Alabama thread!

Its hard for me to not go get that one

 

@tweakit88

 

It’s a darn good looking 1st gen pickup.

I will be building a tube bed and low key exo-cage on whatever I end up getting to build. Would almost hate to do it on that one

 

A crawl box, tons, 40s and go

 

I’m thinking Toyota axles and 37s. They seem to handle it well enough And it’ll be cheaper

 

biggest issue with toyota axles are the birfs, but if you're riding with other tacoma's you'll never over exert that weakness anyways.

 

If I had a Toyota with crawl box and 40's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=8nn3f0NaqxM&feature=emb_logo

 

That seems to have gone full swing recently. People that have been running birfield eliminations are going back to a stronger version of the birfield (longfield) that is stronger than the elimination kits.

 

I did that but it just says by end of day where do you look for that?

 

I saw that straight truck for that price

 

So going Friday to pick up the FJ T case and Possibly the Front Carrier with CV axels fo an out the door price of $400. Transfer case has 90k and diff has 50k. That is incredible prices lol. My total for this conversion just went way down. All units have been tested and are fully functional btw.

 

Longfield can be pricey, That is what I went with when I rebuilt the axles I had in my Samurai's 1st set of axles.

 

Wow that is a great price

 

but they are much stronger than the birfield elimination. Closer to Dana 60 in strength

 

No Kidding. I was like i cant believe it. I called them up to ask what was wrong and they said all parts were tested and got a grade of A quality. I said i will gladly drive up to TN for those lol. Just Knocked about $650 bucks off the budget.

 

i don’t really remember sorry

 

Yes Sir thats why I went with them.
If or when I break the Toyota birfields, longfield will be what goes back in them. Not sure that I ever will break them in the Samurai. The Toyota mini truck front axle is about trice the size of the Samurai and The fj60 in the rear is almost three times the size of the Samurai.

 

pulled from pirate4x4

Bobby Longs Axle Breaking Machine Results

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Hope that everyone at the Jamboree liked the axle breaking demonstration. I really liked it and was really supprised at some of the results.
Here they are:


PRODUCT / ................................................. FT.LB. TORQUE/.... % TWIST
Yukon 4340 Dana 60 35 spline short side axle.........12,000 ..................130
Stock Dana 60 35 spline short side axle .................6,500 ....................35
Yukon 4340 Dana 44 30 spline short side axle ..........5,800 ...................35
Stock dana 44 30 spline........................................5,00 0.....................35
Yukon 4340 Birfield Eliminator kit (ear failure)............5,500......................50
Longfield 4340 30 spline (shaft failure)......................8,500............... ......175
Longfield 4340 27 spline........................................6,50 0.....................75
Stock Toyota Birfield.......................................... ..4,200 .....................45
Stock Toyota Inner Axle.......................................5,000 .....................45
All Pro "Profield".................................... .... .......... 3,500 ....................30

 

Well fedex never showed

 

That is why I would go Longfield