TiredIron's TLC build up - Page 2

BRKLYN1 · 10-07-05, 07:06 PM

STOP the pain. I am more jealous than Othello

Cattledog · 10-07-05, 07:21 PM

WOW

You could play leap frog with a slamed honda....

Fochdog · 10-07-05, 08:39 PM

Look at the clearance under the diffs!!!!

How many inches of clearance from the ground do you have now?

I really like the Bogger tire. I'm guessing you like them also.

Do you have many miles on them in your Volvo or any other vehicles?

TiredIronGRB · 10-07-05, 09:09 PM

There's 18" of ground clearance under the dif. Boggers are awesome here in the mountains of east TN, NC, and KY but they suck bad on the highway.

TiredIronGRB · 10-08-05, 08:28 PM

I pretty much finished today, I still need to put the new shoes, wheel cyls, and springs on. I also ordered a rear panhard adjustable insert fron Slee because even with all the measuring I did my rear axle sits to the right about 1/4" to 3/8". I took it out for a test ride through the pasture, in low range it crawls really good and the vacuum controls for the lockers work great. In high range it's seems a little lower but not too low.
The ride height worked out even better than I had hoped, 17" to the dif, 25" to the rocker, I may have to keep this thing

This is a utility light for a tractor (mounts on the fender), I thought it would work as a winch light instead of using the headlights.

I started on it Tuesday at lunch, then all day Wednesday, half a day Thursday and Friday, then all day today.

Cruiserhead05 · 10-08-05, 08:29 PM

Thats awesome......

BRKLYN1 · 10-08-05, 09:50 PM

how can one get thier hands on a set of Volvo axles? how much? project $s.

Cruiserhead05 · 10-08-05, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by BRKLYN1

how can one get thier hands on a set of Volvo axles? how much? project $s.

Seriously.

I think Mr. Slee has his work cut out......An 80 series portal swap kit.

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BRKLYN1

how can one get thier hands on a set of Volvo axles? how much? project $s.

The axles run between $3K and $4K depending on condition and what comes with them. I got mine from a running vehicle that had extensive body damage but ran out great, I also got five wheels and the vacuum controls for the lockers.

alkaline747trio · 10-09-05, 08:51 AM

How exactly does that vaccuum work to lock the diffs? Just suction off the diffs, and a valve lets it lock?

reffug · 10-09-05, 10:03 AM

Damn dude awesome work.

I know somebody else who has a set of volvo portals sitting around.

I hope this thread convinces them to get to work and stop talking.

MoJ · 10-09-05, 10:30 AM

Wow!

How is it on the road?

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by alkaline747trio

How exactly does that vaccuum work to lock the diffs? Just suction off the diffs, and a valve lets it lock?

A bellow on the housing pulls a lever to engage the locker. The levers just open the vacuum flow to the bellow.

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MoJ

Wow!

How is it on the road?

It's geared lower but if it had regular tires instead of the boggers it would probably be very smooth.

shocker · 10-09-05, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TiredIronGRB

I also ordered a rear panhard adjustable insert fron Slee because even with all the measuring I did my rear axle sits to the right about 1/4" to 3/8".

You probably know a hell of a lot more about this than I do, but this subject was brought up a few months back and the concensus was that the axle sitting to one side or another at idle height wasn't necessarily an issue, it's where the axle sits when the suspension is stuffed that should be taken into account.

Geometrically speaking, if the axle is centered at full stuff, it probably wont be perfectly centered at normal height.

fj803fe · 10-09-05, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shocker

You probably know a hell of a lot more about this than I do, but this subject was brought up a few months back and the concensus was that the axle sitting to one side or another at idle height wasn't necessarily an issue, it's where the axle sits when the suspension is stuffed that should be taken into account.

Geometrically speaking, if the axle is centered at full stuff, it probably wont be perfectly centered at normal height.

Well as these are portal and he kept the stock spring height. This is a non-issue as the pan-hards are at stock "level" as the axle housing would be in relatively the same position in relation to the frame as the stock axle. I am guessing the welded bracketry is off a touch here/there and so the arm needs extending/shortening.

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by fj803fe

Well as these are portal and he kept the stock spring height. This is a non-issue as the pan-hards are at stock "level" as the axle housing would be in relatively the same position in relation to the frame as the stock axle. I am guessing the welded bracketry is off a touch here/there and so the arm needs extending/shortening.

Exactamendo!

clownmidget · 10-09-05, 03:22 PM

TiredIronGRB, great work. One thing that I noticed and wondered about is that in the side photo above it looks like the axles are a little too far inboard for your tires. In the front it looks like they could move forward a bit and in the back it looks like they could move back a bit. Do you have any rubbing at full turn up front, especially when they are stuffed?
Mike R

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 03:56 PM

Not yet, in the rear I cut a little out of the front of the wheel wells.

beno · 10-09-05, 05:11 PM

George...

Wonderful job and a great project for others to see in development. I think you have made many of us envious beyond belief!!

Thanks for sharing.
-onur
Akron, OH

concretejungle · 10-09-05, 06:28 PM

THat's rad!! Got any pics of the linkage on the front axle?

alkaline747trio · 10-09-05, 06:47 PM

I wish you would show some more pics and some details on what exactly you had done to those axles, and also how you plumbed up the locker valves. Your truck is awesome, and this opens up a whole nother world of opportunities in tire size for us cruisers. Good luck with whatever your future mods are, so far your doin a kick ass job.

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by concretejungle

THat's rad!! Got any pics of the linkage on the front axle?

All the linkage is stock FJ80, I just cleaned off all the Volvo brackets then carefully cut the brackets off the stock axles and fitted them to the Volvos. The draglink was just like the FJ but larger so I cut it off and slid the FJ draglink down in it and welded it once I had the steering wheel straight.

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Originally Posted by alkaline747trio

I wish you would show some more pics and some details on what exactly you had done to those axles, and also how you plumbed up the locker valves.

Here are some I've posted earlier, when I get caught up on everything I've neglected to build this thing I hope to do a detailed write up on it.

Uncle Ben · 10-09-05, 07:50 PM

Question.....what did you do with the old axles?

TiredIronGRB · 10-09-05, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Ben

Question.....what did you do with the old axles?

I sold the tires, wheels, and axles before I even had them off.

concretejungle · 10-09-05, 08:35 PM

THanks, i saw most of those. I was just looking for a couple more pics of the control arms actually mounted to the axle.

CreeperSleeper · 10-10-05, 06:49 PM

Trade ya for mine!

10-07-05, 07:06 PM	#31
BRKLYN1 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 241	STOP the pain. I am more jealous than Othello __________________ 96 LC w OE lockers 111K,295/75/16 BFG AT's, custom bumpers, CDL, PIA's(front and rear),IPO skid plate, XD9000i w Amsteel blue. OME 3" Js & Ls, Slee diy panards,custom rear controle arms, lots of trail scratches. 7 pin mode, painted OEM rims. Metaltech rock sliders

10-07-05, 08:39 PM	#33
Fochdog IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 TLCA# 15036 Posts: 222	Look at the clearance under the diffs!!!! How many inches of clearance from the ground do you have now? I really like the Bogger tire. I'm guessing you like them also. Do you have many miles on them in your Volvo or any other vehicles? __________________ Newly relocated to Mid-coast Maine, USA 1997 FZJ80 40th Edition (w/ OEM Lockers, OME 850/860 with Bilsteins, Slee Slider-Steps, CDL w/ "Pin 7" and 33" Swamper LTBs) Last edited by Fochdog; 10-07-05 at 08:46 PM.

10-07-05, 09:09 PM	#34
TiredIronGRB IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingsport, TN TLCA# 16625 Posts: 1,270	There's 18" of ground clearance under the dif. Boggers are awesome here in the mountains of east TN, NC, and KY but they suck bad on the highway. __________________ April Fool's Day Toyota Crawl 2008 FJ80 Build 4X4 Grace G.R.Baker

10-08-05, 08:28 PM	#35
TiredIronGRB IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingsport, TN TLCA# 16625 Posts: 1,270	I pretty much finished today, I still need to put the new shoes, wheel cyls, and springs on. I also ordered a rear panhard adjustable insert fron Slee because even with all the measuring I did my rear axle sits to the right about 1/4" to 3/8". I took it out for a test ride through the pasture, in low range it crawls really good and the vacuum controls for the lockers work great. In high range it's seems a little lower but not too low. The ride height worked out even better than I had hoped, 17" to the dif, 25" to the rocker, I may have to keep this thing This is a utility light for a tractor (mounts on the fender), I thought it would work as a winch light instead of using the headlights. I started on it Tuesday at lunch, then all day Wednesday, half a day Thursday and Friday, then all day today. __________________ April Fool's Day Toyota Crawl 2008 FJ80 Build 4X4 Grace G.R.Baker Last edited by TiredIronGRB; 08-19-06 at 10:20 AM.

10-08-05, 08:29 PM	#36
Cruiserhead05 ...should be studying Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,738	Thats awesome...... __________________ -Brandon- Proffitt's Cummins FZJ80 FOR SALE Pictures '89 Cressida - 1JZ Sleeper

10-07-05, 07:21 PM	#32
Cattledog IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Portsmouth NH Posts: 549	WOW You could play leap frog with a slamed honda....

10-08-05, 09:50 PM	#37
BRKLYN1 IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 241	how can one get thier hands on a set of Volvo axles? how much? project $s. __________________ 96 LC w OE lockers 111K,295/75/16 BFG AT's, custom bumpers, CDL, PIA's(front and rear),IPO skid plate, XD9000i w Amsteel blue. OME 3" Js & Ls, Slee diy panards,custom rear controle arms, lots of trail scratches. 7 pin mode, painted OEM rims. Metaltech rock sliders

10-09-05, 08:51 AM	#40
alkaline747trio ......what? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Blacksburg VA or Albemarle NC Posts: 3,956	How exactly does that vaccuum work to lock the diffs? Just suction off the diffs, and a valve lets it lock? __________________ '92 - 3FE POWER'D! -- Slee 6"/OME 863J, Pro-Comp 14" ES3000/N74L, Gen. 2 Slee Front Control Arms, T-G Sliders, Ext. Diff. Breathers, DBA Gold S/D Rotors, Slee SS Brake Lines, 5.29s, Aussie Locker'd rear, 35" TrXus STS Street/38.5x11 Boggers Trail, some black bed-liner on the outside, some orange inside, 180k. '85 Honda Accord - 55MPG!!! -- No air filter, Custom Burple (blue and purple) Paint. Upstate Cruisers

10-09-05, 10:03 AM	#41
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 3,777	Damn dude awesome work. I know somebody else who has a set of volvo portals sitting around. I hope this thread convinces them to get to work and stop talking. __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

10-09-05, 10:30 AM	#42
MoJ Present Join Date: Oct 2003 TLCA# 14112 Posts: 2,708	Wow! How is it on the road?

10-09-05, 03:22 PM	#48
clownmidget IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ithaca, New York Posts: 1,813	TiredIronGRB, great work. One thing that I noticed and wondered about is that in the side photo above it looks like the axles are a little too far inboard for your tires. In the front it looks like they could move forward a bit and in the back it looks like they could move back a bit. Do you have any rubbing at full turn up front, especially when they are stuffed? Mike R __________________ Mike R. hmmm....nuthin' Answer a fool according to his own folly.

10-09-05, 03:56 PM	#49
TiredIronGRB IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingsport, TN TLCA# 16625 Posts: 1,270	Not yet, in the rear I cut a little out of the front of the wheel wells. __________________ April Fool's Day Toyota Crawl 2008 FJ80 Build 4X4 Grace G.R.Baker

10-09-05, 05:11 PM	#50
beno IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Corrales, NM TLCA# 14607 Posts: 3,806	George... Wonderful job and a great project for others to see in development. I think you have made many of us envious beyond belief!! Thanks for sharing. -onur Akron, OH __________________ 1997 FZJ80 with and without lots of stuff. 2001 Honda Accord 3.0L V6 VTEC Coupe EX. It is what it is....

10-09-05, 06:28 PM	#51
concretejungle IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Cadillac TLCA# 14646 Posts: 6,176	THat's rad!! Got any pics of the linkage on the front axle? __________________ 95' FZJ80 OME med./J lift, ARB rack, ARB Bull Bar w/tmax 12,500, 315 Nitto, stainless brake lines, 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".

10-09-05, 06:47 PM	#52
alkaline747trio ......what? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Blacksburg VA or Albemarle NC Posts: 3,956	I wish you would show some more pics and some details on what exactly you had done to those axles, and also how you plumbed up the locker valves. Your truck is awesome, and this opens up a whole nother world of opportunities in tire size for us cruisers. Good luck with whatever your future mods are, so far your doin a kick ass job. __________________ '92 - 3FE POWER'D! -- Slee 6"/OME 863J, Pro-Comp 14" ES3000/N74L, Gen. 2 Slee Front Control Arms, T-G Sliders, Ext. Diff. Breathers, DBA Gold S/D Rotors, Slee SS Brake Lines, 5.29s, Aussie Locker'd rear, 35" TrXus STS Street/38.5x11 Boggers Trail, some black bed-liner on the outside, some orange inside, 180k. '85 Honda Accord - 55MPG!!! -- No air filter, Custom Burple (blue and purple) Paint. Upstate Cruisers

10-09-05, 07:50 PM	#54
Uncle Ben IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Colorado TLCA# 3007 Posts: 669	Question.....what did you do with the old axles? __________________ "j**ps make great...traction!" Kevin ehrlick tlca #3Ø07 rising sUn stay on the trail louisville, colorado B '64 fj-40 (wild rice), '97 fzj-80 40th aNniversary (ricecake) ST. FUAW!

10-09-05, 08:35 PM	#56
concretejungle IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Cadillac TLCA# 14646 Posts: 6,176	THanks, i saw most of those. I was just looking for a couple more pics of the control arms actually mounted to the axle. __________________ 95' FZJ80 OME med./J lift, ARB rack, ARB Bull Bar w/tmax 12,500, 315 Nitto, stainless brake lines, 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".