Locktup's 4th Rebuild

[locktup]

Jason do you ever drive it on the street any more?  I was wondering the handleing characteristics after the complete suspensions f/r.

No I don't drive on the street especial with the red label crawlers.

[gotrocks]

Well I figured you wouldn't drive it on the street with the red labels but I didn't know if you have driven it at all to see how it might handle. 

[locktup]

When I hauled ass back to camp going through the desert it handled fine.

Jason

[gotxqss]

sicccckkkkkk..

keeps getting better

[gotrocks]

Well at least it doesn't always crawl.  So is the 5th build going to be a 3rz swap?

[locktup]

Well at least it doesn't always crawl.  So is the 5th build going to be a 3rz swap?

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[gotrocks]

 

[locktup]

I'm back from Moon Rocks and all busted up. I only was out for 30 minutes before I broke a cromo rear shaft, T-Case mount, front cardon joint and took a good chunk out of my adapter. Thats all I can find now but I'm going to pull the front end apart and make sure I didn't break anything up there.

Jason

[KYOTA]

nice job ace!!!! wheres the pics?

[locktup]

I was running up Butt Crack and almost made it to the top and my rear axle broke. So I backed down took it out of crawl. Put it in second gear and hammered it. I got half way up and then things went really bad. I will post what few pictures I have later.

Jason

[gotrocks]

sounds like fun.  I know that toyota axles are cool and all but this is why I like my 60's.  Can't wait to see the pictures

[locktup]

sounds like fun.  I know that toyota axles are cool and all but this is why I like my 60's.  Can't wait to see the pictures

I had a set of 60's ready to go. But I had this brilliant idea of making these pain in the ass axle housings.

Jason

[speedemon]

I was running up Butt Crack and almost made it to the top and my rear axle broke. So I backed down took it out of crawl. Put it in second gear and hammered it. I got half way up and then things went really bad. I will post what few pictures I have later.

Jason

whoa.  i would say things were already bad when the axle broke, LOL.

[locktup]

I broke with 30 minutes. So I don't have any good pictures. I sat in camp and  .

Jason

[locktup]

 

[synwars]

That's painful indeedy. I'd cry my heart out as well if I only made it 30 mins. Could you at least ride shotty with someone? Not the same I know, but better than nothing...

[locktup]

This what I know for sure is broken. Rear Ring & Pinion, right rear axle shaft, left rear axle shaft has very small twist, front cardon joint, cross member is cracked around some welds and right rear brake caliper is leaking out of the piston.

Jason

[gotrocks]

Said it before and I'll say it again.

DANA 60'S BABY

[mudaddict]

ouch that sucks sorry to hear that jason at least you made it 30 mins

[Yota4life]

Ahh you jinxed your self jason! I remember you were saying you never had problems with 4.88s

[locktup]

Ahh you jinxed your self jason! I remember you were saying you never had problems with 4.88s

4.88's are still the bomb

I went through the rear third member. Washed all of the bearings out. A couple of very small nicks in the ring gear. It looks like the nicks were caused by the broken axle pieces floating around. The gear is not chipped. I'm going to go ahead and run it. I'm sure it will be fine. If not then it will break. I am tired of dropping money into this turd. And I'm tired of not being able to wheel it  .

Jason

[gotrocks]

 


Tired of putting money into it.  We all know they're just money pits

[locktup]

I dont mind putting money into it if I'm get some time behind the wheel. Ive dropped a few grand into in the truck in the past two months with only a hour of drive time  .


Jason

[mudaddict]

maybe you shouldnt spend so much money on it in a short period of time

[locktup]

If I didnt have it I wouldnt spend it 

[mudaddict]

hey thats not to much of a bad thing sorry jason so update this hows the truck??

[locktup]

Parts are ordered. I should be good to go for the Rubithon  .

Jason

[rouchx4]

As of now, the wife gives the green light and I should be on the Rubithon w/ya!  Let's roll!  Ready to bust out the tube bender before the trip? 

[locktup]

Not yet. I have to get my POS back together.

Jason

[rouchx4]

Sorry to hear about the breakage!  Maybe 39" tires are more trouble than they're worth w/ toy running gear.  Looks like I missed the cut-off for the Rubithon sign-up anyway.  We'll have to get together and do a smaller/lower key run soon.