yea yea yea i know i know..i said i was gonna sell my '80..well...i still am..but i think i'll hold on to it for a while first...so im getting my front driveshaft rebuilt..and im about to buy a used 3" lift for it...and im wondering/HOPING that im not going to have to lengthen anything when i install the lift...would I?..i mean stuff like brake lines and such..understandable..but what about the driveshafts????thats my main concern..thanks for the info

 

i think youll be ok i got in a pinch and had to put jeep rubicon springs on my 86 and it moved the axle back 2" and lifted me about 3 and i drove that way for like 6 months no problem so you should be fine with a little lift

see?

 

yea i figured it would be ok...i think its a NWOR lift..its only $225..and it comes with springs and shocks...im waiting for an email reply on whether or not it comes with all the hardware..if not..then it'll be more than $225..cuz then i'll have to get some u-bolts...and all kinds of little nuts and bolts...would i be able to reuse my stock shackles???

 

if im not mistaken the nwor springs just bolt right up if they are the same length as stock (..48" i think) you should be fine, the only thing is the stack is probly thicker than stock so you may need some longer u's but maybe not

 

i'll probably replace the u-joints...as they are probably rusted all to hell...LOL!..still waiting on the email reply about the lift..hopefully he emails me back today...i dont need a lift...but i do need new springs and shocks..so why not get a lift at the same time...might as well...now i'll have a reason to drop the $6?? on the SS LTB 33x13.50's..lol..hell idk..i might just keep the green beast...doesnt have too much wrong with it...other than its deader than dead right now..wont even click the starter for some reason..i'll have to get on that..LOL..before i get the lift and start droppin money into it..man..truck might look halfway decent by the time i get dont with it..HELLS TO THE YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

i think you'd know if your u-joints are rusted out.

you may need a longer front shaft and brake lines.

Al

 

so..heres the choices...keep trying to sell the green beast as it is..(completely stock)..or put a 3in suspension lift on..some 33x13.50's mud the hell out for a while..then sell it..i imagine it will sell ALOT fast with the lift and tires..whats yall's opinions..and btw in my last post..i meant to say u-bolts..not u-joints..idk what i was thinking...

 

i say wheel the hell out of the 80 and keep the 86 for dd duties.

 

if its payed for (don't know why something that old wouldn't be) you might as well keep it and have fun with it.

Al

 

Keep it! Its always nice to have a trail/fun truck. Then you always have your DD for everything else Also helps if your DD is another toyota truck