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Beware. This group is good at spending other people's money.Y'all are killin me! My list of "Phase 2" mods grows every time I check this forum.
This was my daily in college:
1985 4Runner, 22RE, 5-spd, 4.88 gears, Loc-Rite rear, 33x10.50 BFGs...
Damn I miss that truck!
I feel like my lil RE runs damn good on these 31s, heck the fronts are darn near 32s.
I'm curious about this thread bc I'm thinking about slapping 33s on with no regear after I paint it. If it runs decent with 31.9 up front, how much can a 33 hurt it???
Saying all this from inexperience, hahaView attachment 2142327
Gotta ask.. what was the other of the top three suspension mods??OME fronts in stock mounts & shackle and GM 63's on WFO mounts & shackles is what Patch, an '84, rode on. I consider the GM 63's to be one of the top 3 suspension mods that I made to that truck. Bils 7100 RR's are also in that list.
What is an LA frame?
LA = Live Axle
I suspect, as said, it's a silver star option. If you want a post deleted just PM one of the mods and we can do that for you. All we need is the thread title and the post #.Really wish it were possible to delete a post.
Weird... I don't get the "Delete" option/button
LA = Live Axle
Could be you need the uprated damping in the rear. Would not surprise me at all. Can order 7100's with that damping already in them, don't know if 5100's can be ordered that way or not.
In Patch (my '84 Xcab) most wash-board was smooth by 40 mph, and it was no problem staying in control at that or higher speeds. The Rauncho's that my truck came to me with would go 40 on a wash-board, but it was BRUTAL. I think my record was somewhere around 85 mph when I finally had Patch sorted out, but that was a ~4 lanes wide gravel super-highway in the middle of a Western desert. I'm not saying that to brag so much as to give a frame of reference. My family has long called wash-boards "4-40 Roads", you either go 4 mph or you go 40 mph. I'll take 40 any day, its much more fun.
BTW, I don't use urethane bushings for anything unless no other choice.
@abuck99 oh sure, just 'cause you know where I live and we've 'wheeled together, you think you know... well... yeah... you're right Lifted, locked on 33s and yep... the little truck will really only see mild trails. Nothing out west. And, pretty mild trails around here. My plan is to build it to handle 3s (on that 1-5 scale) and only do 2s. Like, nothing more than this:
(Following Dugan in my 100)
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I agree - the crawl box may be overkill. I'll definitely play for a while without it and see if it falls into the "nice to have" or "really gotta get one" category.
The gearing... yeah, seems like the consensus is in favor of 4.88s. Here's the thing - I may have a killer deal on that Harrop, Aussie, 4.56 package. I'll see if the 4.88s kills the deal.