Solid Axle Swap BS Thread

I have a solid joint at the axle end of my driveshaft. Hopefully it holds up better

 

Nice!!! Looks good. Who makes those fenders? How high up into the engine bay did you come with the coilovers.

 

I have a matsuba on the workbench waiting to replace the vato zone trail spare loaner from my buddy. I exploded the caps on a Japanese joint my first run out with the 80 axle, but it was assembled out of 3 other joints the day before the trip. Last run I broke a cross off a pos precision joint. Chinese pot metal crap.

 

Lol any issues with hub studs? I think I'm going to go arp's from the start

 

Was getting ready to ask you what you were doing to break those u joints but the. You said Chinese stuff. I've never broken one of the Japanese joints on my truck and I'm using the smaller 3rd gen 4Runner stuff on my big pig.

 

If I'm not mistaken the axle wyatts building will use a LC 9.5 third and 60 outer?

 

We're going with all Toyota stuff on this build from Frontrange. Going with the RCV axle's and the 9.5 LC diffs with ARB lockers. Should be prett good on e the first ten we're building.

 

Very nice! Wish I could swing some arb's. My rcv's have taken a beating so far on my 39.5's. What tire size you guys planning on running? 2.7 or 3.4?

 

I have nothing to add to the conversation, I just want to point out that we're on page 307.

 

And still no truck to show for it...

 

Doing mini truck birfs or fj80 birfs? I was just thinking that wouldn't be to terribly hard to pull off, a steering 9.5 with the 80 birfs. Be stronger than a 40 or 60 series and still be all toy.

Also if yall are going front range then are you doing leafs up front? Or do they offer a link kit also?

 

I think its a combo of using old u joints, a cheap parts store spare and the offset diff not liking the minor axle wrap I have. Both times I was in double low, with the front end climbing bound up in the rear. I still Havent broke a jap u joint, just exploded the caps, so the group consensus is the jap joint lived lol!!

 

None yet, I'm also only on 33s and drive fairly sane. I check the torque before my trips as well. My spare set of rear axle shafts are drilled out for larger studs, 9/16ths I think. So I may pop the hubs off this winter or spring and drill and tap them for larger ones.

Wyatt: sounds like a cool project. The aftermarket support is growing for these axles by the year, and I think they are a great alternative to tons for a trail rig.

 

Only problem with Toyota junk is that you can't find it locally when you need it. Gotta buy everything online... I can go to any part store and they'll basically have whatever I need for my domestic axle. Can't do that with Toyota parts.

 

This is very true. But then you can't have the fun condescending speech to the parts dude about how you can't wait until the little niche auto maker Toyota gets popular so you can finally buy parts at their stores.

 

Went to the State fair tractor pulls. Took 3rd place in heavy class, i was the only toyota let alone the only 6 cyl. there. Pulled 241' 8" first place pulled 283' (he was in a 80's chev 2500 on 35's with a 454 big block some where in the 680 horse range)

here's a video my girl got

 

yes. ill take it, PM inbound.

 

Anyone here drive a 1st gen v6 with 4.10s and 37s on the street? Trying to work a deal on tires/wheels and may have to do some light pavement pounding on stock gears for a few months.