Topic: 89 V6 Pickup

[46&2]

Yoter is looking good. Must feel nice to be rid of that damned ifs

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Yoter is looking good. Must feel nice to be rid of that damned ifs

hellllllllll yea! IFS is i never watned to admit while i still had it, but not iv got a solid axle its ok to say

[THK Matt]

naw, it's still gay.... you're driving it xD

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Well im thinkin about buying a set of boggers for the snow... 35x16-15 Theyre already grooved and they have probably 80% tread

[86bobbedtoy]

they will kickass in the snow, do it

[THK Matt]

Do it blake.

[NorCalToy [OP]]

they will kickass in the snow, do it

thats why i wantem. idk if theyll fit without new wheels or bigass wheelspacers though

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Still To Do:

-Make fishplate for moving steering box


-Move steering box forward as much as i can, If i can get ir far enough i might redrill my springperches another inch forward


-Get Braided BrakelinesUsed stockers to extend em


-Wheel Spacers


-Swap my rear 3rd member to the matching(and open) 4.37s


-Rebuild knuckles driver side trunion is garbage


-Diff Armor


-Paint and Remount bed

movin it to this page so i can see it without searching

I also finally got around to solid mounting my (Kiefers) firestik. Whoever decided a megnetic moutn would work for a firestick is retarded.

i think im gonna go work on some diff armor now. i really wanna do a spider web lookin gusset or use some bar/rod but idk if i have any thats thin enough to bend.

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Still To Do:

-Make fishplate for moving steering box


-Move steering box forward as much as i can, If i can get ir far enough i might redrill my springperches another inch forward


-Get Braided BrakelinesUsed stockers to extend em


-Wheel Spacers


-Swap my rear 3rd member to the matching(and open) 4.37s


-Rebuild knuckles driver side trunion is garbage should be soon thanks to 86BT


-Diff Armor started anyways. i noticed an decent sized dent in my front housing from the short trip i took over the weekend...which is weird because i didnt hit any rocks... coulda been the ice i guess or somethin buried in the mud pit...but i guess it is kinda hard to hear over 6000RPM launches while mud is raining on the whole truck anybody know what the rev limiter is on these things?



-Paint and Remount bed


-Shocks

[THK Matt]

it bounces off the rev limiter at like 7200 rpm

I popped my clutch while doing that one time and popped a wheelie, it was sick as hell.

[Halladay]

when you doing lockers and duals?

[86bobbedtoy]

shipped two bearings this morning 

[NorCalToy [OP]]

shipped two bearings this morning 

awesome. thanks dude. really appreciate it

when you doing lockers and duals?

whenever i can afford it. i want to get the duals stuff around xmas time but itll probably still vhae to sit for awhile because i think realistically lookin at at least a grand to do it because i have a chain case so iv gotta buy 2 adapters and then drivelines and then skidplate.

i was thinkin about doin a single 4.7 case for now though if i can afford it.


ill probaly try to get at least a rear locker when i gear down which will probably be next spring. these diffs are really good about locking into a posi. i had all 4 tires throwin mud when i dropped into the big mud pit.

[Halladay]

weld that rear diff 

[NorCalToy [OP]]

weld that rear diff 

I ran a welded diff for quite awhile. It kicked ass offroad but it killed my tires onroad. ill probly save up til i can get an aussie or lockright for the rear and eventually one for the front or a selectable hopefully. Im gonna keep building for as long as i can but ill be going to college soon so the truck might get kinda put on hold til im out and can afford to build it up pimp.

[NorCalToy [OP]]

I got a question about shocks now...Im gonna order some 5125 Bilsteins soon and Im not sure what length to order. Obviously  I can go measure so dont say that. but im wondering what length most people with a RUF setup run. I have a shitload of droop so i think im gonna need at least a 12" but are there any disadvantages to having a 14 even if i dont use it all? besides having to tap into my inner fender to mount it...

[86bobbedtoy]

I have 2 brand new 12"s
there for sale, just looking to get what I paid minus shipping and tax

[NorCalToy [OP]]

I have 2 brand new 12"s
there for sale, just looking to get what I paid minus shipping and tax

PM'd

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Heres a cool panorama shot of the Lake and Mountain thing behind it

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Before:






After:

[Halladay]

lookin good

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Well my mom suggested earlier today I should get a winch.So the next thing i do might be an <C bumper since theyre currently on sale or just the TG winch plate.

[THK Matt]

do itttttt.


got my 7M pulled out tonight

[NorCalToy [OP]]

do itttttt.


got my 7M pulled out tonight

ill probly go with TG's winch plate if i do it.

also i should be getting some steel to build my rear bumper with. some like 3" square im gettin hooked up with. itll just be a strait bumper but im gonna make ti as beef as i can. i plan on trimming the lower part of the rear of the bed to make it come straight out

[4x4yota]

what do you got as a front drive shaft? Im running RUF and every shaft I try just falls appart so prolly going square

[NorCalToy [OP]]

what do you got as a front drive shaft? Im running RUF and every shaft I try just falls appart so prolly going square

I just built a square. I did some basic measuring and it showed me that having a reliable shaft (wont fall out at any combo of flex, full droop, etc) would require more than a stock slip can handle. So i bought 2' of each type of square needed and following MiniSimp's writeup built my square shaft. It feels like its good to about 45mph so for now thats plenty. I only ended up using about 12" of each for the shaft so if I had measured correctly or been less cautions when cutting the driveshaft down I would have had enough to build a spare shaft.

[THK Matt]

what do you got as a front drive shaft? Im running RUF and every shaft I try just falls appart so prolly going square

No stock shaft will ever work is why.
not enough slip and not long enough anyways

[46&2]

Well my mom suggested earlier today I should get a winch.So the next thing i do might be an <C bumper since theyre currently on sale or just the TG winch plate.

Wow my mom doesn't even know what a winch is

[bigarms23]

glad to hear that your mom supports the habit. my mom suggested a new bumper and is building me one

[NorCalToy [OP]]

Wow my mom doesn't even know what a winch is

haha i was surprised she knew too

glad to hear that your mom supports the habit. my mom suggested a new bumper and is building me one

she kinda supports it. we used to have a CJ5 and went out on family wheeling/camping trips.



I got the bearings today Heath. Thanks dude. really appreciate it. LEt me know about those shocks.

I got the front end all torn apart and theres a sweet groove in the side of my birf from where one of the actual bearings got lodge between the housing and tried to bind up while i was wheeling. Ill try to take a pic of it.