Thats a great idea. I bet I could machine a top plate that would allow me to use it on the '80, my wifes sequoia or my motorcycle. The chain and J bolts w/wingnuts is pretty simplistic.
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Thats a great idea. I bet I could machine a top plate that would allow me to use it on the '80, my wifes sequoia or my motorcycle. The chain and J bolts w/wingnuts is pretty simplistic.
Congrats to you and Josh, you guys both made / make quality products. Seems like a prefect for to me!
ewillis
SILVER Star
2nd for more info on the swing outs!
NLXTACY
Wits' End
Noooooo!!
I'm cheap. 30% off my next purchase on your site.
bloc
SILVER Star
Got bumpers and sliders reinstalled after liner. More details in subsequent post
bloc
SILVER Star
So this is the frankenstein project I've been working on.. the frame/core support/inner fenders/engine/transmission from the 94 LC I bought in April 2015 and rolled outside of Ouray 4 months later, the 97 locked axles I bought at the same time, the body shell is from a front-end wrecked 97 LX450 I bought in September 2015, hood and fenders from @arcteryx.
Lift:
TJM 50mm progressive springs, Fox 2.0 shocks (the shorter ones),
Weight:
single battery up front for now. IPOR cross member, Slee shortbus front, Warn 9.5XP, 4x4Labs slider kit (more on this later), 4x4labs rear dual swingout kit with spare. 315s on 94 LC wheels. Lots of tools and 8" and 9.5" diff chunks sitting in back.. probably similar to trip weight. No plans for RTT, and my overall goal is to keep it light.
TJM rubber caster bushings, and a rebuilt front shaft: no crazy vibes. Before the weight of the bumper and winch driveline angles weren't happy and vibes were noticeable. After rebuilding the rear, I need to get one of the balanced but honestly I could run it like it is and be just fine.
LOTS more work than I anticipated to get the early 1FZ-FE to play nice with the 97 dash. I might do a writeup at some point.. but that'd be even more work, for something no one else is dumb enough to do. Other than sit and tell people not to do the same thing.
Anyway.. cloth seats from my 94, deflared.. I knew deflaring an LX means 50+ holes per side and I don't really care if this is perfect, so I just used aluminum AC tape over the holes with the plan of eventually putting bedliner over it. Tape and holes are visible, but I don't care. Bigger concern is possibility of popping a hole in the middle of it, but that bedliner is super tough. If it happens, it happens. I'll deal with it.
Attaching pics of the tape/liner, sliders, and tire/wheel/slider profile.
4x4labs sliders: look great, DOM tubing, super strong. but.. if you decide to get the kit (~$600 I think) be prepared.. it is a TON of work, and if you are like me it won't all work when finished. I'm not sure what shifted so much upon welding, but the cat cover bolts are out of line by well over a half inch. THIS IS NOT LUKE'S FAULT. But, it is a complicated design, and there is a lot that can go wrong between all of the mounting spots and tacking things in place and warping when welding.
So.. I have to decide how I'm going to get the cat cover to fit.. possibly move some of the welded nuts to another surface and enlarge some of the mounting holes. Between the three surfaces it bolts to I'm still not sure if everything will fit, but it's either that, try to talk luke out of another cat-cover kit, or scrap the whole slider pair and get something else.
Lift:
TJM 50mm progressive springs, Fox 2.0 shocks (the shorter ones),
Weight:
single battery up front for now. IPOR cross member, Slee shortbus front, Warn 9.5XP, 4x4Labs slider kit (more on this later), 4x4labs rear dual swingout kit with spare. 315s on 94 LC wheels. Lots of tools and 8" and 9.5" diff chunks sitting in back.. probably similar to trip weight. No plans for RTT, and my overall goal is to keep it light.
TJM rubber caster bushings, and a rebuilt front shaft: no crazy vibes. Before the weight of the bumper and winch driveline angles weren't happy and vibes were noticeable. After rebuilding the rear, I need to get one of the balanced but honestly I could run it like it is and be just fine.
LOTS more work than I anticipated to get the early 1FZ-FE to play nice with the 97 dash. I might do a writeup at some point.. but that'd be even more work, for something no one else is dumb enough to do. Other than sit and tell people not to do the same thing.
Anyway.. cloth seats from my 94, deflared.. I knew deflaring an LX means 50+ holes per side and I don't really care if this is perfect, so I just used aluminum AC tape over the holes with the plan of eventually putting bedliner over it. Tape and holes are visible, but I don't care. Bigger concern is possibility of popping a hole in the middle of it, but that bedliner is super tough. If it happens, it happens. I'll deal with it.
Attaching pics of the tape/liner, sliders, and tire/wheel/slider profile.
4x4labs sliders: look great, DOM tubing, super strong. but.. if you decide to get the kit (~$600 I think) be prepared.. it is a TON of work, and if you are like me it won't all work when finished. I'm not sure what shifted so much upon welding, but the cat cover bolts are out of line by well over a half inch. THIS IS NOT LUKE'S FAULT. But, it is a complicated design, and there is a lot that can go wrong between all of the mounting spots and tacking things in place and warping when welding.
So.. I have to decide how I'm going to get the cat cover to fit.. possibly move some of the welded nuts to another surface and enlarge some of the mounting holes. Between the three surfaces it bolts to I'm still not sure if everything will fit, but it's either that, try to talk luke out of another cat-cover kit, or scrap the whole slider pair and get something else.
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lumbee1
Native American
I replaced the rear calipers on Saturday and bleed the system using the Power Bleeder as well. Even with 15 psi, the Power Bleeder didn't provide enough punch to get the air bubbles out.
That ain't Elijah Craig in the bottle.
NLXTACY
Wits' End
Oh yeah, I hadn't been to that one yet. I'm going through them one by one as I do the updated photos.
Really? That's funny because if I had to repaint mine I would want it a dark forest green!
Changed the front brake pads in 22 minutes and took it for a spin. Not used to all this El Ninó green here in NorCal.
Forest green looks good even when it hasn't been washed in months.
Went out and got dirty
Doesn't appear to be even one square inch that isn't coveded with mud! You are thorough, I'll give you that!
Actually there was nothing competing between us. Everything was complimentary.
Smart buy!
NLXTACY
Wits' End
Right?!
Keep us posted, always interested to see how a modified turbo goes
