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Sandy Cats

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  • @UltimateAnarchy
    @UltimateAnarchy3 сағат бұрын

    The GX460 does NOT require premium gas! It "recommends" it based on the fact that the GX weighs more than the first gen Tundra that they originally designed the 4.6 for. That's it. Most GX owners do NOT use premium. I don't. You cannot tell ANY difference when you drive it either.

  • @lindy0116
    @lindy0116Күн бұрын

    I have the jetboil and love it. The benefit out of the gas output is that when I already have the stove out and setup I can connect my Flash to share gas from my 5 lb Ignik rather than use a canister.

  • @Tuff4159
    @Tuff4159Күн бұрын

    What offset do you typically run. I remember you saying -30 in one of the videos but I haven’t seen much in the way of -30 on method.

  • @JakeWhiz
    @JakeWhizКүн бұрын

    What is your wheel offset on the wife’s 4runner

  • @brianlorenz9632
    @brianlorenz96329 күн бұрын

    you lost me at 7600lbs. way over gvwr. my old chevy 1ton didn’t weigh that much and it was on 40s.

  • @michaelnavarro8551
    @michaelnavarro855111 күн бұрын

    Finally someone that shows the rattle effect of these carriers....you confirm my fears with the Nguyen Works carrior - thank you for saving my wallet! Not a lot of good options for my third gen, back to the drawing board.

  • @ernestoespinosa1421
    @ernestoespinosa142115 күн бұрын

    Did you have to move or add a piece to relocate the tow hitch? Or remove the recovery hook on the drivers side?

  • @up2top
    @up2top16 күн бұрын

    Every suspension mod you can make to a 4Runner you can make on a GX. The only challenge with the GX is ground clearance. The approach and departure angles are a lot worse on the GX compared to the 4Runner, but they are easily mitigated with some trimming. Removing the running boards and installing sliders handles the other ground clearance problems. I have zero regrets about going with a GX460 over a 5th gen 4Runner.

  • @grantgomm5984
    @grantgomm598416 күн бұрын

    Best reason ever!

  • @jonvice1217
    @jonvice121719 күн бұрын

    The most to the point video I've seen so far. Straight to the point and genuine. Hella informative. Subbed. So much valuable info here

  • @seanstenberg1559
    @seanstenberg155920 күн бұрын

    I appreciate your solid honesty! Thank you:.

  • @nebulousJames12345
    @nebulousJames1234523 күн бұрын

    nice budget build

  • @diman585
    @diman58524 күн бұрын

    $200 trash bag and the main selling point is the ability to remove it from spare tire without unbuckling it? You’re kidding me right?

  • @Elkslaya1
    @Elkslaya126 күн бұрын

    You ever tried the Yank Em ropes?

  • @gerardomata.costarica
    @gerardomata.costarica29 күн бұрын

    Can’t wait to see the trails and this beauty killing it!

  • @christopherfrazier1086
    @christopherfrazier1086Ай бұрын

    when you are measuring the trans temp, do you reference the oil pan temp or the temp at the torque converter? In my GX, the Torque converter can see temps 15-20 degrees hotter than the pan temp

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCatsАй бұрын

    Both. But referring to pan

  • @gerardomata.costarica
    @gerardomata.costaricaАй бұрын

    So what’s is the conclusion with the CV axles at this point? 8 months have gone by and we’re curious. Thanks for upload!

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCatsАй бұрын

    Gave up on RCV. Running CVJ for most trips and RCV only for hard rock crawling

  • @boomersooner9600
    @boomersooner9600Ай бұрын

    Why wouldn’t you upgrade your radiator or change out your hood to a white or tan color? How do you spend so much money on something and then not properly do it??

  • @Jordan.4x4
    @Jordan.4x4Ай бұрын

    Excellent

  • @morgan7992
    @morgan7992Ай бұрын

    I’m looking at the “Tacoma HC Tube Bumper w/ Tire Swingout” with tree savers since I need a solution for my 295 spare. Looking for a tube bumper to match my tube front and this out gear looks to be it, but I’m nervous the tire will bounce. Any thought on this? Would I have to dab a side weld too?

  • @J.Young808
    @J.Young808Ай бұрын

    I am getting an aluminum Victory 4x4 front bumper (without grill hoops for now) since it’s only 47 pounds and an Outgear Solutuons High Clearance Sandstorm tube bumper to keep my weight down.

  • @cowelk
    @cowelkАй бұрын

    I just found your channel by accident. I have been wanting to get a shower rigged up as the one I have is pathetic. When I elk hunt I am usually out two weeks and really need to clean up. If I get an elk, then I definitely need to clean up. Great job describing the build step by step. I hope to have your design this fall for my elk hunt. Thanks a lot. PS - I haven't seen any of your other videos yet but still subscribed.

  • @m3logistics
    @m3logisticsАй бұрын

    You could be lucky you did not damage your vehicles when you tested the ropes with the tree!

  • @nz6397
    @nz6397Ай бұрын

    How much for this car as I see it here ?

  • @nz6397
    @nz6397Ай бұрын

    Hello dear

  • @TaterGrabbinBass
    @TaterGrabbinBassАй бұрын

    The Outgear Solutions bumper is the only rear bumper I’ve found that I’ve actually liked. I wanted a tube rear with single swing (for same large table option) with the 1/4 panel tree savers and I wanted a hitch which a lot of tube rears don’t have or are poorly integrated. I will definitely have to remember and save this video because I will be doing the extra cross bars regardless of the hammering. I will likely be getting a custom front bumper made from Drew’s Fab to keep that tube style for the bumpers. I’m still on the fence for under armor skid plates. But I will be getting the WC Dirt King 3.5 long travel front and rear and that’s why I’m going tube for lighter weight just a tire & single gas and utilize the roof rack for other stuff. Great video and great ideas! 🤘🏼😎🤘🏼

  • @ericpierce4041
    @ericpierce4041Ай бұрын

    New sub like and bell , as far as ideas go , I am wanting to build a used tacoma rig for grand sons first vehicle, we have them in scouts but I am with thinking with some encouragement on both of them it can become a more adventurous LIFESTYLE .. budget used in the right places for a effective rig

  • @hellboytrd4297
    @hellboytrd4297Ай бұрын

    Looks great bud , What advice can you give to those of us who want 37s and are thinking of installing body lift ? Should we do it or try to cut more?

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCatsАй бұрын

    If I could do it again from scratch. I’d use a 1” body lift. I just didn’t want to rebuild my bumpers and rails

  • @hellboytrd4297
    @hellboytrd4297Ай бұрын

    @@SandyCats thanks 🙌🏼

  • @johnwills4393
    @johnwills4393Ай бұрын

    How about using an adjustable regulator with your partner stove to help adjust the flame?

  • @PrimeTime345
    @PrimeTime345Ай бұрын

    Do you still get good Air Conditioner efficiency with the transmission coolers all mounted in front of the Air Conditioning Condenser? Any noticeable difference?

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCatsАй бұрын

    Zero difference…

  • @MichelleRobinson-kl6gd
    @MichelleRobinson-kl6gd2 ай бұрын

    Just a thought to potentially get over the issue of removing / inserting the inner bin liner… could you change the type of bin liner you use? The one in the video looks like a large refuge sack style, which I understand will fill to its full shape once removed. If you used a narrower bin liner (e.g. pedal style liner) which is a narrower shape, would this stop it from expanding as much once removed? Just a thought

  • @user-ed2nx9dt8m
    @user-ed2nx9dt8m2 ай бұрын

    Im not here to argue or debate but I will say I own a set of full aluminum skids on my GX470 made by RCI, I have beat the living s&%t out of my skids the past 2 years hitting a lot more then fire roads, I have 3 and 2 wheeled my setup many times sitting in nothing but these skids, yes they have slightly deformed in some areas but overall they have taken the beating, no welds have ever cracked and my engine and trany temps have always statyed normal, the only issues I ever had was my diff drop bolts hit the front skid plate so I drilled 3" relief holes and then covered them with 1/4" aluminum plate thats riveted on, my y-pipe on the drivers side was also hitting the trany skid plate where the edge is bent and I had to trim it slightly, other then that they have held up, maybe I got the unicorn batch of aluminum skids made on a wedneaday but I can not complain, they have held up great for me.

  • @PrimeTime345
    @PrimeTime3452 ай бұрын

    Copper transmission coolers transfer heat up to 70% more efficiently than aluminum transmission coolers. That might explain why you needed to use more than one, taking up so much space. Excellent video thanks for sharing your insights!

  • @williamgorski3929
    @williamgorski39292 ай бұрын

    This is my 3rd video of yours and I gotta say the way you explain things makes a 35 minute a joy from start to finish. You’re killing it man so much valuable knowledge and experience in every vid, really great work I’m a big fan. Also, I take it you are mostly out west US but I’m in Wisconsin and I will tell you at night that upper light bar is amazing in the deep woods of the north its like a friggin jungle😂. Keep up the great work how lucky your kids are to have such a cool mom and dad👍

  • @bobclark7211
    @bobclark72112 ай бұрын

    Very cool build. Thank you

  • @Hateraz101
    @Hateraz1012 ай бұрын

    wish i would have seen your video sooner, i fabricated my own bumper and right now I am failing the tire punch test. I get significant shake. What would be the best way to reinforce that area to reduce shake? I think I got that much shake cause I wanted the tire to slant into the gate instead of sit straight.

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    Honestly… I build two bumpers before this one and trashed both to start from scratch (6 months of trying)….

  • @Hateraz101
    @Hateraz1012 ай бұрын

    @@SandyCats Im happy with the bumper itself, I welded 2 brackets on the oem crash bar cross member so its bolt on and I can remove to make more modifications if I need to. Right now its just the swing arm that I am not happy with. After I put the tire, I have to do a slight lift for it to go up and over and lock. Im probably going to give another design a shot and spend a bit more on a better latch system.

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    @@Hateraz101 for me.. a I had same problem…. Started adding gussets and metal… and at some point it became too much metal and was smarter to just rebuild.

  • @Hateraz101
    @Hateraz1012 ай бұрын

    @@SandyCats i was able to greatly reduce shake by adding a oversized bolt with welded on grab fly, i will probably find a star knob on the same size so it looks better, welded a bracket on the end of the swing. I get almost no shake. The hard part is lining it up when closing.

  • @jeff_k1493
    @jeff_k14932 ай бұрын

    How you get rid of the kdss light after ripping the system out? Or you kept the control unit plugged in?

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    Yup. Lights still on…

  • @jeff_k1493
    @jeff_k14932 ай бұрын

    @@SandyCats Thanks for letting me know, I plan to do the same if/when it fails. I do dig the system for what it is and works for my needs.

  • @Troungthefisherman
    @Troungthefisherman2 ай бұрын

    where u get that rear bumper

  • @patrickkelly9721
    @patrickkelly97212 ай бұрын

    I offroad a few miles just getting to/from my home. But the main reason I went to steel bumpers on my 4runner is because I go into town. Town has people. People are idiots. That drive. I'm keeping my spare tire underneath. It's too heavy now that I'm too old to lift it up there.

  • @patrickkelly9721
    @patrickkelly97212 ай бұрын

    The weight of the spare tire doesn't count.

  • @pnoytaco_tv3119
    @pnoytaco_tv31192 ай бұрын

    Boss how did you fabricate the table? I want that too

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    Outgear solutions did it for me

  • @Brandonrockz
    @Brandonrockz2 ай бұрын

    What in the flow restriction if this. Talk about low output pressure. At what point are you causing more harm than good by overloading the pump and lowering flow?

  • @rlaracue
    @rlaracue2 ай бұрын

    Also are the tires 33 or 35s?

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    35s

  • @rlaracue
    @rlaracue2 ай бұрын

    Great builds. How do you like the Cooper STT Maxx tires? How loud are they on road and do they do well in wet, snow and ice? Thanks.

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    I love them. They will wear 2X faster than others but outperform others in basically every environment I’ve been in. Great in snow and wet. Can’t really comment on loudness just because I feel every similar tire is similar sound. You’ll hear it though…

  • @rlaracue
    @rlaracue2 ай бұрын

    Thank you. Great perspective.

  • @nicholasscholten4838
    @nicholasscholten48382 ай бұрын

    Jetboil must be paying you a lot of money to get rid of a $500 stove, because you can't manage the flame, to buy another $500 stove that has to be put together and takes 6 turns to turn off. Oh and the pans suck. I will take a used coleman or maybe a cheap rocket stove any day and spend the extra $450 on, i don't know, a bunch of other stuff.

  • @numbr17
    @numbr172 ай бұрын

    Good info. Practical and realistic. Many people should hear this. Not sure what's up with the microphone situation, but it is hard to hear some of the words here. Perhaps you've already addressed this. I am commenting one year after you posted this. The mic setup is my only complaint.

  • @SandyCats
    @SandyCats2 ай бұрын

    I wish!!!! Unfortunately I’m still paying full price for everything

  • @numbr17
    @numbr172 ай бұрын

    @@SandyCats Sound quality aside, your content is really good. It's fascinating, and I ended up subscribing. You do see to know your stuff, and I love your 4Runner build!

  • @williamolliges2622
    @williamolliges26222 ай бұрын

    As much as I prefer the looks of an OD Green Can, I think I'd get a black can for use with the shower for a bit of solar action. That being said, the thirty gallon tank inside my white cargo trailer conversion is warm in the afternoon on warm weather trips when a shower is really appreciated, so the OD Green can in the sun will probably be fine. I also use Mando Deodorant when I'm going to be in the field. I use the unscented version because I'm usually hunting when I'm using the trailer.

  • @meb32340
    @meb323402 ай бұрын

    😊

  • @ekimzaga
    @ekimzaga2 ай бұрын

    Reading your comments and how generous you are with your knowledge, i bet you’re also a great friend. Thanks man Im building the same can based on your recs

  • @ekimzaga
    @ekimzaga2 ай бұрын

    @SandyCats i ended up building the same can with your recs. However, I also installed a waterproof switch toggle on the top of the can. If you send me a place to send pic, will be happy to share so others can see. Next time, i will add the switch to the cap itself so that all you have to do is swap out caps and would not be limited to the can that has the switch. Have to admit though the switch is legit!

  • @ethanmathews182
    @ethanmathews1823 ай бұрын

    Appreciate your candor. You have me leaning towards the victory 4x4 bumper.