nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
My exhaust routing sucks and Im positive the muffler is too restrictive and it gets hot enough to burn my carpet. So i can confirm that restrictions equal heat. But that said it definitely is quiet
Builds Evolution of a Land Cruiser: My 80's build thread (3 Viewers)
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My exhaust routing sucks and Im positive the muffler is too restrictive and it gets hot enough to burn my carpet. So i can confirm that restrictions equal heat. But that said it definitely is quiet
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Crossmember should be pretty much wrapped up at this point. Big thanks to Nukegoat for all his help. He's good at making sure us garage monkeys don't do something stupid and kill ourselves on the highway.
I ended up welding some additional tabs to the crossmember which bolt to the gussets attached to the frame. There are now 8 bolts holding this thing in place.
I cut a 1" notch in the crossmember to allow more room for the driveshaft at full droop.
At this point I'm ready to remove the rear axle, cut off all the stock brackets and beging mock-up. Did some quick eyeballing and tacked in the lower link brackets where I thought they should go. Here you can see how much clearance I have under the gas tank. @nukegoat is this about how much room you have too?
Passenger side
And here you can better see where the links will land with some nice triangulation. Right now these are almost 1" higher than where the stock links attach.
I ended up welding some additional tabs to the crossmember which bolt to the gussets attached to the frame. There are now 8 bolts holding this thing in place.
I cut a 1" notch in the crossmember to allow more room for the driveshaft at full droop.
At this point I'm ready to remove the rear axle, cut off all the stock brackets and beging mock-up. Did some quick eyeballing and tacked in the lower link brackets where I thought they should go. Here you can see how much clearance I have under the gas tank. @nukegoat is this about how much room you have too?
Passenger side
And here you can better see where the links will land with some nice triangulation. Right now these are almost 1" higher than where the stock links attach.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Mine is closer than that. Like intimately close
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Why do your coilovers look like they're mounted at different heights?
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I think it's just the picture. They should be mounted at the same point on the axle housing.
It looks that same way to me. Strange.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Because, 'Cruiser lean.
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I straightened the photo and drew a perfectly straight line using MS Paint (MS Paint is a generally accepted tool for architectural design so I'm sure it works for this). Driver's side appears to be about 1/16" higher which I attritubute to head gasket. Or maybe my housing is tweaked which causes my constant gear oil leaks on the driver's side. Or maybe I still haven't learned how to use a tape measure.
I was looking at the new front links you have tacked up and it may be the lighting, but it looks like the right one is more "square with the world" compared to the left one. The left one looks like it points OUT more. Is this intentional or a "work in process" kind of thing?
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Front links or rear links? I'm pretty sure it's the way I was holding the phone. The crossmember is squared up with the transmission crossmember.
The front links for the rear axle that you have just tacked on in the pics on the new crossmember.
It looks like the right one is closer to perpendicular to the crossmember than the left.
It looks like the right one is closer to perpendicular to the crossmember than the left.
The front links are fully welded and have been for quite a few runs I think. 
You can tell from the rock rash on the actual links... lol
You can tell from the rock rash on the actual links... lol
The front links are fully welded and have been for quite a few runs I think.
Not what I'm referring to Ryan. I'm trying to identify it to the pics in post #2482.
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Keep in mind those brackets have a 10º offset to set the joint position neutral with the triangulation. They are not supposed to be square with the crossmember.
Those are the rear link brackets, is that what you are talking about? Those are premade brackets with a set angle in them, if they are sitting flush on the crossmember it would be pretty hard to screw up.
Yes, the rear link brackets. Shouldn't they be equal with each other? I know they don't need to be square to the crossmember. They need to point to a converging point in front of the truck, but I would think they should be symmetrical about centerline of the truck.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
I wouldn't be surprised if that truss warped your axle but gear oil is a great bearing lube
I understand what you mean and I agree, but I think you are just seeing an optical illusion. The camera is a little offset to the passenger side so it makes the passenger side look more straight and the driver side look more angled, but those brackets are like Jose said 10* brackets I am sure they are the same just camera angle.
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Also my link brackets don't extend below the crossmember, so YMMV
Ok. I'm just asking......
