Recent content by ntsqd

I ordered w/o the short leaf and they're not yet installed because I fear that their ride height may be taller than I want to go with this truck. Wish that I could buy a set of NEW OEM rears for it. That might be all that I need.

I took my still uninstalled new OME's apart to put the anti-friction shims in and was able to re-use the center bolt without trouble.

Sounds to me like those springs are too light for your truck.

I took an IFS guy pondering an SAS swap for a ride in my'84. I bonzai'd it down Black Cyn Rd. (for those who know the upper CA deserts) and into some rough over behind Calico. He came away thinking that my LA rode better than his IFS. He ended up buying a LA truck and mixing/matching bodies &...

I applaud efforts to get the ride height as low as possible, but there will be some challenges & better to know about them going in than finding them once you're committed. With this ancient picture you can see some details of a LA truck's front spring hangers. Note the front spring pin height...

There are other vendors that offer SAS crossmembers. Marlin and All-Pro would be the first two that I would check out. Sky Mfg. is a good guy too. After I got it all sorted out I ran single per tire Bilstein 5100's up front (255/70 valving which is their std.) and single per tire Bilstein...

I had OME front springs and Bils 5100's (255/70) under the front of my '84 Xcab with by the time I was done. The rear was GM 63's with Bils 7100's (275/78). I started with unknwn front springs of the same lift and 4 single shock per tire application RS5000's under the front with AAL's and 4 more...

With the drag-link the way I show it I still hit the 22R oil pan at least once. Probably at high speed, I'm not sure when or where it happened. Luckily neither the Mar-Link drag-link nor the oil pan cared much. And that incident clearanced the pan such that it never hit again. If there is room...

I did cross-over steering on a LA 22R truck that was NOT high steer. Drag-link on top of the leafs for a shallow angle hopefully resulting in low bump-steer, tie-rod under them. After several weeks of cycling the front suspension in the evenings and weekends and working really, really hard to...

With no double cardan type CV joint in the drive-shaft the pinion should point up (or down) at the same angle that the rear output points down. This is rarely greater than 3° Put a digital level against the rear output flange & note the reading. Then put it on the pinion flange and note the...

OK then. I want to build a light bar, not a bumper, but don't have tube bending tools. I see how this goes though, rather than addressing me directly or contacting off list I get this. [crosses Addicted off possible vendors list for anything] Anyone interested in some rub-rails? I won't be...

Just might happen. If you do use the engine you should probably also first remove the bleed nipples and coat *just* the threads with silicone dielectric grease. It absolutely can not be a petroleum based grease (the rubber in the brake system will NOT like any petroleum products!) and...

Once it became commonly available I've bought DOT 4 for everything. i only buy 3 in emergencies. Always, always, always start with an un-opened bottle of brake fluid. As soon as you break the seal the fluid starts gathering moisture out of the air. An opened, partly used bottle that has been...

Would it be possible to buy just the main horizontal tube from this front bumper: Toyota Truck/4runner (1984-1995)? PM or email user name at yahoo if you'd prefer. Tube Front Bumper Toyota Truck/4runner (1984-1995) [aor-tube(pickup 1984-1995)] - $454.00 : Addicted Offroad is a full service...

I should mention that while I'm no expert by any means, I did spend nearly two years (2000-2002) designing brake system components for one of the racing brake parts mfg's. What I do know or have learned from experience I tried to summarize in a thread on 'Mud's FJ60 forum called "Comments on Brakes"