Long Travel BS Thread

Nearly the same for me. I had a guy that 4WP recommended. I broke it in the first 150 miles on the way to a Mojave trip. Haven't had any issues.

:edit: Nitro brand gears.

 

I've got about 15K on my 4.88's without issue. They were setup by ECGS. I'm only running 33's but I weigh over 6K lbs and am locked front and rear. They haven't seen a whole lot of high speed abuse but they have seen a ton of rock crawling miles.

 

Nope, it shouldnt change that

 

general rule of thumb.. three threads per inch. not knowing how much actual preload is in them, you are just going to have to adjust, check, adjust, check.

No wont change the strap mounts/length.

 

I know...trust me I know.
Luckily all mine have failed on the street. One was literally backing up in the drive way to line up with my trailer. But to be fair. Two of those diffs I've had fail were definitely bad installs from Marlin Crawler.

 

That's what I meant when I said, you don't really know how much preload is in the shock.
preload is measured once the coil and the preload ring touch, so you may have 10 threads showing before you have any preload. does that make sense?
if not shoot me a call.

 

I have nearly 45K on my STOCK gear set. The original set was replaced under warranty before 60K. Lot's of hard dirt miles but I'm really easy on the skinny pedal knowing these gears a probably a time bomb. I'm ready to regear and rebuild but after reading how many miles you guys are not getting and the $$ spent I may just wait.

 

Being 4x I kept my springs where the collar barely touched the spring, basically no preload. Keep them cvs at a happy angle





I blew one diff a while back, but that was partially my fault. Had a regear from a shop that did a horrible job and then had it redone (cuz of a loud whine) by Yotamasters and it's been going strong for quite sometime now! But my 3.4 don't hit like ur 4.0s do

 

Partially? Hahaha

 

I insalled 4.88 precision gears at 43k. I now have 138k on the truck. been running 35s on mine since before the install I have never had a problem but I do not have the e locker just the mechanical lsd.

 

10k on my 4.56s no noises or issues, changed the fluid twice so far, nitro brand

 

So the few of you that have been in this section for a while know I have been talking about selling my truck for a long time now. Well finally I am getting serious about it. Going to do a little maintenance, a good cleaning and fresh paint on all the tube work and its going on RDC and CL. I really want to get an FJ by the end of August.

 

I'll sell you mine! Ha

 

New bedcage is starting to come together nicely

 

Give me some details I am open to options. I have been looking at a few in SD on Craigslist. FJs are cheaper in California then here in Phoenix

 

91 fj80, all original. Keep meaning to sell it but keep getting super busy

 

i just got 4 duallys in a trade, if anyone is interested in them. lemme know!

 

So my leafs are finally clapped out so time for new ones. When we originally planned on a 50T pack when we started the rear but I dragged my feet alittle and Allpro stopped selling and ran out about a week before I tried to order (like 3 years ago). I am probably to heavy for F67's to last. So what would the best Deaver Alternative be? Is an H70 my best option or is there something better these days?

Here is an pic of the bed and I also have an aluminum jack in front of the tire now and will have storage boxes on either side of the spare with tool and recovery gear.


Thanks for the help.

 

the new pack from deaver would be the E30s they dont make the h70s anymore. the e30s apparently hold a lot of weight

 

Are e30's the same thing as a H70's though? If not has anyone put them on a 1st gen Taco yet?