got my tires friday and I am anxious to get them mounted and on...also started cutting the brackets off my 4runner Ifs rear axle so I can weld on my spring perches. its hard to do with just a grinder w/cut off wheels... any tips or other tools that would help? try to hav pics up soon!

 

truck is coming together nicely got my tires mounted and they are great took a 150 mile road trip and barley noticed them

 

finally gave in and now I have TG high steer, sky-manufacturing boomerang shackles, and 82 toy 4x4 rears...just waiting on my IFS steering box and I am ready to throw everything in... I cant wait!

 

Wow she has come a long way...nice work.

 

Are you only planning on using one spring pack?

 

its a 82 4x4 rear pack with the 4th leaf from a 3" rancho pack... I have seen a truck with just plain stock rears so I figured adding the 3" rancho 4th leaf should put me about where I want it to be and then I can add or subtract as needed... and I do have another pack to add in if needed ...this is goning be a trial and error thing since I am new to it so I will learn as I go

 

new pics
TG high steer

my 82 4x4 rears

 

got my high steer and RUF and it is a world of difference glad I finally gave in and did it






belongs in the same scrap pile as IFS

 

next mod I would like to do is a locker... I would like to just weld up my 3rds but I am running V6 3rds... is it still possible to weld a 4 pinion? I have found a few threads here and on pirate but non really talking about specific areas to weld and reliablity! if I have to Ill just spool the front and lockrite the rear...

 

that looks good. im hoping to do that to my 1980 some day. what front shocks are you runnin? i got some rancho 4" lift ones recently and they're just a lil too long. thx.

 

You can weld the spiders on a v-6...be prepared for worn tires. I would not recommend welding your front diff if you daily drive this thing during the winter and mind need 4wd on the street. Pulls where you don't want it to go...

 

as of now Im not running shocks... I waiting to get my bump stops in and a front driveshaft so I can flex it and take some measurements... but as of nof Im prolly going to run some superlift shocks for 7" lift there 15.5" colapsed 26" extended part#85301

 

I have a friend thats welded F&R and no prob...

Im still between trying to weld my diffs, spools or just save for lockrites

 

ok so I have been looking around at pics of 1st gens and am really starting to like the idea of a flat bed... so I am thinking about building a flat bed and turning my bed into a trailer or maybe just selling it and building a simple flat deck for my truck ... what do you guys think?

 

Do it!!! One day I hope for a flat bed. Mounting spots for everything, jack, tool box, spare tires, light mounting galore. I say do the flatbed.

 

looking at ideas for flatbeds and so far I like these whats your pick (not in any specific order)
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

my favs are 2,5,&8

 

i like 5, 7 . and 8...

 

ok so lately besides the flat bed I have also been looking into a rear locker... I do drive this truck on the street but not everyday I take it up the mountain every now and then and like to crawl alot... looking into a lockrite locker for cheap and simple install but if I am gonna go out on a locker I would just spool the rear (rather not)... I have V6 4.56 3rds... then later I would like to install an ARB locker locker in the front... any input would be appreciated...

 

That would be the approach I would take...I plan on doing the same although it's not in the near future. I'm hoping that Aussie will have a locker for me by the time I go to do this I have 4.88's if not I'll be running a Lockrite and then later on have a selectable in the front either an ARB or an E-locker.

 

cool glad Im not the only one... I want the ARB cuz I already have the ARB compressor and air line so that was an easy choice... to many ppl keep trying to convince me to just weld it front and rear but I like to drive the the trail I dont really have a trailer and tow rig