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I know you guys want some pics so here they are. I ran out and snapped them off quick today after a quick wash of the 80. Just sittin there .. tried to snap a bunch of different angles to highlight the Slee hardware, as well as the new improved stance.

I don't have time for a writeup just yet, so this will have to tie y'all over for now. What I can say is this : I am running the following:

- Slee 4" coils front
- OME 863 rear
- Slee control arms
- Adjustable panhards
- New drag link, tie rod and ends
- Drop blocks; 2" front, 3" rear
- Trimmed rear mudflaps
- Trimmed front bumper end caps
- Slee sliders
- SS brake lines
- Sway bar drops
- The usual other bits and pcs
- 36" IROK's on stock alum. wheels
- Trail-Gear 1.5" wheel spacers




Please wait a moment so I can post a few times with pics . . . in succession.



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Stance - old and new

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Huge Slee control arms - front

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Flare trimmed

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Front bumper trimmed

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New wheel well curve

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Under belly - zinc tie rod, drag link .. panhard, Slee 4" coils

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Poser shots

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Ok .. done posting pics

[concretejungle]

T Y, can i please request a pic of how close the front diff flange/drive shaft come to touching the tie rod? It will give me an idea of the caster tilt those arms give with 4 inch coils.

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Not tonite, but tomorrow maybe from work. The caster is around 5 degrees we figure. Nothing comes close to rubbing, and I've done some pretty sweet jumps already


Speaking of jumps .. I notice with the 4" coils that the front doesn't bottom out on huge dips or small jumps. The 80 rebounds very smoothly .. quite a different feel. I kinda expected with a heavier spring rate that it would jar more, but the opposite is true .. it carries the weight of the 80's nose in a more controlled way .. hard to explain, but any jarring from washboard or where you cycle the front end up and down over a few close dips is quickly controlled BUT in a SMOOTH fashion .. no fillings loose here!! This puppy is smooth as silk ..



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[Garth]

Very cool, TY.

[concretejungle]

Cool.

[sleeoffroad]

Hi Ty, glad you made it back safely. Was a pleasure to have you here and work on your truck. Not all customers walk in the door in the morning with a tray of Starbucks

Ty did not even flinch when we pulled out the airsaw and staret cutting the bumpers and mudflaps.

I think the truck turned out great and we achieve all his goals to have the ulitmate poser stance Had to talk him out of the snorkel since I think it would detract from the Zen look.

[El Perro Grande]

Drooool. Nice job cutie!

[Brentbba]

Great work Ty and Christo.

Ty - looks like the drive was worth it - she sits very, very nice! Nice bribe too! Looks like it worked. hehehe

[cruiserdan]

Very nice pimpage there .........Looks really good.

[Doc]

Now , paint those center caps, or ditch 'em!

The before and after shots are quite dramatic. VERY nice change.

[AMMO]

Nice Ty,

Really looks clean.

Great work Christo!

[alvarorb]

Ty,

Was Christo's waiting area clean & nice? Did they have nice seats for you to seat?
Did they perform the work in the estimated time?

How about the kitchen area?

Nice rig.

Regards

Alvaro

[cruiser4life]

Looks great! Congrats!

Thanks for posting the evolution, Ty. It's been educational following your progress and goals with your 80.

I am getting ready to do some similar things to mine and have learned and benefited from your pre and post Slee visit posts.

[97 FZJ80]

Looks great. What kind of bulbs are you using in your front/rear clear lights?

Who's Vars?

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Originally Posted by sleeoffroad

Hi Ty, glad you made it back safely. Was a pleasure to have you here and work on your truck. Not all customers walk in the door in the morning with a tray of Starbucks

Ty did not even flinch when we pulled out the airsaw and staret cutting the bumpers and mudflaps.

I think the truck turned out great and we achieve all his goals to have the ulitmate poser stance Had to talk him out of the snorkel since I think it would detract from the Zen look.

Pleasure was mine Christo. Thanx for all the great advice on the build, and talking me out of a few things .. items that for MY particular situation would not have jived. Namely the 6" lift - too big to have been able to park in my condo underground! Too heavy for my light truck. The snorkel, which I agree would have detracted from my 80's Zen lines , and the 4" coils which leveled things out .. the control arms which prevented us from having to chop the front mudflap area of the truck .. and finally the ARB bumper, so I can wait on your NEW bumper .. coming SOON right .. huh? huh??

Originally Posted by alvarorb

Ty,

Was Christo's waiting area clean & nice? Did they have nice seats for you to seat?
Did they perform the work in the estimated time?

How about the kitchen area?

Nice rig.

Regards

Alvaro

I'm not sure if you're serious or not Funny questions .. Yes of course it was clean! The waxed floor reflected more light than my mellon .. and there are ample red leather sofas .. I sat in there surfing on the wireless network for his customers. When you go into the kitchen area check out the cool coffee maker.

Slee orchestrated an exceptional build .. and was accomadating in every way.

Originally Posted by cruiser4life

Looks great! Congrats!

Thanks for posting the evolution, Ty. It's been educational following your progress and goals with your 80.

I am getting ready to do some similar things to mine and have learned and benefited from your pre and post Slee visit posts.

My pleasure! I know how much it means to be able to pour over notes on a rig you're interested in borrowing ideas from. Glad my notes might help you along your build.

Originally Posted by 97 FZJ80

Looks great. What kind of bulbs are you using in your front/rear clear lights?

Who's Vars?

I'm running the brightest regular bulbs I could find in my local automotive store . clears in the corners, and amber in the signals. Not sure of numbers, sorry.

The coffee shop gurls commented on that as well once .. being hetero, I'd never considered that alternative meaning ..

[wb1948]

SWEEEEET, looks awesome. Which Iroks you got on there, radial or bias? I want to get some thirty sixes at some point, so let us know how they are. Lucky bastard

[FJ809496TLC]

Rig looks great TY! How much did it cost altogether?

[ginericLC]

I will be excited to read your report back on the Iroks as well. I'd like to know what kind of long term wear you get out of them. I had the Bias on a 40 I had and I swear you could drive to town and back and notice wear.

[Skillet]

Nice...I likey...

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The IROK's I'm running are 36x13.5R16 Radials. They have that nice swamper hum, but so far wear well. Like everything else in this particular evolution, they were the right part for the build. In fact this whole phase was built around them, and the 1.5" wheel spacers, if you can believe that!


As far as cost ... Slee lists the prices for everything on his site, and then you have to factor in your garages shop rate.


If I knew my truck could have handled this well, and been as capable (potentially ) I would have dropped double this 3 years ago .. but sometimes you need to evolve towards certain goals. Things happen for a reason .. at the right time.


The buildup Gods smiled upon me in Golden on February 13,14 2006.






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[Poser]

Looks really nice bud!

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Oh yeah .. before I forget. I went to a few car washes today .. a regular one, and a touchless. I measured my 80's stance now, and it's just under 80". I checked these washes, and they're guides are 80", and just inside of that measurement on the plates holding down the drive-in bar guides are exposed bolts sticking up out of the floor 2"! I figured they'd tear open a sidewall, so I am now forced to bath the 80 in those U-Wash places


Keeping a built, poser princess is going to be a pain in the ass.


My first experience there was smooth. Pull up, and there is no man door for the wash .. so I go into the only man door on the building, and it's a dog wash! Next I go into the washbay and inspect the coin machines briefly, and realize I only have US bills on me ... so I go back into town and exchange a 20. Then when I get back the light is on the token machine - "Out f tokens when lit". Oh FFS!

I kicked a sparkling pomeranian as I stormed out ..





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