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Old 12-08-08, 11:07 AM   #37 (permalink)
Cruiserdrew
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That's a cobbed together mess. Glad you'll give it a better home. That Pittman arm is an accident waiting to happen. If you'll glance at my SOA thread, you'll see a cool Pittman arm solution that maximizes your clearance. You need all new steering linkage, that stuff there is just not usable. I can HIGHLY recommend the tie rod and drag link from 4x4Labs.

What is being used for steering arms? Can you post a pic of the knuckle?

Based on what I'm seeing, the axles look good, the ARBs are a real plus and the rear driveshaft looks custom and expensive. It is double cardan as mentioned. A very good deal at what you paid. Congrats.

When you pull out the diffs, have someone who knows ARBs like Mark, go through them and replace the input o-rings and generally check their function and the pattern on the ring gear. Hopefully these were done professionally and not by the guy who built that rig.

Given the butchery of the previous build, I would consider cutting off the perches and doing your own. Really, that is an unsafe redneck mess and I would make a fresh start.

That e-brake connection looks funky at best.

I would like the fuel tank with pump and sender assuming it's from an FJ62. Is it available?

Thanks.

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