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I'm looking for a shop or someone who knows their stuff to setup my gears. Finding a place in San Antonio would be nice but Austin isn't too far from me.

On a side note, I'm re-using my bearings so I didn't bother with any "install kits," which means I didn't get any new shims. I assume the shims from Toyota will work just fine, someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

-Benjamin
 
try austin drive train. they have set some for me in the (young guy did it for free) also, they work on and make drive shafts. 512-454-1488.


jim

don't mean to step on anyones toes or be presumptious. am probably not a member. just wanted to help if i could.?
 
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Thrash

I stopped by Thrash Differential and Axle Service today. Charlie Thrash is the owner and whom I spoke with. He owns a fairly sizable automotive general repair facility next door (Thrash Automotive), though his personal corner in the rear has high po sitting all over the place; Vettes, Bikes, Hot Rods, and Muscle cars.

I spoke to him in the morning about doing some welding and he invited me in for this afternoon, but his doctors appointment went over. I'm going back tomorrow. The other guy in the shop said there would be no problem in setting up my Cruiser for 5.29's. It's in what they specialize.

About a mile south of 410 on West ave. Charlie's cell # is 421-5060.
 
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Toyota Territory Off Road Association. Here is the link to the event: http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68758

TTORA is inline with TLCA etc. You should grab your camping stuff and come out! TTORA is free to join and there is still spots open for the Takeover.

So you got 5.29's? I heard they have been back ordered for a while.
 
Bear80 said:
Toyota Territory Off Road Association. Here is the link to the event: http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=68758

TTORA is inline with TLCA etc. You should grab your camping stuff and come out! TTORA is free to join and there is still spots open for the Takeover.

So you got 5.29's? I heard they have been back ordered for a while.
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No 5.29's yet, but it's nice to know where to go when I do. Hopefully I will be able to find some when it is time.

I'll check the link.
 
Well if you want to come out and do some wheeling give me a call. I'm heading out there with my dad late tomorrow afternoon. I'm taking my mini truck, the LC is striped for a power inverter install right now. Infact that meeting you missed last month was the central TTORA chapter. Hopefuly we can get a LC group going around here. Or I need to just drive my truck up to Austin, it's been almost 2 yrs.
 
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Well if you want to come out and do some wheeling give me a call. I'm heading out there with my dad late tomorrow afternoon. I'm taking my mini truck, the LC is striped for a power inverter install right now. Infact that meeting you missed last month was the central TTORA chapter. Hopefuly we can get a LC group going around here. Or I need to just drive my truck up to Austin, it's been almost 2 yrs.
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I just emailed Chris from TTORA about the event. I think I can probably make it. I still have to get my exhaust hanger welded up which I should have done tomorrow morning after I drop my wife at the airport. I was over at Thrash's this morning just getting ready to start when lightning struck and blew up their transformer. My truck isn't 100% but I figure I can probably get it together for a weekend.

I'll buzz you up tomorrow.
 
if there new gears and your removein the drop outs your self ck with 4WP

if not The gear guy out 281 in Bulverde (sp) ask for Pat and tell him Joel sent ya
 
Were exactly is this shop in Bulverde and would you consider them to be top notch?

I'm really paranoid when letting a "stranger" work on anything on my trucks, more less the gears. I might just pick up some of the yellow paint and setup the gears myself, though it might take some time playing with the shims to get it contacting well. I think with my dad's help and his runout gauge to check the backlash we can get it setup. The only thing I would need is an adjuster tool for the carrier bearing nut on the locker side. -- That is another thing that I don't trust a typical shop to have and I'd be very pissed if they do the hammer and chisel to set the carrier preload.
 
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Were exactly is this shop in Bulverde and would you consider them to be top notch?

I'm really paranoid when letting a "stranger" work on anything on my trucks, more less the gears. I might just pick up some of the yellow paint and setup the gears myself, though it might take some time playing with the shims to get it contacting well. I think with my dad's help and his runout gauge to check the backlash we can get it setup. The only thing I would need is an adjuster tool for the carrier bearing nut on the locker side. -- That is another thing that I don't trust a typical shop to have and I'd be very pissed if they do the hammer and chisel to set the carrier preload.
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dont try it unless you allready know how to do it it not a try to make it work kinda thing


The Gear guy is on 281 by the old metal bridge cant find his number right now Pats a great guy and a even better tech
 
kling-on said:
dont try it unless you allready know how to do it it not a try to make it work kinda thing


The Gear guy is on 281 by the old metal bridge cant find his number right now Pats a great guy and a even better tech
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I'm confident in any of my work and the only issue I forsee doing the gears myself is it taking much much longer. For time sake I'm going to have a shop to do them, however had I done them myself I would have just had a tech look at the pattern for a final say.

I'd really like to know more about this guy up 281, I know the bridge you're talking about. I'd like to check out the place this week but with the 4th think they will be open?
 
So has anybody had someone in town satisfactorily install gears into an e-locked third?

oops,...looking in SA but willing to go to austin if i can't find anything down here.
 
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If you come to Austin, look up Edwin at Land Cruiser Spoecialist on Jeff Davis, I don't have his Phone # right now (it is at home though), but he does have a web site and it should be on there. Very good work.
 
i set up a set of gears for a '96 fzj-80 a few weeks ago (along with a set of fj-40 & 1 Tundra rear. all in two days. that was not a fun week). the guy was going to install them back into the 80 but got to busy to do it so he put the truck back together as a roller and dropped it off so i could have it done when he come back home.
the 40 got put back together and headed to AZ for a 2 week trek & the Tundra is my DD truck. all of them turned out nice.
if you like give me a call at the shop and we can talk. it would be cheaper if you bring me the drop outs but it don't matter ether way let me know.
my info is here at the bottom of the page.
 
still do em here at 4WP if you have new gears .... even do club cost 8700 Broadway ask for Joel .... or Kling-on I answer to both :grinpimp:
 
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