Recent content by orion

^^^ Nothing special - It's custom. 2x4 steel tube (1/4" wall?), welded to some 1" thick recovery points that are bolted to the frame, and some end caps welded on at an angle. It had a tire carrier on it, but it was only "OK"...and in the way all the time. I cut that off, leaving only the...

Those leaf springs (pic in post #37) look awfully short... (?) I would expect the axle to swing forward considerably if you moved the jacks stands underneath it (put weight of the truck on the springs)...but to my eye, they just look too short. Compare the shackle angle on your truck to the...

I'm 90% sure I wired mine from here: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/documentation-of-alt-wiring-v-8-swaps.543731/#post-9503995 Specifically --> White wire to Alt. Lug Yellow wire to Alt. Plug marked S Low voltage Black and yellow to Red wire on alt plug of harness. Hope that helps...

Won this at the GSMTR raffle, but have no 40 to use it on. Hitch + bolt kit is $150 + shipping on the Cool Cruisers website - I'm looking for $120 shipped to the lower-48 PM me here, or e-mail: orion240sx -at- gmail .com - Brian

Wow, it's been nearly 2 years since I posted an update! Nothing much to post, I guess...just been using the truck and doing minor stuff. I added a cat converter to the exhaust (near the rear, where the 2 sides "Y" together...put it in where the muffler was, and moved the muffler back a few...

Another note... With the lift springs + shackle reversal, you'll probably find out that the slip joint is too short and the driveshaft might separate when flex'd out. To (temporarily) remedy both issues on mine (very similar setup), I used a 1.25" spacer for the front driveshaft. Moves the...

Soooooooo...I feel like this thread is due for an update, no? :steer: - Brian

^^^ Late reply, but thanks! ... Figured I'd give my yearly post-Mardi Krawl update: The short version: Truck did great (one little hiccup, details below), I didn't get any damage, and a good time was had by all...! Did have to replace a caliper right before leaving (was dragging on the...

Same with mine - Idle is steady, AC on or off. 2001 LR4 motor (4.8L, drive by cable) - Brian

^^^ Could have been, but I think I would have had issues from that years ago (this truck hasn't had a carbon canister connected in +9 years...). ... So I received my new motor mount bushings last week. If anyone else decides to use these 'Speedway Motors' LS swap mounts, the specs for the...

Yeah, like Matt said...if you're wheeling a 60, it's almost bound to happen at some point! Does suck, though. I am working the dent out - Made a little progress the other day, and got the tail light lens put on: New motor mount bushings will be here this afternoon, and I have a new OEM...

Sweet, thanks. That's a good option if I can't find that 60amp relay / harness in the FZJ80 chassis I have sitting out back. - Brian

I might need to get one of your kits...I noticed recently that my pass. side mount has created a small divot in the frame, so I need to address that at some point. Any reason it wouldn't work with my motor being 7" forward than usual (due to the Ranger OD)...? And yeah, I think that dent was...

For reference, the motor mount should look like --> Leaving that area, I took a bad line (where the rear end was in danger again) and got hung up. Despite using my winch to get up and over the ledge...my pass. side rear tapped another rock and took out the tail light (pic posted above, from...

Grabbed one good pic on the first 1/3rd of the trail --> ...but then got a bad spot, and the 60's rear end slid into a big rock. The line was up the bank on the left, and kinda drive around the rock that was waiting to take out your pass. side doors. Not exactly sure what happened, but I...