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Just received my 97 fzj80 G and am super pleased! Nolan and Meshal made the entire process extremely easy and the vehicle was exactly what I was expecting. This 80 is such a pleasure to drive and is a head turner. Thanks again for making this happen! I have a feeling this will not be the...

No but we have now built several very similar lx700 on portals.

As soon as we get one in the shop we will design a rear gusset. That being said, with the bigger studs and beefy axle flange on the 200 it is not much of an issue and most will not need one. Good peace of mind though and doesn’t cost much. Depends on what you have geared to? With 4.88...

Thanks but I can’t take the credit for these. I own Dissent offroad and these portals are made by 74Weld We have been running their portals on our own rigs for a good while now and absolutely love them. We also install a lot of them on customers vehicles.

Thank you! Honestly not a huge noticeable difference in power thanks to the 22% gear reduction from the portals. Fuel mileage is setting around 12-13 freeway and 13-14 in town.

74weld shared some more photos with me. Just needs some Dissent bumpers and it would be perfect 😉

The correct ratio is always best. Lower is not always better. The 22% is perfect for a 37/38” tire. That is a good question. On the new gen stuff they typically provide rotors and factory calipers are retained. I do know they are working directly with power brake as well. Yes. We fab our...

Here is a video with a few more details!

The 22% reduction is perfect in my opinion. Anything more and you would have to run a 38 or 40” tire to drive on the freeway. You’re welcome to reach out to 74weld and voice your concerns. Again, with the high positive offset that is required to address the added width from the portals I...

I understand that but most of the other Toyota platforms are not. I understand this is unfortunate for your particular use case but for the masses a 6x5.5 makes more sense. This opens up far more positive offset wheel options than going with a 5x150. For manufacturing purposes it doesn’t...

Those are great questions. I would recommend reaching out to 74weld to get some of the more technical questions answered. I don’t see the towing to be a problem but i would let them answer that one. Yes, there will be more leverage on the rear control arms so it is possible that...

Unfortunately just not enough vehicles with the 5x150 pattern for them to offer it at this time.

That is correct. Much more positive offset wheel options!

Those are for the breather. Each corner has a breather that needs to be run with the diff breather. Oil change every 5k miles is recommended. Takes about 30-40 min. Not really. I drive my 2 74Weld equipped vehicles just as I did before portals. I just did a 1200 mile trip where...

We are stoked!