Builds Sweet Brown 80 & Sweet Brown Buggy - Dual Build Thread
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shibubba
Maximum Effort
I have been following you on instagram for a while now. Stellar work man! Love this thing!
jfz80
Cruisin’
Very cool to finally see the story Trey. Now to catch up and see this thing in person..... and the rest of this secret local 80 society you roll with lol Actually spotted you a few weeks back on i40 but the camry rarely gets any return waves.
Nice rig man! Your Instagram has me extra stoked for my upcoming Moab trip!
Sweet rig! Just followed ya on Instagram, good to see other folks in NC with 80s.
Are you experiencing any driveline vibrations with the new coils? Is your actual lift more than 75mm? I think the front tapered coils are advertised as 3.5”.
Nice rig and build that reminds me of the one in my driveway.
Nice rig and build that reminds me of the one in my driveway.
NCTrey133
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Are you experiencing any driveline vibrations with the new coils? Is your actual lift more than 75mm? I think the front tapered coils are advertised as 3.5”.
Nice rig and build that reminds me of the one in my driveway.
The vibes got rougher when I did the suspension for sure. I feel like my OME suspension was getting a little older and maybe not as tall anymore, so when I got the tapered stuff in I definitely sat higher. When I drove into the garage to start the lift, I had to air down to about 15psi, but after we got the lift on I had to remove valve stems to get out, rolling on the wheels. Now that i have the DC driveshaft in there are no more vibes, she's smooth!
Didn't even notice that lol surprised I haven't saw you around, I'm not in town to much during most of the year tho been up here at App for the past couple years.
I’m on dc shafts front and rear runnng Slee 4” HD’s rear and Dobinson 3.5” tapereds plus 1” spacer up front. The Slee springs lift me more like 5” so I needed the spacer in the front.
I’d like to drop that inch and put the 3” tapered coils in the rear so I’m happy to see your thread. I assume you are not experiencing any rear driveline vibrations? At my lift height my rear vibration couldn’t be cured so I installed a dc shaft and carry a spare rear dc shaft so I’m in $1000 for rear dc shafts! If your rear doesn’t vibrate at all, that means I could go back to a standard rear shaft and rotate my pinion back down and relieve the bow in my rear springs because I’m not so sure the tapered coils would like being bowed. My Slee HD coils don’t seem to mind it.
And then what to do with two rear dc shafts?????
What do you think of the tapered coils compared to what you had before with regards to both on and off road driving?
Awesome rig! I follow you on Instagram along with some other 80 owners. I don’t post much on there but also have a 450 and tacoma thAt Me and the wife are working on. I am from Spartanburg,sc. May see you around sometime!
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Your rig looks awesome! How is the Monstaliner holding up, any fading? I looked at the Kevlar coating which is $$$$$$.
Trey, just a suggestion, but you might want to think about adding this to your list of mods. Relocate your License plate, and license plate light to below your fuel can holder, because your plates almost completely obscured by your spare tire. Not worth the risk of ruining a fun day of wheeling with an expensive ticket, just because the cops couldn't see your license plate.
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This photo screams North Carolina to me!! hahaha
