Recent content by biker1007

I candy caned my driveshaft last time I went wheeling and thought I could just take it to the local driveshaft shop here in Austin, TX to get retubed since it was freshly made by Tatton driveshaft. It's an entirely new shaft that uses 1310 u-joints. The local shop wanted $375 with new joints...

I'm in the market for a streetable, as in pleasant on a road trip with a female companion, and offroad capable tire and 35-37" soon for my hopefully soon to be runnin project truck. I've been wishing a tall skinny was available in that size. It sounds like the "crossover" terrain might be just...

I'm running Fox 10" reservoir shocks from Downsouth Motorsports. Their tune works well for my uses: DD, Central Texas ranch truck, wheeling areas with lots of rock ledges, and bombing down dirt roads.

The stock springs are close to the same lift as most 4" lift springs. They're just softer rate. You could run stock springs with better/longer shocks. I was tires of having to go 5 mph over speed humps marked 20 mph to not bottom harshly. Run stock bump stops and can still bottom if I get too...

The stock springs are close to the same lift as most 4" lift springs. They're just softer rate. You could run stock springs with better/longer shocks. I was tires of having to go 5 mph over speed humps marked 20 mph to not bottom harshly. Run stock bump stops and can still bottom if I get too...

Burnet/183

My advice, as a mechanic, take it back to the shop and give them a chance to make it right. Our 80's are a bit more like old cars, they have adjustments. By that I mean sometimes the wheel bearings settle in some and need to be tightened after some driving or similar. I'm is Austin also and can...

I'd recommend giving them a call. 31.5 is pretty standard and doesn't change much with standard lifts due to radius arms. Measure from the center of the flange mounting surface to center of flange mounting surface. you can measure from the center height-wise of the flange surface next to it if...

I saw this yesterday after driving with no front driveshaft for about 6 months due to the Tacoma double cardan failing that I have mated to the original slip yoke. I just got off the phone with Curtis and he is building a front dc shaft and a new rear non-dc (since mine vibrates from a bent yoke...

Look into the other V8 swap threads to get an idea of what would be required as far as electronics and adapters. Nothing would be the same as those, but would give an idea of all the little things that add up in addition to you having a lot to figure out as the first one doing that engine...

If it was me, I would start by removing the seat. This allows easy access and it's only 4 14mm bolts. Next, remove the plastic side covers (phillips screws and clips that can be seen by flipping the seat upside down) to see the hinge assembly. From what I remember the entire hing sits outboard...

Police don't come in Austin unless there is an injury now. They gave me instructions to go online and get a form to fill out.

Just after that a lady in a Mazda2 drove into the side of the left front wheel while I was in the middle lane of a highway frontage road. Afterwards she said said she pulled out from the U-turn lane because I was "obviously going too fast and that big stupid truck shouldn't even be allowed on...

I totaled a nissan pickup on little 31s in high school doing somewhere it shouldn't have been. When I was 18 I had my first toyota mini on 35s. I broke a couple birfs and a rear shaft. I say this because I have been very hard on wheeling trucks in the past. Now I like to drive around in comfort...

I may just be looking at it wrong, but did you space down the center of the spare tire holder also? If so, your tire won't be much higher, if any. Don't worry about removing the running boards before getting sliders as the running boards won't offer any protection. My rocker is dented from when...