83txyota 1983 truck crawler build
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Thanks, i can't remember if my old would do the same. I only here it when turning left or right. When driving straight it's not there but I'll look in to the drive shaft bolts and u joints today
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Check the ujoints. When mine went bad I could shake it with my hands. Also might be worth the piece of mind to pull the birfs out to have a look and maybe pack some more grease in there before you go wheel.
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Is there not supposed to be any play at all on the driveshaft when moving up\down or side to side. I felt some play but didn't know if it was normal or not.
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Agreed. Ujoints would make noise when starting stopping or accelerating. In my experience.
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Yea i went and drove it again in 4wd and noticed it when just starting to move, I guess yesterday I really only noticed it more when turning since I was turning thru ruts and going up and down hill.
I did pull the front shaft off and saw the center ball on the cv shaft side was loose and confirmed that's where I'm having this nasty popping sound coming from. I looked for parts to rebuild but it's showing 2 different sizes for that center part and don't know which one to get? Know how to figure it out
I did pull the front shaft off and saw the center ball on the cv shaft side was loose and confirmed that's where I'm having this nasty popping sound coming from. I looked for parts to rebuild but it's showing 2 different sizes for that center part and don't know which one to get? Know how to figure it out
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Went out for this first time this weekend and bent my tie rod on the first rock ledge. Anyone ever sleeve there stock tie rod with thicker pipe?
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If you aren't going with cross over steering then I would recommend the Sky Manufacturing Heavy Duty Tie Rod.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/cgi...y=TOY-HDTR-001
I have one on mine - it's a direct fit.
http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/cgi...y=TOY-HDTR-001
I have one on mine - it's a direct fit.
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I was reading thru your build and that thing is awesome, I wish I had the time and patience to go thru mine like that. Looks really good. Did those OME 2" springs lift your truck to much or are they a true 2" spring. I'm thinking of getting some for mine that's probably the highest I want to go with 35s.
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They seem to be a little tall, maybe like 3-3.5" instead of 2" but it doesn't have the full weight of the body on it yet and I'm sure it still needs to settle some. I also did 5.5" shackles which are 2" over stock length so that's about 1" of added height. Should be a total lift height of about 3" but I think it may be closer to 4.5" at the moment. It's hard to tell because nobody REALLY knows the actual ride height of these trucks. If the height is a little to high then I may go with shorter shackles. Compared to the old springs on it, which were Rough Country, I can definitely tell that they are a lot softer springs so the ride should be a lot better. But the OME springs could definitely fit 35's.
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Cool man thanks alot. I'm thinking I'm just going to go all out and 4 link the rear and do my RUF hopefully in the next 2 weeks and go ahead and put get my roll cage built. Your build is awesome, I just went thru ur build page by page and it looks good. I need to learn how to weld. I have never attempted to weld but I seem to learn things easy and fast. We will see how it goes
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Not much of an update but I got a new house with a 2 car garage so now I can start on my suspension. 57s on the rear and RUF hopefully this weekend.
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