Still---lexus Vibes At Standard Ome Height!

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ShottsUZJ100 said:
You'd do fine. Just givin' ya crap. :D

But it is so nasty that nobody in a SUV tries it. I finally did it in my 80. Then I led a buddy up it. It's one of those things that's so risky I could hear you (and all the Rubicon Trail wackjobs :D ) say...."a 100 can't make it". Well guess what? :)

In fact, I'd luv to see a pic from the Rubicon Trail where a 100-series had to complete something as difficult and risky. Forget big rock pics. I wanna see a rollover risk, 6-foot tall ledge and vehicle-height rock climb while straddling a 4-foot deep crack pic. One wheel 4-5 feet off the ground with the slider keeping you from rolling. SEND YOUR PICS! Come on Doug, Amando, somebody.
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That's cute.

And just one more example of how little you know about the Rubicon Trail.

Bring your 100...hell...bring your beater 80, then talk smack.

...but until you're willing to put your money where your mouth is and run the trail...you're doing nothing but blowing smoke outta yer ass...
 
How the hell did we get from a vibrating LX450 to a comparison of the 100 series vs the 80 and the AZ trails with the Rubicon......................................................................................
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without talking about L shocks
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John, i am just about ready to take you up on your offer to fix this, just so that this insanity can stop :D
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Christo,
If you step up to fix this we will all be in awe.
I was going to offer up my old set of stock springs but I thought someone closer would be able to hook him up if he wants to test that out.
This thread stands and the ultimate vibration thread.
 
I can't remember anything about the order in which things were done. But I had similar vibes after my gears were installed. I got the 4.88s from Yukon that had this issue and after 80k miles they worn nice and smooth.

I personally would suggest that John swap out his panties for some boxers and just drive the thing.
 
NorCalDoug said:
That's cute.

And just one more example of how little you know about the Rubicon Trail.

Bring your 100...hell...bring your beater 80, then talk smack.

...but until you're willing to put your money where your mouth is and run the trail...you're doing nothing but blowing smoke outta yer ass...
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Show me a 100 series Rubi pix that impresses me. Haven't seen one yet. Put your pix where your mouth is. :D
 
BHMCruiser said:
And you're sure it's not the tires (tech content so that thread continues)?
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Tires were on first....smooth as can be. The lift went on the following day. We've tried everything. It's gotta be something EZ because Cruisers don't do this. I think it's something though that'll take a expert to spot. :mad:
 
ok, i have stock 93 coils, you pay for shipping and they are yours, or if anyone else wants to help we can get them shipped out there without him paying.

Or this as well..I"ll pay for shipping of the coils and lets also do a swap, I'll send you my stock rear upper control arms, and send some money for your adjustables, just so you can get back to stock

I'm up for helping, lets just get this ugly thread fixed and over with...:D :popcorn:
 
sleeoffroad said:
That is not little sluice. This is little sluice.

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I remember those. What a cool set of pics of the ShortBus.

I've seen killer pics of Ben in Moab (Moab Rim for example). I'm dying to see some truly dangerous and aggressive pics of a 100 on the Rubicon. When I see as challenging a pic as my above line...I'll believe it.
 
ShottsUZJ100 said:
OK...you all remember assiting me with the LX450 at 4, 5, 5.5" lift and I was never able to get the thing smooth. So now, I took it down....all the way down. I now have:

*850 and 863 with OME C/C bushings and stabilizer
*No trim packs
*L-shocks
*NEW front and rear drive shafts (both balanced and installed properly)
*I've re-adjusted the upper rear arms to stock length...15 3/4". I'm actually 1/8" shorter than that which should be OK because there's some lift.

The truck is finally smooth when the gas is ON. I tried all the way to past 80MPH. I was stoked...BUT:

The truck STILL GRRRS from the rear shaft when the gas is OFF. It grrs even at lower speeds when off the gas. Maintain speed and it go away instantly.

Now what do I do? I got a standard friggin' OME kit on the thing! :mad:
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Okay, let's start over. I dealt with something similar to this situation recently.

1. Do you still have ANY vibration problems when you take your rear driveshaft out?

2. Do you still have ANY vibration problems when you take your front driveshaft out?

3. When you say "new" driveshafts, do you mean that the u-joints are new also?

4. Is your front driveshaft mounted out-of-phase?

5. Is your rear driveshaft mounted in-phase?

6. Do you have any leaks from your transfer case of any kind?

In my limited experience, the grrrr will occur if the rear drive shaft is mounted in-phase, or if the front driveshaft is mounted out-of-phase, even if they are balanced.

7. Are their any "clunks" associated with driving the truck, or is the travel of the driveshaft and suspension smooth?

Your truck is old. The mere "fact" that a 100 is "better" will not help you; this could easily happen in a 100. Just because your lifted 100 has no such driveline annoyances does not mean that the next one, even if lifted to the same standard, will not. I think that you need to start from the ground up, and pay attention to the questions I asked. Land Cruisers, any model, DO get driveline problems. That you would replace the truck with a 100 and assume that you will be problem-free is a little simple-minded, IMO.

Good luck. Post back (with tech if you can manage).
 
BHM Cruiser, please read the link I posted above for "Part 1"
 
There's 20 minutes I'll never get back.

Very surprising that this degenerated into a '100's rule, 80's suck' thread, with the requisite "I make a lot of money, and I spend a lot of money" post.

I get sucked in every time though.

MOVE TO CHAT.
 
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