ROTW: Brokenparts FJ-60
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to words for you to keep it at that height ..
Fender trimming !
yep, and lots more of it!
Brokenparts:
Your 60 is an inspiration to many of us. IMHO, as long as you are having fun, and the spending on your 60 isn't short-changing your family, you are good to go, guy!
fun moving around those D60's eh?
They are one heavy mofo's
They are one heavy mofo's
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Yeah, both are super heavy.... I can't imagine how heavy they'll be with the h1s and the pitbulls.
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SWEET a FJ60 witha Dana 60 
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SWEET a FJ60 witha Dana 60
and a d70hd rear!
I think I'll pull one of the d70 35spline shafts and put it next to one of the fj60 rear axles to compare the beef.
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yeah, and I need two more for the rear axle for mock up!!
Jack Rice made a sweet axle caddy when he linked his front axle and also some "axle stops" so that he could quickly pull the axle out and then quickly move it right back to the exact location without re-measuring. See "Suspension Upgrades" on Suspension or look for his front axle build thread on pirate (I'm not a member so I can't search for it).
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gracias Moby! I've also been reading D-lux's build up threads. How are things with you?
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here's the pirate thread... looks pretty promising.
Truggy Suspension Upgrades - Pirate4x4.Com Bulletin Board
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What's next, dump truck axles? You could also remove all the seats and rig up a vertical bungee harness like they have in the stadium monster trucks...
Just teasing. That looks impressive. Frightening, but impressive. Wish you had that rig back in high school, huh? All the girlies ovulating in unison upon sight of that rig...You would have cleaned up...
Just teasing. That looks impressive. Frightening, but impressive. Wish you had that rig back in high school, huh? All the girlies ovulating in unison upon sight of that rig...You would have cleaned up...
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nope but rockwells crossed my mind...
with any luck and planning I'm hoping that the ride height will be even lower than its current state.
nope, I was just fine in my 1973 bug.
Good, 2000 mile road trip in the cruiser last month and none of my welds broke
I'm happy to see you moving forward with the axles and am looking forward to the end result. Go big wagons!
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Good, 2000 mile road trip in the cruiser last month and none of my welds broke
right on man, good to hear the road trip went well.
your're avatar made me chuckle...when my baby girl gets a few months older we're thinking about getting a golden retriever. Such good and loyal dogs.
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Ok, baby stayed at grandma's house tonight and my step daughter spent the night with her friend after the football game so I snuck out to the garage while my wife played the "sims" on the computer... I'm still using the make it fit calculator right now. If it seems plausible I'll cut the links to a more reasonable size and plug the numbers in the "4-link calculator."
Anyway, I started the mock up of the front 4 link. The previous owner used bushings on both sides and equal length links. I plan on using bushings on one side because it sounds like it might provide better stabilty and tightness for the short time periods it'll be on the road. The other end will probably get johnny joints. From the reading I've done I'll shorten up the top links to about 70% of the lowers.
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This shot presents a very obvious problem...
Anyway, I started the mock up of the front 4 link. The previous owner used bushings on both sides and equal length links. I plan on using bushings on one side because it sounds like it might provide better stabilty and tightness for the short time periods it'll be on the road. The other end will probably get johnny joints. From the reading I've done I'll shorten up the top links to about 70% of the lowers.
Pics:
This shot presents a very obvious problem...
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I posted this on another forum and a three link with a panhard came up.... that seems easier.
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my NWF shipment came... 1 ton/th400/203/205 junk is BEEFY. I LOVE IT!
looking sweet.
please buy a better camera.
give me a call when you take it out for the maiden voyage I want to be there.
clint
please buy a better camera.
give me a call when you take it out for the maiden voyage I want to be there.
clint