Front bar is on, went with the oem premium bar as was well priced, and there is absolutely no way they can blame it for any future radar issues that come up, it also isnt to bad looking
Got the new manifold cleaned up and ground down (there's always some grinding when fitting headers and manifolds together), can slide it on for a test-fit. so far, so good. The crack on the old one does go all the way through...
That was my first thought. I probably could have, and gotten away with it. I don't know how long that crack has been there, coulda been years.
But, the weather is great, there's plenty of time before Rubithon. I got shade, a big toolbox and...
A 1" shorter shackle will not lower the front end much, but I would just do the shim first, that may be all you need. One thing at a time.
Thick side to the front, don't forget to make sure a new center pin is included (just to reiterate)
12.5...
All you need for the quirky steering (to start, cause its cheap and easy)
Install some 4 degree steel shims and get a professional alignment.
Show us some pics of the front ubolt plate so we can see if any shims are there.
I will be doing my m38a1 build thread on theoldwillysforum.com. Just so I have a reccord of everything. and for fun! Here is a link for anyone wanting to follow along. M38A1 "penrose" build thread -...
I see LC250 and 4runners hitting the trails...
I would love to see how cheaply they could offer a budget offroader with their super deep parts bin. I bet they could get it under $30k with robust chops.