Old LBJ laying around?

MStudt

MStudt

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I'm trying to see if anyone has an old LBJ laying around that they'd be willing to give me? I have someone doing a little R&D for me while I'm gone. I'm working on something to replace our failing LBJ'S, and need to get my hands on an old part.

Let me know.
 
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Jaketino said:
Whatever it is, if it helps beef up the LBJ, I'll buy it.
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How does a reliable, and rebuildable ball joint sound? You'll be able to keep your OEM housing, and be able to replace the actual ball joint with a rebuildable one. Or I'll have a solid joint that'll press into the OEM housing, and build replacement lower control arms. Just to wait until the details come in.
 
Not sure why you would want to take on that liability. If your parts fail and someone dies, you're screwed even though you will probably have a "disclaimer".
 
ajonesnv said:
[MENTION=98153]MStudt[/MENTION] If you have list of potential buyers, can you put me on it?
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I'll start a list on this thread for reference.

mxer said:
Not sure why you would want to take on that liability. If your parts fail and someone dies, you're screwed even though you will probably have a "disclaimer".
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Those are the facts of life when you own a business. That's what insurance is for as well.

I'm leaning more towards making a solid replacement part, and selling them with a new control arm. It would be no different than a set of aftermarket UCA'S.
 
MStudt said:
I'll start a list on this thread for reference.



Those are the facts of life when you own a business. That's what insurance is for as well.

I'm leaning more towards making a solid replacement part, and selling them with a new control arm. It would be no different than a set of aftermarket UCA'S.
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If your doing new lower control arms think about putting R&D into amid travel setup kind of like blaze land for the 1st and second Gen 4runners. Would be something I think the community would like for those who don't want long travel.
 
As long as these ball joints can make it over 100000 miles and cost cheaper than what we have now. For the cost of a new OEM and how easy the swap is I dont see this being a huge upgrade unless they can make it 200k miles.
 
JayRolla said:
As long as these ball joints can make it over 100000 miles and cost cheaper than what we have now. For the cost of a new OEM and how easy the swap is I dont see this being a huge upgrade unless they can make it 200k miles.
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I'm ultimately trying to come up with something to ditch our LBJ'S. I'm still in the planning stages right now for something better. When I get home I'll start playing around with different Toyota spindles, and different LBJ'S. In the end I might end up building new LCA'S, and new spindles to allow for uniballs or a different gen LBJ.

I'm going through a lot of information while we're waiting for it to stop snowing. Hoping I can make other Toyota model parts work.
 
MStudt said:
I'm ultimately trying to come up with something to ditch our LBJ'S. I'm still in the planning stages right now for something better. When I get home I'll start playing around with different Toyota spindles, and different LBJ'S. In the end I might end up building new LCA'S, and new spindles to allow for uniballs or a different gen LBJ.

I'm going through a lot of information while we're waiting for it to stop snowing. Hoping I can make other Toyota model parts work.
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Nice I actually like those ideas, a stronger better LBJ thats OEM would be great. I believe a lot of the issue with our ball joint is the way it points. Should point down and large bolt from the bottom, not top like ours. Be cool to get them flipped over somehow.
 
JayRolla said:
Nice I actually like those ideas, a stronger better LBJ thats OEM would be great. I believe a lot of the issue with our ball joint is the way it points. Should point down and large bolt from the bottom, not top like ours. Be cool to get them flipped over somehow.
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I'm really going to look into adapting maybe the 4th Gen stuff over. I'm still looking into parts right now. We've been off the trail for a week now do to snow, now negative temps, and freezing rain the weekend. Maybe I'll have my parts list together by them to see if it's possible.
 
I have a couple options that I need to dive more into.

1. Take the spindle from an 05+ Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, or 03+ 4runner. Machine a couple bushings to adapt my All Pro UCA's, or build new UCA'S using 1-1/4" uniballs rather than 1". Build new LCA'S that'll work with those ball joints.

2. Get a 95.5 to 04 Tacoma spindle, and do a manual hub swap. Come up with a uniball LCA much like Solo Motorsports, and ream out the factory LCA to except a bolt rather than a taper ball joint.

Pretty sure both ideas will work. Now I just need to get more information, and a couple parts ordered.
 
Option 2 is the only way to go on this. Even then I don't think it's going to be worth it. I think the cost will be to great to make this happen. A lot will change when I get home to really look at it. Plus I have other 3rd Gen items that are a little more important. Like a new roof rack design unlike any 3rd Gen right now.
 
Sounds good. I'd love uniball, but its so expensive for UCA. I'm interested ! I'd also be interested in beefed up CV AXLES, and LCA.
 
kolelt said:
Sounds good. I'd love uniball, but its so expensive for UCA. I'm interested ! I'd also be interested in beefed up CV AXLES, and LCA.
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This will all take some time. However I'm selling my All Pro UCA'S currently. $465 and free shipping. Just want to recoup what I paid.
 
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