What have you done to your rig today?
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Squishy!
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Squishy!
Rising Sun Member
Looks good. I like the low profile approach.
BDGIII
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4runner got junk yard Chevy's in the rear with a junknyard 94 axle and a junk yard elocker. Still need to wire locker, I have factory computer and switch. Got a rising sun sticker my friend made for me. They cost $10. To get made.
Ashley's Tacoma got a steering rack, alternator, and optima battery.
4runner got junk yard Chevy's in the rear with a junknyard 94 axle and a junk yard elocker. Still need to wire locker, I have factory computer and switch. Got a rising sun sticker my friend made for me. They cost $10. To get made.
Ashley's Tacoma got a steering rack, alternator, and optima battery.
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HoneyBadger
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HoneyBadger
Rising Sun Member
I started to replace my upper control arms this after noon. I got half way done before everything went to hell. Now I need new upper ball joints. Which, on my set up, is an incredible pain in the ass to accomplish.
I'd just like to say, for probably the thousandth time, that the whole idea of 4WD-IFS is ludicrous. The idea that these two concepts will work together in harmony, is ridiculous.
At this point, since I've owned the truck, I've replaced CV axles eight times and the front diff twice. All this nonsense and more front end repairs to the tune of nearly the cost of a SAS. I'm so sick and tired of constantly working on this front end. I'm sick of the design of parts that can not be disassembled without being destroyed. (Ball joints, for example)
I am officially done with this sub par form of suspension.
I am very happy to announce that, this time next year, the Honey Badger will be rolling on a brand new SAS.
I'd just like to say, for probably the thousandth time, that the whole idea of 4WD-IFS is ludicrous. The idea that these two concepts will work together in harmony, is ridiculous.
At this point, since I've owned the truck, I've replaced CV axles eight times and the front diff twice. All this nonsense and more front end repairs to the tune of nearly the cost of a SAS. I'm so sick and tired of constantly working on this front end. I'm sick of the design of parts that can not be disassembled without being destroyed. (Ball joints, for example)
I am officially done with this sub par form of suspension.
I am very happy to announce that, this time next year, the Honey Badger will be rolling on a brand new SAS.
BDGIII
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They can make it smaller. I have to send him the eds file of the logo. The big one they made from the jpeg and it had to be that big to work.
BDGIII
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Just did an upper ball joint on a Tacoma yesterday. I modified a pitman arm puller to press it out. It worked better then a ball joint tool. Did use the tool to press it back in.
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Are you guys having trouble with removing the joint? Or just the taper from the arm?
For the taper I always use an air hammer. Pickle fork will ruin it for sure. To get the joint out of the spindle I have a balljoint press from Matco that I've been happy with. But I've used a HF press too.
For the taper I always use an air hammer. Pickle fork will ruin it for sure. To get the joint out of the spindle I have a balljoint press from Matco that I've been happy with. But I've used a HF press too.
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
TheHoneyBadger said:
Douglas has a whole bunch of parts, I bet you two could strike up a deal!
Squishy!
Rising Sun Member
Wrong widths, driveshaft drop, etc. :shrug: looks like a Diamond axle is in his future
HoneyBadger
Rising Sun Member
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
Meant all the hangers and such. He could also go duals and run a gear drive rear case to drop passenger.
AxleIke
Hard Core 4+
NICE! Money well spent. Never met an unhappy diamond customer. Excited to see the build!
I've been thinking about one for the rear with a set up like Justin has (4th gen with disks). I'm sure they could weld it up with the correct flanges.
Rezarf
Hard Core 4+
Bolted up a Slee rear bumper... man, the thing is work of art.
HoneyBadger
Rising Sun Member
So this happened today.
Nice! time for portal axles.
Rzeppa
Rising Sun Member
To the moon Alice to the moon!
(For the young pups, that was a Jackie Gleason quote..and the moon is nominally around a quarter million miles away).
FWIW, I was driving down C470 in front of Bandimere Speedway when I hit a quarter million miles on my 1976 FJ40 "Olive".
When we got my daughter's 1985 4Runner, it had 455,00 miles on it. We hit a half million before sending that rig on to the next owner.
tancruiser
Trail Ready
Very cool Jeff she's just getting broke in .