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Easy access with the top lid. The two compartmnets are big enough to hold a Ton of gear.
80 Series Newbie Checking in
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What are your plans for the old front and rear bumpers? Dibs on them if they are for sale!
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I have no plans for them. Come and look at them and make me a reasonable offer.
pm me your number!
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Slee Off Road really has Great Service. From the first phone call to the packaging and speedy delivery.
I know what I'm doing on Friday.
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The project on the schedule over the next few days.
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SLEE Offroad Skid plate installed.
Other than 1 broken bolt, it was a piece of cake.
Other than 1 broken bolt, it was a piece of cake.
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As mentioned in post #47, Im tired of dragging my but over things. My rear bumper had 19" of ground clearance.
I removed the rear 2 1/2" OME Springs from my 80 series Landcruiser. You can clearly see the factory bumpstops were hitting on the axle.
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I removed the rear 2 1/2" OME Springs from my 80 series Landcruiser. You can clearly see the factory bumpstops were hitting on the axle.
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I installed a new set 4 1/2" springs as well as a new Slee Offroad rear adjustable Panhard bar.
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New SLEE Rear Panhard installed and adjusted.
Done and standing on it's own again.
Total time to install the rear springs was about 1 1/2 hours.
Now I need to research the latest info on Shocks. The Rancho RS9000 are not long enough.
Yes, I did Gain 8" on the rear bumper.
I guess the 2 1/2" OME were just compressed out. I carry a lot of weight so I guess I took the tension out of them.
Done and standing on it's own again.
Total time to install the rear springs was about 1 1/2 hours.
Now I need to research the latest info on Shocks. The Rancho RS9000 are not long enough.
Yes, I did Gain 8" on the rear bumper.
I guess the 2 1/2" OME were just compressed out. I carry a lot of weight so I guess I took the tension out of them.
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The way it stands now.
Feels like driving a completely different rig.
I may have to try and put a cup holder in the rig now.
Feels like driving a completely different rig.
I may have to try and put a cup holder in the rig now.
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Time to install a new cup holder.
I started with a Tuffy Console that was too wide for my FJ4X rigs.
I knotched the front so it fit over the floor brace.
I made a simple brace for the rear and bolted it in.
Now I have to decide which cup holder to use.
Lol
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I started with a Tuffy Console that was too wide for my FJ4X rigs.
I knotched the front so it fit over the floor brace.
I made a simple brace for the rear and bolted it in.
Now I have to decide which cup holder to use.
Lol
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Is that a stain on the carpet? Need to clean that spot
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If I clean that spot it will make the rest of the carpet look dirty.
I found about $2 in change while digging out and then vacuuming the sunflower seeds and other misc crap out of the area. LoL
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I found about $2 in change while digging out and then vacuuming the sunflower seeds and other misc crap out of the area. LoL
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Powertank is mounted to the rear of the Tuffy console. I used 1" rubber spacers. They latch is a bit tight going by the rear seat bracket.
This is dead space to me so I may as well use it.
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This is dead space to me so I may as well use it.
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So, you don't plan on letting my kids ride with you? 
It's been fun watching you shape this one up to your liking.
It's been fun watching you shape this one up to your liking.
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So, you don't plan on letting my kids ride with you?
It's been fun watching you shape this one up to your liking.
The air tank does not effect the passenger legroom at all. I don't have 2 legged kids and I don't pick up hitch hikers. If your kids rode with me I would strap them in with a 5 way harness. Lol
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Dan you 80 is coming along nicely! Really digging that center console.
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I put the Slee Offroad Skid plate on a week ago. I noticed a rubbing sound after everything got to operating temperature. I remounted the skid plate thinking maybe I had not mounted the transmission correctly. The noise continued.
I knew there could be nothing wrong with the skid plate. Slee has sold hundreds of them.
While I was upgrading from the Rancho RS9000 shocks to the OME "L" series, I took little extra time and found the problem. The muffler shop snapped the bolts off on the rear muffler mount. They used a spacer/rubber isolator that was 3/8" shorter than the factory one.
I installed one the same length as the factory one. I marked the driveshaft flange with red marking paint to make sure it does not rub anymore.
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I knew there could be nothing wrong with the skid plate. Slee has sold hundreds of them.
While I was upgrading from the Rancho RS9000 shocks to the OME "L" series, I took little extra time and found the problem. The muffler shop snapped the bolts off on the rear muffler mount. They used a spacer/rubber isolator that was 3/8" shorter than the factory one.
I installed one the same length as the factory one. I marked the driveshaft flange with red marking paint to make sure it does not rub anymore.
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