What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend?

[RedBean]

Drove to Itasca State Park and the headwaters of the Mississippi for the fall colors on Saturday, and to Kathryn, ND, to help with some trail work on Sunday. First out of town trips since putting the rebuilt 3F-E back in. 500 miles of driving this weekend and the engine runs great!
For some reason I'm missing an exhaust stud to the downpipe and now I have an exhaust leak. Sounds better that way.
Also saw a moose.

 

[Broski]

Went through My pre-trail checklist. She’s good to go.
Then started packing for my upcoming Fordyce trail run.
It’s going to be epic.

 

[Toyota newbie]

The last few weekends I was able to get my on board airlines and air tank plumbed. Have ARB dual compressor going in a Witts End Rear QPM I got back in 2022. Got the lines from inside out to tank and from tank from to the front to the rear.

 

[Nad Aitch]

Drove this big girl from Nashville to Montana

 

[nigelsiam]

My ABS is deleted and I have none of the weak brakes concerns the rest of you seem to have.

All this talk about deleting the ABS makes me wonder why Toyota would have used it in the first place. Is the problem that, as it ages, it is less functional?
If they made one with and one without ABS would the non-ABS work better?

 

[bryson]

All this talk about deleting the ABS makes me wonder why Toyota would have used it in the first place. Is the problem that, as it ages, it is less functional?
If they made one with and one without ABS would the non-ABS work better?

Toyota used it because it's safer in most situations (for the typical driver), and because it's the direction the entire auto industry was going (and FYI, ABS was mandated on all US vehicles as of 2011-ish.) Safety specs sell cars.

My personal opinion is that the ABS gets a bad rap because it's very difficult to bleed properly, and when it's not bled properly it leaves us with less than perfect brakes. The only reason that removing the ABS "fixes" the brakes for many is that it's now easier to bleed.

I'd personally love to figure out a better bleeding procedure, keep the benefits of ABS AND have good brakes.

 

[COS80]

The story I was told is the ABS pumps wear out, and they're $$$$ and/or NLA, so it's easier to dump the whole system when they wear out.

 

[nigelsiam]

Toyota used it because it's safer in most situations (for the typical driver), and because it's the direction the entire auto industry was going (and FYI, ABS was mandated on all US vehicles as of 2011-ish.) Safety specs sell cars.

My personal opinion is that the ABS gets a bad rap because it's very difficult to bleed properly, and when it's not bled properly it leaves us with less than perfect brakes. The only reason that removing the ABS "fixes" the brakes for many is that it's now easier to bleed.

I'd personally love to figure out a better bleeding procedure, keep the benefits of ABS AND have good brakes.

Good info....I agree with you. And I don't think Toyota was designing the brake system with an overloaded, 37 inch tires, 3 inch lifted, vehicle in mind. I think people have to consider that. There are ways to get better braking but it includes spending $4K+ on bigger rotors, and bigger calipers, etc.

 

[bryson]

The story I was told is the ABS pumps wear out, and they're $$$$ and/or NLA, so it's easier to dump the whole system when they wear out.

The ABS system in an 80 only "pumps" when you're in a panic stop situation and the ABS is actively engaged. It only runs for seconds (or less) at a time, and very seldom at that. I suppose it could wear out, but it seems improbable. If they do become inoperable for any reason, then I agree that it may make sense to just eliminate them.

100s and 200s on the other hand have electric booster pumps, and those definitely can and do wear out.

 

[landcrshr]

Seems like you could mount a new valve out from underneath there, and re route the vacuum lines. Has anyone done this?

Yup.
I posted in one of the threads on the subject.
Reach out if you want the details.

 

[cruiserdan]

In 33 years of ownership I think I can count the number of times I've had the ABS activate on my 10 fingers. Usually on ice.

 

[surfpig]

Yup.
I posted in one of the threads on the subject.
Reach out if you want the details.

Yes please!

 

[Mat Jadamec]

On ABS delete, in New England being an enthusiastic winter driver, I would not do it... Whatever they did works for me and I'm keeping it

 

[OffRoadScott]

Took the LC and got the emissions tested. She passed with flying colors, CO was not even measured and the HC measured 44 out of a 220 allowable.

 

[landcrshr]

Yes please!

I just made this simple L- bracket and mounted it here:

The old VSV is left in situ and the new one is plumbed in series with it. Disconnecting the harness was the only hard part, but once free it has just enough length to reach the new valve.

Iirc, I was able to use the existing vacuum line from the plenum pass-thru nipple. I just had to add a small length of line to the old VSV under the plenum.

 

[NatualLivingMaine]

Replaced my leaking rear pinion seal and ruined a brand new u-joint

New u-joint on the way from Trail Gear, also waiting on upgraded Toyota drain plugs and 54mm hub nut tool from Delta. Then filling the rear axle back up with some Motul

 

[Beach80]

Did 2 days at Windrock in Tennessee. Unfortunately on the way home at 70mph my front drive shaft exploded and took a chunk out of my transmission. This is the 2nd Tom Woods drive shaft to fail on me. The 1st one I'll blame myself for not greasing the center ball on the DC end. Learned my lesson. This time I had kept up on greasing it. Still failed. Definitely going different direction on next front drive shaft. The wheeling at windrock was awesome. Love that place.

 

[Outsane]

Made some fuse cover stickers.

 

[COS80]

Did 2 days at Windrock in Tennessee. Unfortunately on the way home at 70mph my front drive shaft exploded and took a chunk out of my transmission. This is the 2nd Tom Woods drive shaft to fail on me. The 1st one I'll blame myself for not greasing the center ball on the DC end. Learned my lesson. This time I had kept up on greasing it. Still failed. Definitely going different direction on next front drive shaft. The wheeling at windrock was awesome. Love that place.

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In CO, they paint the trail markers brown, so you never see them. seems so obvious to do yellow or something that stands out.

 

[Irish Reiver]

Ordered up another one of these remote entry units from @Trail Teq . This one is for my '95. I already have one on my '96 which works pretty flawlessly. These guys also have figured out how to navigate the tariffs so purchase is super simple with no surprises.
Just need one for 3rd Gen 4runner.....