the sway bar helps with cornering most and wind sway

its not hard to work on or repair unless the end is broken off replacement bushings an endlinks are easily available on fleabay for a quick rebuild of them swaybar rebuild kit under 30 bucks

Well guys, call me crazy but i went and took the pic of that sway bar and it looked normal....hmmm maybe it pops out when it's flexed some? Anyways i do think that this part should be connected



And here's the spot i thought was popped out but evidently is not.



And oh.....rear shocks are sooooooooooo over rated

And Mark, i havent got time to test the horns.

yep broken end link easy fix that kit i linked to polyurathane bushings new end links and bolts

Well i'll prob keep it there(sway bar)....cuz i tend to take turns a little fast sometimes...must be the young and dumb part of me.:/ i'm working on my lead foot. It's just so heavy hahaha

On a side note though isn't there a steering stabilizer up front too....kinda reminds ya like a shock runs horizontal?

Yeah, the steering stabilizer is a shock, it keeps backlash in the wheel or on big bumps down, keeps the wheel from being jerked from ur hand. Sway bar stops rolling and sway in the turns. ... I don't miss mine. I can't remember if I mentioned, but it WILL limit flex. I can't say you shouldn't use it either. ... Cud always remove it.

yep actually its a steering damper (same thing) it helps to keep the road from wearing out your arms an the steering box

newer 4x4 have electric disconnects for the end links just so you push a button an they allow more flex push the button again an 'click' they're locked back on keeping body roll down

Cyberhorn- that electro disconnect seems pretty cool. I didnt even realize they made such a thing.

my roommate kris went wheeling with a group of guys with jeeps an some newer rigs a hummer an a landrover i think (dont quote me) it was the land rover that had the disconnects if your wanting to disconnect yours you might be able to do the same with a clevis pin kind of setup

some google'ing might come up with some interesting project options

The parts stores sell a rebuild kit for the sway bar. It isnt hard to change at all. It cost arond 20 to 30 dollars if I recall right. I would leave it on just to keep the front end a little more solid. In my personal experience, having a great looking truck is nice but if it isnt fun to drive or wears you out when driving it, it takes the joy out of it. I would suggest to eventually fix or upgrade those things that effect the driveabilty of it even if it isnt necessarily safety oriented.

Looks like you got the tranny out. Want so ba was it? Putting it back in is more of a chore, but I have some long bolts that I connect the tranny and engine and sort of use them as giude/aligning pins.

Cyberhorn-I'm not really interested in actually doing that, i just thought it was pretty cool!

Terry-That's actually just a photo i found on google aha, although i did take the tranny out back last summer when we stuck in the clutch.

well LOL it was a thought if you do plan to go wheelin more flex is good but yeah flip a switch an ya got uber flex

Maybe someday just not now

I know that it doesn't matter very much to you anymore, but for future reference, a crack that size is easily repaired by an auto glass repair shop. Congrats on your accomplishments! That is a lot of stuff to do for a 17 year old!

Thanks, and you would have to talk about glass and cracking wouldn't ya....








I busted out my step dads back window today. NOT ON PURPOSE, complete accident wasn't paying attention and sent a scaffold buck right through that puppy, so on the hunt for a back glass....and info on here how to do it.

Nothing new on the truck really....been so snowy and cold

well the rear glass could be quite easy to get check with your local car glass people (safelight ect) for prices they install as well

if you find a used one the gasget is likely going to be your biggest pain they get stiff an crumble if his old one is flexible clean the glass up (the newused one) make sure you take a moment to fix any rust along the metal edge while the window is out
install the rubber to the window put a length of laundry line rope (thin but strong white is the usual color) least a foot of slack on the ends to grip around the entire window in the channel the metal will sit in kinda like this

"cord -> o][- <- glass"


one person in the truck the other outside spray a bit of armor all on the rubber in the channel (lube so it'll slip over the metal edge easy) start at the center an pull the cord while person outside pushes firmly but gently to get the window in work all the way around the window till you have it in

its not easy but the glass guy will do it the same way he just has practice
youtube has a lot of vids on it

His gasket doesn't appear to be too bad. I'm gonna look locally for an original before going through glass people....hoping it be cheaper and the fact that the local people stink at doing glass. Any ball park guesses on how much it would be if i had it done by safelite or someone like that.

i got a new windshield for my 79 hylux with new gasket and added tint bar at the top for 180 installed that said a flat rear window should be cheaper by far

I'm hoping! Under 100 would be great! I'll have to do some calling and figuring and stuff.

Thanks!

Oh and cyberhorn, Mark(Chef) says you have these puter skills in his thread lately, Just curious, whats he talking about? What can ya do, editing?

ive been using photoshop for years started out on version 4 its now at 13 so when i went into classes to learn some of the finer points i actually taught the teachers a few things they didnt know about it, ended up being instructors aide in the photoshop 101 class and geology as well

walked in as the instructor did an people were saying what neat rocks an i said thats a pure refined mineral sample thats a rock there sandstone mater of fact... instructor said hey want a job?

why need some image editing? i did several of marks rig for him as experimentation in top colors and stripes (his top is faded an needs repainting) i also added a graphic to the side of mine future ideas

marks rig with added top color an stripes


mine with a dragon skeleton goes with the name my daughter gave it