P.S. Tires stay on 15x8s a lot better than 15x10s...kinda like a poor man's beadlock.

Nice tires!

 

Lucky man!!! Lookin better each post

 

SCORE!!! nice work on the trade, those 35's look much better.

Al

 

you don't know how long I had been waiting to see a craigslist ad like this one

Thanks Fink: The truck does seem to wander a bit more with the wider rims..
so not totally sold on that wide of rim. If I ever get the IFS rear end I will probably end up having to find a set of fender flares...these things stick out a bid now..add another 1.5" on each side and I think the sheriff might pay more attention to me

Yep, I know the 'argument' about 15x8's vs. 15x10's. I still have a set of 15x8's steelies in the shed that might get a set of Dave's DIY beadlocks.

They fill out the wheel wells nicely 5.29's are now a priority

It was a good deal though, spent the afternoon up the Columbia River Gorge with the missus just bumming around till it was time to meet the guy...You should have seen his FJ--AWESOME!



Thanks!!

thanks Al, I am pretty happy with the outcome, we both came out of the trade with what we wanted...I can't pull Cooper Mountain as easy as I used to though.
If you hear of some 5.29 thirds cheap give me a ring

 

are you kiddin, if i found 5.29's i'd keep them for ME!!!

Al

 

well I just found some those and some dirty 30 axles for a great deal so..

want help pull the front end apart in a month or so?

The frigging idle issue was driving me nuts...I had no luck with it so I dropped it off at a local shop...when I get it back I am taking the Trekker back down to Mt. Angel for some Cage work

 

since I traded my 33's for a set of 35's and I plan to actually wheel this thing occasionally, my accountant, aka 'the missus' approved some updgrades compliments of my friend Brian at Wabfab for what is now gonna become my daily driver:

in an effort to avoid breaking something like this and to lighten my spare parts load by 50 lbs:

(broken birf pic borrowed from google)
ordered a set of chromoly dirty 30's from trail-gear...i know the whole longfield debate...these were in the budget and allowed me to do some other stuff..
dirty 30 compared to my spares:


quite a bit beefier and a lifetime/no ?'s guarantee
5.29's , master install kit's and solid pinion sleeve should put the RPM's back into a more friendly range...and my double low first gear crawl ratio goes from 163:1 to 220:1


truck is going down for the full cage install this afternoon..hopefully have it back and this stuff installed in time for the 2nd Annual YT get together out at browns the end of this month

Edit: oh and Brian: I hope your back is feeling better

 

nice work! let me know if you need a hand! this sunday is set spacifically for toyota wrenchin!

Al

 

Keep us posted on the dirty 30's

Too much psycho babble bs on Pirate about um, looking forward to hearing your experiences

 

What?! You don't have install pictures yet? Slackarse.

 

if I get some sleep after getting off work sunday morning maybe I will head out to your place..think I still have your number somewhere

will do, saved a few bucks which put it in my price range etc...helped too when my wife said OK guess she got tired of me saying, "well you know with the front end apart for the re-gear now would be the time.. and the 35's will destroy a stock birf"

truck is down at a buddy's place getting the cage installed..
Hope fully will have the truck back by the 26th for the 2nd Annual Oregon YT get together..Dirty 30's and 5.29's will give me a 221:1 low range

 

progress report?

Al

 

well just got back from an extended camping trip, wish i was till gone

anyway, the guy doing my cage had a burst appendix so he was out of action for a while. Knew it would take him longer than he said it would. guess going to the hospital for a couple of days and than recovery is a good excuse...Gears and Dirty 30's are done.

 

busted appendix? what a lame excuse!

Al

 

ok... no more excuses..... where's the update?

Al

 

well talked to Derek on Monday..supposedly It will be done this weekend...not gonna hold my breath but I wanna go wheeling...

 

well, if i don't go boating this weekend i'll be fixin the heep.... then next weekend we'll have to go wheelin! i've been getting the itch (and i'm pretty sure its not crabs this time) to go wheeling.

btw, 'can opener' is changing, i'm trying to get up there to take a look. unfortunately all our club work parties with ODF are on saturdays so i cannot attend them. couple of weeks and it will be a whole new trail...

Al

 

I am thinking you will be out on the river

that is awesome your club works with ODF...it is appreciate. Curious to see what they come up with for the trail.

Stopped by a garage sale-guy had some Brat Seats that would be perfect for the back..but $200 not what I expected

have fun on the river!

 

Well-hopefully I will be picking up the Trekker Tuesday after waiting a couple of months for the cage work , Dirty 30 axles and 5.29's. Fingers are crossed the fab guy lives up to his word

 

forgot about this smoking deal that I picked up from a local trekker bud, Paul.
a sky's rear disc kit. I have got one core caliper and have a lead on another one...hopefully have it mounted sometime before the end of the summer (2010 maybe)