Had an 80 series trip last weekend thru Utah backcountry. Thanks to @DanMedeiros for setting the date, @Box Rocket for the tracks, @LandCruiserPhil for leading the route and @Hyup for making it out last minute too! We had a rad 7 days!!
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (36 Viewers)
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malteserunner
Dr Evil
And, it's in.
Steering rod ends. Purchased through Cruiser Outfitters. Good product, good service.
I noticed a torn boot a while back and figured I'd change them all before an alignment, but they were all in good shape and I'm pretty sure they were original. Love this southern CA rig: two of the four spun out without even touching a pipe wrench. The other two needed a good talkin' to.
I noticed a torn boot a while back and figured I'd change them all before an alignment, but they were all in good shape and I'm pretty sure they were original. Love this southern CA rig: two of the four spun out without even touching a pipe wrench. The other two needed a good talkin' to.
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Those in the rust belt will tell you to paint those rod ends, ASAP.
(I still haven't painted mine yet)
SteelHunterFJ80
SILVER Star
Looks nice. How do you like that winch?
malteserunner
Dr Evil
Free spools much easier than my old winch. The wireless option is nice. Should pull hard enough for anything I get into. The warranty on Smittybilt is great too.
NILGAI ANTELOPE. Nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas) were apparently brought to the United States from India as zoo animals before the mid-1920s and were released in South Texas about 1930.what the hell is that!!!???
Nilgai Antelope
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Nice one! You can tell by the color and body scars that this one has been around a while. I shot mine in 2002 on the Kennedy ranch. It weighed over 600 lbs before field dressing. Tastier than an elk. Really good eating and a lot of it.
NILGAI ANTELOPE. Nilgai antelope (Boselaphus tragocamelus Pallas) were apparently brought to the United States from India as zoo animals before the mid-1920s and were released in South Texas about 1930.
Nilgai Antelope
The Handbook of Texas is your number one authoritative source for Texas history. Read this entry and thousands more like it on our site.
Great tasting meat.
Nilgai were introduced to S Texas in the 30’s to supplement the cattle business. They were a bit more draught tolerant than traditional cattle breeds at that time. The project was abandoned in the early 50’s.
Yes he was an old bull and a lot of meat. We buy very little meat from the store. S Texas is hurting for water. The animals are starting to show it. Our lease in Rocksprings is dry as well. We finally finished running water lines to a few small troughs to supplement water
What size lift is that you are using there?
More snow wheeling...
Drove up north on friday to hit some heavy deep snow. 80 did great until it breaks thru hard pack and it's game over.
digging to try recovery boards here. It was cool to see 4-wheels spinning with everything locked while engine was idling, haha.. winched out of here.
and then took the family out the weekend to hit the slopes.
So yeah we are enjoying the last bits of snow left on the ground.
Drove up north on friday to hit some heavy deep snow. 80 did great until it breaks thru hard pack and it's game over.
digging to try recovery boards here. It was cool to see 4-wheels spinning with everything locked while engine was idling, haha.. winched out of here.
and then took the family out the weekend to hit the slopes.
So yeah we are enjoying the last bits of snow left on the ground.
Box Rocket
SILVER Star
Got my Nitro chromoly front axles/birfs installed over the weekend. Was WAY more messy than normal since I was also resealing the front diff and troubleshooting a front locker that wasn't working. Had to pull the diff actuator and lock the diff manually to get the diff to come out. Was a good move anyway since I found that there was a busted plug on the actuator. Fortunately I have a spare locking diff so I pulled the actuator from that diff and will R&R the bad plug as I have time.
I must have had a bit of water intrusion in the front end because the gear oil was very thick. Was incredibly messy and took a while to get the axle tubes cleaned out since the tubes wouldn't drain since the oil was so thick. All good in the end.
Used a Wits End knuckle stud kit with new cone washers/washers and nuts. Tried out the new "nut huggers" too. This should take care of the last leak I needed to address.
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
I must have had a bit of water intrusion in the front end because the gear oil was very thick. Was incredibly messy and took a while to get the axle tubes cleaned out since the tubes wouldn't drain since the oil was so thick. All good in the end.
Used a Wits End knuckle stud kit with new cone washers/washers and nuts. Tried out the new "nut huggers" too. This should take care of the last leak I needed to address.
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Front axle service by Adam Tolman, on Flickr
Got my Nitro chromoly front axles/birfs installed over the weekend. Was WAY more messy than normal since I was also resealing the front diff and troubleshooting a front locker that wasn't working. Had to pull the diff actuator and lock the diff manually to get the diff to come out. Was a good move anyway since I found that there was a busted plug on the actuator. Fortunately I have a spare locking diff so I pulled the actuator from that diff and will R&R the bad plug as I have time.
I must have had a bit of water intrusion in the front end because the gear oil was very thick. Was incredibly messy and took a while to get the axle tubes cleaned out since the tubes wouldn't drain since the oil was so thick. All good in the end.
Used a Wits End knuckle stud kit with new cone washers/washers and nuts. Tried out the new "nut huggers" too. This should take care of the last leak I needed to address.
I am looking to rebuild my knuckles soon too. Great choice on doing the Wits End stud kit. I am thinking when I rebuild my knuckes I will do those "nut huggers" too. But I am trying to save up some money for aftermarket axles and do the re-gear all at once.
Box Rocket
SILVER Star
Good time to do a regear if you're planning to tear it all down anyway.
Pull It!
I think it's called 2", but it's more than that light. I'm planning on a front bumper & winch plus 33" tires. The Dobies are C59-222V and C59-223V from:
Dobinsons Spring & Suspension USA
10307 NW 62nd St
Doral, FL 33178 USA
305-424-8353
Which aftermarket axles are you referring to? Just curious because I had my old unlocked axles swapped with locked axles from a donor and regeared to 4.88's.
I have hunted all over Texas including north (Red River), west (San Angelo & Sanderson), south (King Ranch, Kennedy Ranch & Webb County) and the Hill country (many places). I have seen some pretty bad droughts over the years where the dirt was like talc. We lost a lot of trees (I heard 1 billion) in the last bad drought. Wasn't aware we were in another one down south. Sorry to hear it. Let's hope for a wet spring.
Hey, did you DIY a longer tube to reach all the way down to the trans pan? The stock one I got with my Mittyvac is way too short, and I don't see any reasonably cheap alternatives. Thanks!
I am looking at the Nitro Gun Drilled axles. If you go to the Nitros page and you goto the 3rd picture you can see the zirk fitting in the end of the axle. I looked at RCV but couldn't find anything similar to the Nitro axles.
