Well, after doing all of this in July preparing for my annual Montana trip in the 80. My AC compressor decided to give up the ghost and ended up getting the dreaded "black death" in the entire system.
Worked like hell to replace the compressor...
This guy has been following conditions at Powell. This is the latest based on the current flood events.
Lot's of numbers, but I found it fascinating if you have time...
What 37's are you running now?
Not trying to clog up this build thread, but I have time right now and don't know of a better place to put this. One day when I have time I will make my own build thread - I promise.
With a good set of coilovers...
Radius arms aren't the worst suspension setup - i'd still rather have them then leaf springs. Simple, strong, reliable, coil springs, rubber bushings for a quiet ride, oem toyota parts - but I will NEVER pass up a chance to crap all over the...
Day 4 camp
Day 5 drive, north of Monticello
Day 7 camp outside of Jefferson, Co
Killer rock for the portal buggy at the above camp site
Lizard head pass before it got bad and I could still take a hand off of the wheel
Just got back from a couple weeks in Utah/Colorado. 8.3" in the rain gauge at my house south of flag since 10/10/26. That puts us at 22" since the start of monsoon season.
Pretty wild wheelin trip as we started out on oct 10th, the first day of...
Old posts, but worthy of a reply.
Too much caster on a toyota axle can cause death wobble and will exacerbate play in the steering or panhard as it related to death wobble. too much toe in or out with a lot of caster (5+ degrees) can cause death...
The TYC rad hasn't changed, and I have seen the same issues that peacesells63 speaks of. Another issue is that the microfins collect and hold dust and dirt more than other designs, which also in time limits the airflow. The fix for me was to make...
nothing has changed with the 80 series tyc radiators as far as I know. All of the cheap Chinese radiators use the same newer core design that is designed around electric fans in modern cars. Since electric fans operate at a constant speed and...
Just fyi, those tyc and other brand Chinese radiators have a big issue that nobody seems to be aware of yet. Might not be an issue on a sequoia since the radiator is a lot larger than an 80, but it’s a big problem on 80’s.
The newer core design...
Concur with Malleus! I would also suggest you trying different psi in your tires to see where they provide the best tread and also feel right for the road. (e.g., 35 psi on one tire may require 40 psi on another.)
Tire pressure is a huge contributor. I have to run my maxxis razr 37’s at 25psi or less to track properly. They are much better at 20 than 25. Mt’s definitely aren’t going to track as good as an at, but if everything steering and suspension...