What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?

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Broski said:
Any word on the rear RCV's I'm on a waiting list for the rears. And ware did you get them ?
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got them from ozark overland outfitters he got me fr/rears for like 400 cheaer than anyone and the rears showed up last week So Im sure they are shipping now. they are serious BTW compared next to OEM/nitros they are visibly beefier. sPECIALIZING IN tOYOTA lAND cRUISERS
 
700 mile round trip road trip to hang out with a bunch of my imaginary internet friends.

And a fair bit of other stuff...

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Jinxed myself talking about transmission drain and fills in another thread. Went to pull my drain plug and it backed off a little then all it did was spin in place. Guess I need to have my torque wrench recalibrated.

Took a little creativity to get the plug out. Needed a third hand to put pressure on the drain plug while I backed it out. Ball joint tool worked perfectly for this.

Guess it’s time to clean the pan and magnets and replace the filter.



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RFB said:
Any issues with hydro, for real? and do you drive her a lot on/off? asking for a friend
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I have hydro assist on foo, and I am commenting based on Toyota axles and 35 inch tires, before I put the Volvos and 40 inch on .... biggest change is you have no road feel... feels just like driving a tractor. My 14-year-old son drove for the first time on the highway with the set up. Got some flack from the other local members @CrowleyFJ40 ... however their comment was it was if you can drive on the highway with Hydro assist without any antirollbars you’re probably gonna do OK in a normal car.
 
2fpower said:
I have hydro assist on foo, and I am commenting based on Toyota axles and 35 inch tires, before I put the Volvos and 40 inch on .... biggest change is you have no road feel... feels just like driving a tractor. My 14-year-old son drove for the first time on the highway with the set up. Got some flack from the other local members @CrowleyFJ40 ... however their comment was it was if you can drive on the highway with Hydro assist without any antirollbars you’re probably gonna do OK in a normal car.
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I forgot about your portals. Maybe I can do a walkaround next time I roll through Ks love to get that rig on film man. this is a mud member right here.
 
RFB said:
Any issues with hydro, for real? and do you drive her a lot on/off? asking for a friend
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What I can say is the steering is heavier at all times ( harder to turn even on the street ) If you try to turn to fast at a idle the pump will stall a Bit. Turning on the AC helps buy bumping up the idle. I can't say that I have the no road feel like 2fpower is talking about it just feel a little heavier to me. That being said I mostly trailer my Reg to the trails, but I have driven it to local trails plenty of times I have no issues with the hydro on the street I run down the highway 70 MPH no problem. would I do It a gain in a heartbeat there nothing like being able to turn in the big rocks with the lockers on. It will push big rock around, I have pulled up to my buddy's Reg in the dirt and push it over a few inches with my front tire just for fun. If you have seen my posts you know I wheel my Reg hard and the Hydro just make it so much nicer when the going get tough. I'm 60 years old and can give a crap if people like my mods or not this is as straight up as I can be no sugar coating. PS I run with no sway bars ( antirollbars )
 
Broski said:
What I can say is the steering is heavier at all times ( harder to turn even on the street ) If you try to turn to fast at a idle the pump will stall a Bit. Turning on the AC helps buy bumping up the idle. I can't say that I have the no road feel like 2fpower is talking about it just feel a little heavier to me. That being said I mostly trailer my Reg to the trails, but I have driven it to local trails plenty of times I have no issues with the hydro on the street I run down the highway 70 MPH no problem. would I do It a gain in a heartbeat there nothing like being able to turn in the big rocks with the lockers on. It will push big rock around, I have pulled up to my buddy's Reg in the dirt and push it over a few inches with my front tire just for fun. If you have seen my posts you know I wheel my Reg hard and the Hydro just make it so much nicer when the going get tough. I'm 60 years old and can give a crap if people like my mods or not this is as straight up as I can be no sugar coating. PS I run with no sway bars ( antirollbars )
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I did drill out the hole on the high pressure line port of the pump a drill bit size, and found that helped a bunch. with doing that I never had the heavy feeling or had the engine bog down. The only time I needed to put in neutral and give some idle speed was when I was on rocky trails. Note: I am speaking of when I was on 35" with a 7 plus inch ram. The Volvo portal axles only have a 5" ram and it is one finger steering. AMAZING. @RFB you always have a place to stay if you roll through town.
 
I have PSE Hydro assist on my Fj40, I also have a high pressure pump so it has no issues feeling heavy. It does turn slower though!
The only thing that I dont like is that it does not return to center.. it stays exactly where you leave it!
 
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2fpower said:
I did drill out the hole on the high pressure line port of the pump a drill bit size, and found that helped a bunch. with doing that I never had the heavy feeling or had the engine bog down. The only time I needed to put in neutral and give some idle speed was when I was on rocky trails. Note: I am speaking of when I was on 35" with a 7 plus inch ram. The Volvo portal axles only have a 5" ram and it is one finger steering. AMAZING. @RFB you always have a place to stay if you roll through town.
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To be clear I never have to put it in neutral and now that I am used to it it never stall because I know not to try to turn fast in less I on the gas. I am running a Larger ram the most as I did not want to lose turning radius. I am running 9 x 1.5 inch ram and 37s
 
Broski said:
To be clear I never have to put it in neutral and now that I am used to it it never stall because I know not to try to turn fast in less I on the gas. I am running a Larger ram the most as I did not want to lose turning radius. I am running 9 x 1.5 inch ram and 37s
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One more thing I forgot to mention the Hydro takes a lot of pressure off the sector shaft and the passenger side knuckle bolts. JMHO
 
malteserunner said:
Are you guys running bigger pumps?

Hydro assist is on my to-do list in 2020. This is good reading!
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No the are no high pressure pumps available for the 80 series mechanical pump. PS nice meet you at turf & Surf
 
Qball said:
Most logical conclusion and hopefully that’s it! 😰
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As you pointed out, the other logical solution is the tie-rod. I have bent mine before and my steering wheel not pointing straight is what led me to take a look.
 
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