TWT -- The Wrenching Thread (15 Viewers)

[SFROMAN]

I need to replace my control arm bushings. Front and rear.

The rubicon absolutely destroyed every single bushing on my truck!

So I will need:
6 bushings for the 2 front control arms.
2 bushings for the front Panhard bar.

4 bushings for the upper rear control arms.
4 bushings for the lower rear control arms.
2 bushings rear Panhard bar.

I was planning on replacing all with Toyota bushings but slee has “flex” bushings for both upper and lower rear control arms.

Does anyone have any experience with slee these? Or do I just stick with my original plan and go with Toyota parts?

Poor 80 hasn’t been the same after Rubithon so I am trying to give it some much needed maintenance and love.

 

[jfz80]

Id go OEM for these. Im not sure what the slee Flex bushings are but in past they sold poly bushings which did not ride as well or last as long.

 

[fourtrax]

OEM

 

[roadstr6]

Piggy progress. More info in the “Bucky” thread in my sig:

 

[stevezero]

Tried installing my arb on the front of the 80. either my frame rails were tweaked when previous owner d-bag dorked the damage multiplier, or Arb has to rework their assembly jig.

Tried ratchet strap, pounding with a big hammer and block of wood, and still no dice.

Any other tips I can try?

 

[JohnVee]

How many planes are they out on? Maybe Hilift squeeze them together if only the horizontal is bad?

Things must be bad if you’re gonna tackle this today!

 

[S4Cruiser]

Tried installing my arb on the front of the 80. either my frame rails were tweaked when previous owner d-bag dorked the damage multiplier, or Arb has to rework their assembly jig.

Tried ratchet strap, pounding with a big hammer and block of wood, and still no dice.

Any other tips I can try?

How much off? If not much then heat and repeat?

 

[fj40z]

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Any other tips I can try?[/QUOTE]

Give it to a local cruiserhead!?!?

 

[SFROMAN]

Ok. Sorry but I swear I have searched for a few hours now.

Can someone please tell me what the in line fuel filter part number is for my 97 lx450/80 -1FZ?

I have a cart full of parts I want to order but can’t seem to find that particular one to finalize my order

Thanks

 

[fourtrax]

FILTER, FUEL(FOR EFI)
23300-69045

 

[SFROMAN]

Thank you sir

I had found that number but wanted to confirm.

 

[40LandCruising]

So my 80 has made it to my buddies shop where I’ll be working on it over break. He went ahead and looked at it briefly. Only new news is the oil is so low it doesn’t even register in the dip stick. This concerns me.

 

[JohnVee]

I've seen this before...You need a longer dipstick.

 

[NCFJ]

I've seen this before...You need a longer dipstick.

Thank you John, I needed a good laugh.

 

[JohnVee]

Thank you John, I needed a good laugh.

Doing my part to keep you warm.

 

[40LandCruising]

Thank you John, I needed a good laugh.

If only that’s all I needed haha

 

[40LandCruising]

New updates in the adventures of my Head Gasket. My friends got bored and went ahead and did a compression test on my engine. 5 cylinders had compression readings of like 25 so it’s looking like the gasket blew in multiple places. And my friend said that when you turn it over with no plug in cyl2 a weird noise comes from that cylinder.

 

[roadstr6]

Sounds like it’s more than just a head gasket.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Sounds like it’s more than just a head gasket.

I wanted to say it, but I'm lately I've been the doom and gloom guy

 

[lt1fire]

yeah worn rings, cylinder walls or valve seats, valves most likely with that many on that kind of compression. It would be odd for the HG to blow in 5 different places like that.

Won't know till you pull the head and at that point it would be much better to source a good used engine.