Please don't ever change your content. Thank you for staying true to your viewing audience and producing the content that drew us here to begin with. This is 100% the best off road channel on UA-cam!!! Thank you Matt, Matt's family, and Matt's crew.
Matt’s off road recovery should be a case study on how not to ruin a UA-cam channel when a lot of your videos make it to trending. They’re truly top notch in that aspect. It just gets better if it does change.
Matt is a stand up guy. I wish more people were like him. He could have easily just towed it to a shop where they would have charged the guy thousands of dollars to fix his truck and taken a week or two. Instead he fixes the guy's truck with minimal tools and probably only charged the guy pennies too the dollar. Matt you deserve all your success and the rewards that come with. Don't feel guilty about the UA-cam money. You earned it. I wish you and your family all the best and hope your success has no limit.
Matt charges customers. And he used to tell them how to cheat their insurance companies for reimbursement. He got into legal trouble for that. He's a guy, not a saint.
Maybe Mart should have special guests that are fans of the show to help do some camera work ,you can never have enough cameras ( they would need to have their own capable ride but I'm sure they are out there, and nearby ) I don't think Matt will read this reply he is a busy man ..
I sure appreciate your videos. I’m a mental health therapist. When things are heavy and hard, I like to turn to your videos and it lifts me. Thank you.
Rory would be so proud of you Matt and Kaulin for your trail repair of this Taco! Good job and you improvised to get the job done. The Big Wrecker did its thing lifting the Ford pickup up so Kaulin could drive it out. Good video guys!
I just want to say, I just last weekend, tore apart my coilovers and rebuilt them in my Tacoma, put a new top put a new bushing in the bottom. Bought a specific tool so I could do it safely and not scary. And here’s Matt doing it with 2 strap, on the trail!! Mind blown!!! You da man Matt!!🏁🏆💪
What he did wasn't particularly safe, but it did work and saved them a lot of time. Not necessarily something I'd recommend copying (and he wouldn't recommend that, either lol)
@@phattyduckChevy guys know this. The Silverado trail boss uses the same upper control arm as the standard model despite having a 2” lift. First gen Trail Boss owners found out real quick that when trying to level them they were in for a bad time if they didn’t replace the UCAs that they were going through ball joints every 5000 miles lol.
@@backwoodstherapysmart yota dudes know this too, it's why everyone in the aftermarket has started selling even 3" lifts as mid-travel upgrades including at least beefier UCAs. Most people don't care and just send it on a 5100 and spacer so they can run a 33 for tacos. Turd gens are certainly the worst for breaking and complacent owners.
@@PBRatLord When I replaced the fronts on my second gen I went with 5100's because they were almost the same price as the yellow stock ones, but aluminum housing so no rust. I don't think you can add 3", but you can adjust the lift. Way cheaper than a block of metal and busting a shock on the trail.
You can put the strut in the truck, install lower bolt then use a jack and lift the lower control arm up and it will compress the spring enough to install the top nut. Done it a few times works great. Feels safe-ish too 😂
American ingenuity strikes again! It never ceases to amaze me every time I watch the videos of recovery and repairs, great job guys! My wife and I had a great time in Utah in October, beautiful state to visit!
Well done guys! Tip for that upper ball joint, you already had a jack under the frame. Set the lower control arm down on a block, rock etc and lower the frame until the upper ball joint fits. A second jack under the control arm works too but in the field that may not be available. Cheers!
Yes. I was waiting for them to put the tire under the assembly and lower the truck down until the parts met. Now other people will know a couple ways too.Lowering it is safer ;)
@@bryduhbikeguy Potentially expensive way is to lower it onto the tire/rim. Seen too many rims and tires damaged beyond repair using that method. I always carried a few railroad tie cutoffs and other blocks of wood in my service truck for these types of repairs. Built racks to set them in open spaces instead of taking up enclosed storage. Best!
6:20 You _swung_ the back around, _swung_ being the past tense of _swing._ There's no such word as _swinged_ (or _swang,_ for that matter). Either way, you dunn [sic] a good job. 😉 Future tense: I will _swing_ it out. Present tense: I am _swinging_ it out. Past tense: I _swung_ it out.
The proper vernacular would be, "I done swung-ded that thang outa there." And if you're from Texas, you would add "boy-howdy" or, alternately, "I tell you what" to the end of the sentence.
The Bilsteins (both those 4600’s and the 5100’s) are known to snap like that on the Taco/4Runner- but yes, strut top spacers that big are really bad news.
The upper spacer doesn't cause any change in the shock loads at all. The shock failed from a bending load. My guess is that at some combination of ride height and steer angle, the OD of the spring hit something else. This will cause a huge bending load in the shock.
@@jamesallion7648 No. Put some dunnage on top of the wheel, where it is, lower onto wheel, then put jack under A arm and lift the bottom A arm up and into ball joint.
@@xvxjimboxvx it didn't hurt that there isn't a ton of preload on that particular combo. But as someone who has a prayer before using both the parts store spring compressors and the pro wall mounted ones this seems like a decent alternative.
The only tool I bought from a MAC truck was a Blackhawk socket to fit some lug nuts. The Dealer told me it would be fine to use on an impact wrench for rotating tires. It split apart after a few uses. The Dealer had disappeared and Blackhawk would not replace it because it was used on an impact tool. I was ripped off, and have nothing good to say about MAC Tools.
Been using them 20 plus years never had one break yet ..... how've I have had thin ones crack from knocking them onto rusted bolt heads but never on and impact gun
@@debluetailfly I mean the dealer isn't the engineer who designed or stress tested the tool. The dealer was scummy, but doesn't represent the tool as a whole lmao. You, by definition, used the tool improperly
Matt, I am never disappointed with your videos content. You are a stand-up guy, always looking after your customers an their cars with care. The whole MORR team is awesome.
Man, you are lucky that hitch tow-point didn’t fall off going down the highway and hit an opposing direction car. Nice recoveries - I see the power tools help a lot and make the job much easier/quicker.
Also, with that situation on the 2nd and 3rd gen Tacomas, mark the lower alignment cam bolts on the LCA with a Sharpie or anything, loosen them to drop the LCA to get the strut in, tighten align cam bolts back to the mark after strut is installed and good to go. I have seen and did this many times on these Tacomas in the woods wheeling. Ultimate fix is DO NOT USE SPACER LIFTS and this situation would not happen. This info is just fyi tips if Matts Off Road Recovery runs into this again.
Watching Kaulin work that nut onto that tie rod end at 17:55 with that strap slipping off the top of the strut with each ratchet made me nervous as heck but great use of available materials to get the job done.
Genius work recovering that Ford pickup, Matt. Great work on the Toyota, as well. You're truly a master. Nice to have Kaulin's input and support as well. Always love the videos.
As a tacoma owner you did that job better than 95% of people in a garage. Blown away, every video I learn something new from you Matt. You have an incredible mind.
Hi Matt and crew. Great job! I put the jack under the lower control arm and use the weight of the vehicle to compress the spring to get the top balljoint nut on. Sometimes it is still a struggle, so your Matt straps idea will be the icing on the cake.
CLAW HAMMER TO THE RESCUE! 17:47 Using the claw hammer as a lever to move the ratchet strap to compress the spring was the best use of tools I’ve ever seen! Great video and great channel! 💪
Its simpler than just "mess up the stock geometry". If you put a spacer lift, it will bottom out on the shock instead of the bump stop, so bottom out hard, and something has to give.
@@larryboyd1872 If the front k-member was lowered away from the frame rails the same distance as the thickness of the upper shock spacer, then there won't be any change in the shocks length at ride height, and no added loads from topping or bottoming out.
Both of these recoveries went pretty well. Had to do a little bit of improvising on the second video but you got it apart and back together and working again and that what matters. Good thing you had the Matt straps to work with.
A hint I learned from swapping out dozens of struts without spring compressors, though you made it look fairly easy with the ratchet straps. 1. Put the entire assembly into the truck 2. Bolt up the bottom of the strut 3. Bolt the top strut mount into place 4. Slowly lower the vehicle onto the spring while guiding the strut into the center of the upper strut mount (or alternatively jack up the lower control arm so you dont have to mess with the wheels). 5. Once you have enough clearance on top, put the tenon nut on a few turns. 6. Lower the vehicle further until the strut starts to compress (or jack up the control arm further). 7. Tighten the tenon nut down and torque it. 8. Torque the upper and lower strut mounts. 9. Raise the vehicle back up. 10. Re-attach all the other suspension components. 11. And then you're done! It's much easier than messing with spring compressor tools, or ratchet straps. God speed!
I just want to say that we all notice the editing and camera teams use of tropes and memes intentionally... and we love it! From the hyperbolic, clickbait-style titles (clearly done tongue-in-cheek), to the hilarious "tough-guy" reality show editting of jumping out of the wrecker at a low angle showing your jeans and work boots (10s. after unloading it at the very beginning of the video!). Keep making fun of awful editting and video styles. Your fans love it!
Way to use those straps. I like watching your trail repairs because you guys always figure it out. For us Toyota lovers that was really entertaining. You guys rock!
Y'all just showed us a new way to use ratchet straps instead of spring compressors! I think the straps seem safer that spring compressors too! Amazing!
Now that was a major trail side repair if I ever saw one. Creative way to bring it altogether too. Another satisfied customer. First recovery was an Easy Peasy.
Hey guys. Love your videos and love your sense of serving others (even if it's for a fee). Small tip though. Carry a tarp to lay on the ground for when you're doing the trail repairs. I've found it saves a ton of frustration.😅
Awesome work on the Taco. I think the Matt's straps as spring compressors is safer than the cheap parts store style most of us use for diy. The top out spacers are too long on the Toyota creating an overall shock length that is too long causing broken struts. Also the spare tire scissor jack that came in the truck can be used under the lower ball joint to raise the whole assembly back up so the upper ball joint can be put back together.
Replaced springs and shocks on my ‘98 Sonoma, a few things I learned, it always takes way longer than planned, removing the brake dust covers prevents a needless repair ( ABS sensors are attached to these and the connector is impossible to reach), grease where it isn’t “intended” works wonders ( the isolators wouldn’t stay on top it the spring) and finally I’ll never do this again!!!!! Enjoyed the video, great in the field repair.
I twisted wrenches for a good many years and never once thought of that Matt! Very impressed with that ingenuity!! I have seen spring compressors give up while installing new struts and seen a man nearly killed. Heard of people hurt severely yet this was safe and no way going to get someone hurt. I might be seventy five but for my money, you pulled a rabbit out of the hat. I have used chain binders to get a A arm located before, that was before they came out with the ratchet style binders. My word binder is not the ones many now call it so if puzzled, a tool like you use to hold equipment down to the bed of the tow truck.
@@JaronLindowdecent kits will include bump stop extensions even with spacers. Spacers are fine for people who do light off roading or just want to be able to get to their fishing spot. Not everyone needs to run a full suspension setup. I had spacers on my jeep for a couple years before I finally switched to a true coil spring suspension lift. Fit 35s just fine, did some moderate off roading with it as frequently as I could get away.
Oh yeah that was the first thing i noticed. Those are huge spacers too. I ran spacers on my old tacoma but it was driving around town and to the ski slopes. Never a problem in 9 years but i never wheeled it. This guy shoulda at the very least had big bump stops. But really put the right lift on. Even 5100's with 888 springs woulda been better (the setup i have lol)
Another great video. So few UA-cam channels have so much going for them. Matt has created a great MORR team then all the vehicles and then there is Peanut and the other dogs. Always entertaining regardless on what the MORR team is doing.
Trail Repairs we call "Bush Mechanics" in Australia. We had to compress a Spring in the Bush so we jacked up a Land Cruiser & put the spring under the rear hitch & lowered it to compress & then strapped it. ( on two occasions within two days, we have used a two row string of Cable Ties for a fan belt avoiding seized Alternators - one guy drove 180 kms [112 miles] at 80 kph [ 50 mph] towing a trailer).
I just posted the same comment. Done it more than once and a lot safer. The guy that installed that crap in his Tacoma could have learned something from us bush mechanics……..like how to install his disk rotor the right direction or maybe it’s like the water rotation down the drain thing and the Yanks install all their disk rotor’s backwards. 😂😂😂😂 The problem for them is the MoorVair doesn’t have a Reece type hitch so they would have needed to use the Tacoma if it had one.
@@richardb8492 Notest your post later. When your out in the Desert or High Country in Australia you had better be a Bush Mechanic or it can get very expensive.😳😁
Matt, after you have "completed" (well as completed as all your projects get) the Spud truck your next build should be an off road Rotator, with a full telescopic sliding rotating boom. This would be a great project to use those axles that Tom bought while you were away that time.
Great trail repair! My experience, I would keep the upper strut mount installed. I see you have floor jack, I would use the weight of the truck and the lift of the floor jack to compress the spring and hook the upper control nut at the same time. Done it and worked like a charm. The upper lift spacer, BAD stuff.
I'm way impressed with the ratchet spring compressor. Actually looks safer than real compressors. Way easier to put the weight of the vehicle on the bottom control arm for assembly. Alternative is to not take the top ball joint apart but instead take off the lower. Then use the factory bottle jack upside down in the wheel well to push the top arm down. Key thing not mentioned is to line up the top studs so the bottom bolt/mount goes in.
A jack if you had one under that knuckle would have made getting everything back together real easy. Though I am sure you thought of this and only had 1 jack.
It probably doesn't pass the safety test, but on my 4Runner I was able to use the truck as a spring compressor. I got the strut assembled and connected to the lower A-arm then jacked on the A-arm to compress the spring. You can access the top hat nut with it compressed and get it all tightened up. Not sure if it would have been easier than the straps but it may be an option in the future!
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Please don't ever change your content. Thank you for staying true to your viewing audience and producing the content that drew us here to begin with. This is 100% the best off road channel on UA-cam!!! Thank you Matt, Matt's family, and Matt's crew.
Matt’s off road recovery should be a case study on how not to ruin a UA-cam channel when a lot of your videos make it to trending. They’re truly top notch in that aspect. It just gets better if it does change.
Matt is a stand up guy. I wish more people were like him. He could have easily just towed it to a shop where they would have charged the guy thousands of dollars to fix his truck and taken a week or two. Instead he fixes the guy's truck with minimal tools and probably only charged the guy pennies too the dollar. Matt you deserve all your success and the rewards that come with. Don't feel guilty about the UA-cam money. You earned it. I wish you and your family all the best and hope your success has no limit.
Matt charges customers. And he used to tell them how to cheat their insurance companies for reimbursement. He got into legal trouble for that. He's a guy, not a saint.
@@guest6423and he's learned from it. Life is a journey and we all learn & grow.
We have zero idea how much he charges he likely charges an arm and a leg
Lol I know right, people talking as if they know how much his rates are for his premium services @@Timelessplays
@@Timelessplays In fact he charges zero when it's a yt video, he's said this many times!
That "You ok with being on UA-cam?" to "Here, you are the camera girl now." was a pretty fluent transition. Nice! 😁🤘
She got a solid angle as well
Matt may have found a new camera person.
Maybe Mart should have special guests that are fans of the show to help do some camera work ,you can never have enough cameras ( they would need to have their own capable ride but I'm sure they are out there, and nearby ) I don't think Matt will read this reply he is a busy man ..
Totally sweet moment.
I sure appreciate your videos. I’m a mental health therapist. When things are heavy and hard, I like to turn to your videos and it lifts me. Thank you.
Rory would be so proud of you Matt and Kaulin for your trail repair of this Taco! Good job and you improvised to get the job done. The Big Wrecker did its thing lifting the Ford pickup up so Kaulin could drive it out. Good video guys!
I just want to say, I just last weekend, tore apart my coilovers and rebuilt them in my Tacoma, put a new top put a new bushing in the bottom. Bought a specific tool so I could do it safely and not scary. And here’s Matt doing it with 2 strap, on the trail!! Mind blown!!! You da man Matt!!🏁🏆💪
Perfect demonstration of the phrase, “ git r done “.
What he did wasn't particularly safe, but it did work and saved them a lot of time. Not necessarily something I'd recommend copying (and he wouldn't recommend that, either lol)
The wrecker on the rollback will always look bonkers. In a good way!
Tundras and tacos are known for destroying the bottom of struts when using a spacer for leveling kit.
Im guessing because of the hasty lift the bump stops are no longer adequete and the shock got bottomed out hard.
It also ruins ball joints from excessive topping out. Too much lift on IFS is bad news all around.
@@phattyduckChevy guys know this. The Silverado trail boss uses the same upper control arm as the standard model despite having a 2” lift. First gen Trail Boss owners found out real quick that when trying to level them they were in for a bad time if they didn’t replace the UCAs that they were going through ball joints every 5000 miles lol.
@@backwoodstherapysmart yota dudes know this too, it's why everyone in the aftermarket has started selling even 3" lifts as mid-travel upgrades including at least beefier UCAs. Most people don't care and just send it on a 5100 and spacer so they can run a 33 for tacos. Turd gens are certainly the worst for breaking and complacent owners.
@@PBRatLord When I replaced the fronts on my second gen I went with 5100's because they were almost the same price as the yellow stock ones, but aluminum housing so no rust. I don't think you can add 3", but you can adjust the lift. Way cheaper than a block of metal and busting a shock on the trail.
You can put the strut in the truck, install lower bolt then use a jack and lift the lower control arm up and it will compress the spring enough to install the top nut. Done it a few times works great. Feels safe-ish too 😂
Safe-ish is safer than unsafe-ish and sometimes that’s enough.
I, too, have done that.
Problem was he was using the floor Jachym to hold the truck up, so not available to lift the control arm.
Sound advice I never thought of that
@@Hoosierdaddy-u2ilower the truck onto the tire. Reposition the jack under the lower arm to compress the spring.
13:25 Wow Matt was absolute serious about this. Don’t mess with this brothers Pink Floyd.
F&%^ around and find out - Matt
Damn right. Best band of last century.
Yeah, don't knock Pink Floyd.
Their lead singer Alex Rose really said that?
@0.42 Jaime... He was saying he learned it from Mom. ;) Also, +1 for the camera girl. Solid and stable.
American ingenuity strikes again! It never ceases to amaze me every time I watch the videos of recovery and repairs, great job guys! My wife and I had a great time in Utah in October, beautiful state to visit!
Paula did a good job with the camera . It was nice y'all gave her the Matt's off-road recovery discount for her swinging the camera ✓
She would be good on the team.
Well done guys! Tip for that upper ball joint, you already had a jack under the frame. Set the lower control arm down on a block, rock etc and lower the frame until the upper ball joint fits. A second jack under the control arm works too but in the field that may not be available. Cheers!
Yes. I was waiting for them to put the tire under the assembly and lower the truck down until the parts met. Now other people will know a couple ways too.Lowering it is safer ;)
@@bryduhbikeguy Potentially expensive way is to lower it onto the tire/rim. Seen too many rims and tires damaged beyond repair using that method. I always carried a few railroad tie cutoffs and other blocks of wood in my service truck for these types of repairs. Built racks to set them in open spaces instead of taking up enclosed storage.
Best!
On the Toyota recovery, using the ratchet straps to compress the spring was genius!
Great video as always!
Right that honestly feels so much safer then a spring compressor and an impact
There’s really no way for the strap to come off the way he did it
Not correct, but it worked. Any time you're compressing a spring, there's risks.
Nice trail repair Matt and Kaulin.
Lady did a great job swinging camera.
You guys rock !
6:20 You _swung_ the back around, _swung_ being the past tense of _swing._ There's no such word as _swinged_ (or _swang,_ for that matter). Either way, you dunn [sic] a good job. 😉
Future tense: I will _swing_ it out.
Present tense: I am _swinging_ it out.
Past tense: I _swung_ it out.
No one pays attention in English class anymore because everyone relies on Spell Check😂
The amount of people I have to correct online says that's false.
The proper vernacular would be, "I done swung-ded that thang outa there." And if you're from Texas, you would add "boy-howdy" or, alternately, "I tell you what" to the end of the sentence.
They gotta'um out and "we were swingin' " 🎶 (John Anderson)
Matt is a professional swinger. 😁🤔😎 So no matter how he is saying what he does, I'am not getting in between him and his swinging... 😂
The reason the shock snapped on the Tacoma was because of that huge upper shock spacer. Don't put those on your vehicle.
The Bilsteins (both those 4600’s and the 5100’s) are known to snap like that on the Taco/4Runner- but yes, strut top spacers that big are really bad news.
@@phattyduck I run a 1/4" spacer on a 6112, and I still don't feel amazing about it.
That's exactly why it failed. It failed at the bottom point. Happens often with people using these.
Why does it matter? I've seen spacers like that from the factory on other cars.
The upper spacer doesn't cause any change in the shock loads at all. The shock failed from a bending load. My guess is that at some combination of ride height and steer angle, the OD of the spring hit something else. This will cause a huge bending load in the shock.
That was genius to use the Matt straps to compress the spring, great trail repair!! 👍
If only they had thought of putting something under the bottom a arm and lowered everything onto the ball joint.
@@TassyDeval The wheel perhaps? That's what I was thinking!
That’s probably less sketchy than a spring compressor.
@@jamesallion7648 No. Put some dunnage on top of the wheel, where it is, lower onto wheel, then put jack under A arm and lift the bottom A arm up and into ball joint.
@@xvxjimboxvx it didn't hurt that there isn't a ton of preload on that particular combo. But as someone who has a prayer before using both the parts store spring compressors and the pro wall mounted ones this seems like a decent alternative.
Great work by Paula, not only for working the camera but also for making the call to stop and call Matt for help
Wow, those Tacoma boys are lucky they called MORR, great trail repair boys!!!
Matt glad you helped Tyler the second truck (tacoma) with broken strut. Great work on the trail! Keep working/helping others!
A little whiskey throttle would get it out! Old School😊
I loved that!!! 🤣
Glad to see it wasn't Whiskey steering that got it there in the first place! LOL!
Not to be confused with “whiskey blisters.”
5:59 That woman has an AMAZING handshake!
I caught that too.
Chrome Sockets on the impact. I too, live life dangerously.
YEA BABY YEAAAAS
The only tool I bought from a MAC truck was a Blackhawk socket to fit some lug nuts. The Dealer told me it would be fine to use on an impact wrench for rotating tires. It split apart after a few uses. The Dealer had disappeared and Blackhawk would not replace it because it was used on an impact tool. I was ripped off, and have nothing good to say about MAC Tools.
Paint it black so it’ll be impact rated.
Been using them 20 plus years never had one break yet ..... how've I have had thin ones crack from knocking them onto rusted bolt heads but never on and impact gun
@@ashleywright1991same here!!
@@debluetailfly I mean the dealer isn't the engineer who designed or stress tested the tool. The dealer was scummy, but doesn't represent the tool as a whole lmao. You, by definition, used the tool improperly
Matt, I am never disappointed with your videos content. You are a stand-up guy, always looking after your customers an their cars with care. The whole MORR team is awesome.
Now that was a field repair and using what you got! Thanks for the video!
Man, you are lucky that hitch tow-point didn’t fall off going down the highway and hit an opposing direction car. Nice recoveries - I see the power tools help a lot and make the job much easier/quicker.
lol Tacoma got some expensive components except the shocks. Damn! Wrong move
I can't believe all that, but a spacer lift. Prime example of why they're terrible. runs the shock out of travel.
average tacoma build in 2024
Exactly what I was thinking... That bumper alone could have given him a good front shock replacement. Guess they'll be doing that now!
Also, with that situation on the 2nd and 3rd gen Tacomas, mark the lower alignment cam bolts on the LCA with a Sharpie or anything, loosen them to drop the LCA to get the strut in, tighten align cam bolts back to the mark after strut is installed and good to go. I have seen and did this many times on these Tacomas in the woods wheeling. Ultimate fix is DO NOT USE SPACER LIFTS and this situation would not happen.
This info is just fyi tips if Matts Off Road Recovery runs into this again.
Watching Kaulin work that nut onto that tie rod end at 17:55 with that strap slipping off the top of the strut with each ratchet made me nervous as heck but great use of available materials to get the job done.
Love it Matt you’re the best. Was awesome to meet you at the UTV takeover last week. I’m a super fan. Can’t wait to see the motorhome recovery!
You made some good use of the Matt straps.
Genius work recovering that Ford pickup, Matt. Great work on the Toyota, as well. You're truly a master. Nice to have Kaulin's input and support as well. Always love the videos.
2:35 I like her positive attitude! Nice recovery and field repair Matt and Kaulin!
As a tacoma owner you did that job better than 95% of people in a garage. Blown away, every video I learn something new from you Matt. You have an incredible mind.
17:39 unbolting the sway bar end link from the control arm side would make it easier to get that ball joint reconnected. Great video though!
I noticed they had it loose though, part way through.
Hi Matt and crew. Great job! I put the jack under the lower control arm and use the weight of the vehicle to compress the spring to get the top balljoint nut on. Sometimes it is still a struggle, so your Matt straps idea will be the icing on the cake.
I do love some Pink Floyd!
Anytime, anyplace.
All Pink Floyd is great
CLAW HAMMER TO THE RESCUE! 17:47 Using the claw hammer as a lever to move the ratchet strap to compress the spring was the best use of tools I’ve ever seen! Great video and great channel! 💪
You swung it and you did swing it! That was a precision recovery!
Love Paula. What a great attitude and fun personality. That guy's got a keeper!
Thst shock failure happens just because of that stupid spacer on top, they mess up the stock suspension geometry and then your shock is dead
Its simpler than just "mess up the stock geometry". If you put a spacer lift, it will bottom out on the shock instead of the bump stop, so bottom out hard, and something has to give.
@@larryboyd1872yep, yet these same clowns will continue to use spacers and blame the shocks for being weak 🤣
The cheap route of a lift. Just pay the price of the proper lift kit.
@@larryboyd1872 If the front k-member was lowered away from the frame rails the same distance as the thickness of the upper shock spacer, then there won't be any change in the shocks length at ride height, and no added loads from topping or bottoming out.
You guys are definitely the kings of trail repair. Another job, well done.
Peanut needs doggy AA. She has trouble controlling her licker. LOL
bless her heart. ❤
Both of these recoveries went pretty well. Had to do a little bit of improvising on the second video but you got it apart and back together and working again and that what matters. Good thing you had the Matt straps to work with.
Very good. That recovery was quite technical and not at all obvious.
That Ford job was so perfectly done. The whole MORR team did a great machine
That lady at the beginning was fun and rather pretty. Also really good with the camera! Angles and such. A natural.
That was one heck of a trail fix! It rivaled Trailmater. And that's a huge compliment. 🛠️💥
17:40 -- Matt Straps and a Handy Claw Hammer, for the Win!!
Yeah in a pinch, the business end of a claw hammer makes for a great T-Handle!
A hint I learned from swapping out dozens of struts without spring compressors, though you made it look fairly easy with the ratchet straps.
1. Put the entire assembly into the truck
2. Bolt up the bottom of the strut
3. Bolt the top strut mount into place
4. Slowly lower the vehicle onto the spring while guiding the strut into the center of the upper strut mount (or alternatively jack up the lower control arm so you dont have to mess with the wheels).
5. Once you have enough clearance on top, put the tenon nut on a few turns.
6. Lower the vehicle further until the strut starts to compress (or jack up the control arm further).
7. Tighten the tenon nut down and torque it.
8. Torque the upper and lower strut mounts.
9. Raise the vehicle back up.
10. Re-attach all the other suspension components.
11. And then you're done!
It's much easier than messing with spring compressor tools, or ratchet straps.
God speed!
Silver sockets on an impact gun?!?!? You guys definitely live on the edge? Using straps as spring compressors absolutely genius!
Using the straps was a great idea and worked perfectly.
Now that’s some dance monuverin 😂
With you on the Pink Floyd Matt. One of the best live shows I ever saw.
I just want to say that we all notice the editing and camera teams use of tropes and memes intentionally... and we love it!
From the hyperbolic, clickbait-style titles (clearly done tongue-in-cheek), to the hilarious "tough-guy" reality show editting of jumping out of the wrecker at a low angle showing your jeans and work boots (10s. after unloading it at the very beginning of the video!). Keep making fun of awful editting and video styles. Your fans love it!
Way to use those straps. I like watching your trail repairs because you guys always figure it out. For us Toyota lovers that was really entertaining. You guys rock!
That shock folded because of the shock shaft bottoming internally. Common when the bump stop is now the shock tube .
Good to know, I have a spacer lift on my FJ (same as Tacos for the most part) and I always wondered the downside. I think I will upgrade soon.
And that's why spacers are for pavement princesses only.
If you plan to off-road the thing ever do the lift right.
Y'all just showed us a new way to use ratchet straps instead of spring compressors! I think the straps seem safer that spring compressors too! Amazing!
"It swung around", "we managed, to swing it around". - Paul 😊
Now that was a major trail side repair if I ever saw one. Creative way to bring it altogether too. Another satisfied customer. First recovery was an Easy Peasy.
Get rid of the strut spacers and old mate won't have that issue with the shocks again
Hey guys. Love your videos and love your sense of serving others (even if it's for a fee). Small tip though. Carry a tarp to lay on the ground for when you're doing the trail repairs. I've found it saves a ton of frustration.😅
That was one for the book!
Nice trail repair ! 👍
The Matt straps did a great imitation of a spring compressor !! 👍
7:43 Peanuts always on cue when she heard his name. That Big Lick 😊❤️
Peanuts a girl
@@TheBobjah63 i stand corrected ✌️😊
Don't comment often but the trail repair videos are the best. I love seeing you make do with what you have and always getting the job done. You da man
"I won't talk about Pink FLoyd on my channel you'll get canceled." Funny stuff right their .
and yet…I would have loved to hear it
Awesome work on the Taco.
I think the Matt's straps as spring compressors is safer than the cheap parts store style most of us use for diy.
The top out spacers are too long on the Toyota creating an overall shock length that is too long causing broken struts.
Also the spare tire scissor jack that came in the truck can be used under the lower ball joint to raise the whole assembly back up so the upper ball joint can be put back together.
Mmmmmm Pink Floyd 👍
Replaced springs and shocks on my ‘98 Sonoma, a few things I learned, it always takes way longer than planned, removing the brake dust covers prevents a needless repair ( ABS sensors are attached to these and the connector is impossible to reach), grease where it isn’t “intended” works wonders ( the isolators wouldn’t stay on top it the spring) and finally I’ll never do this again!!!!! Enjoyed the video, great in the field repair.
I twisted wrenches for a good many years and never once thought of that Matt! Very impressed with that ingenuity!! I have seen spring compressors give up while installing new struts and seen a man nearly killed. Heard of people hurt severely yet this was safe and no way going to get someone hurt. I might be seventy five but for my money, you pulled a rabbit out of the hat. I have used chain binders to get a A arm located before, that was before they came out with the ratchet style binders. My word binder is not the ones many now call it so if puzzled, a tool like you use to hold equipment down to the bed of the tow truck.
WOW !!!! Impressive trail repair.
Oh and you slid that Ford because that wheel was still touching the ground.
Lift spacers.
#1 sign of a pavement princess.
Friends don’t let friends run spacers!
As soon as I saw that, I knew what bent the shock.
They're fine until you hit the first bump and bottom out on the struts instead of the bump stops.
@@JaronLindowdecent kits will include bump stop extensions even with spacers. Spacers are fine for people who do light off roading or just want to be able to get to their fishing spot. Not everyone needs to run a full suspension setup. I had spacers on my jeep for a couple years before I finally switched to a true coil spring suspension lift. Fit 35s just fine, did some moderate off roading with it as frequently as I could get away.
Oh yeah that was the first thing i noticed. Those are huge spacers too. I ran spacers on my old tacoma but it was driving around town and to the ski slopes. Never a problem in 9 years but i never wheeled it. This guy shoulda at the very least had big bump stops. But really put the right lift on. Even 5100's with 888 springs woulda been better (the setup i have lol)
That first came close to rolling down the gully. The field repair on the strut saved the young man some money. Great video
7:30 Peanut is learning to kiss with social distancing🐶
Another great video. So few UA-cam channels have so much going for them. Matt has created a great MORR team then all the vehicles and then there is Peanut and the other dogs. Always entertaining regardless on what the MORR team is doing.
You SWANG it around! :)
There's no such word. _Swung_ is the past tense of _swing._
@@gh8447 100% !
Nope he swang it lol
*Swanged
@@BastrdMcQueen lol it'd only be swanged if he'd said I swanged it yesterday lmao
Wow. What an episode. Tour de force field repair!!!
over extended the shock. they lifted the truck then used stock shock.
Trail Repairs we call "Bush Mechanics" in Australia.
We had to compress a Spring in the Bush so we jacked up a Land Cruiser & put the spring under the rear hitch & lowered it to compress & then strapped it.
( on two occasions within two days, we have used a two row string of Cable Ties for a fan belt avoiding seized Alternators - one guy drove 180 kms [112 miles] at 80 kph [ 50 mph] towing a trailer).
I just posted the same comment. Done it more than once and a lot safer. The guy that installed that crap in his Tacoma could have learned something from us bush mechanics……..like how to install his disk rotor the right direction or maybe it’s like the water rotation down the drain thing and the Yanks install all their disk rotor’s backwards. 😂😂😂😂
The problem for them is the MoorVair doesn’t have a Reece type hitch so they would have needed to use the Tacoma if it had one.
@@richardb8492 Notest your post later.
When your out in the Desert or High Country in Australia you had better be a Bush Mechanic or it can get very expensive.😳😁
@@richardb8492 we call that a pintle
Michael Keaton was the best Batman!
What about Clooney 😜
Best Batman and best Bruce Wayne.
Matt, after you have "completed" (well as completed as all your projects get) the Spud truck your next build should be an off road Rotator, with a full telescopic sliding rotating boom. This would be a great project to use those axles that Tom bought while you were away that time.
Wow Matt's straps for the win !!!
Cheers from Southern California USA 🇺🇸
Great trail repair! My experience, I would keep the upper strut mount installed. I see you have floor jack, I would use the weight of the truck and the lift of the floor jack to compress the spring and hook the upper control nut at the same time. Done it and worked like a charm. The upper lift spacer, BAD stuff.
Awesome trail repair Matt! Your Matt straps were a big help but as a home builder I spotted the true hero around 17:40… nice Estwing!!
I've used a bunch of hose clamps to get coils compressed in an emergency. Works like a charm and they are thin enough they'll come right out
I'm way impressed with the ratchet spring compressor. Actually looks safer than real compressors. Way easier to put the weight of the vehicle on the bottom control arm for assembly. Alternative is to not take the top ball joint apart but instead take off the lower. Then use the factory bottle jack upside down in the wheel well to push the top arm down. Key thing not mentioned is to line up the top studs so the bottom bolt/mount goes in.
I sure hope Jake got his own UA-cam channel. He deserves it!
Did I miss something? Is Jake gone? I watch these videos for white noise. 😮😊
Wow, didn't think you were going to be able to compress that on the trail!! Amazing!!
Solid field work and using your brains to get-r-done.
Spring compressor idea was GENIUS! Thinking outside the box. 👍
That is the first time I saw a ratchet strap used as a spring compressor. Genius field repair.
A jack if you had one under that knuckle would have made getting everything back together real easy. Though I am sure you thought of this and only had 1 jack.
Seriously! I love MattGuyver episodes! You are a genius and awesome person!
Great Job Matt & Collin !! 💪
Matt and team, your videos are awesome! That C4 Fabrication Rock Runner bumper looks great on the Tacoma!
It probably doesn't pass the safety test, but on my 4Runner I was able to use the truck as a spring compressor. I got the strut assembled and connected to the lower A-arm then jacked on the A-arm to compress the spring. You can access the top hat nut with it compressed and get it all tightened up. Not sure if it would have been easier than the straps but it may be an option in the future!
Good work on both jobs.