Help with 1 ton axle choice for fzj80 build

[slickrock]

Not bad huh! I just didn't tell him it sch 120 PVC, amazining what you can do with plastic.

So when can I come by and use the dies for the bender to fab up a stinger? I was going to do it myself, but you do such pretty work. The pictures do not do the rockers justice. The ould have been nice if they had simple 90* bends, but you wnet out there with the compound turns. Very nice.

 

[Dusty]

finished the winch

 

[Dusty]

just a couple shameless flex shots from club calico trip last week

 

[Dusty]

she did good

 

[PKP80]

Shameless!

 

[Dusty]

sorry about the video thing. i have 30 min of vid and baught software to edit it. now its done i just cant get to utube yet. sigh

 

[Farr off road]

just a couple shameless flex shots from club calico trip last week

Sick Dusty!!!

It's been awhile since I read thru your thread and I can't remember is the 4" lift all you have or do you have body lift too??



Nice build BTW!!!

 

[Dusty]

Sick Dusty!!!

It's been awhile since I read thru your thread and I can't remember is the 4" lift all you have or do you have body lift too??



Nice build BTW!!!

no body lift
4" lift springs (soft 4" slee front and js rear)
with a 1.5" steel spacers I made for up front. so realy its 5.5" lift in front and 4" in rear

also the front has 5.5" total bump extension (1.5" spacer puts the bump 1.5" lower, + 2" slee aluminum spacer, + my 2" billit spacer on the axle side)

rear has 5" total bump extension (4" billit custom spacer at the frame and 1" spacer at the axle side)

 

[slickrock]

got everything for the ram(s). Going to do mine first before I help neighbor. He is goign tosend his box to WTO. When do you want o help me tap my steering box?

 

[reverie]

As I was looking at pics of your rig (Dusty), and looking at the naked rear crossmember, I imagined some sort of quarter protection that bolts to the side of the frame to complete a "bumper".

Kept on reading, and there they are!

Sweet...

 

[Dusty]

As I was looking at pics of your rig (Dusty), and looking at the naked rear crossmember, I imagined some sort of quarter protection that bolts to the side of the frame to complete a "bumper".

Kept on reading, and there they are!

Sweet...

actually mine weld on. no more bolting for me. no turning back now


i tore out the abs crap. the 80 master works just fine now. no need to use the gm 1 ton master i bought

out back i put in a proportioning valve and line lock

 

[Dusty]

arbs finally in place and the red switch in the old locker spot is the line lock

 

[slickrock]

Dustin, I was looking at your CB antenea and it is way to short and will not work for your rig at all unless you move it to your roof. Your antenea must be at least 1/3 it's lenght above your roof line. Yours is like 1" above. In other words, you are killing your signal and probably going to fry your CB because I would bet an SWR would be reading around 4. It should be 1:1.5:1, yours is 4:4:4. That will fry it really fast if you try to transmit.

I would kill to have a solid metal roof where I could mount my antenea in the middle of the roof. You do not need a solid one like you have, just get a 3' whip with spring base. You will get way better prformance and be able to transmit 10+ miles easily.

 

[BenMara]

update? were is the vid oh asome build one day i wanna be on 1 tons and a 4speed atlas

 

[Dusty]

still runs
i have vid of:

calico
moab
bald mt x 3

all burned to cd. I even have WOODY's flop on tape from cruise moab 09. (at leaste i have one of his flops) I don't know how to Utube.

just ordered some slee 4" heavies for the rear to replace the J's and started on the tire carrier.

If anyone is interested Im planning on doing a 3 day run june 12th-14 up in the sierras. we have 5 rigs total going so far. 2-80's 1-40 2-tj's and a mini. Frizzerly???

 

[slickrock]

I'm ready to go . . .

 

[Dusty]

rushed through a tire carrier

I still will usually keep the spare in the cargo hold but for this next trip I need the space in the back of the truck to haul stuff. the fam has agreed to come on this one. All 4 kids and the princess herself. Slee sent me a roof rack and some 4" heavies for the rear-replacing the jsprings that were back there. hope all goes well. we will be heading into the sierras this friday for a few days of camping and doing some fairly difficult wheeling. I hope dans 40 can hold itself together.

and Dan whats with the uhaul cargo hauler? we are only going to be gone for 2 nights you know.

ill hopefully mount the tire carrier tom. I need someone to help me lift the tire onto the carrier

 

[Dusty]

first time i have bent tube with the bender. works kinda slick. good workout-need the hydro kit. i only have the 1.75" dye so thats what i made.

 

[brokenparts]

Nice... got the same bender and then went to the cheapo harbor freight hydro jack with the copperhead fab kit. Even though the kit from copperhead was LESS THAN STELLAR the hydro is slick and allowed me to mount it to a cart so I can move the bender around. Bend Tech is nice too.

 

[Dusty]

thanks for the tip on the cheap hydro option. i will shoot for something like that before the next project with the bender

painted and ready to roll. took me and my wife to get the spare into its holder. i think i popped a teste in the process