1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

The local off-road shop in towns owner used to wheel a yellow 70s Unimog. But he parked it and it's been sitting for some time. I'd use their shop a lot more if they weren't always booked putting drop bracket lifts on silverados. Like for alignments and stuff I can't do anymore with the loss of my flat driveway.

 

Okay that's actually sick, I want that

 

Yeah was a whole unimog for sale in some small town outside of KC, something like $15k. Probably too nice to be anything other than a 80 year old collectors item.

Do people use the solid axles off newer dodges and fords for these? Back when I was sort of not really thinking about such a thing, a kingpin HP60 off of a '79 f-250 was the thing to have. Then again, i was hanging out on a chevy forum, so I guess they had different needs.

 

I was working on my buddies Silverado the other day with him. Those front ends are like 1" from full droop at the factory height. Almost useless, without a taller spindle and a small drop bracket they have no travel.

 

Yeah there's so many cool vehicles parked in random sheds in west tx. I know a guy with a 40's willys wagon out there, someday he wants to restore it, after all his other projects (he has so many projects...)

 

No one wants the AAM axles dodge uses now. I think the Fords are okay if you dont mind their dumb hubs.

 

Do they still use torsion bars on those? Thats how mine was, it was...annoying.

 

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Rust-Oleum is strong

 

Yeah, they're trash. I get it, it's a full-size meant for hauling garbage and fat people, not for wheeling. But only 1" of droop from neutral is insane, it's so harsh.

 

They must be cheap to build or something. Its such a mediocre design from a technical standpoint.

 

KP ford fronts through the 90s are still desirable for strength but not for availability or turning radius.

The super duty fronts from 05 and up are pretty damn popular because they are 35 spline factory and cheap and easy to come by. The unit bearings are a bit of a bummer but there are plenty of options for redrilled ones and they aren't that prone to failure anyways.

 

Bruh

Is this shit for sale?

 

@Wulf @Kwikvette

 

Are the new ones balljoint or kingpin?

 

Back on the topic of how a lot of solid toyota axles are already bent. Finally makes sense why there are two (rock assault and diamond?) aftermarket housings for them. People want to stay Toyota and I guess someone saw a market for it.

 

Ball joints since 92. Never heard on anyone breaking one. Just bitching about how they're weaker.


And the axles have a better turn radius

 

Sounds about right. I wonder how much 'common knowledge' of this stuff is mostly wrong or completely wrong. Its not like most people have the ability to really test this stuff...

 

Yeah I don't hear anything about them failing. Just that they get sloppy regularly if you don't buy quality ones.

 

Just like Toyota LBJs

 

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