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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 05:48 PM
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What would you do with a 84 pickup and 1500 bucks!??!

hey all, need your opinion here...what would you do with a toyota pickup, 84, detroit front locker, welded rear locker, with 34" swampers, and some other odds and ends, if you had 1500 bucks to spend on it? thats how much i hope to have after i get the truck and trailer bought....

do you think i should lift it more or keep it for parts or what? what would you do?

later
wade
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 06:57 PM
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Dual cases and some flexy springs.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 07:05 PM
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Crossover and a crawler.

Maybe just 4.7's in one case and some sliders.

Everyone knows you can't wheel without a winch and a solid axle, so since you already have the solid axle...

Maybe just a crawler and some junkyard springs.
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Old Nov 3, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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inchworm duals, hy steer, rears up front and mazda's out back, roll cage.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 11:14 AM
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$449.00 for a Marlin dual case adapter
$150.00 for the donor t'case
$399.00 All Pro hy-steer (ON SALE!)
$150.00 for an IFS steering box
$19.00 All Pro mounting kit for above IFS box
$19.00 All Pro frame re-inforcing kit for above IFS box
$100.00 Shorted rear d'shaft
$100.00 for a long travel square tube front d'shaft
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$1386.00

that leaves you some coin for materials/supplies etc., and will greatly improve your wheelin'

EDIT: forgot the cross member- that'll put ya over budget-

ok- being realistic- get the dual cases and crossmember at least.

later

Last edited by crawler#976; Nov 4, 2003 at 11:18 AM.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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id get some 22" spinnerz
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 12:19 PM
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Originally posted by RTdawgs
id get some 22" spinnerz
Me too !!!
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 01:23 PM
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Originally posted by sschaefer3
Me too !!!
Ha!! me three
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 06:27 PM
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Originally posted by RTdawgs
id get some 22" spinnerz
with only $1500, i want to know where you get your spinners.
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Old Nov 4, 2003 | 09:53 PM
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with only $1500, i want to know where you get your spinners.
maybe they meant to say spinnER. lol, 1500 will buy you one, maybe!
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Old Nov 5, 2003 | 08:50 AM
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I don't know what you guys are talking about, but I was talking about the new spinner hub caps. Those things are straight gangsta They bling bling almost as much as my teef
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