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Old 01-07-2007, 07:47 PM
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no body lift, just mounted the hoops on the lower part of the frame. but they come real close to the inner fender. i think if i just get 12 inch shocks for the front it will be ok.
i live in aumsville. 9 miles east of salem on hwy 22. and i work in mill city.
i sent my rear shocks back to trail gear to exchange for some 12".
Old 01-13-2007, 06:31 PM
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Well I finally got all of the missing parts, and everything is now completed.
Here are some more pictures.













Old 01-13-2007, 06:44 PM
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Looks good...I kept wondering when there were going to be rear brake lines and then in the final pic.

Only thing you really still need is diff armor f/r and lose those hex head diff plugs that are prone to round off the corners.

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looks sweet

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Looks good.
Be sure to get your caster checked up front it could make you front drive shaft angle much better. I was able to remove 4* to get back to factory spec and reduce the angle on my lower U joint. What length of shocks do you have in the rear?
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lol when i got my sas and leaf spring conversion that same thing happened. 12 up front, 10 in rear. so i was like f it and got 2 sets of 14.

looks good bro. what brand springs? i got all pros' 5 inch
Old 01-13-2007, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ganoid
Looks good.
Be sure to get your caster checked up front it could make you front drive shaft angle much better. I was able to remove 4* to get back to factory spec and reduce the angle on my lower U joint. What length of shocks do you have in the rear?
How would getting my caster checked affect my drive shaft angle? Maybe I am misreading what you posted...?

I have 12" shocks up front, and 10" shocks in the rear.
Old 01-13-2007, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 4RocRunner92
lol when i got my sas and leaf spring conversion that same thing happened. 12 up front, 10 in rear. so i was like f it and got 2 sets of 14.

looks good bro. what brand springs? i got all pros' 5 inch
I got All Pro 6" springs in the front, and 4" springs in the rear.

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Old 01-13-2007, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaleb
I got All Pro 6" springs in the front, and 4" springs in the rear.

when did all pro come out with 6 inch springs?
Old 01-13-2007, 11:49 PM
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looks good time for bigger tires
Old 01-14-2007, 02:13 AM
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reducing the caster will rotate the whole diff forward therefore raising the pinion yoke up from the ground and closer to the T case.
Old 01-15-2007, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 4RocRunner92
when did all pro come out with 6 inch springs?
Whoops I meant to say that I had 6" springs in the rear and 4" springs in the front.

But I could have gotten 6" springs for the front.

All Pro has had them for a while now.
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lol i havent read up on springs since 04 when i got my 5 inch ones. your rear spring hangers for the front of the spring, what brand do you have?
Old 03-08-2007, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Kaleb
Oregon City. How about yourself?
Hey, Im in Tigard. Nice tires, I have been running them for years!
Old 03-24-2007, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by 914runner
Hey, Im in Tigard. Nice tires, I have been running them for years!
I was not too fond of those tires. I got some new bfg mud terrians a few weeks ago.


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Old 03-26-2007, 03:55 PM
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ok sence toyota axels are different thanjeep axels has anyone had problems with like death wobble and like to steep of a pinion angles, like i know in the jeeps the caster angle cam be a paroblem, what are the problems for the toyota axles?
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Originally Posted by faubrunner64
ok sence toyota axels are different thanjeep axels has anyone had problems with like death wobble and like to steep of a pinion angles, like i know in the jeeps the caster angle cam be a paroblem, what are the problems for the toyota axles?
During the rebuild of my axle, I did not properly use the right amount of shims on my knuckles. Which made my trunion bearings shot. Which lead to the "Death Wobble". It was pretty bad. I almost went into the ditch because of it.

As for jeeps...I have not a clue.

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What was up with your shims? Too tight, loose? I'm getting a really bad Wobble around 30mph. Freeway speeds are fine. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by 4xJedi
What was up with your shims? Too tight, loose? I'm getting a really bad Wobble around 30mph. Freeway speeds are fine. Thanks.
I am still dealing with the same problem, I know I need to get my caster checked, and do a second rebuild on my knuckles. I have been reading some older posts here on yotatech, and 4Crawler seems to be pretty knowledgeable about this subject.
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nice man! how did much did u spend on everything. i plan on doing mine too but don't want to spend so much on SAS conversion.

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