I searched and read a number of old posts.
I noticed that there was at least 1 80 with J's, 20mm spacers and 36" Swampers.
What about 36" Swampers w/ J's, without the spacers? I ask because I'm not a spacer fan.
My 35" BFG's mud TA's work fine with the J's alone. I have not had rubbing issues yet. Of course I'm not wheeling as much or as hard as I used to in my 72 40 which is waiting for a complete rebuild that has been put on hold for 1.5 years now since my last start again date after several years sitting and is probably going to have to wait another 1-1.5 years, minimum.
So I'm trying to focus on gradually completeing the 80 build first, since my 80 is in 1 piece unlike my 40 which I stripped down to the chassis about 7 years ago and was distracted by whitewater kayaking. It's also taking me a while to decide how I'm going to put my 40 back together this time.
I am also considering the Slee 6" for the 36's. But this is going to have to wait until after I have sliders, rear bumper, 12K Warn, 4:88 or 5:29's, snorkel, roof rack and a few other miscelaneous items. The sliders are next in line.
Another thing I'm considering is breakage. I've run 38" TSL's on the 96 Tacoma I used to have before I bought my 80. I decided against the SAS on the Tacoma since I decided to get the 80 instead. Sure enough the 38's used to break stuff on the Tacoma. I've always run 35's on my Cruisers for about 14 years now, except for the first 2 years that my 72 40 was stock. I've had good luck with the 35's not breaking stuff, of course there have been a few days when more rubber would have made things easier. So I'm trying to decide if I should stick with what's worked the best overall. I have'nt built any strictly trail Cruisers yet since I like to be able to drive them on the road wherever I may go. Even with my Tacoma, the first year I had it I put about 30,000 miles on it driving it to the mountains on the 38's to kayak all of the time.
Trying to decide...
I noticed that there was at least 1 80 with J's, 20mm spacers and 36" Swampers.
What about 36" Swampers w/ J's, without the spacers? I ask because I'm not a spacer fan.
My 35" BFG's mud TA's work fine with the J's alone. I have not had rubbing issues yet. Of course I'm not wheeling as much or as hard as I used to in my 72 40 which is waiting for a complete rebuild that has been put on hold for 1.5 years now since my last start again date after several years sitting and is probably going to have to wait another 1-1.5 years, minimum.
So I'm trying to focus on gradually completeing the 80 build first, since my 80 is in 1 piece unlike my 40 which I stripped down to the chassis about 7 years ago and was distracted by whitewater kayaking. It's also taking me a while to decide how I'm going to put my 40 back together this time.
I am also considering the Slee 6" for the 36's. But this is going to have to wait until after I have sliders, rear bumper, 12K Warn, 4:88 or 5:29's, snorkel, roof rack and a few other miscelaneous items. The sliders are next in line.
Another thing I'm considering is breakage. I've run 38" TSL's on the 96 Tacoma I used to have before I bought my 80. I decided against the SAS on the Tacoma since I decided to get the 80 instead. Sure enough the 38's used to break stuff on the Tacoma. I've always run 35's on my Cruisers for about 14 years now, except for the first 2 years that my 72 40 was stock. I've had good luck with the 35's not breaking stuff, of course there have been a few days when more rubber would have made things easier. So I'm trying to decide if I should stick with what's worked the best overall. I have'nt built any strictly trail Cruisers yet since I like to be able to drive them on the road wherever I may go. Even with my Tacoma, the first year I had it I put about 30,000 miles on it driving it to the mountains on the 38's to kayak all of the time.
Trying to decide...