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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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Wheelin with new lift, sway bar went bye bye.

Went to Windrock today (Coal Creek), and had a great time. It was a my first run with the new suspension, and first time putting the locker up to a good test.

Also found out that flexing out the rear suspension might break your sway bar. Broke a sway bar mount, so it ended up in the middle of my ome 891's, so we took it off and its gonna stay off. Now my springs become unseated at full flex, I think i need to get some limiting straps.

Going up trail 39




Finding broken sway bar.






Creek bed, where i got to flex my stuff out.




















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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 07:26 PM
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"Ok let's see, check mirror, shift into 4lo , hands at 10 and 2, engage locker"

Thanks for the invite, too bad dad is "looking out for the best" and I had to work, would have much rather been out on the trails!
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pitpatt

Thanks for the invite, too bad dad is "looking out for the best" and I had to work, would have much rather been out on the trails!

Invite? How does one go about getting on the "A list"? I was bored to death this weekend just wishin' I had something to do or somewhere to go, lol!

Hope you all had fun.
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Looks fun. You don't need that rear bar anyways.... at least I don't use one
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Old Jun 1, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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Invite? How does one go about getting on the "A list"? I was bored to death this weekend just wishin' I had something to do or somewhere to go, lol!

Hope you all had fun.
haha, just one of those things. i usually talk to Chris (crolison ) usually daily, just chattin it up (AIM) about the rigs and life in general, so i usually hear bout these things early...

plus hes always bragging to me about how much better is 4runner is than mine
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 04:57 AM
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Looks fun. You don't need that rear bar anyways.... at least I don't use one
Yep its staying off for now, just need to get some limiting straps fabbed up so my springs don't become unseated.

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haha, just one of those things. i usually talk to Chris (crolison ) usually daily, just chattin it up (AIM) about the rigs and life in general, so i usually hear bout these things early...

plus hes always bragging to me about how much better is 4runner is than mine
Haha, i wish your rig was as good as mine, its just bad that your dad is being the way he is. slider, sliders, sliders, sliders, sliders, sliders.....
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:17 AM
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Whats a swaybar?!?!???



just kidding...looks like a nice place to wheel
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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Do you have extended brake lines?
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:42 PM
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Do you have extended brake lines?
Yep i do, sonoran steel. It was a pain in the butt to do, i ended up breaking the hard line and had to get a new piece from oreillys and have it flared out.
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Old Jun 2, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Haha, i wish your rig was as good as mine, its just bad that your dad is being the way he is. slider, sliders, sliders, sliders, sliders, sliders.....

oh man, i got a story to tell you bout the "talk" we had today about it. no joke, went off on me. ill tell ya later tonight on aim, just got back from my game and i gotta shower. its a good'en!
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 07:51 AM
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Looking good! That last pic is my new Desktop background! I will look at it for where my 4Runner hopefully will be someday...right now it is a garage queen compared to yours!
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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looks like fun thanks for the pictures

b88miller you can always come on out and wheel with us....no invite needed!
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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ya you could get limiting straps... or get longer coils. lol you will lose some flex with limiting straps i think. i have the longer lc coils which with the sway bar attached will bind due to the lift so i had to remove it and it flexes like no other!!! lol

my 35 stuffed.
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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Modifier
Looking good! That last pic is my new Desktop background! I will look at it for where my 4Runner hopefully will be someday...right now it is a garage queen compared to yours!
Haha, someday man, just keep to it and you will get there. I think we are gonna try and do a wing night sometime in knoxville.


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ya you could get limiting straps... or get longer coils. lol you will lose some flex with limiting straps i think. i have the longer lc coils which with the sway bar attached will bind due to the lift so i had to remove it and it flexes like no other!!! lol
I have been thinking about it, and i havent been unseating the springs bad, so I am just gonna deal with it until i get my manual hubs on, and get some bigger tires. I have LC coils sitting at home, they were free
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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I have been thinking about it, and i havent been unseating the springs bad, so I am just gonna deal with it until i get my manual hubs on, and get some bigger tires. I have LC coils sitting at home, they were free
you should put in the lc coils you will be suprised!! i had the 890's for a year and then the 890's with a 1.5 coil spacer and just now got the long lc coils in there and it was a world of a difference in street ride quality and offroad and the flex so much better!!!! lol
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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I realize you guys likely do some more hard core wheeling than most of us but you are scaring me a bit....

I just got 881s for fronts and 891s for the rear springs-am I going to have them coming unseated and stuff like that?

Do you think a diff drop would be a wise idea to prevent trouble?

Also who does your alignments now and is that a hassle?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:43 AM
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i have over 3in of front lift and i am yet to find someone to have trouble with my alignment. and the 881's are cv KILLERS!!! i had those before my 883's and i tore cv's like no other. and now with almost 2in of more lift in the front i am yet to tear one and i am wheelin harder than before and have 35's on them now... and ya a diff drop is a good idea. and this is the first i heard of the link mount breakin clean off like that. and as long as you have your sway bars you will not come unseated he just did cause his sway bar came off...

hope this helps

bobby
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:49 AM
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Thanks yes that does help.

I will get a diff drop to have it installed same time as the lift. Toytec is close.
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 06:52 AM
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o yes they are lol so close!!!
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