fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
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- St George
looks like a good time.. thats a killer "trail" more like a comp coarse, but i am just a noob... i can just hear parts breakin and crushin already 
Dixie wheelers... newb here
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KToy
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- Herriman, UT
hub shaft and ujoint.
now with the d60
i will probably still break a shaft. want the chromos
we shall see.
should be wheeling in a week or two
now with the d60
i will probably still break a shaft. want the chromos
we shall see.
should be wheeling in a week or two
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
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- St George
KToy said:
what about your drive shaft? how long is it on the huge truck of yours?? the one on my 55 is about 44 inches long, i already crushed it once.... it looks like your rear shaft would be atleast that long..
i like my 40, rear pinion is tilted up and the shaft is like 23" long.. rocks cant grab it as easliy..
KToy
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- Herriman, UT
i shortend the wheel base 11 inches
my rear shaft now is 46 inches long and its higher up. rear axles is pointed up as well
my rear shaft now is 46 inches long and its higher up. rear axles is pointed up as well
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
- Location
- St George
thats a pretty sweet truck... i dig it.. kinda makes me want one.. i like the low gear options for mini's and how cheap they are (relativly) to build... the rear springs up front and the chevies make that thing huge...
whats the deal with your new sami fetish??
i think 40below went to bed... cant hack it.. wimp
just kiddin
whats the deal with your new sami fetish??
i think 40below went to bed... cant hack it.. wimp
just kiddin
KToy
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- Herriman, UT
cheapzuk
Registered User
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- Saint George
If you fallow river road out until it turns to dirt that is the arizona strip. Fallow that road for 110 miles and you will end up at the Grand Canyon. It takes me about 1.5 hrs to get there but you might want to drive a little slower
Beware that you loose cell service about 10 miles out of st. george and dont pick it up again at all. I think you may be able to get some analog signal at the Canyon though. Any I wouldnt reccomend going by yourself during the winter, the mud is STICKY.
Keep in mind that you have to go over Mt trumbel (6000ft) so just cause its warm here doesnt mean it will be warm there.
Just some stuff that i found out from my travels.
Beware that you loose cell service about 10 miles out of st. george and dont pick it up again at all. I think you may be able to get some analog signal at the Canyon though. Any I wouldnt reccomend going by yourself during the winter, the mud is STICKY.
Keep in mind that you have to go over Mt trumbel (6000ft) so just cause its warm here doesnt mean it will be warm there.
Just some stuff that i found out from my travels.
cheapzuk
Registered User
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- Saint George
ktoy, is that trail down here or is that in moab?
KToy
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- Herriman, UT
that trail is in moab. its a 5++ its very difficult.
you can walk it in about 10 minutes, it took us 4 hours to get through it.
you can walk it in about 10 minutes, it took us 4 hours to get through it.
fullsizeyota said:cool pics man
the SAS is no big deal, we (basically me) did a SAS on a 86 4-runner.. we kicked the axle forward 2 1/2 inches.. it was killer, we built a beefy front cross member... it was pretty cool. we installed dual cases, the whole bit.. then my buddy decided to sell the truck....
if you need any help or anything, let me know, SAS's are fun..
so is bobbing a 4-runner :greg:
you looked into aussie lockers? i bought one for my 55, it was like 280 shipped to my door, its only been out one time, but its worked great.. if your looking for a low-buck locker, that would be a good one.. on second thought, i dont know if aussie makes one, but the lock right is the same exact thing, and i know they make one for the mini axles. my buddy has one
you need to make some armor for that poor truck of yours
like i say, i just moved here, and my pics havent made the voyage yet... i think there are a few crappy ones around the internet, let me try to dig some up...
There are a few other ways to the dunes besides the main entrance. I can draw you a map if you want. The wierd thing is that once you leave that tunnel you are no longer in the state park... So why they have it fenced off I don't know...
I'll take any help I can get on my SAS. Especially from someone who's done it before. I'm taking night classes for welding and would like to do all the work myself. I definetly want to build some bumpers and sliders too.
I actually was thinking about just getting a spool... I like the fact that they are simple, cheap, and strong. Maybe it's just because they are cheap.
cheapzuk
Registered User
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- Saint George
instead of buying a spool, why dont you just weld the spiders. i did that on the sami and havnt had any probs, yet
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
- Location
- St George
i agree, instead of a spool i would just weld it up... i have welded up about 5 diffs and one is my own FJ40, they only problem is it scrubs off the tires around every corner.
if your carefull, you should be able to weld it up and later if you wanted, you should be able to cut the old spider gear hunk out with a torch, since the lock right or any lunch box locker will replace the gears entirely..
ps st george sucks, no nut and bolt store like ogden, no junk yards (for my power steering conversion) no cruiser outfitters for when i break my junk, no shop to work in, and no welder (as of yet)
i guess i will adjust... :-\
the cruiser working-on-situation is about 100 worse here, poop. oh well
if your carefull, you should be able to weld it up and later if you wanted, you should be able to cut the old spider gear hunk out with a torch, since the lock right or any lunch box locker will replace the gears entirely..
ps st george sucks, no nut and bolt store like ogden, no junk yards (for my power steering conversion) no cruiser outfitters for when i break my junk, no shop to work in, and no welder (as of yet)
i guess i will adjust... :-\
the cruiser working-on-situation is about 100 worse here, poop. oh well
solidfrontaxle
Toyota jihad
- Location
- Casper, Wyoming
This is all true. There are a few junkyards, but none with cruiser stuff. The best toy junkyard is in Hurricane. Hurst has bolts and nuts, but not a huge selection. I heard that there was a fastener store on industrial road, but I haven't been there.
Chiksic
Resident Stoner
- Location
- a cloud of smoke
I live in Cedar City at the moment, and I don't have a rig, but if you guys want a passenger I'd be happy to come to St. George to tag along.
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
- Location
- St George
d-krawler said:
i will be headed back maybe 2 or 3 weekends a month.. i still have my wheelin buddies up there.. .i am sure we will hit ya up
we tried going to mini moab....... thought we would hit the rattle snake before we went.. bad mistake... i slashed my rear tire and landed on my rear driveshaft.. drove home 40 MPH..
you ever get up to say farmington canyon? there is some fun snow wheelin up there
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
- Location
- St George
solidfrontaxle said:
i will go investigate this.. good thing for cruiser parts, i will be drivin through SLC about 2 or 3 times a month... should work out good i guess.
with all this wheelin down here i am sure i will break parts.. i will probably bug kurt callin him all the time
fullsizeyota said:
Hey the place I work usually has a full stock of SAE nuts & bolts (no metric)
We can order whatever bolts you need, (metric, Gr8, etc) with only 1-2 shipping. We also have steel and welding supplies.
But I agree the junkyards suck balls, way overpriced.
fullsizeyota
I fart sometimes
- Location
- St George
40_Below said:
where ya workin?? i havent gone to scope out anything cruiser related since i have been here...been swamped with work and pretty much broke from moving and buyin new crap like soap, food stupid house crap.. but thats about to change.... i need power steering bad..
if you guys see me drivin a junk/unsafe looking 55 down the road, swerve (at your own risk, i dont have PS yet) at me or wave or somethin.....