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Bearing. Damm bearing. Took me 2-1/2 days since I pulled it apart Saturday night, overnighted by Toyota, and bam!
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Back on all fours
Aligned, drives great. This is two weeks ago, have about 400mi on it so far, did a small shakedown run, all went well. Slight rubbing with 37's, debating between trimming a bit, or a spacer and a bfh.
And an email to Brad, that cheesy gold emblem had to go...
Aligned, drives great. This is two weeks ago, have about 400mi on it so far, did a small shakedown run, all went well. Slight rubbing with 37's, debating between trimming a bit, or a spacer and a bfh.
And an email to Brad, that cheesy gold emblem had to go...
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Hearing good and bad... We'll see
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Got the cupholder, went in easy. Now I'm chipping away at the beautiful wood grain plastic
I'd solder the wires to the insides of the festoon adapter caps before you put them in...
Where do the 37's rub?
I waited for a REALLY hot day, and brought out my PLASTIC narrow spatula to assist. I had ALL of that crappy wood stuff peeled during my lunch hour. I purposely parked in the sun and kept it closed up. It was 145° inside when I climbed in. Needless to say, I was sweating a bit during that time. It all came off CLEAN! I only had one piece I had to later use solvent to remove adhesive.
Are you going to sell your factory wheels? (acorn or shank?) and what about that front emblem, the gold one you dislike? I am in need of a rear emblem if you are planning on removing.......
I love the look of your truck! Those Slee Off Road arms are SWEET!
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The emblem is gone 
As for the wheels, stock alloys, shank, clear coat is trashed in them, small curb checks but nothing out of the norm for stock wheels. Great set to get powder coated. It has a matching spare, but the inside lip is bent, from a curb I'm guessing, but still holds air.
As for the wheels, stock alloys, shank, clear coat is trashed in them, small curb checks but nothing out of the norm for stock wheels. Great set to get powder coated. It has a matching spare, but the inside lip is bent, from a curb I'm guessing, but still holds air.
Off to a great start! Nice to see another Sactown 80.
The emblem is gone
As for the wheels, stock alloys, shank, clear coat is trashed in them, small curb checks but nothing out of the norm for stock wheels. Great set to get powder coated. It has a matching spare, but the inside lip is bent, from a curb I'm guessing, but still holds air.
OK Thanks! My wheels are all acorn, ('96 MFD' 08/95), So I'm going to stick with matches. I have (3) peeling chrome alloy and (2) plain alloy, so I want to get (3) more plain alloy and polish them out and clear coat. Thanks though!
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Rear of front fender wheel arch. Probably do the typical toyota tuck like I did on my 84, no big deal
Phildoh gettin it done!! What type of use do you have planned for that beast?
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DD, with mild wheeling, nothing crazy. Took it out for a shakedown with the fiance and 16m.o. and they both had a blast. So, yes, mainly a DD/camping rig with some trails a bit. I'll go to the Rubicon, but not go crazy cause I need to drive it home/to work the following week. I'm having a blast with it so far, and being burned (financially and emotionally) by my last rig, its been close to a decade to get back into it. Priorities have changed, as well as wheeling style, so this will work perfect for what I wanna do. Thanks!
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Whereabouts are you in sac? I'm over by sac state
I live in Vacaville. Maybe we can hit the Rubicon some time.
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I'm going in for surgery #5 on my knee in a couple weeks, but by August I should be ready for wheeling/camping. Ever hit Deer Valley? Up by 88/89? Heard its going through its partial closure but many are. That's a great camping spit with moderate wheeling, and I'd love to hit the Rubicon before labor day
Nice, I'm in the Pocket area. Would love to hit some trails with other locals.
Looking good -- How's it drive without a re-gear?
Super sweet setup. Tempted to do the same wheels except 35's to change it up. Was our neighbor familiar with the potential? What does he think of the beast?
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She's a bit slower. I'm not trying to win any races, but the freeway, in the wind, definitely needs 488's. Not going 529 as of yet, still need to do the research before, but going 488 as of this time
He looked at the Slee kit, but didn't wanna sink the money into the older rig. So I gladly did. He went and bought a 4dr Rubicon and slapped a 3-1/2 AEV lift on it and 35's, and has watched in jealousy. He comes over for a beer and asks what's new with HIS LC, I chuckle and say its yours, for 20K!!!
So he bought a Rubi? I'm sure that wasn't cheap. Hope your surgery goes well. Must have messed it up pretty good. I just had one myself...I'm up to 6 total but yours appears worse.
