Ordered new toys for the 82!!

[rx7vert]

Originally Posted by Marazzito

Wow... good write up on the Aussie... I can't wait to here how it works in the front. While you are rebuilding your front end put in the Longfield Super Axles or at least the Polly Performance replacement birfield and inners. If you are rebuilding the kncukle go with thi Trail Gear 6 shooter knuckles, they are awesome, however roomer around the camp fire is that Trail Gear stole the design from Marlin Crawler (this makes me not a fan of Trail Gear however the knuckles are awesome).

I don't really have a need for stouter than stock axles. I don't do any rock crawling or other high torque sort of riding. All my riding is mud and clay, so I doubt that I will ever break a stock axle.

I do plan on upgrading the steering though, but that will be later on down the road.

[Marazzito]

Originally Posted by rx7vert

I don't really have a need for stouter than stock axles. I don't do any rock crawling or other high torque sort of riding. All my riding is mud and clay, so I doubt that I will ever break a stock axle.

I do plan on upgrading the steering though, but that will be later on down the road.

I kinda started thinking that might be the case after posting that comment. I would at least put in the Poly Performance Birfields it will be the best $204.00 you will spend. Everything else i mentioned is overkill but you will most likely bust Birfield with the front locked especially when powering through thick clay. Here's a link... Poly Performance Inc.*::*Axles & Accessories*::*Poly Performance Axles*::*Toyota Mini Truck & FJ 4340 Chromoly Birfields: JK Synergy Suspension Systems, Fox Racing Shox, Beard, CTM, Johnny Joints®, Currie Enterprises, Edelbrock, Total Chaos, Ramsey W

[rx7vert]

The truck is now temporarily on hold. I'm going to look at a new jet ski tomorrow now that the warm weather has hit. Looks like the truck is going to wait untill it cools back off again, or rains one weekend and I'm not at the river.

[rx7vert]

Haha, my prediction was correct. The truck hasn't moved much since I bought the ski. I did score some spare parts today, got a transmission and transfer case out of a totaled 82 on its way to the junk yard. Tranny looks and feels good, as best as I can tell sitting on the shop floor. The transfer case is perfect. It has a rebuild date engraved on the case 5-7-06, and you can tell, I tore into it to check it out and everything looks brand new, even the oil in the case.

I'm going to tear into the transmission soon to fix what needs fixing and then stick both of them in the truck. I also need to pick up ANOTHER alternator. Apparently they don't get along with the thick mud too well.