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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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1999 4Runner Dana 44 SA Conversion and Rear Leaf Conversion - Pics and Writeup

Write up and Pics:

http://www.sonoransteel.com/Dana44/index.htm

Parts list:

http://www.sonoransteel.com/SA_Parts.html
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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What happened to the other thread?
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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Basically if one of my webstalkers shows up, I delete the thread.
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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Web stalkers? What are those? I hope i'm not one! LOL
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 12:40 AM
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hey steve! when you gonna test out your runner on the rez?
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by i_love_tacos
hey steve! when you gonna test out your runner on the rez?
I'm thinking July would be good. It's too hot down here. This month I'm off to the Rubicon and August is Colorado.

I'll hit up the callendar and shoot you an e-mail and we can post it in the trip planning.
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 04:46 AM
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Web stalkers? What are those? I hope i'm not one! LOL
No you are not.
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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great work

Grea work Steve,
and thanks for all the great documentation.

When do we get to see the beast in some heavy duty action?
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:17 AM
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2 Weeks from now on the Rubicon and I'll see you in Colorado.

I will be in ALBQ this Friday. With Hughes
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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Are you driving it do ABQ?
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 11:19 AM
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No flying. I get there FRI AM and leave SAT at 3pm
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by sschaefer3
I'm thinking July would be good. It's too hot down here. This month I'm off to the Rubicon and August is Colorado.

I'll hit up the callendar and shoot you an e-mail and we can post it in the trip planning.
yeah july sounds good. ill be thinking of a route. maybe navajo mountain. thats a fun one.
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 04:31 PM
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shackle angle is all wrong

nice truck steve!
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 44Runner
nice truck steve!
Thanks Dave, you have a nice truck as well!
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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That 4Runner of yours sure has come a long way Steve. Awesome job you did there, congrats
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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nice rig and great documentation of each step of the swap.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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Ran the Rubicon trail in California both ways in and out from Tahoe.

Truck did really well and it actually articulates way more than I ever thought it would.

2000 miles round trip with 3 solid days of wheeling/crawling.

I'm also gonna get some more "matcho" tires, since the front axle is so strong now.

It was fun smoking the Yokos.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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Yokohomo MT's for sure. They are way Macho.

We have some really nice burn out rocks here in Colorado.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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No, I'll go back to MT/R's like I had from 2002-2003.

Take the good with the bad and make the best of it.
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Old Jul 3, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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awsome job. looks really good.
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