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More answering my own questions I guess.... -The 2nd line to the LSPV that is plumbed from the front system is a pressure sensing. Basically my understanding is that if that port doesn't see matching f/r pressure it basically bypasses the internal metering system and applies FULL rear brake...

Doing more digging. It seems the 2nd line on the LSPV is more of a bypass that is plumbed into the front brake system?

All the ABS stuff is gone. I am just trying to replumb it now. I've never had the best luck with aftermarket proportioning valves. The small npt adapter fittings always seem to leak over time. I'd like to try using the stock LSPV. It does the same thing basically, but with a lever instead of...

Hello, I need some help with some brake plumbing on my LX450 based project... I am using the stock LX450/FZJ80 booster and master on the FJ40 firewall with a custom bracket and pushrod to a modded FJ40 pedal assembly. No more ABS system in general. I have deleted the ABS style plumbing...

Could you turn a step in the face of the stud axle to center the rotor?

Basic question. How do you like the 40" MT2 tires?

Just wanted to say great thread, great build, and thanks for sharing.

I can't afford to lose the overall shock length. I won't be running any lift at all. If I run pin adapters I would be limited to an 8" travel shock.....I'd like to fit about a 10-11" front and 10" rear travel shock. I can do that and still maintain some preload on the stock length springs...

I am sure there is a way to do it. When I get closer to getting my hybrid done I will figure it out...

Adding the resi option brings the per corner cost up to $330 a shock. I think they missed the price point a bit for a 2.0 The Fox 2.0 smooth body stuff for is less than $250. They just don't have a pin top, pin bottom, version that I can find yet.... I am pretty sure all the parts are in a...

Are we talking the REAR axle or the front? The rear axle is much more prone to trapping the axle shaft with twisted splines from what I have seen. I don't know if I buy that chromoly front axles wear that much faster. There a a LOT of RCV axles running around on hubless vehicles now. Jeeps...

plus shipping....

On a full float axle it shouldn't be a huge deal. A bent axle housing isn't going to help anyone. There are a LOT of 80-series 'cruisers running around WAY over GVW and that probably is the issue that nobody wants to mention. From the research I have done, the axle twists before the locking...

Alloy shafts fix most of those issues don't they? A set of alloy rear shafts is still WAY easier and cheaper to install vs adding a locker. It seems the weak point in the rear axle is more the shaft vs the locker itself. I think there is an upgrade path using some of the 32 spline later model...

I'm not saying 2.0s are the way to go..... ....but there is something to be said for the potential for a smaller shaft and less initial seal/thrust friction you have to break through. That can make tuning some issues easier, especially in the low shaft speed tuning area from what I understand...

Getting a vehicle upright with the winch on the vehicle is pretty difficult. If the engine isn't running, the battery goes flat really fast. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I have had it go both ways.

That RC tube front 80 series bumper is sweet. In the real world, the low front frame on the 80 would make that hard.

All good stuff, thank you. I'm not saying 2.0's will be as good as 2.5 resi stuff BUT are 2.5s really 3-4x better (for the money)? I'd love to eventually get some 2.5s on this project, but that will come later. I really want to see what a set of custom tuned 2.0 IFPs will do for $125 a corner...

Everyone seems to think that they are Robby Gordon or whatever with deep pockets. I'm not saying that 2.5s don't do a better job. I am saying that not everyone needs that much shock nor can afford it. Why not actually learn something about shocks and shock tuning vs just jumping on the 2.5 King...

Nope, I am just interested in what a $125 Fox IFP shock can do vs a $450 King 2.5 Resi I guessing there is a lot left on the table with 'factory' valving in a 2.0 shock. The Fox IFP is the cheapest shock that I have found that can be revalved at home. You need a 'special' needle to manage the...