Wyoming B.S. Thread

We will be, at the very least, lifting the motor up far enough the easily assess everything. Makes sense to replace the perches and motor mounts. The question now is which perches to get. Any thoughts on that?

edit: Are DMZ fab anf New Venture Motorsports the only reasonable options?

 

Awesome. No other unwelcome discoveries, I take it?

You getting any other parts at the same time? I'm getting some ball joints for my annual refresh.

 

Yes, a few more discoveries. We worked all afternoon repairing my LCAs (both sides) in several places. At some point I will start of thread detailing that process.

Maybe. I'm gonna talk to my 'guy' over at toyota of renton tomorrow about the coil buckets. I want to get a feel for how redily available they are for him and of course get his price if he can get them. I will message you when I know more.

Regarding my LBJs, 60K on the ones I pulled today. No play in them, no leaks and frankly feel tight AF. Going to replace them anyway. I don'r see how @Squeaky Penguin and @Reh5108 have theirs fail so easily. I spite of what my coil bucket looks like, I guess I'm not trying hard enough

 

Oh, and there was a GFC sighting today. Or was there?

 

Yes only options I'm aware of. Brett did the new venture ones. Dmz come welded together I believe.

You will have to pull the motor no matter what to install the new buckets. Just remove it and get it out of the way now.

I could see the white lines tweaked already too looked like. Was their cracking there?

I'm doing my lbj too. Have 60k+ on them and seem fine but over my 50k rule and it's been 3 years so it's time.

 

Have you used either one?

We'll see how that goes. Space constraints with where and how it's parked in the garage may dictate how we handle the motor.

Where? In the bushing?

 

Yeah bushings looked crooked from being forced that way.

And I haven't. I have seen several guys use the dmz ones. On Brett and on other guy I've seen use the others. Not sure one is better than the other. I was going to go with dmz.

And again you literally won't be able to get it out without the motor being a giant pain in the ass. Not sure it'll be possible really with it in there..not well anyways.

 

I'll take a close look at them tomorrow.

The perches from New Venture are $60/pr. The ones from DMZ are $160. New venture is on backorder, not sure on DMZ.

 

The weld is too far down and along the frame to do it with the motor in.

And I bet the price difference is due to the dmzs come welded together. So you just mount them. Are they the same material thickness?

 

I get what you are saying. The motor will be disconnected from the trans and lifted up out of the way at the very least is what I was trying to say.

DMZs are 3/16" and the New Ventures are 1/4"

 

The next venture ones are 1/4" dmz is 3/16"

 

Ah gotcha. Well that'll help. But if you can get it totally out of the way it'll make the welding a lot better.

I'd go for the next venture ones. So long as you trust the guy welding them together

 

I do trust him.

I'm pretty sure that is what Brett used but unfortunately they are on backorder.

 

Yes he did.

Call and ask how long the wait is. I'll buy a pair too if they need more incentive to make more haha

 

Yeah, I think that'll be the plan.

I'll tell them.

What was the name of the guy that was making motor mount assemblies here on TW. I think you bought some from him IIRC.

 

I did indeed.

@Bonzen makes motor and tranny mounts. Only person I've seen that makes a beefy drop in auto transmission mount. A set I think of motor and tranny mounts is like $700 bucks. Not cheap. But very stout as it replaced the full brackets and mounts unlike the trail gear mounts which still use the stamped metal brackets to the block.

95-97 used cast brackets so that's not as big of a deal.



Welcome to race truck parts status...gotta pay to play..

 

Bonzen




TG with a cast bracket. Stamped is thinner.

 

This is my tranny mount. Top is 4xinovations which is a nice mount really. Bottom Bonzen. But this is for a manual and 4xi doesn't make one for the auto.

 

Did you inspect them while they were on the truck? I did just discover the slightest amount in a new OEM LBJ in May. Not too concerned about it yet. We'll see how well the Moog I just installed holds up. If it makes it a year I'll be happy since it's half the cost.

What ended up being the issue with your Solo's and LBJ connection?

 

Lca wasn't thick enough. The threads we're bottoming out on the lbj stud. Haven't called solo to ask about it yet.