I was thinking more along the lines of:
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More parts
that don't work
these don't work either
close, though
that way doesn't work either
a bit of ramp testing (aka, rock wall testing)
and need to adjust cross arm too so I can turn left when stuffed
it will kind of clear, but the deal is I need to use the smaller TREs (the ones that cross in front of the axle and don't have 30 degree range of motion
more testing
full stuff, full turn, no rubbing
I did have to make a shim
I'll have the correct TREs tomorrow, but outside of that, it's done
I drove it, and while it does desparately need an alignment that corrects the toe, it drives pretty nice (which is surprising given there is a difference in angle between the cross shaft and panhard
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Originally posted by Deaf Bob View Post
Ohhh. Like early VW bus/van and Unimog.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Be careful you might run over that fern.
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There's a couple of companies here who do portal boxes for Land Cruiser and Nissan Patrol axles, not to mention a couple in England that do them for Land Rovers. So you now see Nissan Patrol wagons with 6" lifts, portal axles and 37" tall tyres tearing up trails that my IFS/31" tyre Challenger can cruise along with no issues. And they do it while rolling coal out their straight through 4" pipes. Which means any track I might want to explore is now behind a locked gate.
Sorry, portal axles have a stigma here due to the idiots who use them. They have a valid use but you have to ask if you REALLY need them. Espcially when you're using them on public access trails that a largely stock vehicle can use with no problems.
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Originally posted by irsa76 View PostThere's a couple of companies here who do portal boxes for Land Cruiser and Nissan Patrol axles, not to mention a couple in England that do them for Land Rovers. So you now see Nissan Patrol wagons with 6" lifts, portal axles and 37" tall tyres tearing up trails that my IFS/31" tyre Challenger can cruise along with no issues. And they do it while rolling coal out their straight through 4" pipes. Which means any track I might want to explore is now behind a locked gate.
Sorry, portal axles have a stigma here due to the idiots who use them. They have a valid use but you have to ask if you REALLY need them. Espcially when you're using them on public access trails that a largely stock vehicle can use with no problems.Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by silver_bullet View PostPortals have their place, but it seems to overcomplicate things and add a lot of expense....Doing it all wrong since 1966
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derail alert. I love putting stuff like this in a thread because it so doesn't fit. Beagle has nothing on me. So I have a honey do list and I also have my going-camping-in-3-week list... so what do I do today? not one damn thing on any list
I got a cheap, and boy do I mean cheap (think scrap steel cheap), Italian lathe. Made in 1960, it's 14x36 with a taper attachment
this has to be the easiest unload I've ever done
it's 3 phase and I'll use a VFD to convert single to 3 phase. I'm fortunate in that I have a friend who plays with electrons....
In other FJ40 news
hubs are on
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