Ditto what Jeff said. I did this 4 weeks ago on my '93.

1. Open cold beer of your liking.
2. Take large gulp and stare lovingly at truck:drool: .
3. Chock your front wheels.
4. Loosen rear wheel lug nuts.
5. Jack truck up with jack positioned under rear differential.
6. Jack truck up till your rear tires are about 3-4 inches off ground.
7. Put jack stands under frame of truck. I found a spot near the forward mounts of the rear control arms. Make sure the jack won't interfere with the travel of the control arms. BTW, my jack stands were fully extended and had 2x4's underneath for additional height.
8. Lower truck onto jack stands and re-tighten jack.
9. Remove rear wheels.
10. Remove shocks and place in garbage. (My upper shock mounts were not easy. I had to interlock two combination wrenches, use my buddy's leg to push, and use carefully selected choice words :mad: , in order to break the bolt free.)
11. Go to your jack and lower rear axle till your springs are loose and ready to fall out. Then lower a couple inches more so your OME's will fit.
12. Place OME springs with flat end on top. You'll see a recessed area on the axle where the coil end should be positioned.
13. Slowly jack up axle while making sure the coils are properly seated.
14. Bolt in new shocks
15. Put wheels back on.
16. Jack truck up and remove jack stands.
17. Lower truck.
18. Test drive.
19. If truck is still in one piece, repeat steps #1 and 2 until out of beer or fall asleep.

AZTrooper

10-23-2006, 04:46 PM

Thanks Jeff and AZHusker.

What I did was jack it up on the passenger rear side. I put a floor jack right in front of the rear control arm on the chassis. I did take off the tire. I then used the floor jack to let the axle fall as far as it would go. When it got to the point where it would fall anymore, that was when I noticed the brake line being very taught. Perhaps I will give it one more try on my own the way you guys said it. Maybe if I jack up the entire rear end, use jack stands on chassis, and then take the tires off and let the axle down with the floor jack, maybe the brake lines won't hold it up. I'll give it a shot. It would definately save me $100.

I talked to my wife this weekend about Expeditions West and the events that you all do. She seemed excited and wanted to know more. Maybe I can start coming along on these trips.

We went down to Phoenix this weekend to hit the state fair. We were there on Saturday night. Yesterday(Sunday), I saw a blue trooper with what loooked like black wheels, roof rack, and a white Calmini sticker on the back window, who does this belong to?

AZTrooper

10-23-2006, 10:22 PM

Also, who distributes Superwinch hubs?

kevin

10-24-2006, 12:25 AM

I had to compress the spring only a little bit to get it to fit. How much taller is the spring than the available room you have between the spring mounts? The OME springs are progressive rate, meaning one end of the spring is much harder to compress than the other. Make sure you are compressing the correct side, the "soft" side.

AZ_Husker

10-24-2006, 02:09 AM

AZTrooper,

Summit Racing Equipment sells the Superwinch hubs and offers good, fast service. I think they are about $85 from them.

bigreen505

10-24-2006, 02:51 AM

:iagree: Summit is the cheapest by far.

AZTrooper

10-24-2006, 06:46 PM

AZTrooper

10-26-2006, 03:48 PM

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!! I did exactly as AZ_Husker said. Beer included!! I got about 2" of lift. I love how it rides. I didn't do the ball joint flip cuz I don't have the ball joints yet. I'll just wait until I do that flip to get it all aligned.

Here is a before and after picture. The lighting is a little different, but I notice.
BEFORE:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010104.jpg
AFTER:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/aljfh.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/tkghn.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/P1010106.jpg

AZTrooper

10-27-2006, 04:56 PM

I just bought a K&N filter last night and a new PCV valve. Where exactly is the PCY on my trooper. I haven't purchased an FSM yet.

AZ_Husker

10-29-2006, 02:36 AM

Looking good. I knew you'd get her done.:clapsmile
Maybe you can show me some trails next time I venture up north.
:beer:

jrsteffes

10-29-2006, 03:58 PM

Nice ride! :victory:

AZTrooper

10-29-2006, 08:40 PM

Hey guys!!! i have a little bad news. The IT guy where I work is required to monitor the internet usage of all the employees. Well... I got busted. So now I'm only capable of visiting work related sites. LOL I don't have internet at my house yet, but hopefully soon I'll get it. Then I can surf wherever I want to go whenever I want to for however long I please.

I found some Superwinch hubs here at our local 4x4 shop. The only set they have. They mostly sell Warn gear. They are selling the exact hubs that I need for my truck. But they're selling them for $139.99. I found them on eBay for $80+shipping. Oh well.

I replaced my PCV valve this week and also cleaned out the EGR valve. I forgot to plug in the electrical connection when I started the trooper, so I got a check engine light on. I connected it and then went down to Autozone so they could erase the code. Now all is well.

Let me know when any of you guys are coming up here. I'm free almost anytime for the next few months until my son makes his debut. I'm serious, if you guys wanna come up and hit some trails I'm down. Lemme know!!!

bootzilla

11-17-2006, 04:34 AM

Love the Trooper! What color is it - Silver, or is it kind of a gold color? I haven't seen many gold ones out there like mine - that would be cool.

That sux that the IT guys cracked down on you - I do some IT stuff where I work, and nobody has even asked to monitor usage - it is pretty much irrelevant if everyone is getting their work done...just come work for us...:archaeolo

AZTrooper

11-19-2006, 11:27 PM

Hey everyone!!!! Just thought I'd check in. Sorry it's been so long since I've been on here, but, like I said last time, I got busted by the IT police at work and haven't been able to get on since. Hopefully sometime soon I'll get internet at my house so i can keep up with the fun.

I got a set of Superwinch hubs that will be going on sometime this week.

As for the lift... it still rides really nice. I went out with a buddy of mine a couple weekends ago and we tried to see how much we could get our axles to articulate. I got some really cool pictures that I'll have to upload for you guys next time I'm on.

I have a question. My Yokohama Geolanders are starting to cup. It's kind of annoying. So my question is... what would you guys recommend for a good aggressive tread that won't require a lot of rotations? I think I wanna stay away from mud terrains though.

Well I gotta jet cuz I'm on my dad's laptop and we're here for my birthday.

Talk to you guys later.

bootzilla

11-20-2006, 03:19 PM

I have a question. My Yokohama Geolanders are starting to cup. It's kind of annoying.

Yokohama must be making some awfully soft tires right now - I keep getting a vibration, but only when cold - I am starting to think that my Geolanders might be flat-spotting a little bit over night - because once I get the tires warmed up and do a little highway driving, it goes away....

I gotta ride out the Yok's as long as I can - I just got them 4 or 5k ago, but I'd be interested in what other people might recommend, too. Obviously BFG's will be near the top of most people's lists, but is there anything a little more economical?

Scott Brady

11-20-2006, 05:39 PM

Great mods to the Trooper. We will have to schedule a local trip for everyone to get together.

datrupr

11-20-2006, 06:55 PM

As far as tires go, I just got Discounts brand Pathfinder A/T's. A tread pattern very similar to the BFG's, but not quite as aggressive. I little bit narrower, but a bit taller in 265/75/16 size. So far the ride is very nice on pavement. They are very quiet and have performed well, but I only have a couple hundred miles on them. A few $$'s more than the Yok's, but I have never been let down by a set of Pathfinder tires. After I test them off road I will post up a report. And, when I get a camera again I will post up some pics.

MoGas

12-05-2006, 03:49 AM

Great mods to the Trooper. We will have to schedule a local trip for everyone to get together.

Yep

AZTrooper

12-22-2006, 03:52 AM

Great news!!! I just got my internet hooked up at home today!!!! I'm so freakin' stoked!!!:wings:

Anything new going on up in here?

datrupr

12-22-2006, 03:28 PM

Congrats, and welcome back. Not a whole lot of new stuff, but all very informative all the same.

bootzilla

12-23-2006, 03:57 AM

Congrats, and welcome back. Not a whole lot of new stuff, but all very informative all the same.

I know, really....I gotta get back from vacation and get workin' so there is some progress to report and get some conversation going.

I after trekking a few hundred miles of interstate almost to Canada, I've realized that I think my ProComps weren't the best fit for a non-lifted Trooper - from the dirt marks on the front shocks - looks like they are working too low in their range, and maybe they have bottomed out enough to make them too soft too quick - I'm thinkin' of a full OME spring and shock setup in a few paychecks....

...on an upnote, this appears to be new :26_13_1:

And there is always this guy...reminds me of the Tom Berenger classic "Rustlers Rhapsody"
:PROFSheriffHL:

AZTrooper

12-26-2006, 01:02 AM

I put the OME springs on and cranked the torsion bars enough to match the rear height, I also added four Rancho RS5000s. I've done a bit of 4-wheeling since then and I have not noticed any bottoming out. The Ranchos I got were stock replacements for my trooper. I seem to get tons of extension out of them. As a matter of fact, if I were to buy Ranchos that gave me more than another inch of extension, my coil springs would fall out. So I like my set-up the way it is.

I would have bought myself some Superwinch hubs too, but instead I though it would be wise to buy my wife a handgun for Chrsitmas so she can have a means of protecting herself and our unborn son while I'm out of town for work.

AZTrooper

01-04-2007, 12:06 AM

Hey guys!!! Just checking in. I'll be a new daddy within the next several weeks and I was hoping maybe some of you guys would be able to come up or organize something before my free time goes bye-bye. Lemme know if anyone wants to do something.

P.S. The followiing pics are from this past weekend. Just trying to tweak her a bit.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/DSC01774.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/DSC01773.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/DSC01772.jpg

bootzilla

01-05-2007, 04:12 AM

Check out the flex :REExeSquatsHL1:! Who says Troopers ain't got game?!?

datrupr

01-05-2007, 03:27 PM

Check out the flex :REExeSquatsHL1:! Who says Troopers ain't got game?!?

Anyone who has never seen them perform before:D

AZTrooper

01-06-2007, 01:32 AM

I was totally surprised when I drove it up onto that rock. A friend of mine who was with me has a 80-something Toyota p/u. He tried driving it up onto the rock, but he didn't get nearly as much articulation as I did and he has a beefed up suspension lift and everything.

My favorite pic out of these three would be the one on the bottom that shows my tires jammed up in the wheel-well. It turns out the only thing from keeping my axle from dropping even farthe were the Rancho RS5000s. I think I could of had a couple more inches of extension if I had extended shocks. I've even thought about re-attatching the shock mounts a little higher up so i can get more extension.

Zaphod

01-06-2007, 02:46 AM

I think there would be a slight problem, however, if you kept driving forward over that rock. ;)

AZTrooper

01-06-2007, 04:19 AM

Nah... just a couple minor scrapes/dents. ha ha ha:punk03:

Hence the need for rock sliders!!!

datrupr

01-07-2007, 08:17 PM

Ya have to be careful, if your shocks are too tall, or extend to much, you could have a problem with your coils just fallin out.:rolleyes: :Mechanic:

AZTrooper

01-18-2007, 12:39 AM

So it's been getting to below 0 temps up here. Due to these temps I think I'm springing a leak. The other morning I went outside to start up the trooper to let it warm up before I go to work.(I never drive it with a cold motor) I went outside to turn on the defrost to get the ice off my windshield when I smelled gas. I popped the hood and pulled of that annoying black plastic fancy manifold cover... lo-and-behold, a fuel leak coming from the 8" long rubber fuel line that connects both of the fuel rails. That was a simple fix. I went to Autozone and they gave me a foot of fuel line for free, and I picked up a couple line clamps. Ta-da!!!!! Fuel problem fixed.

Then I noticed a little bit off coolant in the snow under the trooper. I still have yet to pinpoint where this leak is coming from. It's not enough to get me really concerned yet, but may need to be addressed when it warms up. As of yet, it seems as though it's coming from a top bolt that holds the timing belt cover on. But, like I said, it's not enough to concern me yet.

Since the roads are icy and snowy now, I really wanna get that TOD upgrade. You know, the one that makes it so the fronts are getting the same amount of power the rears are. But, still too cold for me to get out there and deal with wires and whatnot while it's so freakin' cold. It was -7 degrees when I got up this morning.

AZTrooper

01-27-2007, 02:30 AM

Hey guys!!! My son was born this past Monday. Thought I'd add a few pictuers of him.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/IMG_0194.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/G23inAZ/IMG_0180.jpg
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