Author Topic: DTB's ANGRY TREE HUGGER (Now pulling an angry pop up camper) (Read 286201 times)

DTB · « **Reply #1230 on:** Apr 09, 2008, 05:31:06 AM »

Quote from: Inittowinit on Apr 03, 2008, 04:48:02 PM

I just read your build thread front to back

theres a build here?

haha....drivelines are going to the shop today....hopefully the truck should be rollin by next week!

CTENG in KS · « **Reply #1231 on:** Apr 09, 2008, 06:33:42 AM »

Daaaang...its so...ANGRY!

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1232 on:** Apr 09, 2008, 10:31:07 AM »

-Matt- · « **Reply #1233 on:** Apr 09, 2008, 04:59:50 PM »

im usually not font of seat covers but those are dope where did u pick them up?

DTB · « **Reply #1234 on:** Apr 10, 2008, 05:32:59 AM »

Quote from: ClownMan on Apr 09, 2008, 04:59:50 PM

im usually not font of seat covers but those are dope where did u pick them up?

I got them at autozone....19.99 each....they fit SR5 buckets perfectly and have storage on them for knick-knacks and doo-dads!

6.72:1 · « **Reply #1235 on:** Apr 10, 2008, 08:52:35 AM »

Wow, I leave the country for a few months and some folks start modifying for off-road performance....

How goes it DTB?

Peter

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1236 on:** Apr 10, 2008, 09:19:47 AM »

PETER

are ya back buddy

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1237 on:** Apr 10, 2008, 09:20:38 AM »

hey DTB theres a runner like yours at my friends scrap yard, been smacked on the front like my truck was

DTB · « **Reply #1238 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 07:39:00 AM »

Quote from: 6.72:1 on Apr 10, 2008, 08:52:35 AM

Wow, I leave the country for a few months and some folks start modifying for off-road performance....

How goes it DTB?

Peter

Hey buddy! Whats up? Hope you are having a fun time on the other side of the pond! When you coming back again? It seems like its been years.....

DTB · « **Reply #1239 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 07:39:22 AM »

Quote from: 79coyotefrg on Apr 10, 2008, 09:20:38 AM

hey DTB theres a runner like yours at my friends scrap yard, been smacked on the front like my truck was

Buy it and part it out!

DTB · « **Reply #1240 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 07:45:05 AM »

Sooooo uhhhh I'm trying to figure out how I pulled this manuver...I ripped a Marlin lo-profile plug right out of my front diff. Looks like I might be shaving the front plug. Any ideas?

DeadlyPeace · « **Reply #1241 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 08:25:56 AM »

I've lost a few stock and low profile plugs out on the trails so I decided to put a stock one back in and just welded up.
Haven't lost one since

For draining I removed the two lower studs to 3rd member and replaced them with bolts. It drains a little slower, but it keeps the oil off the trails.

Jordan7118 · « **Reply #1242 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 08:26:26 AM »

I used a cut off wheel to cut out a rectangle-ish piece around the plug, then made a patch out of 2.5" sch. 40 pipe (had similar curve), hammered it a little, welded it up, and golden!

DTB · « **Reply #1243 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 08:35:24 AM »

Quote from: Jordan7118 on Apr 28, 2008, 08:26:26 AM

I used a cut off wheel to cut out a rectangle-ish piece around the plug, then made a patch out of 2.5" sch. 40 pipe (had similar curve), hammered it a little, welded it up, and golden!

I like that idea....sounds EASY......think 1/4" should work well?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #1244 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 09:45:13 AM »

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Apr 28, 2008, 07:39:22 AM

Buy it and part it out!

$I\'m Down$ i wish i had the coin $I\'m Down$

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1245 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 05:24:02 PM »

Weld the drain plug closed, and tack weld the bottom stud to the nut and use that to drain it when you need to.

Gittinit · « **Reply #1246 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 05:42:19 PM »

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Apr 28, 2008, 07:45:05 AM

Sooooo uhhhh I'm trying to figure out how I pulled this manuver...I ripped a Marlin lo-profile plug right out of my front diff. Looks like I might be shaving the front plug. Any ideas?

Looks to me like its already part way shaved off.

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #1247 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 05:52:20 PM »

don't they make a plate that welds on 2 the diff and makes the hole ressesed

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #1248 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 05:59:42 PM »

Sure but that also kills your clearance, just do what I said and be done with it. A buddy of mine lost 2 plugs on his rear diff this weekend alone. He's gonna weld it up this week, all 4 of them on both of his rigs. I lost a Detroit and 4.88's to this problem, sure Toyota put protection for them originally but as you can see by DTB's picture rocks will grind that smooth in no time at all.

Jordan7118 · « **Reply #1249 on:** Apr 28, 2008, 10:40:02 PM »

Quote from: DirToyBoy on Apr 28, 2008, 08:35:24 AM

I like that idea....sounds EASY......think 1/4" should work well?

Yea, that should be fine. If you really wanna get crazy, imagine making the bottom flat (misses the ring gear) and shave it that way. The way I speak of eliminate the plug but keeps the general rounded shape. The flat makes it look like you took a bandsaw to it and then welded on flat plate.

I did the plug-eliminator this time, and maybe I'll do round-eliminator down the road... Who knows...

Inittowinit · « **Reply #1250 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 12:39:52 AM »

COToy91 · « **Reply #1251 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 12:54:31 AM »

Quote from: Jordan7118 on Apr 28, 2008, 10:40:02 PM

Yea, that should be fine. If you really wanna get crazy, imagine making the bottom flat (misses the ring gear) and shave it that way. The way I speak of eliminate the plug but keeps the general rounded shape. The flat makes it look like you took a bandsaw to it and then welded on flat plate.

I did the plug-eliminator this time, and maybe I'll do round-eliminator down the road... Who knows...

4crawler makes the plate precut and comes with a template for shaving the diff if you want to go that route

DTB · « **Reply #1252 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 05:54:31 AM »

So...Initowinit and I got the axle all shaved last night..Ripping that plug out this weekend really pissed me off and I don't want it to ever happen again.....This was waaaaay easier than I thought it was gonna be...the hardest part is disconnecting the axle from the truck. I used 1/4" steel and left a little over 1/8 inch clearance on the ring gear.

..heres some pics.....

The victim>>>

Rough cut

The edges of the plate are beveled (as well as the cut in the housing) so that the weld fills in correctly giving it a nice flush fit

Looks like it should fit right?

Gittinit · « **Reply #1253 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 06:18:22 AM »

You got alot of work into it with little gain. With the pinion angle in relation to ground level, and the angels at which said differential, encounter projectiles during the journey through the challenges of offroading, you really should have clearanced more.

Looks good!

DTB · « **Reply #1254 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 06:34:49 AM »

yea whatever...here's the final product

THK Matt · « **Reply #1255 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 07:49:20 AM »

damn thats smoothe

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #1256 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 08:07:14 AM »

Quote from: Gittinit on Apr 30, 2008, 06:18:22 AM

You got alot of work into it with little gain. With the pinion angle in relation to ground level, and the angels at which said differential, encounter projectiles during the journey through the challenges of offroading, you really should have clearanced more.

That them there a lot of fancy talk

fordh8r · « **Reply #1257 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 08:14:49 AM »

Looking good! $Beer Chug\'n$ Nice!

DTB · « **Reply #1258 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 09:13:16 AM »

So now my question is how do I keep the normal wear metal shavings out since the magnet is gone?

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #1259 on:** Apr 30, 2008, 09:29:53 AM »

well i vote you wrap copper wire around the axle tube and send a high volt current threw it turning the axle in2 a super electro magnet thus pulling the metal atoms away from the gear atoms.

but you have 2 use plastic washers/spacers 2 isolate the carrier and gears from the housing

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