gryllswannabe

The truck has a suspension lift from when i bought it, (i am thinking it's about 3in) rancho shocks, and is sitting on 31x10.50s. other than that it is a stock SR5 (solid front axle, 4.10s??, 22re, manual). I plan on taking the seats out the first week in March to have them reupholstered with vinyl or some other non-leather water proof material. while the seats are out i am going to water proof the interior to the best of my ability...i just want to be able to open the doors and rinse it out with a water hose. suggestions on any of these things would be awesome. the trails it will be traveling will be light in the respect that i dont plan on crawling over any crazy obstacles, but i will be hitting some very muddy, snowy, and maybe even swampy spots, so in terms of traction and recovery i am needing a pretty aggressive ride.

94sasyota

i would say for a start

ifs rear end
lots of armor
longfields
lockers f/r
33's
winch
small shock hoops with 10in shocks
2 tcases
extra fuel
oil cooler
redo the cooling system

thebrassnuckles

ifs rear end?

tc

Wider than the rear axle on the SFA trucks

thebrassnuckles

aaaah i see.\\


i was thinkin.. well if its in the rear its iRs and why would you want that.

but now i gotcha

g_cali

With your budget you should be able to build a pretty nice rig. Im just gonna give you a description of what all is in my 85, maybe you can take some ideas. (note: i bought the truck from a friend who actually built it and i have continued the project, so most of the work was not done by me)

First off my engine, good ol 22re with an LC Engineering header. Axles have got 4.88's with a lock rite up front, tru trac in the rear. (If i could afford it i would go detroits or even ARB's). Diff breathers for going through water, front is located in the engine bay, rear is placed above the gas tank. Im running 4.7 gears in a single t-case.

My lift is 4.5" National lift springs (pricey but very good quality) and 2.5" extended shackles. Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks. Running 35x12.5 bfg muds.

Protecting my body are all-pro rock sliders, a smittybilt front bumper (not the best), and currently no rear bumper since i mashed it on the rocks and havn't gotten it straightened out yet... Also have a huge roofrack which measures 102" by 51"

Just recently got my hi steer kit installed with the ifs box, truck drives super straight now...

Other goodies include a cb, pioneer stereo and amp, and my sweet camoflauge seat covers. Im sure i've forgotten things, but i think i got all the important stuff.

My "someday" plans include winch, snorkel, ARB's countless other things...

This truck has been built well enough that it is reliable enough to be my daily driver (i probably drive it close to 500 miles a week). But it is also capable enough to handle very difficult trails (however i like my straight body, so its use is somewhat limited). Also i have no fears in driving it several hours to the trails. As a matter of fact im taking it up to the mountains to go snowboarding tomorrow and am leaving in 3.5 hours so i should probably go to bed!

Hope that was helpful...

gryllswannabe

well, i have finshed the CONSTRUCTION of the front bumper, i will post pics as soon as i get them downloaded. bare with me... the usaf has needed me more than usual here recently.

gryllswannabe

well i took these pics a VERY long time ago, but here they are. this is when the truck was new to me.

Birdbrain

dude pic FAIL.

gryllswannabe

http://s783.photobucket.com/albums/y...nabe/?newest=1






edit: fixed it for you

gryllswannabe

bear with me, this is the first time i have tried to post photos

gryllswannabe

thanks a ton...any chance you could give me a link teaching me how to do that?

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

go to your photobucket album you want the pics from, scroll over the thumbnails, as you do that you will see 4 options come up under or to the right of the picture.
select the bottom one, IMG code--copy and paste that into your post
it will look something like [IMG]youpicabc123[/IMG]

sorry quick and dirty paint job, hope it helps

gryllswannabe

awesome help. thanks...any idea how much lift is on it by the pics? those are 31x10.50's.

tried4x2signN

did anyone catch that "lift" in the pics?




Dude, almost sprayed coffee all over my monitor... Schmuck! Better luck next time though

tried4x2signN

one, get that license plate pic off here. And 2, that's not a lift... That's a spring killing shackle, and rear blocks... And 3, get some steel guides and or a head job on that engine NOW! Reassemble with an AISIN clutch and you'll be good for another 100,000 miles.


Beautiful truck to be a 85... Looks like my hack job 86 87 Turbo 4runner some jackass swapped the vin plates to an 85 on...



It's basically a 20MPG, compact version of a Landcruiser now?

Only it's part time, leaf sprung and a 4 cylinder...

I've owned them all or worked on them and I'll be the 1st to tell you the build quality is the same...

And forget a 13MPG highway FzJ80... Good god...

gryllswannabe

my main focus with a lift is just to fit bigger tires. from what i have read in here, tires, lockers, armor and recovery are all you need to have a good, capable rig. what's a good lift to comfortably fit 35's?

tried4x2signN

Marlin or AllPro... But I'd look for a Q78 wich is supposed to be @ 10" wide...

I hate 35/12.50's... You don't need them, they have a ton of drag and weight, and IMO the wider the contact patch, the more it will break parts...

Sad part is there are few tire in that size... I contacted BFG about making a 35/10.50 you can to if you want...

And stay away from the Super Swamper 35/10.50 SSR. It has a very weak sidewall.

gryllswannabe

right now i am trying to research and decide between the bfg at's or the pro comp xtreme at's...i wouldnt mind to go 33x10.50s or even 33x12.50s

thanks for the insight!

gryllswannabe

let's talk about lockers now. i have been trying to read up on and decide between the detroit locker and the arb air locker...it seems that i cant get a satisfying answer. which would be better for expedtitions? I am leaning toward the detroit because of its simplistic design, but the air lockers for convenience. i am willing to sacrifice convenience for reliability, but i also need to look for tire conservation. I am also thinking tru-trac up front?? help please...