What did you do to your pig today? (4 Viewers)
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I looked at it and decided I needed to repaint the cage after last summer. Like most wild boars it rubs up agin rocks and trees and has lots of bare spots now.
Video example of why there's no paint on the cage. Pig starts about 1:30.
Video example of why there's no paint on the cage. Pig starts about 1:30.
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LAMBCRUSHER
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I brought her home an fzj80 e locking full floater
I brought her home an fzj80 e locking full floater
Hey Lambcrusher,
Where's the e-locker going in, the Flatbed?
With that e locker can you engage it at speed? Is it wider? And, don't want to be goche, but what does something like that run?
LAMBCRUSHER
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yep. thinking about how to spring it... thinking about whether or not to have it narrowed to match the front track and run full custom short side, or narrow by 4 7/8" to run the 40-55 FF short side shaft and 1" spacers in front, or just run wide and get some 3" front spacers.....
LAMBCRUSHER
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I would not want to hit the switch while en route....I want it to be there when I need it. it is 7" wider than stock pig rear, 6" wider than the stock front. I tried to negotiate further, but parted with seven. full floating complete with locking diff and within an hour of my house. all break parts but the e brake cable, upper links( I forgot to pick up the lowers, but they were there-not going that route)sway bar and all its links and all the merry hours of cutting and grinding off the bracketry that will not be used(prolly about 30 pounds worth)I think it was fair.
I engage mine on the fly (front of a 62). It loads the locking collar and that slides in if and when the teeth align. Sounds like a fair price, I think I paid $450 for just the diff 4 or so years ago.
could one put in just the dif and run the 55 or 60 housing?
You need a full floater. So for the front - yes. For the rear, only if you have/aquire a full floater.
You also need a special inner axle with a longer splined section at the diff end for the locking collar to ride on. To put one in the front, you need the long side, for the rear, you need the short side. I know longfield offers an extended spline version of the 30 spline axle set. I didn't want to upgrade everything when I did mine ($$$), so I tracked down a stock Toyota inner that was for the HJ61 with cable lockers.
I don't know about the 3" spacers. Wouldn't that put alot stress on parts and the tires would be out pretty far, no?
Bribed my dad into welding the motor mounts today. The engine is officially bolted in! We tried to tackle the leaf springs next. It seems a PO put them on backwards, so the axel is farther forward than it should be. Thought it would be an easy flip, but those bolts are stubborn! And tips/tricks for getting the bolts out of the rubber bushings without destroying anything?
I run a 80 rear and a stock front with an 80 third. I originally had a 60 series short axle, but upgraded to the longfield long spline when I went to chrome 30s. I run 1.5 spacers on the front.
LAMBCRUSHER
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so are you running the front track an inch and a half narrower than the rear track right now? Or did you shorten the 80s housing or are you running a 60 series front? If it's ok to run the rear a bit wider, I'd rather not do 3" spacers
tucker74
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missrenaissance said:
Air-chisel on the end of the bolt, it will drive them right out
. Did you figure out your arms? I was 1200 miles away from my pig :-(Tucker
I'm just running the front narrower. 60 axle would be nice since I linked it. I'm not a big fan of out boarded leafs. Ideally the rear would be narrower to track around tight spots better, but that's not how it worked out.
LAMBCRUSHER
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How does that work on the road? It is going to be for my daily service truck, I am trying to get all the buggs worked out BEFORE wrenching....this time. I have been thinking about having Georg Or marlins guys shave the housing by 4 13/16" on the short side and run a 40 series FF shaft there...it would cut down on the need for spacers, keep the tires closer to the rig, bring the diff more in line, and keep things factory replacement parts. BUT if it would do OK on the road with and 1 1/2 more rear track on each side, and a set of hundred dollar spacers, that'd be they way I'll go...for now.
I'll try that. Got the arms sorted. Snagged some from a w126 chassis (the BIG sedan). It's weird that the smaller sedan has longer arms. In hindsight I should've used that engine to begin with. I'm swapping oil filter housings for the electrical sender. Fingers crossed I'll be running stock 'yota gauges with the merc.
Chopping the 90's pickup crossmember today to make it work on the pig.
Chopping the 90's pickup crossmember today to make it work on the pig.
tucker74 said:Air-chisel on the end of the bolt, it will drive them right out
Tucker
