OLD MAN FZJ79 FROM SAUDI - BARRY WHITE (BARAK ABYAD)

[wardharris]

Let's get this party started.

The 79 has the most rediculous leaf spring pack I've dealt with yet. Not as thick as a troopy but at least 12" longer.

This is the heaviest elliptical I've installed at 77#
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The stock pack is 93#

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So I will be well sprung.

 

[wngrog]

Got the rear done. Wrestling those 5' long springs is a special treat.

This is my first use of the TT fortified shock. Very nicely built. These are the real deal. I'm a big Dobinsons IMS homer and these look very bit as well built as them. Very nicely constructed.

 

[wngrog]

 

[wardharris]

Got the rear done. Wrestling those 5' long springs is a special treat. View attachment 4128378

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This is my first use of the TT fortified shock. Very nicely built. These are the real deal. I'm a big Dobinsons IMS homer and these look very bit as well built as them. Very nicely constructed.

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Nice upgrade

 

[OGBeno]

Look at those forearms. Is Red on a business trip?

 

[wngrog]

I'm sure I've shared this tip before but a Toyota jack when adding coils is clutch to get max stretch without undoing everything

All in.

Sitting pretty. I'm going to drink a beer now then I'll make measurements to see how far it came up

 

[wngrog]

Cowboy wants two things......for Beno to be nice and for me to get up and finish the job

Sway bar spacers are the last thing

The lift made the front end come up 2.25" in the front and about an inch in the rear. 1.5" rake versus a 2.25" rake. Much much better.

 

[wardharris]

1) Cowboy not wrong. 2) Nice #’s.

 

[wngrog]

Welp.

 

[wardharris]

Welp.

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Guess it was due. Y’all got enough parts?

 

[wngrog]

Guess it was due. Y’all got enough parts?

Parts is parts

 

[wngrog]

 

[wngrog]

Going back together

 

[wngrog]

Washed up

Adding these to the spindle was fun. Ive never done them. Getting the old bearing out is seemingly impossible without cutting it out. What's the trick?

One side on. I've got a problem though. The Aisin hubs I have. If I tighten the M6 to hold the outer piece on fully the hub dial won't spin. If I back off slightly it spins. Any ideas?

 

[LDowney]

Have you tried indexing a portion of a turn from where you have it now? I have encountered this with my Aisin hub's and the solution was to walk the locking cap around until it fit & functioned. But my experiences have been with older models. Good luck

 

[wngrog]

Other side was the same way. I think these are the wrong hubs.

 

[wardharris]

Other side was the same way. I think these are the wrong hubs.

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Perhaps @orangefj45 can double check p/ns

 

[wngrog]

@OGBeno dropped the knowledge on me. Hubs are correct. Birfields are wrong. Two part numbers for the 79. One with lockouts. One without.

Drive flanges going back on.

 

[wngrog]

The new Birfields for hubs are on the way from Terrain Tamer so I pulled the axles to have it ready to go.

Little did I know that no Birfield removal tricks I've used in 30 years works on these 79 Birfields so I had to ****ing cut them off. Unreal pain in the ass.

 

[wardharris]

The new Birfields for hubs are on the way from Terrain Tamer so I pulled the axles to have it ready to go. View attachment 4131576
Little did I know that no Birfield removal tricks I've used in 30 years works on these 79 Birfields so I had to ****ing cut them off. Unreal pain in the ass.

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Ya, @orangefj45 and crew (Roark) got right on it. Reminds me of removal of four impacted wisdom teeth (mine) in 1970 or thereabouts.