1992 Semi Float Axle
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Yea, thats where I'm in a bit of a pickle. Everyone knows how many cruiser people there are in the Indiana area.... No one really to hang around with to get a feel of what would work best. There's as many different opinions as a-holes out there! I'm hoping that next year I'll hit the FJ summit or similar event and start to get a feel of what I'd like. There's tons of Jeeps around but they are a different vehicle... I wont lie, Id really LIKE a TLC cruiser with a Vette engine in it.
There is nothing hard on the fj summit. 90 percent of the trucks running the summit are fj cruisers which are semi float axles. You can convert yours to full float from later year pretty easy. I run arb lockers, if I were you and you want the beef pick up a ff axle and buy arb , slowly save up the money to get it done, your current set up is fine though too. Not fan of auto lockers
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I guess it depends on your perspective, use, some only wheel occasionally, big trips, some of us wheel often, like weekly or more. Some waste tons of time doing the "perfect" build, "baselining", etc, type silliness, before wheeling, only to find, once they start wheeling what they thought, were told they needed, isn't the best for what they do. My advice to those new to the '80 is to get it on the trail ASAP, get some seat time and will have a much better perspective of what is needed. Plus by doing big builds, lots of wheeling days are missed, not a big deal for those who are all about the build, but some of us enjoy wheeling more than building.
As far as lockers go, any locker will add capability, an auto locker is inexpensive, easy to install and if it's decided to do another direction, has good, quick, easy resale. We have installed them on rigs that wanted selectable, once locked axles were found, swapped them and sold the Aussie. This allowed enjoying trail runs that need a locker before the full locker swap was doable. A couple thought they wouldn't like the auto locker, once they had seat time with it, decided that it is what they need and stayed with it. One advantage, reliability, no air, no electric, etc, simple, work every time.
many years before I started wheeling myself, my husband put a rear locker into his truck - it was the single-most noticeable (to me as a passenger back then) and single-most useful upgrade to that truck's wheeling capabilities for many years
Wow Kevin. I'm sorry if I ruffled your feathers. I'm not sure why you took this the way you did, and it was certainly not my intention, but that is beauty of the written word. Perhaps I should have clarified.It's so nice that you're tickled!I'm well aware that my junk will never be as cool as yours, and don't care. Mine has e-lockers and work just fine for my use, not that it could ever be as cool or often as your wheeling. I work on, drive, wheel with lots of differing rigs, several that have lunch box lockers, they work well and display little of the negatives that you portray, most are daily drivers.
My opinion differs from yours regarding a daily driver and the use of an auto-locker. My driving conditions, road conditions, traffic conditions, weather conditions will be different from yours, as they will differ from others in different parts of the country. They would simply not be my choice in my vehicle.
"Now go home and get your fxxxin' shinebox"
