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[cruiserpatch]

Looks like your shop is a paint booth?

Cleaning the floors in the main space. Paint booth is the temporary repair spot

 

[offoradjunkie]

Rear Hatch Light Mount Kit - 100 Series Land Cruiser - M M S

Easily install lightweight rear hatch auxiliary lights on your 100-series Land Cruiser! Don't have a roof rack to mount rear lights to? Or not enough room under your rack for lights? Or you want rear lights, but want to keep the top of your roof rack completely flat/flush? Our kit is the answer!

www.massivemetalshop.com

These arent great photos but on the back of the gamiviti rack there are chase light mounts.

 

[MongooseGA]

What happened with the trans on the tundra?

I've got my old unit sitting next to my garage, you're welcome to if you'd like it. As far as I'm aware it was mechanically good, just a matter of wiring, sensors, and ECM that were my issues.

 

[cruiserpatch]

What happened with the trans on the tundra?

I've got my old unit sitting next to my garage, you're welcome to if you'd like it. As far as I'm aware it was mechanically good, just a matter of wiring, sensors, and ECM that were my issues.

I think it’s the torque converter. Haven’t bothered to look any deeper out of laziness and partial cognitive dissonance

 

[MongooseGA]

I think it’s the torque converter. Haven’t bothered to look any deeper out of laziness and partial cognitive dissonance

Ah, that blows. Per the trans shop I took mine to, he was telling me if it gets to the point of the TC going out, you might as well just replace the whole unit or rebuild.

My old one has 340k on it but it had been mechanicallyperfect. If you decide you want it just shoot me a text. Maybe you could just harvest parts from it. I don't have the heart to scrap it yet.

 

[cruiserpatch]

Okay fine I’ll get 37s…

 

[Lazarus556]

Okay fine I’ll get 37s…View attachment 3854011

Cant wait to see you wheeling with them. What did you do to fit them? Tubbing or just a lot of cutting?

 

[cruiserpatch]

What did you do to fit them? Tubbing or just a lot of cutting?

to be honest i was pleasantly surprised how little i actually had to cut off to get them to fit. I cut too much off the firewall on the driver's side- that was a pain to fix but the rest was fairly straight forward. drilled out the pinch welds and bent the sheet metal back

 

[Lazarus556]

to be honest i was pleasantly surprised how little i actually had to cut off to get them to fit. I cut too much off the firewall on the driver's side- that was a pain to fix but the rest was fairly straight forward. drilled out the pinch welds and bent the sheet metal back

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Oh wow. Thats good. I remember Zach saying how surprised he was to be able to fit 35s, it seems like the same is true for 37s. Let me know how those CVs hold up. Whens your next offroad trip?

 

[cruiserpatch]

plan is to make it to relic run in april.

also forgot to mention the 1” body lift

 

[offoradjunkie]

Okay fine I’ll get 37s…View attachment 3854011

How do you fix the UCA angles?

 

[cruiserpatch]

How do you fix the UCA angles?

i’m not sure I understand the question

 

[offoradjunkie]

i’m not sure I understand the question

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Do you have to correct how high the UCAs are now that the 37s are in? How do the arms pivot if they are pushed up so high?

 

[cruiserpatch]

Do you have to correct how high the UCAs are now that the 37s are in? How do the arms pivot if they are pushed up so high?

I haven’t changed any part of the suspension travel. I’m not sure what you’re talking about to be honest-

Bigger tires don’t affect the travel of the suspension. I’ve changed the wheel offset to compensate for the 6” diameter change but otherwise everything is “stock” so to speak

I’m not trying to be rude I just still don’t understand what you’re getting at

 

[kevgentile]

I haven’t changed any part of the suspension travel. I’m not sure what you’re talking about to be honest-

Bigger tires don’t affect the travel of the suspension. I’ve changed the wheel offset to compensate for the 6” diameter change but otherwise everything is “stock” so to speak

I’m not trying to be rude I just still don’t understand what you’re getting at

My only guess is his thought is you were excessively lifting the chassis to fit 37's, which would change the inclination of the arms.

 

[cruiserpatch]

My only guess is his thought is you were excessively lifting the chassis to fit 37's, which would change the inclination of the arms.

Right. Well a lift any higher than 1.5” on a 100 series starts to wobble and shake pretty horribly- I’m a fan of minimal lift and big tires

To be clear, I’m running about 1” of lift up front with a diff drop. I also have a 1” body lift to better clear the 37s

 

[cruiserpatch]

Replaced the steering rack, outer TREs, intermediate shaft today. Also got an alignment of course. Will have to get another once the sliders, bumpers and new springs are in place

The intermediate shaft was contributing much more to the play in the steering than I thought- glad that’s taken care of. Lots of play in the old u-joint

 

[LJE]

Replaced the steering rack, outer TREs, intermediate shaft today. Also got an alignment of course. Will have to get another once the sliders, bumpers and new springs are in place

The intermediate shaft was contributing much more to the play in the steering than I thought- glad that’s taken care of. Lots of play in the old u-joint

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How was the intermediate shaft to get off? I've got one to do for a customer here in a couple weeks... I fought like heck with a V8 4runner's intermediate shaft before, but it was mildy rusty.

 

[cruiserpatch]

How was the intermediate shaft to get off?

Piece of cake if you loosen both bolts and jam a prybar between the slit. Falls right out

 

[kevgentile]

Right. Well a lift any higher than 1.5” on a 100 series starts to wobble and shake pretty horribly- I’m a fan of minimal lift and big tires

To be clear, I’m running about 1” of lift up front with a diff drop. I also have a 1” body lift to better clear the 37s

Agreed. I run 1/2" lift and 1" body, but running pizza cutter 35's. Still have the ahc if I need a little more lift on trail.