seats mounted
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finally it runs. I still have some minor stuff to do, but for the most part its done for now
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that thing came out pretty cool :gigem:
I like the rear fenders, that came out pretty cool. Good to see some good parts going into the axles, always better to do it right the first time
Can't wait to see it on the trail :gigem:
the only downside I'm seeing is no bed / floor in the back. Do you have plans for something? That's one thing that I don't like in the Patrol - there's just no-place to put tools, an ice-chest etc...
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Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
Thanks for the compliments. As for the ice chest and tools, there is a pretty large open area where the rear seat used to be. I'm going to build a rack there when I can get a chance. I may also put some kind of rack in that area above the gas tank. Like I said, I still have alot of little things I would still like to do, but some of it may have to wait a little while
that looks real good chris. nice work
looks good. tall. what tire size?
looks good, but is it just me or does the front sit lower than the rear?
Looking good Feller, when's the cherry popin?
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Originally Posted by bcolman
yeah, i like the rake. looks good chris.
The rear is taller than the front. The reason for that is I set the rear up when I thought I was still going to keep all the sheetmetal and hardtop. When I have the time I want to change the location of the rear shackle hangers to get a better angle and remove the overload leaf from the rear springs. This should lower it a bit and help with the ride quality
I would like to take it out to 47 sometime in January for a official break in run. After that, I might go to gilmer in early febuary, or maybe Tree's ranch if its open.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman
looks sweet, what did you put the wheelbase at?
its at 110 right now. I think I'm going to kick the rear axle back a little more when I rework the rear suspension
I've always had problems with knocking tires off of the bead, but I think I set a new personal record this weekend. I managed to debead a tire in less than 3 minutes of screwing around. And that was with 10 PSI in the tire. It looks like I'm going to finally have to break down and get some beadlocked wheels.
EDIT: I forgot to mention I also scared the hell out of my new city slicker brother in law when I used the starter fluid trick to reseat the bead :D
You cant be lettin trash like that into the family.
If that scared him, bring him on a trip. We will get a kick out of him. ;)
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Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Well on his behalf, he wasn't really expecting it. I started spraying carb cleaner into the tire, and when he asked me what it was I told him it was a type of fix a flat. He looked at me a little funny when I asked him for his pack of matches. The look on his face when I threw the burning match at the tire and the resulting explosion was great. But as for being a city boy, he is actually getting better. He is starting to really get into hunting with guns and bows this year. He still has a long way to go, but he is alot better than most of the dip****s my sister has dated
after the trip to Tree's ranch last month I noticed I was leaking gear oil from somewhere near my t-cases. I pulled them this weekend only to find that all the studs on the back end of my dual case adapter had backed out. Luckily no damage was done. I also broke one of my stock t-case mounts (I run two, one on each case). I knew the one that broke was not in the best shape, but it surprised me that it came apart that quickly. I'm thinking it may be related to the studs backing out.
So, since the mount was trashed anyway, I built this out of the remains (the 7/16 GR 5 bolt is just there for mock up purposes since I didn't have another 1/2 bolt long enough).
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The mount is about a 1/2" taller than the stock mount, which also let me ditch the cheesy spacers that came with my t-case crossmember. I also moved my front axle forward 1.5" and added a traction bar. I'll also be adding one to the rear, but I have some other plans I need to implement first
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i assume you are not making it to TCC
I don't know yet, but I would guess my chances of making it are pretty low. I want to go, but I still have alot of work to doQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
i was always under the impression that the shackle on the traction bar needs to be opposite of the spring shackle inorder to prevent binding, am i wrong here? it would be nice to know so when its time to do mine i wont have a headache trying to attach it to a front crossmember.
this is the way I understand it (word of caution here, I've been drinking heavily since 4pm). You want the traction bar end of the shackle facing the direction that the traction bar is twisting towards. In the rear, that means you want the traction bar end of the shackle facing upward since the traction bar will try to rotate upwards, pulling on the shackle. On the front, the traction bar tries to rotate downwards, which means you want the shackle setup similar to mine.Quote:
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I was under the impression that the shackle needed to be on the opposite side of the axle as the leafspring shackle (i.e. your's would need to be in the front of the truck). I think this is what Clarke was tryin to get at.
I've heard it argued both ways. I've also seen alot of rigs running a traction bar similar to mine on the front and it did not seem to limit flex enough to worry about. I had no room to put a traction bar facing forward, so this will have to workQuote:
Originally Posted by DRAGOONRANCH
Fixed the brakes yet?
And if I can make it to TCC, so can you.
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Haven't touched them yet other than rerouting a few lines. As for TCC, I don't really have the cash right now, and with less than two weekends to go I don't have alot of time. Its alot easier for you since you have your truck at your apartment. I have to drive three hours to get to mine
How much wheelbase is to much for the kind of wheeling we do here in Texas?
When we went to Tree's ranch I was sitting at 110 inches, and thought it worked very well. I've been making some minor changes to fix a few things I didn't like, and one of those was my rear shackle angle. I originally set it when I still was planning on running a full bodied rig with hardtop, so now with alot less weight on them, the shackles are damn near vertical. This made for a very rough ride, so I decided to change the shackle angle by moving the spring hangers back a few inches. Since I didn't know exactly how much I really needed, I made the new hangers with three sets of holes, about 1.25" apart. Right now I have the springs in the last set of holes. With shocks mounted, the shackle angle is about 45 degrees, and the 4runner is sitting level, but the wheelbase is at 115 inches. I can't decide whether I want to keep it at this, or move it forward to the next set of holes in order to decrease the wheelbase a little and increase the shackle angle a few degrees
do you have a pic 8of your shackle angle?
no, but like I said they are at about 45 degrees with the shocks mounted. If I pull the shocks, it drops even more. The suspension seems alot softer now, which may be good and bad (better ride, but the diff could hit my gas tank)Quote:
Originally Posted by william_ace
bumpstops they are good
I am sitting at about 120"s on the cheby (IIRC), and it does pretty good for a fullsize.
I've always had 112" stuck in my head as an ideal wheel base for most stuff. I don't remember if I read that somewhere or if it's just some generic Pirate bull**** I picked up.
My plan is one bumpstop centered above the diff to keep it from getting too friendly with the gas tankQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
I've gone from ~103 with my pickup, to 106-108 with my buggy, and finally 110 with the 4runner. The longer wheelbases seem to work alot better, but I'm sure there is a point of diminishing returns, and I'm betting I'm pretty close to it. I do think the fact that my rear axle is pretty narrow helps me when trying to pivot around something that normally will hang up a long wheelbase rig.Quote:
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rear slip and twist traction bar
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rerouted the brake lines and did away with several feet worth of softline
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puma 12V air compressor
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extra storage. I'm going to ditch the crappy plastic boxes I was using at Tree's and use that area to carry ice chests and other crap I can strap down. The ammo boxes in the back will hold tools, straps, fluids, etc.
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added a little more tube work and stretched the wheel base 1.5" in the front and 2.5" in the rear for a total of 114".
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looking good, can't wait to see it hit the trail again!