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07-12-08, 04:54 PM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Landtank does it again - Sway Bar links
Broke my front and rear swaybars on the Rubicon. One link in the back and the bracket from the front driver side dismounted from the axle.
How timely that I get back and see this thread
From his thread
So I put these puppies on today. Went on real easy and they are real beefy compared to the OEM links and brackets
Put the front brackets on so they could be welded on Monday.
Since the only time I broke one was on the Rubicon, I may have to go back there someday to fully test these.
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07-12-08, 04:55 PM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
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The rear OEM link is a pencil thick peice of metal
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Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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07-14-08, 09:15 PM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
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Got the front welded on and installed and had another pricelss lesson you will never forget.
I had the swaybar completely off and the brackets that hold it to the drop blocks had come off. So I am looking to make sure the big droop goes under the drive shaft. After the full install the swaybar was grinding against the steering linkage. Turns out I had the swaybar on upside down. Dooooh!
I'll add that to watch out for that plastic nipple on top of the radiator.
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Keeper of the FAQ, Defender of Newbies, and Slayer of Tards
Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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07-14-08, 09:56 PM
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Test them for you
Hey Romer,
Send me a pair, I would be happy to test them for you on the Rubicon. 
The Claw
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07-14-08, 11:30 PM
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I ruin surprises.
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Hey Romer,
Who is Lantank? 
As always, nice product from Rick!
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07-15-08, 07:12 AM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mot
Hey Romer,
Who is Lantank?
As always, nice product from Rick! |
What are you talking about MOT 
(Nice being the moderator and able to fix thread titles)
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Keeper of the FAQ, Defender of Newbies, and Slayer of Tards
Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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07-15-08, 10:29 AM
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beside La Caja China
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Are they extended for a lift when using them on highway?
Curious, Landtank, did you ever tweak out the calipers from the 4rnr to work in an 80?
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07-15-08, 11:44 AM
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www.unwiredadventures.com
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These look great!
I just ordered my set.
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07-15-08, 11:50 AM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PabloVTA
Are they extended for a lift when using them on highway?
Curious, Landtank, did you ever tweak out the calipers from the 4rnr to work in an 80?
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They went on fine with my lift, 2" drop blocks etc.
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Keeper of the FAQ, Defender of Newbies, and Slayer of Tards
Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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07-15-08, 12:19 PM
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ThinkTank Waterboy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PabloVTA
Curious, Landtank, did you ever tweak out the calipers from the 4rnr to work in an 80?
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Not yet, since I twisted up my sway bar links earlier this year and hearing issues with the front brackets this got moved to the head of the line. But the brake upgrade isn't dead, just resting.
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07-15-08, 02:51 PM
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not an addict
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now if only he made a fix for the sideways ones. one of my "sockets" is toast.
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07-15-08, 03:04 PM
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What about adding a disconnect to it?:
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07-15-08, 03:04 PM
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Parts Geek, M1 Mechanic
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Those "socket" thingys are spendy as hell to boot. I wish the frame had the captive-threaded holes in the bottom to change over to the bottom-mount style. I'm not convinced that nutserts would be strong enough to handle. it.
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07-15-08, 03:06 PM
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Parts Geek, M1 Mechanic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NLXTACY
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The problem is the bar is still vulnerable to rock impacts. It's best, for a trail like Rubicon, to get them out from under the truck altogther.
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Original owner 93 FZJ80,locked,blown,water/methanol injected(like a WWII fighter aircraft),lifted,winched,snorkeled,slidered,Sleeed ,moneypit. Balanced on a pin head. 95 FZJ80 trail truck (hers), 94 FZJ80 320K with a knock and a lumpy old Dodge car.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...Gastrap063.jpg
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...frifles004.jpg
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07-15-08, 03:28 PM
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ThinkTank Waterboy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nuclearlemon
now if only he made a fix for the sideways ones. one of my "sockets" is toast.
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buy Slee's drop brackets and get welding, it's not like you need to remove them for anything.
If this is something people wanted I could come up with a cardboard template for positioning the bracket onto the frame.
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07-15-08, 03:38 PM
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Parts Geek, M1 Mechanic
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The "socket" is a factory piece that is retained when using the Slee brackets. It is the 93-95 version of the piece you have made.
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http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...Gastrap063.jpg
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...frifles004.jpg
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07-15-08, 04:04 PM
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ThinkTank Waterboy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cruiserdan
The "socket" is a factory piece that is retained when using the Slee brackets. It is the 93-95 version of the piece you have made.
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What I'm saying is to buy the bracket for the 96/97 setup, weld it to the underside of the frame and change over. Aren't the sway bars themselves the same?
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07-15-08, 04:07 PM
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Parts Geek, M1 Mechanic
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The bar is the same.
I would be reluctant to weld to the frame. I am not a big fan of that. In addition, when (as opposed to if ) you trash that bracket you would have to cut it off and start over.
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http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...Gastrap063.jpg
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...frifles004.jpg
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07-15-08, 04:46 PM
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ThinkTank Waterboy
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cruiserdan
The bar is the same.
I would be reluctant to weld to the frame. I am not a big fan of that. In addition, when (as opposed to if ) you trash that bracket you would have to cut it off and start over.
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How many of these brackets do you think have been trashed over the years? I like the bolt solution but just offering an out if someone wanted the stronger link.
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07-15-08, 04:56 PM
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Forum Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by landtank
How many of these brackets do you think have been trashed over the years? I like the bolt solution but just offering an out if someone wanted the stronger link.
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The reason I like it
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84 FJ60, 256k (Rumpleshank)- suckiest day of my life, WagonGear'd, cleaned, fixed, carb'd, OME lift'd, U-bolts flip'd, Remflex'd and now waiting for a new motor
86 FJ60, 180k (Rizzabella)- just bought it
97 LX450, 227k, non-locked. Expedition vehicle in progress. Auto-up mod, Coolant mod, Garage door mod, Jumper Cables, Dual batteries, Power Distribution 1, 2, 3, 4, Switch mod, Slee harness, Coolant/windshield sensor mod, CDL & 7-pin mod, Dog mod, Drillbit mod, IPOR'd, Yellowbox'd, Scion'd, Trans gauge mod, MAF'd, JDM fan'd, kid seat mod, Factory rack removed
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07-15-08, 05:00 PM
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Parts Geek, M1 Mechanic
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Quote:
Originally Posted by landtank
How many of these brackets do you think have been trashed over the years? I like the bolt solution but just offering an out if someone wanted the stronger link.
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I have sold some. But, of course, they are the short stockers. You would have to ask Christo how often he repeat-sells his extended ones.
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Original owner 93 FZJ80,locked,blown,water/methanol injected(like a WWII fighter aircraft),lifted,winched,snorkeled,slidered,Sleeed ,moneypit. Balanced on a pin head. 95 FZJ80 trail truck (hers), 94 FZJ80 320K with a knock and a lumpy old Dodge car.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...Gastrap063.jpg
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...frifles004.jpg
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07-16-08, 01:36 PM
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i made my own extended ones. the p.o. welded the stock ones to flat stock and it broke at the welds. mine should hold up pretty dang good. just got to get the socket thingy and tap the frame again so i can put the other side on.
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07-16-08, 02:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nuclearlemon
the p.o. welded the stock ones to flat stock and it broke at the welds.
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Original owner 93 FZJ80,locked,blown,water/methanol injected(like a WWII fighter aircraft),lifted,winched,snorkeled,slidered,Sleeed ,moneypit. Balanced on a pin head. 95 FZJ80 trail truck (hers), 94 FZJ80 320K with a knock and a lumpy old Dodge car.
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...Gastrap063.jpg
http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/r...frifles004.jpg
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07-16-08, 07:40 PM
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Forum Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nuclearlemon
the p.o. welded the stock ones to flat stock and it broke at the welds. .
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that PO should take a shop class
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07-16-08, 09:11 PM
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fatherofdaughterofromer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MoJ
that PO should take a shop class |
You know what they say
Those who can do
Those who can't teach
(For those wondering, the PO is an Automotive Shop teacher at a HS)
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Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM
97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW
96 LX450 - ROD's
06 4Runner - Wife's
99 4Runner - daughterofromer's
03 BMW Z4 Roadster
05 AT Horizon
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07-17-08, 08:39 AM
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Forum Lifer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Romer
You know what they say
Those who can do
Those who can't teach
(For those wondering, the PO is an Automotive Shop teacher at a HS) |
Those who can't teach....teach shop?
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07-17-08, 01:24 PM
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Forum Lifer
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gumby, where are you? under the bus? hahahaha
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09-08-08, 05:54 PM
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USPS dropped these off today:
They'll be installed before my next trip.
Thanks!
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