116: Boost Your Vehicle’s Alternator and Electrical Tools
Snail Trail 4x4 Offroad Podcast
Tyler and Jimmy: Off-Road Enthusiasts
4.9 • 795 Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2020
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Join Tyler and Jimmy on today’s episode of the SnailTrail4x4 Podcast, as they talk about how alternators work, charge your battery, and run your vehicle. We also discuss all the nifty tools you might need to work on the electrical components on your rig.
Some of the electrical tools we discuss within the episode:
Multimeter: Check Today’s Price
Voltage Tester: Check Today’s Price
Wire Cutter/strippers: Check Today’s Price
Wire Cutters: Check Today’s Price
Wire Crimper: Check Today’s Price
T-Taps: Check Today’s Price
Anderson Powerpole: Check Today’s Price
Gas Solder: Check Today’s Price
electric Solder: Check Today’s Price
Solder connectors: Check Today’s Price
Heat shrink tubing: Check Today’s Price
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Where does the four-wheel underground suspension shine more? |
| 0:04.6 | Creeping crawling on the Rubicon or going crazy fast out on Johnson Valley desert floor? |
| 0:10.0 | Yeah, good question. |
| 0:11.4 | It honestly does great in both scenarios. |
| 0:13.7 | Whether I'm going through the Rubicon or doing 50 to 60 miles an hour through washes at Johnson Valley, |
| 0:18.6 | it's really impressive what the suspension does. I think that |
| 0:21.5 | goes a lot to show how well it's engineered, how well the roll center is controlled, and how well the |
| 0:27.3 | geometry all goes together. No matter what I'm doing, I feel stable. I feel predictable. It's fantastic. |
| 0:32.8 | That makes a lot of sense because they are designed to be great on and off road. That's true. I do drive the |
| 0:39.2 | rig to and from the trails as well. And I noticed on tight, windy mountain roads, I don't feel like |
| 0:43.6 | I'm throwing the body off the chassis anymore. I just have one question. What's that? |
| 0:47.4 | When are we putting some four wheel underground parts underneath Samantha? Soon. Very soon. |
| 0:51.4 | And I'm excited to do so. And if you are looking to move your vehicle from Lee Springs to a linked suspension kit, |
| 0:58.0 | make sure to check out 4Wool Underground.com. |
| 1:00.9 | Today on Snail Trail 4x4, Jimmy talks about his gas, and Tyler wants to be a model. |
| 1:07.6 | Music Wants to be a model. |
| 1:21.9 | Snail Trail 4x4 is brought to you by Best Line Racing. |
| 1:27.2 | Our new Diamond Nanotechnology acts as tiny ball bearings that keep the boundary layers strong, smooths out the metal |
| 1:28.4 | surfaces, and is virtually impervious to heat and pressure. This keeps you in your rig rather |
| 1:34.1 | than under it. High performance is more than our products. It's our lifestyle. Best line racing. |
| 1:41.1 | Welcome one, welcome all to the Snail Trail 4x4 podcast. |
| 1:46.2 | If you like going off-rooting in Toyotas, ranching on Toyotas, camping in Toyotas, and maybe poking a little bit of fun of Toyotas. |
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