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ROTW BBM Ricks 80 on 40's
Well, I dont know what to say about my rig, as it really hasnt had all that much done to it, but here is a basic list.
BBMotorsports 4in Kit.
This kit includes:
Tough Dog 45mm bore adjustable shocks
Tough Dog Coils
H/D adjustable Panhards
H/D return to centre Steer stabilizer
3.5 deg castor correction bushes
Extended brakelines
I have also fitted heavy duty 4140 steering arms (tie rod and draglink).
Tha axles are home to 4.88:1 r&p's, and Richmond Gears Lockrights. Up front I have CroMo CV's, and we have used solid spacers on the pinions for added strength.
I whipped up a custom transfer guard, but it doesnt see much action.
I am running Michelin XML's that measure 40 x 13 x 16, and they are of a radial construction. These perform perfectly well on the road, and are awesome off it. I have these mounted to the stock GXL 16 x 8 in steelies.
To fit these puppies, I have had the wheel arches slightly trimmed, and have removed the GXL flares.
I have also had a part time kit installed, and at the same time we fitted a set of Genuine Rockhopper Reduction gears, giving 45% reduction in low range.
This is indeed my only form of transport, and is my daily driver. It genrally cops a couple of off raod trips a week, as well as commuting and any touring. The beast does it all pretty well.
Well I guess I will leave it to the readers to ask any questions about the rig, I will do my best to explain any facet of the build, or add pics as required.
Thanks for looking at my rig!
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or add pics as required.
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PICS!!
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'93 80 w/340k and I think it's got one fender and one door that aren't rock enhanced. All the other mods were done with tools.
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There are a bunch of pictures posted in another thread. Nice rig.
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'97 FZJ80  (Factory Locked, CDL Switch, 7 Pin Mod, RT Temp Gauge Mod, Slee Light Harnesses, 'Dynamat', Custom Pinstriping, Hvy/Med OME lift, 295's, "Lined" Flares, ARB front, Slee rear, Hanna Sliders, Anodized Bronze Wheels, YORK OBA)
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There are a bunch of pictures posted in another thread. Nice rig.
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what other thread? linky???
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'97 FZJ80, ARB Bullbar, IPOR rear bumper, factory lockers, Slee 4" lift, Toyo MTs, Austrailian Outback drawer, Hellroaring Dual batt system w/ dual Optimas, Lightforce 240s, etc, etc...
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01-01-07, 05:37 PM
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cool!! i like the 62 style headlights on there! 
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72' FJ40-4" lift, FJ60 axles, FJ60 4speed with split case, 35's, Detroit locker rear, Lockright front, Marlin Highsteer, 96"WB, Saginaw with GM tilt column, soon to have: 30spline longfields, inners/outters, TBI, possibly a turbo? badass.
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Your cruiser is a monster, tires like awesome..
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3x locked+4.88's+315 BFG AT&MT+SAFARI SNORKEL+SLEE 4"LIFT+TACO FR DC DS+ARB FR+WARN M12000+HANNA RR+SLEE SLIDERS+SLEE SKID+AO DRAWERS+ARB FRIDGE+DUAL OPTIMAS+GARVIN RACK+IPF'S+OKOLE COVERS+HUSKY MATS+POLY REARS+
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ROTW with no pictures in the thread???
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01-01-07, 08:18 PM
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gday im from aus to, and all our 80s have these head lights
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Here is his post and pics from the other thread. Larger pics are posted above in Cap's tpost
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OK, here is a bit of info on my beaten up 80.
MODEL : 94 GXL Petrol Auto. I will never go back to a manual again!
FRONT DIFF : Features 4.88:1 ratios, Lockright Diff lock, CroMo CV's, solid pinion spacer and AVM hubs. Weld on diff guard.
REAR DIFF : 4.88:1 with solid pinion spacer, Lockright diff lock.
TRANSFER : Part time kit, Genuine Rockhopper reduction gears with 45% reduction.
MOTOR : Stock
AUTO : Stock, but will be doing a stall converter mod to lower the stall speed. Custom transfer guard.
SUSPENSION : 4in BBM kit featuring Tough Dog 45mm adjustables, Tough Dog coils, 3rds Heavy Duty adjustable Panhards, 3rds Ultra Heavy Duty lower control arms, 3rds Ultra Heavy Duty upper control arms and custom rear bumpstop extensions.
STEERING : 3rds Productions Draglink and Tie rod. These are bulletproof! Will soon be fitting a quality power steering cooler.
WHEELS/TYRES : Standard GXL 16x8 Steelies and 40x13R16 Michelin XML's. These tyres are awesome! They drive perfectly, are DOT approved AND, they are regroovable!! They are military spec, 4 steel tread plies, and 1 steel sidewall ply. Bloody heavy! Should last a while me thinks.
OTHER BITS : Sparco steering wheel, Big Pump & 5 Gallon Tank, Lightforce 240 XGT's.
COMING SOON : Custom sill armour, power steering cooler, new front bar (the old one has seen better days) bulletproof rear tailshaft.
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97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
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cool!! i like the 62 style headlights on there! |
Nice..but yikes Auctions Yahoo Japan cost about $1100 USD for those headlights 
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Have any pictures of the trimming you did to fit those meats?
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Owner fabed rotating slider steps, rear bumper / winch and hitch, front and rear extended shock mounts, front spring spacers 1.375", front swaybar drops, rear bumpstop drops, rear swaybar extensions - 'If I can fab it, I won't buy it!'
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any axle breakages?
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1 tons and 42's
4" slee coils, sliders, bumpers, 3" exhaust, custom turbo, HG pm/Valve job/seals, sweet custom skid plate, Sleeoffroad parts, Buys oe parts from Cruiser Dan
my build
http://forum.ih8mud.com/hardcore-cor...j80-build.html
98 100 series. rear locker.
2008 6.7L dodge 2500 quad cab
ezgo electric golf cart crawler build pend....
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Can someone explain that a little to me? Not talking about gussets/bracing on the axle housing are we?
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95' FZJ80 OME med./J lift, ARB rack, ARB Bull Bar w/tmax 12,500, 35" truxus, Aussie locker-rear, Center Diff Lock, Sliders, IPOR Skid, IPOR rear bumper, upgraded slee sticker, custom dents, more to come. . .
Remember it's a gateway drug, so it will actually lead to "crystal meh".
Go 80, or go unsatisfied
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Can someone explain that a little to me? Not talking about gussets/bracing on the axle housing are we?
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I think he's talking about the pinion spacers. Rather than the crush sleeves, he used solid spacers. Am I right?
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'85 4Runner- Geared, locked, bobbed, tired, fun.
'97 LX 450- It's a little wet right now. Still big.
'94 Xtra Cab P/U - 5.29s & Detroits F/R, SAS, Marlin Hysteer, 30 spline Longfield birfs and axleshafts, chromo hub gears, dual cases (2.28/4.7) w/ 10* rotated adapter, FROR dual rotated case xmember/skid, 12 " Bob, 37" MT/Rs
"I got the J==p thing, and now it burns when I pee."
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Nice rig!!
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SO 40's will fit with 4.5" of lift?!!! How much trimming did you do? I'm looking to run 36's with 4" of lift.
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This really does make 38.5 x 11s look like a cake walk.
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I like how he says "I haven't done much to it" then describes mods that many of us haven't even thought of!
Nice unit!
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Dearest Rick
can you give us a price shipped for the rockhopper transfercase gears for the us spec truck (95-97 in my case)? Others as well as myself are very intersted in this. You sent me a short an email suggesting $1500 au. Can you please comment with authority as to if these gears will work with the us trucks? perhaps you could specify compatibility with the 91-92, 93-94, and 95-97 trucks?
perhaps a group buy could be organized?
your favorable comments on this matter would contribute greatly to this forum and likely spawn discussion for days to come. Wouldn't that give you a warm fuzzy feeling deep in your ausy boosums?
your brother in cruiserdom
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1 tons and 42's
4" slee coils, sliders, bumpers, 3" exhaust, custom turbo, HG pm/Valve job/seals, sweet custom skid plate, Sleeoffroad parts, Buys oe parts from Cruiser Dan
my build
http://forum.ih8mud.com/hardcore-cor...j80-build.html
98 100 series. rear locker.
2008 6.7L dodge 2500 quad cab
ezgo electric golf cart crawler build pend....
2002 porsche C4S
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Reminds me of actionjackson's rig.
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Have any pictures of the trimming you did to fit those meats?
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I will take a couple of close up pics of the wheel arches where we trimmed.
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None as yet, but I have done about 4 free wheeling hubs. Im not keen to upgrade these, as they are cheap and easy to replace. A bit like having a fuse I reckon.
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I think he's talking about the pinion spacers. Rather than the crush sleeves, he used solid spacers. Am I right?
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You are exactly right. Well done.
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SO 40's will fit with 4.5" of lift?!!! How much trimming did you do? I'm looking to run 36's with 4" of lift.
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4in, not 4.5. About a half inch all the way around the rear wheel arches, and a bit off the front at the rear of the wheel arch.
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Dearest Rick
can you give us a price shipped for the rockhopper transfercase gears for the us spec truck (95-97 in my case)? Others as well as myself are very intersted in this. You sent me a short an email suggesting $1500 au. Can you please comment with authority as to if these gears will work with the us trucks? perhaps you could specify compatibility with the 91-92, 93-94, and 95-97 trucks?
perhaps a group buy could be organized?
your favorable comments on this matter would contribute greatly to this forum and likely spawn discussion for days to come. Wouldn't that give you a warm fuzzy feeling deep in your ausy boosums?
your brother in cruiserdom
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Dusty, I will confirm and post by next monday on your enquiry.
Im not sure about the whole Aussie boosum thing though....
Thanks to the guys for linking the pics, it completely slipped my mind! Also, thanks to all for the kind words on my 80. It gives me a fuzzy feeling, just not in the boosum.
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I think he's talking about the pinion spacers. Rather than the crush sleeves, he used solid spacers. Am I right?
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I guess we'll never know 
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Remember it's a gateway drug, so it will actually lead to "crystal meh".
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He answered:
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I think he's talking about the pinion spacers. Rather than the crush sleeves, he used solid spacers. Am I right?
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You are exactly right. Well done. |
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I guess we'll never know |
It's the spacer that holds the pinion in the right place in contact w/ the ring gear, right?
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'85 4Runner- Geared, locked, bobbed, tired, fun.
'97 LX 450- It's a little wet right now. Still big.
'94 Xtra Cab P/U - 5.29s & Detroits F/R, SAS, Marlin Hysteer, 30 spline Longfield birfs and axleshafts, chromo hub gears, dual cases (2.28/4.7) w/ 10* rotated adapter, FROR dual rotated case xmember/skid, 12 " Bob, 37" MT/Rs
"I got the J==p thing, and now it burns when I pee."
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It's the spacer that holds the pinion in the right place in contact w/ the ring gear, right?
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Well, that's what i was wondering myself, that's why i asked and i figured you were guessing since you ended the sentence with a question mark. But now it appears that you were correct.
Thanks.
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95' FZJ80 OME med./J lift, ARB rack, ARB Bull Bar w/tmax 12,500, 35" truxus, Aussie locker-rear, Center Diff Lock, Sliders, IPOR Skid, IPOR rear bumper, upgraded slee sticker, custom dents, more to come. . .
Remember it's a gateway drug, so it will actually lead to "crystal meh".
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You sent me a short an email suggesting $1500 au.
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At today's exchange rate that is ~$1,200 US plus shipping & customs & whatnot. Probably US $1,500 landed.
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At today's exchange rate that is ~$1,200 US plus shipping & customs & whatnot. Probably US $1,500 landed.
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I need info on this thing... I want one.
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It's the spacer that holds the pinion in the right place in contact w/ the ring gear, right?
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The spacer maintains the preload on the pinion bearings. With a crush sleeve the pinion nut is tightened until the bearing preload is correct, crushing the sleeve to size. On a solid spacer it's machined to size or set with shims, slightly stronger and allows higher torque on the flange nut. Pix in this write up;
http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/tech/landcruiser_elocker/
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