ardentyota
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ardentyota
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Alright, I plugged the final numbers into the calculator. IMO, it turned out quite nicely.
Alright, I plugged the final numbers into the calculator. IMO, it turned out quite nicely.
Thanks for posting up your numbers. I have a couple questions relating to handling.
- How much does the front dive when you hammer on the brakes?
- Do you have any plans to install a sway bar on the front?
ardentyota
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The truck only nose dives an inch or two. Not bad at all. The rear unloads a bit more than the front drops, but it all seems well controlled.
Originally, I planned to add a sway-bar (pre-fabrication), but now that I'm driving it, I really don't think it's necessary. The Coilovers are doing an excellent job at controlling the body roll. If anything, I might end up bumping up to 300/400 or 325/400.
ardentyota
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Sorry guys, no flex pics for a while... Just started tearing the engine apart for a HG R&R.
ardentyota
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Your rig desperately needs 37s!
Yeah, yeah. I know. Won't happen for a while though...
ardentyota
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Well I finally got 'er flexed...
The outer edge of the tire is about 3-4" below the rock slider.
About 1# of up travel left in the shock.
I forgot to measure how much droop was left.
No binding at all.
Another 2-3" of up travel available in the rear too.
Overall, I'm very pleased. The front and rear are much more balanced than they were previously. Additionally, the truck was solid as a rock even while flexed. normally the truck was very unstable while flexed, but now I was trying to shake it and it wouldn't move at all.
OME Standard height
The outer edge of the tire is about 3-4" below the rock slider.
About 1# of up travel left in the shock.
I forgot to measure how much droop was left.
No binding at all.
Another 2-3" of up travel available in the rear too.
Overall, I'm very pleased. The front and rear are much more balanced than they were previously. Additionally, the truck was solid as a rock even while flexed. normally the truck was very unstable while flexed, but now I was trying to shake it and it wouldn't move at all.
OME Standard height
Well done sir!
ardentyota
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darasick said:
Thanks!
Looks great, it is so rare to see an 80 series flex that much up front.
Kudos to you for sacrificing ground clearance to get the links nice and flat and stable. Your link design looks good.
Kudos to you for sacrificing ground clearance to get the links nice and flat and stable. Your link design looks good.
ardentyota
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Slowerthanu said:
Thanks man, I appreciate it!
ardentyota
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Thanks! I'm really enjoying the FOA's.
I went with the 2.0's for two reasons- price and need. Since this is a crawling rig and not a desert racer, the stress on the shocks will be well within the capabilities of a 2.0 to handle. They were also easier to fit.
No binding on the lower mount with 12" travel. Before we charged the shocks, we flexed the truck with them installed to ensure that there would be no binding, and the joints have plenty of room in them for this setup. Probably could go to 14-15" shock without binding.
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A few photos from last weeks trip. Nothing extreme as I have no money and we went alone. Everything worked very well and the truck was quite stable. These were the only times the wife was willing to get out and take photos(she has too much fun riding)...
RockJock82
Sometimes you have to kick a little A$$
Great flex looks well controlled also..!
Awesome.... I miss my 80. I need another one. I love the paint as well. Color im doing my 4runner.
Nice to see an update, looks great!
That is so awesome. Nice work!
