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  1. J

    tire purchase

    most marketable to the gernal public? My thought would be 31" BFG ATs (265/70/16 I think it is)... I believe that's a stock tire size on lots of light trucks/SUVs.
  2. J

    selectable vs full time lockers

    yea... I've always liked the idea of being able to switch back and forth between locked and open... but ARBs + compressor is SOOO much more $$$ than dual aussies... that money saved by going with aussies would go a long way towards other mods.
  3. J

    selectable vs full time lockers

    Been reading up on lockers the last couple of days... seems like people around these parts really like the Aussies, with Detroits and ARBs getting honorable mentions (mostly because of the cost). When wheeling, are there big advantages or disadvantages to a selectable locker (ARB) vs a full...
  4. J

    dual cases, slit cases, twin sticks, crawler boxes...

    wow... thanks guys - great info. The Toybox is out for me... waaay too involved/expensive for what it accomplishes, for what I plan on doing with the truck. Twin sticks seems pointless to me, though I certainly don't have any real sercious rock crawling experience, so... Regardless, it's...
  5. J

    dual cases, slit cases, twin sticks, crawler boxes...

    OK... I'm waaaay out of my league here - hoping you guys can help me get this stuff squared away. I'm considering buying an FJ40, and first on my list of mods would be lower gears (assuming it still had a manual tranny in it). I've been doing a lot of reading lately to try and get a handle...
  6. J

    budgeting help

    Thanks for the info everyone. To address some things... We are downsizing on the house because we no longer need 6500 square feet and don't want to pay $15k/year in property taxes... not because we can't afford it. Obviously family is the first priority. The crawler is non-negotiable for...
  7. J

    budgeting help

    My wife and I are going to be selling our house soon and downgrading. As such, I will have some money to spend, and I'm trying to decide whether I should keep building my 4Runner, or buy an FJ40. I'm trying to keep the emotional factor out of it (a 40 is my dream trail rig) and just work off...
  8. J

    The search is on

    A 4" lift (skyjacker or OME) with 33s or 35s might be an intermedate step. Once I have a truck in my driveway I'll start making frim decisions about that stuff. I know the kind of trails I want to run (I wheel an IFS 4runner now) and the last thing I want to do is buy a 4" lift and 33s just to...
  9. J

    The search is on

    After a few years of dreaming and casual looking, the search is officially on for an FJ40. I say officially because now I have my financial advisor's (read: wife's) permission to buy a trail rig. I want to do this right the first time through. The problem is that I am by no means a gear...
  10. J

    Tires?

    From the people I've talked to, Firestone Destination MTs are the up and comming tire. Not a lot of them out there yet, but they are getting a lot of good press. I'm yet to hear anything bad about them, on or off-road. If they had them in my size, they would be my tire of choice, FWIW.
  11. J

    What Soft Top / Doors

    For those of you who are/or have used aftermarket soft tops (best top, kayline, watever), do they seal well enough to keep rain out at highways speeds?
  12. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    Join the club. Luckily, we've got a good bunch of guys who are happy talking cruisers, regarless of how silly the questions may seem.
  13. J

    advantages of hy-steer when SOAing

    I've read some posts that recommend converting to a hy-steer setup when doing an SOA conversion on a 40. What exacly is hy-steer, and what are the advantages? Is it worth the extra money to have it done at the time of SOA?
  14. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    That would be cool. FWIW... Since I first got an interest in cruisers, I've wished there was a good list of terms for people like myself with out much mechanical knowledge. What you are doing tonight sounds like the start of one. It's easy for me to ask for one since I can't contribute to the...
  15. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    ok, it's all starting to make sense. Thanks fellas
  16. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    I had to steal one of Woody's pics from his soa writeup... You're talking about the round thing at the end of the axle, right? Does the knuckle itself actually turn (looks pretty well fixed th the axle), or is there a rod that goes through the middle of it that rotates on the knuckle...
  17. J

    why cut and turn the knuckles

    Excellent explanation - thanks.
  18. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    muuhahahhahaha
  19. J

    *swallow the pride* newbie question

    I'm sure if I had asked this a long time ago, I would have gotten a lot more out of some of the posts I've been reading... What's a knuckle? And I don't mean the things on my hands smartass ;)
  20. J

    lift/soa questions

    I'm guessing you're sprung over?
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