Recent content by baldilocks

First thing is to confirm that your lifting equipment is rated to carry at least 1,000 pounds. Engine/trans/transfer case are 800-900 pounds. The fulcrum point needs to be back near the firewall. A helper is nice but I’ve pulled and installed all three units assembled on two occasions...

It might help to loosen the the trans isolator and cross member bolts some. In my opinion, removing and installing the power train as a single unit is easiest. With the transmission removed you can also easily address cooked or otherwise damaged wiring.

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Doing exactly this has caused me so many problems that I’ve become much more discerning of my target.

The Timbren bum stops are quite nice. I can tell you that your fronts will need to be dropped considerably with 37’s unless you remove some sheet metal. Your 80 is coming along nicely…

What is the little green vehicle?

It’s unlikely any “upgrades” were necessary to tow an 80 series or even two for that matter.

Brand new Aisin pump and new OEM regulator. Yes, 50psi all the time. I bought one of those adapters @cruisermatt sells and permanently mounted a Holley liquid filled FP gauge. Another member I communicate with semi regularly installed the same gauge after I did and registers FSM pressures so...

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After an engine and fuel system rebuild (hard parts i.e., pump, filter, regulator, injectors, flexible lines) my FP is 50psi no matter rpm. Runs good but…. According to Toyota something is not right kinda like your weak 15 hg vacuum at idle. It should be 21-22.

Giving up my burrito basket was the hardest part of the turbo decision… I’ll conceive some other provision for heating food on the go.

Don’t forget 4x4Labs for high clearance and ability to take a serious beating.

Dropping the bump stops way down is quick and cheap. There isn’t much concern until you turn the wheels as you jack up a single wheel with the springs removed to simulate stuffing the tire. I was attending to this task when I had to pack it in and leave for Brasil. Mine caught the fenders...

Some trimming in the front is inevitable especially with those Mickey’s. I run Mickey mud terrains. Mickey tires are square shouldered and limit up travel severely without massaging of the front fenders. My wheels are 17x8.5 -25 so yours should work out the same. You might have to...

I got the Redhead box/105 sector shaft/tapped for hydro assist back in 2019 iirc. I’ve punished it without issue.