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More light does not necessarily = increased visibility. the HID paradox is that the color tone and intensity tends to make your eye shut down. You can see a larger area, but less detail within it. And your brain thinks you are seeing more. There is good information about alternative headlight systems if you want to look for it.

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I've been spending a lot of my time lately rebuilding the motor for my '85 4runner. Also re-painted my camo in a simpler bolder pattern. I even scrubbed out the engine compartment and painted it camo,

Thanks, here are a few more details,.....Ceiling Saiga mount, door Zombie tool mount, removed stereo and made box from licence plates, me in my Squidbillies hat.    

nice drive today.

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True. The main benefit I am getting, is that, with a lift, (from sagging old height, to 4" lift height) of 7+" I need that flood or volume of light to see the same distance, at least, and still successfully illuminate the ground close to me, due to my higher angle of projection, the housings I got have a nice distinct cut off line at the top, so that I don't blind oncoming traffic, and be "That guy."

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That guy seldom actually takes the truck off road. He has it to show off. The world revolves around him.  He also rides your bumper for 100 miles and has unscratched diamond plate on 3/4 of the surface f the truck. 

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That guy seldom actually takes the truck off road. He has it to show off. The world revolves around him.  He also rides your bumper for 100 miles and has unscratched diamond plate on 3/4 of the surface f the truck.

 

That's when adjustable mirrors come into play

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That guy seldom actually takes the truck off road. He has it to show off. The world revolves around him.  He also rides your bumper for 100 miles and has unscratched diamond plate on 3/4 of the surface f the truck.

That's when adjustable mirrors come into play

 

 

Well on a couple occasions being tailgated by one of those guys for 45 minutes and giving them chances to pass.... I didn't adjust the mirror, but there is a powerful flashlight next to my driver's seat that felt kind of nice to hold over my shoulder. Maybe not wise, maybe not legal, but it is the only thing I have ever found to be effective.

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The level was with aprox. 250-300 lbs. in the bed. My driveline angle was great. no vibrations at town speeds. Hoping to get front shocks mounted tomorrow.

 The PIAA bulbs are great, as are the housings. The top cut off line is very distinct, and I am not blinding anyone.

 My LED front blinkers with old rear blinkers, work, but flash a bit fast.

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I attempted to do LED blinkers on my bike, but accidentally ordered the same lens assembly with the conventional filament bulbs. Like this, a lot of people worry about the fast blink. IMO it is not a bug, it's a feature. The point of them is to catch attention and signal your maneuvers. People notice the lights flashing at a different interval than their brains have learned to tune out. That's bonus.

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Autozone has a resistor for $10, that I can throw in there to slow it down if I want. I may, because a cop may see my light blinking fast, like it would if one bulb was burnt out, and think that my blinkers weren't working or one was Not working, and may pull me over. I'd like to avoid that. I'll try to give The Man, no reason to pull me over.

 Oh, and until I have an extra $400 for a tube bumper, I put an old Jeep front bumper on it.

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But getting pointless resistance out of your system is one of the PERKs of LEDs. Don't put it back. 

 

The man does not have any legal standing to pull you over. All he can talk about is color and whether you have lights or not.

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front shocks will have to wait til the weekend, but I got to drive it to work today. The Jeep bumper looks good on the rig. Obviously, I had to fabricate a mount for it, but it works.

 Kill switch installed as well. Can't lock it, and it has a canvas top, so, there ya go.....kill switch it is.

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Yeah. That "joke" mostly smacks of envy and laziness. It's amazing how many people with crappy vehicles are experts on other people's penis size. I'm going to guess they are envious in more than one area.

 

Come up with a clever line for once people. 

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Front Shock hoops/shocks mounted. Delivered a load of firewood to my Uncles ranch. Rig rode great! Next is the front driveline, and then done! The Misses has been fed up with me and the rig for a few weeks now!.......But she knows me and what she chose to live with. She is awesome and we will be spending the last 2 weekends of August camping in the 4runner.....OR ELSE!!!

 My best friend/mechanical half, next to his creation. I just followed orders and worked my ass off. He is the brains.

 Photo next to his 2wd Nissan pick up for size, and he is over 6 feet tall.

 

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New tires for the rig. Toyo Open Country 33x10.5. I used to run the BFG A/Ts but decided to try these, with a more open and aggressive tread pattern. Anyone run these on their rig? Opinions?

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I've used Both on full sized pick ups.

 

I like BFG A/Ts quite a bit more than the Toyos. Average roughly 20k miles more life from the BFGs. I think they do better in snow, ice and the slick red clay we have in western Oregon also.

 

One of my friends runs an older Toyota pick up with those same Toyos. Your gonna want to drop tire pressure to get it to ride decent on road. IIRC he was down to 18~20 psi on the rears and 22 on the front to get it to settle down at hi way speed with that light little toy.

For off road he runs em clear down to about 8~10 psi. Before they really start to hook up.

 

Currently I'm running BFG A/Ts on my F250. Don't off-road it but we usually have about ninety days a year of snow or ice on the road where I live and I never need to chain up with the BFGs. Of course this year we had no snow.

 

Those are gonna work good for you once you get the pressure thing dialed.

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]I got my front shock hoops reinforced, and my freshly painted steel wheels/new tires on the rig. Also got the under bits painted camo. The aluminum wheels and tires were on loan. Good to be back on my own stuff. As usual, a nicely scrubbed shop is a great way to end the day........every day we work, we sweep up and hose down, squeegee the floor. A clean shop makes easy work.

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I gotta say, while I never really wanted a truck like yours, I really would love to have a shop like yours. Those lifts....

You know, a lift has saved a countless number of backaches!!! Pays for itself in a few months of chiropractor or massage costs!!!

 Today, I really committed and cut the front driveline in half. Hopefully I can weld it together reasonably straight. Most folks would have gone to a driveline specialist, but I see a challenge! I can always take it to a shop if I fail.

 Here is the Before pic...

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I gotta say, while I never really wanted a truck like yours, I really would love to have a shop like yours. Those lifts....

How about my buddies hand built, frame and everything, Indian Salt Flats race bike? We don't fuck around in these parts!

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You had me at indian. Now to put it back closer to stock...


But I would rather have someone who loves it using it their way, than keeping it in a museum in my style.

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 Here in Montana, we have new, "Keep your Roadkill" laws. This situation had me seriously considering the technicalities of this law......Bighorn Sheep ewes are Delicious!!!! Rams are inedible, but the Ewes......Wowzers!

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