- Thread starter
- #61
And these are the rears...
Featured 100 - spressomon (6 Viewers)
- Thread starter spressomon
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
- Thread starter
- #62
One more pic showing the front shock to upper inner control arm clearance. The smaller diameter shock housing allowed the control arm to droop slightly more than with the OME's.
I like it alot...Very nice.
Cool!
How much lower is the new bracket to hold the lower rear shock absorber? Is the lower mounting somewhat vulerable to rocks?
The upper rear mounting bracket, how is it connected up there? weld or bolt?
Cheers,
How much lower is the new bracket to hold the lower rear shock absorber? Is the lower mounting somewhat vulerable to rocks?
The upper rear mounting bracket, how is it connected up there? weld or bolt?
Cheers,
- Thread starter
- #65
Jay...hmmm I didn't measure how much the lower mount is from stock...I'll have to see if it is vulnerable or not...it looks like it will be OK...but time will answer that question.
The brackets were fabbed as bolt on...so I can reverse the path if necessary back to post style without cutting anything apart (based on how good the Foxes feel on the street I won't be going back to the OME's).
hoser
SILVER Star
Did you or will you need to extend the shaft on the rear sway bar connecting rod?
- Thread starter
- #67
I did that last year per the advice of ATS4x4 (Darren). I added 50mm...
The next thing, again per Darren's advice, will be to install the 10mm body lift to get the fenders just a bit more space from the stuffed tires (I'd like to install 12-14mm but don't know right now if that will be trouble for the fan shroud and/or steering column...waiting for Darren to chime in on that).
That is an awesome rig. I can feel myself catching the 100 bug.
Blasphemy
- you should go ask the 80's series forum for forgiveness before your headgasket explodes.
rusty_tlc
Dain Bramaged Member
Come over to the dark side, you know you want to.Blasphemy
Done
One thing you will need to do, as we do with fox shox install is to run the fox [or daystar] boots over the shafts, and fit the OME control arm mounted mudflaps they made for LTR's to protect the shock from stone damage in the rear.
Once you lift the top rear mounts, you can shorten the bottom mounts to suit, we used to machine a new mounting pin, plasma out a new hole in the front, with the pin going through the hole closer to the diff, weld in, then cut the shock mount off as short as we could up to that new pin we installed.
- Thread starter
- #72
Thanks Darren...I appreciate your advice!!!
Very nice work and build-up. One question based on the pictures, you ever wash your engine?
macneill
Rollin’ on 33s
I don't clean mine either. Pisses 1LoudLX off for sure.
Very nice work and build-up. One question based on the pictures, you ever wash your engine?
- Thread starter
- #75
Very nice work and build-up. One question based on the pictures, you ever wash your engine?
It's clean now...we haven't had a drop of precipitation in over 80-days...
I washed mine today, normally 2x's per year keeps it looking nice. I know I'm a sick bastard
That's a nice sharp looking rig at Oysterfest I took last month.
Cheers,
Cheers,
- Thread starter
- #78
Thanks! I wish it looked as good now as when I first drove into the parking lot for Oysterfest
.
That's a great rig. I'm waiting to see the outcome of the 10mm bodylift. I need some space for my 315 toyos and the lift might be it. Also waiting to hear on the dirt performance of the Fox suspension - I'm not too happy with the onroad performance of my OMEs.
I like the pin mod on the tire carrier - however do you not have a problem keeping it open on a slant?
I see your spade mounted on the high lift. Did you make some brackets for it or is their something that attaches to the high lift handle?
I really like your attention to detail! Gives me some inspiration. I guess I need to lear welding and get one!
I like the pin mod on the tire carrier - however do you not have a problem keeping it open on a slant?
I see your spade mounted on the high lift. Did you make some brackets for it or is their something that attaches to the high lift handle?
I really like your attention to detail! Gives me some inspiration
. I guess I need to lear welding and get one!
- Thread starter
- #80
That's a great rig. I'm waiting to see the outcome of the 10mm bodylift. I need some space for my 315 toyos and the lift might be it. Also waiting to hear on the dirt performance of the Fox suspension - I'm not too happy with the onroad performance of my OMEs. Well...the firmer the tune for street...the firmer the tune for off-road AFAIK; however the Fox like the Bilstein 7100/9100(?) are tuneable. Maybe an electro-magnetic type of shock design would offer the best of both worlds?
I like the pin mod on the tire carrier - however do you not have a problem keeping it open on a slant? I only welded right hand (stock) hole in the bumper that held the pin/bumper in the closed position...leaving the hole for pin when the bumper is in the 'open' position.
I see your spade mounted on the high lift. Did you make some brackets for it or is their something that attaches to the high lift handle? I just welded a piece of round stock onto the Hi-Lift's base plate...simple, quick, cheap & effective.
I really like your attention to detail! Gives me some inspiration
Dan
