Christo Slee's disjointed comment and pictures Thread

[sleeoffroad]

What year 100's can you just "cut off the IFS crap" without starting to mess up more than say ABS? Do any of the other newer systems like atrac, etc get affected in a way you can't just "shut off"?

We chose to use a 80 rear diff, so we could not run the tie-rod behind that axle. So we ended up using our hi-steer arms that uses the ABS hole. I am looking to see if the knuckle can be machined it a different spot to re-insert the ABS Sensor. If so, then we just need to match the signal from the 80 birfield counter to the 100 counter.

Christo, that may be the best looking full size I've ever seen . Definitely will be a market as the older 100's get down in cost if a goal like 37's and streetable remains achievable.

Thanks, the truck is totally streetable. In fact we drove it back and forth to Moab and it is my daily driver now. Has a little shimmy at 50mph, but that is tires (confirmed yesterday when I had to put 31's on it for emmisions).

I think 4/5" of lift with 35/16" tires will be the ticket.

My wife needs a new car and I've been thinking she needs to test drive an older 100

Go for it. You will not look back

 

[ChuckB]

We chose to use a 80 rear diff, so we could not run the tie-rod behind that axle. So we ended up using our hi-steer arms that uses the ABS hole. I am looking to see if the knuckle can be machined it a different spot to re-insert the ABS Sensor. If so, then we just need to match the signal from the 80 birfield counter to the 100 counter.



Thanks, the truck is totally streetable. In fact we drove it back and forth to Moab and it is my daily driver now. Has a little shimmy at 50mph, but that is tires (confirmed yesterday when I had to put 31's on it for emmisions).

I think 4/5" of lift with 35/16" tires will be the ticket.



Go for it. You will not look back

Christo, you're quickly convincing me that I need another 100. I could never do this to my LX !! Wife likes driving it too much anyway...she can have it!!

 

[tmarx]

Very nice work.

... a baboon spanner in South Africa.

PS Wat gaan hier aan met bobbejaan spanners en ander ouens wat afriekaans met jou praat ?

 

[e9999]

Hi!
altijd goed om van onze Afriekaans vrienden te horen!

 

[ats4x4dotcom]

No, the bolt pattern is the same. Small modification to the bolts needed. The bolt holes on the pump fits 8mm bolts, but the stock pump attaches with 10mm to the bracket. You can get the correct serpentine pulley from them as well. Right now we are running the stock belt, but we will see if we need to go down a size since the PSC pulley is slightly smaller. I believe it is the TC series pump.




Stock parts from PSC.



I will call Justin. I thought they were in production.

I cant even get a reply from them by email, even after calling, about these wheels since after UA last year.

 

[Nay]

ATRAC is ABS. ATRAC, DAC are just using the ABS in a different way. Instead of activating on brake lock, it activates on gas pedal wheelslip.

If you loose ABS, you loose ATRAC.

I'm sure there is a way to retain ABS, just needs to be figured out.

That's what I figured (it's all ABS stuff like any traction control) - and none of that bothers me. I just don't want the thing giving me an error light forever. Losing it is a non-issue on a rig like that.

Well, now I know what I want to build. I had been wondering about a 100 series solid axle conversion and here it is in prototype. You get some of the coolest projects when you just ditch trying to accommodate the stock stuff - just killer outcome

 

[FirstToy]

You get some of the coolest projects when you just ditch trying to accommodate the stock stuff - just killer outcome

there's that other part Slee has-
about knowing what the heck you're doing and making it look easy...

 

[twstrchasr]

If I missed it earlier in the thread, so sorry..What headlights are those and where can I get some if they are available to the paying public ?? Very groovy rig !!

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2001 UZJ100-- Champagne Pearl--- 63.8K
1989 FJ62-- Freeborn Red---131K
1991 Range Rover Classic-- Ardennes Green---63K
2003 Mercedes CL55 AMG-- Bright Silver Metallic---18K

 

[madams557]

Christo,

How much harder/easier would it had been had you just used a set of factory locked 80 axles, both front and back? As opposed to using the 100-series rear and an aftermarket front axle.

Michael

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

Christo,

How much harder/easier would it had been had you just used a set of factory locked 80 axles, both front and back? As opposed to using the 100-series rear and an aftermarket front axle.

Michael

I think he said they are too narrow for the 100.

 

[madams557]

darn.

 

[sleeoffroad]

Christo,

How much harder/easier would it had been had you just used a set of factory locked 80 axles, both front and back? As opposed to using the 100-series rear and an aftermarket front axle.

Michael

It would have been a lot more work. The axles are too narrow and the link mounts would not have been in right spot. Cutting a bunch of brackets off and redoing it would have been more work than starting with something clean.

 

[madams557]

I thought the 105s rode on the same axle set up as an 80? Or is it just the fact that the 105 is a solid axle.

 

[sleeoffroad]

Yes, but the 100 frame is much wider. Also the rear axle shafts, even though they are semi floater is larger than 80 axle shafts. Not sure if the 105 is 30 spline or 32 spline.

 

[madams557]

So the overall frame on the 105 is smaller than the 100, just with the same body. strange.

 

[ShottsUZJ100]

So the overall frame on the 105 is smaller than the 100, just with the same body. strange.

Yes. That's why they look funny when folks post pics. No offense. It looks like a huge body on a small frame.

 

[e9999]

been wondering about that.
Odd that they would be able to put a wide body on a narrow frame, though...
You sure?
Seems like it would be way harder to modify the body mounts and making the body fit than it would be to put wider spring mounts on a narrow axle...

 

[madams557]

Seems like it would be way harder to modify the body mounts and making the body fit than it would be to put wider spring mounts on a narrow axle...

That's what I was wondering. Seems bass-ackwards to mod the body mounts versus just building a wider SFA instead. Doesn't seem 'toyota' to do it that way.

 

[FirstToy]

dropping a 100 series body on a 80 series frame sounds like the cheapest way- which is what they did right?

welding on new body mounts sounds a lot simpler than messing w/ suspension parts

 

[hoser]

1) 80 series frame
2) 100 series frame
3) superimposed

Difficult to see but it looks like most of the body mounts already line up or near line up. The 80 and 100 also have the exact same wheelbase.