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What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (35 Viewers)
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Wow, that's way lower than I was expecting. I figured you were going to say 500+.
Went to beach this afternoon to beat the heat
Went for a wander at lunchtime, this was in the free books bin at the bookstore. I know the FSM is better, and I’ve got that too, but this might be helpful too
SteelHunterFJ80
SILVER Star
Ok that's the same set up I have.....3 inch lift? I thought it was 50mm. Comes to about inch and a half. Not doubting you just wanted to confirm if the delta arms would really help if I had a lower lift than you. I understood it to be that a lower lift height didn't need as great as a geometry correction. Thanks for being the trail blazer!
I hear you on the bumpers just waiting and hoping for dissent to make a front and rear ones for me, ahem @benc and @Road Apple
General rule of thumb is that if you lift it more than 2.5 inches a geometry correction will be required to get you back to a stock configuration. I drove mine for some time on a 3.5 inch lift with no geometry correction. It worked fine. I eventually purchased and installed Slee's 4 inch lift kit which provides all of the components to get your vehicle back to spec. I purchased their lift because I wanted better performance on pavement as well as off-road. Slee's lift did both.Ok that's the same set up I have.....3 inch lift? I thought it was 50mm. Comes to about inch and a half. Not doubting you just wanted to confirm if the delta arms would really help if I had a lower lift than you. I understood it to be that a lower lift height didn't need as great as a geometry correction. Thanks for being the trail blazer!
I hear you on the bumpers just waiting and hoping for dissent to make a front and rear ones for me, ahem @benc and @Road Apple
Yes, A/C oil can be green--especially if it's ever had leak-detection dye added.
Ok that's the same set up I have.....3 inch lift? I thought it was 50mm. Comes to about inch and a half. Not doubting you just wanted to confirm if the delta arms would really help if I had a lower lift than you. I understood it to be that a lower lift height didn't need as great as a geometry correction. Thanks for being the trail blazer!
I hear you on the bumpers just waiting and hoping for dissent to make a front and rear ones for me, ahem @benc and @Road Apple
From old springs to new lift I went from 19" hub to flare to 22-22.5". closer to 2" overall from what stock should have been.
Paint color?
@ATXnative 2018 Porsche Graphite Blue Metallic
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
@thatcabledude this is actually a CB antenna bracket from an old 3rd gen 4runner I had in the past. I bought it from Toytec 8-10 years ago. I just checked and they don't sell them anymore. I think trail tailor and another company may make a similar product.
thatcabledude
GOLD Star
10-4, thanks. Yeah, there is a few options for the 80s, but they mount down by the tail light. I have the Yota Teq one for CB, but have wanted something mounted higher up on the hatch strut for the GMRS antenna. May just have to make it myself.
COYS
SILVER Star
hey djc,
mind spilling all the details on your suspension, wheel and tire setup? looks great.
-wheel offset, width, bore
-did you use a spacer? if so what brand?
-i'm guessing 35x12.5x17s?
thx!
Looks like a scene from Breaking Bad!
Fabricated a clevis mount for the “unused” to me pintle holes.
1” thick 4” steel bar through welded to a 1/4 inch plate.
this is not bolted to the aftermarket bumper, it is bolted to the rear crossmember.
I cut a 4x3” section out of the aftermarket bumper to fit the unit.
Obstacle: there is a 2” space between the aftermarket bumper and the rear cross member. To torque the bolts down without relying on the 1/4 plate as an anchor, I had to weld four 3/4 ” .120 wall square tube standoffs where the bolts go through. Each is exactly 2” long. I can torque to specs without bending the plate.
next step: weld the plate to the aftermarket bumper and paint.
Concept: originally, I wasn’t going to add a recovery point. I didn’t like how the aftermarket bumper relied only upon the 6 tow hitch frame bolts to anchor to the truck. I wanted to use the rear cross member as well.
1” thick 4” steel bar through welded to a 1/4 inch plate.
this is not bolted to the aftermarket bumper, it is bolted to the rear crossmember.
I cut a 4x3” section out of the aftermarket bumper to fit the unit.
Obstacle: there is a 2” space between the aftermarket bumper and the rear cross member. To torque the bolts down without relying on the 1/4 plate as an anchor, I had to weld four 3/4 ” .120 wall square tube standoffs where the bolts go through. Each is exactly 2” long. I can torque to specs without bending the plate.
next step: weld the plate to the aftermarket bumper and paint.
Concept: originally, I wasn’t going to add a recovery point. I didn’t like how the aftermarket bumper relied only upon the 6 tow hitch frame bolts to anchor to the truck. I wanted to use the rear cross member as well.
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ToyotaDon
I am here
Which size is that? It looks like something around 6-8". Pretty impressive for the size.
@thatcabledude, have you checked out the Diamond K400 series lip mount antenna mounts? Been working great for my Ham setup for a few years now. High on the hatch, but tucked in a bit from the side to avoid the worst of passing brush. If interested I can post pics of that particular weekend project.
- Cheers
Ran that mount on my 80 and 4r for years. Great little mount, never had a issue with even on tight trails.
