[Full_M3tal]

Originally Posted by 2ndGenToyotaFan

Interesting, lets see some test pics!

Awaiting Email For The Pictures From Thre Trail We Ran.
We Went To Avon, And Kurtis Creek.
There Was A Little Rock Pile, And One Big Rock Out By The Road. Almost Rolled It On The Big Rock. I Hope We Got Some Pics Of That.
They Should Be Up Really Soon.

[WORTOY85]

BECAUSE OF YOU I NOW HAVE ONE AS WELL THANKS

[KY854RUN]

Originally Posted by Full_M3tal

Axle Top Gusset, And Diff Cover Protector, Then Welded, Steering Ams Painted (kinda Hard To See.

Who did you buy the top gusset from?

[Full_M3tal]

Originally Posted by KY854RUN

Who did you buy the top gusset from?

Worldwide Offroad. Its Something We Started A Few Months Ago. But The Gusset Is From Trail Gear, There Is Also One With Holes In It Too.

[buffethat@comcast.ne]

Looks pretty sweet, how did it work?

here are a few pics of my truck up in Moab for CM07. It did great and once the springs settled I was extremely happy how it handled. Still needs some more work but.................The pics are of the Escaltor on hell's revenge and one at the begining of the trail,

[babyfood1217]

sorry for the relatively neb question, but I'm still having a hard time understanding what axle, or spring wrap, really is. I gathered so far that it only really happens with leafs, but what exactly is happening? Are the springs shifting fore and aft rather than flexing and unflexing? Damnit. I am stumped.

[buffethat@comcast.ne]

Originally Posted by Full_M3tal

Frame Height Is 29 Inches With 37". But I Got Pulled Over So I Will Have Get Some 29" Tall Tires To Meet The Reqiure Ments Of The Road.Traction Bar Is Done And Works Great. I Post Some Pics Up This Weekend.And Sunday Night I'll Post Picrures Of Little Moab Near Lehi

Just a FYI, my frame was at 29"s too but after wheeling for 4 days in Moab the springs settled and I am now at 27".

Hopefully your springs will settle as much, every little bit helps.

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Baby food,

Spring, or axle wrap is when the axle body turns in relation to the vehicle, and can cause some very irratic and jumpy behavior from that axle. I believe it usually happens durring high load and slow speed situations, like when climbing a ledge off-road or similar.

[KY854RUN]

Originally Posted by babyfood1217

sorry for the relatively neb question, but I'm still having a hard time understanding what axle, or spring wrap, really is. I gathered so far that it only really happens with leafs, but what exactly is happening? Are the springs shifting fore and aft rather than flexing and unflexing? Damnit. I am stumped.

Babyfood,

This is a good question to ask because not everyone knows exactly what this is. Jerod is right, this happens under heavy load conditions such as slow 4 wheeling and hard acceleration. This can cause the rear leaf spring to flex in somewhat of an S shape. This symbol, ~, looks kind of like what the spring does during spring wrap. The drawing below should give a better look at it. Diagram 1 is the normal way the spring should be and diagram 2 is the spring wrap. When a spring wraps up like this it can cause damage to the spring, brake U-joints or brake the pinion.

[Full_M3tal]

I Was Not All The Way On On Top On This Picture. But It Was Almost 4 Feet Tall.

[Full_M3tal]

Ok So I Am Buying Some 1" 1/2 Hrew Tubing Real Soon For The Exo.

My Aussie Locker Broke. Sheard 3 Pins, And Bent 2 Springs. I Have 4.10's In The Rear Right Now.

Also I Have 31" Tall Tires On It Now To Meet The Height Laws In Utah. Which Is A Plus. Because Im Not Wearing Out My 37's Any More.(Driving Them On The Street)

[Franky40]

Where's the pictures of that new front hoop? And when will the drawings of the EXO be done?

[M3TAL D0RK]

true dat, double tru

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Well? Any news?

[Full_M3tal]

I Just About To Post Somthing To.....


Ok I Have Been Busy With Work And Junk Like That. Until Yesterday When My Auto Tranny Blew The Front Main Seal.

Right When I Pulled Up To Our Shop, (Worldwide Off-Road)

This Happend Around 4:30-5:00 Of 07/08/09pm


So I Sat The For Abought 10 Mins Have A Smoke, And Figuring Out What The Hell I Was Going To Do.

So I Went Out Back With A Mess Of Tools In My Hands, And A Floor Jack.

Pull The Standard Tranny, And T-case (Top Shift, 85 4RNR), This Took About An Hour. Then I Pulled Clutch And Fly Wheel, Cltuch Master Cylinder And Line To Slace, Foot Pedal Assembley (Clutch, And Brake). Brought All Of That Itno The Shop.

Time Now: About 7:30 07/08/07pm


Took A Break, Dank Some Pink GatorAid, Had Anther Smoke.


Then Began To Pull The Auto Tranny, This Took About 2 More Hours. Until I Got Every Thing Disconected That Is And Ready To Pull It Out. Then Me And Jason Pulled Out The Auto Trany, Holy Shyt Was That Frucker Heavy. We Just Let It Fall From The Truck. (A Whole 3 Feet).

Oh And A Whole Lot Of ATF On The Floor From The Torqe Converter. After That Took Another Break. And Began To Clean Up The Shop.

Left The Shop About 10:20 07/08/07pm

Went Home To Watch ICE Road Truckers, And The Go To Sleep.


Woke Up At 10:30 07/09/07. Got Ready And Went To Checker Auto Parts And Got A Clutch Pilot Tool.

Got To The Shop About 11:20am

Took Off The Torqe Converter And Fly Wheel Behind, And The Spacers.

The Fly Wheel Was Missing 2 Bolts That Connect Into The Converter, And One Almost Screwed Out, Also After Taking Is Off. Every Bolts Hole That When Into The Converter Had A Crack.


After This I Put The Clutch And Fly Wheel On, Took Out The Foot Pedal Assembley So I Could Put In The Clutch Assembly In. Drilled A Few Holes For The Clutch Master Cylinder. Put In Brake And Clutch Pedal Assembly, Master Cyl, And Clutch Line For Slave Cyl. Cut Out Hump So Shifters Would Fit.

Its About 2:30pm

Took A Break Till About 3:00pm


Then Me, Jason, And My Uncle Scott Man Handled The Tranny Into Place. And Started The Bolts After We Go The Bolts To Start I Finshed Up And Put The Bolts In, Used The Same Starter, Bolted Int The t-Case Crossmember, Bled The Clutch Put Back On Drive Shafts. Try To Start It And Nothing.

Its 6:00pm 07/09/07 And I Was Supposed To Leave For A BBQ.

Then I Realized That On The Auto Tranny, You Had To Be In Park Or Netrual To Start It. So I Cut The Wire To Back A Button Start For It, And Then Try To Start It, And Battery Dead.

Charged The Battery, Started Right Up Pulled It Out And Let I Run.

This Is About 6:47pm 07/09/07.



I'd Have To Say Not Bad For A 14 Hour Job. It Would Have Been Better To Been Getting Paid Hourly For It, That Would Have Been Nice. But Oh Well.

Any One Want An Auto Tranny?

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

HAhahahahahaha No, I'm good.....

Have you got around to rebuilding my steering box yet? Remember, you owe me a write up!

[Full_M3tal]

Originally Posted by 2ndGenToyotaFan

HAhahahahahaha No, I'm good.....

Have you got around to rebuilding my steering box yet? Remember, you owe me a write up!

Yes I Do Know I Need To Do That. Just Have Not Had The Money Or The Time. But I Just Put A Bunch Of FJ 40 Stuff On Ebay, So I Hope To Get Some Money Out Of That So I Can Do The Rebuild.


Also I Had A 4 Foot Stinger On My Truck And It Was A Bit To Tall. So I Cut It Off and Made This:

[Full_M3tal]

A Few Things....

Bumper, Daul Case, Engine Rebuild, Cage Work, Rear Spool.


Some Pictures To Make You All Happy.....





A Start On The Rear Bumer, And Shackle Hangers:

2"x4"x3/16" Square Tube 2"x1/4"x2 1/4" Tubing











Mock Up, To Show How It Will Kind Of Work... Just A Mock Up!








Cage Design, Cutting Fenders, Bar In front Of Windshield Was Just An Idea....

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

WHaooooo where was this thread hiding? Glad to see some new pics. Don't be a stranger!

[Full_M3tal]

Originally Posted by 2ndGenToyotaFan

WHaooooo where was this thread hiding? Glad to see some new pics. Don't be a stranger!

In The BAT CAVE!!!

[rockrash]

Originally Posted by Full_M3tal

and My TRUE TRAK I Have Had For 3 Years... I Will Be Puting It In The Front Axle, Aussie In The Rear


Kinda late in your build.But gotta question about your true trac that you put up front.Was it out of a front to begin with or out of a rear end?Also why put a anti wrap bar on the front axle?

By the way very nice looking 4runner .

And Painted Plastic Trim

Originally Posted by Full_M3tal

Front Anti Wrap Bar:



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looks good

[rockrash]

here are a couple pics of my 86 4runner.

[Full_M3tal]

ROCKRASH...


Detroit Was In The Rear Of An 81 Toyota Pickup, When I Had It In The Rear I Hated It Did Not Seem To Work At All. Had It For A Few Years, So I Figured I Would Just Put It In My Front End To See What Happens... Have Not Had A Problem At All Since I Put It In..


Anti Wrap Bar:

I Had Axle Wrap And My Drive Shaft Would Make Alot Of Binding Noise If I Press The Gas In 4WD, So I Put It On And Didi Not Have A Problem...

Until Later When I Noticed That My Springs Were Not Settling In The Fron Because Of The Bind The Wrap Bar Was Making. So I Took It Off.

Orderd A New Spring Hanger For The Front To Move The Axle A Bit Further Forward So My Shackles Are Not on Such An Angle. And Adding A Anti Wrap Spring To Spring Pak.

Thanks For The Question.

[M3TAL D0RK]

wheres that exo cage dood.

[Full_M3tal]

Originally Posted by M3TAL D0RK

wheres that exo cage dood.

Working On It Buddy.

[Full_M3tal]

Rear Hangers Being Hung:
















Flexed



Tiny Tires Flexed



New Spool



22re SR5 Currently Rebuilding



Front Hanger



Dual T-Case Adapter

[M3TAL D0RK]

its crazy how fast you get things done. good looking runner. most the time

[Full_M3tal]

It Would Be Nice To Post Some Pictures But Some M3tal D0rk Stole My Memory Card TO Post Some Pictures About A Signal & Parking Light....


So....

Engine Is Re-intalled

New Clutch Is In (Stage 2 [6 Puck Ceramic Disk And 1600 lb Pressure Plate])

Removing T-Case From Tranny Tomorrow, And Returning Daul Adapter And Just Getting Gears For Case.

Exo Cage Is A Maybe Now.... I Might Just Have To Do The Cab, And Front Area For Now.

Front Sqaure Shaft

Some Paint To Make It Look More []D ][ []\/[] []D Again

[Full_M3tal]

[M3TAL D0RK]

Sweet! Hey what was the spring you were telling me about? Maybe you should mention it here.