Builds '97 LX450 - Build it, break it, wheel it, fix it! (3 Viewers)

[NLXTACY]

@NLXTACY showed me his stuff & was impressed.

Thanks for that

But what did you think about the Terrain Tamer gear?

 

[Noahrob]

Some testing/poser shots...

 

[Noahrob]

Pretty obvious the sway bar is keeping the front from going up...

 

[Noahrob]

Dang swaybar

 

[Noahrob]

I'll do some more testing without the sway bar tomorrow

 

[Noahrob]

The body roll wants to pull the truck over...

 

[Noahrob]

I want to figure out how to squish those springs..

 

[Noahrob]

I took the bumpers off, got them powder coated and put the locker switches in....

 

[Noahrob]

I haven't been doing a good job of keeping up with this thread. Added a winch, lights, and changed the starter....

 

[Noahrob]

And one of those heavy ass iPor skid plates. FYI, use a jack!!

 

[Noahrob]

Great time at the Head for the Hills poker run with some cool people. No locker = no bueno, addressing it today

 

[Noahrob]

 

[Noahrob]

Well, I got the rear axle stuffed with an ARB and rebuilt. Got most of the front done too but broke a steering arm stud while reassembling so am waiting on parts... To be fair the front axle took longer than I needed to as I went super slow methodical was on it...

 

[Noahrob]

This forum is super awesome as you can learn a ton, like the three days of soaking in diesel instead of using elbow grease...

 

[Noahrob]

Not a ton of pics, but Ive got a few. Here is the compressor all wired up

 

[Noahrob]

I’m not really good at keeping threads current, but since my last post, I had to pull the third member again because the crush sleeve failed and the pinion walked into my locker, dooh! I’ve also been a few trips and learned that lower gears are a must as is some protection for the front bucket mount of the rear lower link

 

[Noahrob]

 

[Noahrob]

Rubicon, Granite creek and the Miller Jeep trail.

 

[Noahrob]

Since I had to pull the 3rd member again, I updated rotors and pads. After reading A LOT of threads, I went with stoptech and the lifetime warranty on dimpled rotors with metallic pads. Stops better, no corvette, but better

 

[Noahrob]

Time for part time and lower gears. Step 1, pull stupid transfer case out. Yes, I know you can do it with the transfer case in, but...

@gwnugget, yup, 37’s, or a 20mm trim kit are needed, got get the frame a little further off the ground