4x4yota's 81 4x4 build

[4x4yota]

5.29s would be nice I can turn 33s/35s no prob with my 4.56 its just my 37s are so much heavier and I dd my truck with 32s and wheel with the 37s so the dual tcases would do that but as far as street the lil extra tourque from the 4.88 would be nice

[oldyeller]

5.29s
Go big or go home!!!

[4x4yota]

will 5.29s kill me with 32s or will the increased toruque be worth the high RPMs on the high way Im already burning 3500 in 4th with 32s doing 65MPH

[pumkin toy]

yeah 5:29's with 32's on the highway will suck. you will probly redline at like 60 mph in fifth! lol

[4x4yota]

thats my dilema with 5.29 and why 4.88 would be better but would love to have the 5.29s for my 37s
how do factory V6 4.88 compare to a regeared V6 3rd is the factory any weaker or just as good

[oldyeller]

If it was me I would run your 37s with 5.29s all the time.
How much highway driven do you do?

That way your not always changing out tires (just a thought) 

[4x4yota]

how hard would it be if I installed the 5.29s my self I really dont have the money for gears and install

[hilux-1983]

how hard would it be if I installed the 5.29s my self I really dont have the money for gears and install

No way bud..... That's a lot of money to "try" and install the gears yourself. Be patient and save the $$$$ to have it done right. I have ZUK take care of my gear installs http://www.gearinstalls.com/ . It's worth the wait. Cuz when your gears are prematurely whinning and or making all kinds of weird noises, you'll wish you had waited.

[pumkin toy]

No way bud..... That's a lot of money to "try" and install the gears yourself. Be patient and save the $$$$ to have it done right. I have ZUK take care of my gear installs http://www.gearinstalls.com/ . It's worth the wait. Cuz when your gears are prematurely whinning and or making all kinds of weird noises, you'll wish you had waited.

i agree! plus, not only do you have to have some pretty good experience to do it, you also have to buy a few specialty tools that can be very spendy

[oldyeller]

Patients just save up and then get it done all in one shot!

[axled89]

gears are a pain in the azz.   but take time and go slow pay attention to what you are doing.  double and triple check the backlash /preload and every thing.   and break in proceedere is critical to  
i've done 529s there really no harder than the others.   you have the force with.

[4x4yota]

ok so I emailed zuk and he wants $250 each 3rd to install the gears + parts so I think Ill just save and get the already built 3rds from sky manufacturing or just lock my rear current 3rd and buy duals and just put up with 4.56 for now after all the 37s are just trail tires and my truck has amazing power with 4.56 and 32s

[4x4yota]

any one hear of the company durasolid I found them on a forum on pirate and they have toyota 4cyl and V6 spools for $69
http://durasolid.com/ProductDetail.aspx?Productid=11&categoryid=4&ProductName=

how hard would it be to install a spool myself?

[kiefer1980yota]

Wow beautiful! Ive got big plans for my 1st jen too

[4x4yota]

Wow beautiful! Ive got big plans for my 1st jen too

thanks... do you have a build?

[4x4yota]

ok so I know the question is always asked abot spools for a DD bt how do they do on high 65-75mph is it any different is there any specific driving characteristics i should know

[NorCalToy]

ok so I know the question is always asked abot spools for a DD bt how do they do on high 65-75mph is it any different is there any specific driving characteristics i should know

i never noticed a difference on the highway with mine although iv never driven it in snow. U turns suck bad and keep the tires rotated often. otherwise it kicks ass offroad.

[pumkin toy]

yeah a spool is gonna wear out your tires even faster than a locker. keeping them rotated often is good advice

[4x4yota]

I only drive 5-10 miles a day round trip and maybe 1-2 times a year a 120 mile round trip and then to and from trails so not to worried about tire wear... but off road I would love to have the added traction til I go more places with out worry... and the way I look at it is that if Im going to lock my axle Im going to "LOCK IT"

[NorCalToy]

I only drive 5-10 miles a day round trip and maybe 1-2 times a year a 120 mile round trip and then to and from trails so not to worried about tire wear... but off road I would love to have the added traction til I go more places with out worry... and the way I look at it is that if Im going to lock my axle Im going to "LOCK IT"

id say do it. just make sure to keep your tires rotated. i didnt and ended up with 2 baldass rears and then goodlife fronts. it sucked. althoguh i drive like a teenager so that didnt help.

[4x4yota]

I rotate my tire every oil change so its already habit so sholdnt be a problem and I talked to ZUK and he gave me step by step instrctions and said it should be no problem

[hilux-1983]

I rotate my tire every oil change so its already habit so sholdnt be a problem and I talked to ZUK and he gave me step by step instrctions and said it should be no problem

Pretty nice guy Huh!!!!

[4x4yota]

Pretty nice guy Huh!!!!

he is if I wish I had the money I would just have him but its a good learning experience for me

[4x4yota]

ok so now Im having charging issues, it doesnt want to charge at idle 600-800rpms but charge light goes off at 1000rpms and charges at 900+rpms... the alt/reg & batt were replaced within the last year and I cleaned and replaced connections today and still having problems so I replaced the reg and nothing so could it be the alt? friend told me I prolly got the brushed dirty and doesnt make a good connection all the time... is that possible or what else could it be?

[DeadlyPeace]

Sounds like the alt.

I don't think so, but can't fully remember if the older seperated alt/reg charge systems if the alt had a rear cover. If it does you can pull the rear cover to check,clean, and/or replace the brushes. If not you'd have to take the alt apart to do it. If that's the case then remove the alt and take to an auto part store and have them check it.

[4x4yota]

took the alt to auto zone and had it tested and it failed almost as soon as it started so ordered a new one with a lifetime warranty will be here tomorrow and will install it after work

[Farace1979]

It looks great man I like the way it sits I've got some 35X14.50s ready to put on my 79..

[4x4yota]

truck has been doing great Im taking a road trip ether sun or mon to help work on a friends yota so looking forward to it and I want to run the 37s but cant find any body that will balance 37s I cant find anyone that will

[4x4yota]

so got one of my buddy at walmart to balance them and a couple of them have alot of weight... but hopefully they are alot smother at highway speeds... also does anyone know where to get a longer slip spline for a front drive shaft Id like to use a square as a last result my drive shaft is just a couple inches to short and only has about 5" of slip

[NorCalToy]

so got one of my buddy at walmart to balance them and a couple of them have alot of weight... but hopefully they are alot smother at highway speeds... also does anyone know where to get a longer slip spline for a front drive shaft Id like to use a square as a last result my drive shaft is just a couple inches to short and only has about 5" of slip

I know TG has a longer spline available for like $180. Or you could check with a local Driveline shop to see what theyd charge for a longspline setup.

Why not go square? Mines good to about 45 and its the first Iv ever made and it was all eyeballed as close as i could guess at 11PM the night before wheeling.