As far as the diff drop goes, some people do and some don't. After spewing grease, going through CV's, and handling issues, I replaced bushings, shocks, etc. as well as said diff drop. Since you have already done CV's (OEM, I hope) put $$...
If you go the OME route, here's what I can contribute based on my experience: ARB front bumper, rear bumper dual swing-outs, sliders, homegrown drawers. The 2864 springs were too stiff, the 2860 springs would occasionally bottom out but were...
Ethanol was never introduced into automotive fuel to boost the octane rating. It was introduced by the Carter administration as a knee jerk response to a perceived lack of crude oil, back when were were
a) supposed to run out of petroleum...
The 100 on one of its shinier days up in Nova Scotia. 2nd shot showing why we call it, Crumpy.
Fun fact: The second photo is just before departing back to Seattle.. In about 200km that Hi-Lift was gone on the TransCanada. Luckily without killing...
Let's kick off some camping in the Beckler River area. We'll meetup in Monroe at 10:30 for an hour and a half for those that don't want to camp. After the meetup we'll head up to the mountains and find a camping spot.
Meetup location TBD
Came to find this build after you mentioned it at meetup yesterday. Impressive! Nicely done. Makes my weld together coastal off-road project look like a kids Lego set.
Super jealous of that CNC plasma table.
Cheers, Ryan
This months meetup will be in Snohomish. There is plenty of parking available.
Date: Saturday March 30th
Time: Noon
Place: Hops N Drops
2529 Bickford Ave building 11 Suite B,
Snohomish, WA 98290
https://autoparts.worldtoyota.com
I was able to score an OEM radiator with thermostat and gasket for $300 tax and shipping included, they do discounts and free shipping periodically.
I know one complaint I have heard is the windshield height is a pain for approaches. I have no personal experience but two guys that I work with are very trail tested, one of which had a sweet FJC. That and the had door situation. Half door kills...
I purchased from a fellow MUD member, @DiegoCrzr, last month. I run 863's and thought these would soften the ride on my built 100. After some research, determined the 863's are the right choice, and it's my shocks.
Asking $100 + shipping. These...