Alright guys, I finally have all my parts for the cruiser. I've been on Mud for a while and have learned a lot of great information from these forums. I figured I'd try and give something back and write up a Coles Notes version of what I'm going to be doing over the next bit to my cruiser.
First off suspension,
I've done tonnes of research on the 80 series and different configurations people have done, I finally decided on this:
The control arms in the front are too restrictive so I'm pretty much cutting everything off the front axle and having a 3-link installed, then doing coilovers. The rear will just be 4" springs and shocks.
Next is gearing,
Going to 37" tires once the lifts in, so I'm re gearing to 5.29. Also doing a part time conversion to get rid of the factory all wheel drive.
There's a few other things but I'm sticking to the basics without getting into too much detail right now.
Don't have any pictures yet, just of parts. But as the build comes together I'll post things up and give details.
First off suspension,
I've done tonnes of research on the 80 series and different configurations people have done, I finally decided on this:
The control arms in the front are too restrictive so I'm pretty much cutting everything off the front axle and having a 3-link installed, then doing coilovers. The rear will just be 4" springs and shocks.
Next is gearing,
Going to 37" tires once the lifts in, so I'm re gearing to 5.29. Also doing a part time conversion to get rid of the factory all wheel drive.
There's a few other things but I'm sticking to the basics without getting into too much detail right now.
Don't have any pictures yet, just of parts. But as the build comes together I'll post things up and give details.