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Yeah I thought Monroe was still making them. May not be some people's first choice in brand (I know I've always loved the KYB's) But you can still have the adjustment.

:slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: :slobber: I can't click that enough. That is just sweet.

Mental note. Stay away front the EA82T. Anyway. Saw that this popped up again. dug around and don't really have to many pics of me. But I found a few. I was proly bored and........ This is how I recoverd from my hernia surgery. Double barreled at a party. Same party side veiw. (the girl is my Fiancee, DJ Medusa)

Nice. I wheel with a few guys that have them out at TSF. They seem to have a blast and can pretty much get wherever they want. And the purchase specs, sounds like an awesome starting point.

The tires on my 83 GL are 195/75/14 (about 26"). they fit no problem with no trimming. 205/75/14 fit as well with minimal trimming. (actually more of a simple bending over a a couple seams in the front wells by the door, no cutting needed) No lift on mine. Mine IS an EA81 though so the EA82's must have tighter wheelwells. Thus. I may be no help here.

Alot better info can be had with some digging around here but here's the short list. 1. check out the SJR lifts. Lots of guys around here have 'em, and I've seen one up close and it's good stuff. 2. Find yourself and old set of Peugot wheels off of an old 505. 14" or 15" depending on preferance. Or you can use 6 lug Toy, Izuzu, Nissan, Chevy..... (the list goes on) wheels. The thing to remember is the old Soobs are 4x140 lug spacing. You can redrill wheels, or the hubs and add studs. Either way you use two of the studs to line it all up. There are instructions on here somewhere. (Check out the USRM as well, it's the repair manual section of this forum, there is an off road mod section in there) Tire size is gonna be up to you. Remember we don't really have gearing options so alot of guys seem to not like going over 28". I like mine around 26" to 27" to keep some of the low end, and it's a full time wheeler. Only pavement it see's is to get to the trails. All a prefererance thing. And what kind of wheeling you plan on doing. Wanna stay slow and techical. Stay a little smaller on the tires. Gonna just play on forest roads and more open areas and dunes, and want it mainly look cool doing it. Go a little bigger. There are still a few decent off road tire options in the 27" sizes being made. 3. Have fun. These things are a blast off road and the looks you'll get out on the trails by other wheelers will be priceless. It's always more fun to use the "wrong" tool for the job.

Mud Bog was $30 to drive around a muddy field.... (unless you had a 454 and 6 foot tractor tires, then you could play in the pit itself.) We passed on that. Wagon Wheel is closed off now. We didn't want to get our Soobs impounded. We Just went up and played on some forest roads and at a small gravel pit. I didn't get any good pics. But Mike got a bunch of video. Even some of me with the passenger side front tire about 2 feet in the air coming up a climb. Not seen him around lately though.

As for the square shaft. http://www.toyotaoffroad.com/Articles/Projects/Square_Driveline/Square_Driveline.htm Every other rig I've seen out at TSF has one up front. Even when high centered on it on a rock they seem to be bulletproof. Can't see making sized down versions to be much different. Only prob is they do say there can be a vibration problem. But it can be shimmed out. (And most wheelers are usng them as front drivelines, so it's generaly not spinning on the street) Just more food for thought. Another idea to throw into the pot and stir.

That one looks like it's gonna be nice. But he needs to get some sheetmetal on it in some places..... the fred flintstone floor looks not so safe.

Different animals altogether. But as a big part of this thread has to do with pushing CV angles to thier limits.... http://www.killeratv.com/Pictures_Biggest_ATV.htm Check out some of the rediculous CV angles on those. There is even one with Yota solid axles on it. Rediculous. (don't ask me how I ran across that site saw a pic of the front of one and it led me there)

Was thinking about that the other day. Also you have to think. At least for someone like me where my EA81 is pretty lightweight. and underpowered. The newer stuff "should" be way stronger. As over the years the power went up and the so did the weight. Needing more strength even in stock form. Already been tinkering with the idea of Outback or WRX drivetrain in a EA81. (as far as rear diff, axles) But thats the rear again. But could front axles from a newer one fit? It would take the front knuckles, brakes, ect. Custom arms. But would the axles fit on the trans......

This has proly been looked into before. But as for the rear. What about the 510 axles? I had recently seen a whole rear suspension and drivetrain for a 510 leaning against the wall of a shed. Not had a chance to fully look into it though. They do use Soob LSD diffs in thier cars. So the diff to axle should not be too hard. Just have to figure out the axle to wheel stub end. They are universals with a slipjoint center section. And they looked pretty beefy. Just wonder how long they go. Scroll down to the last pic on the page. The top axle in the pic is what I'm talking about. they do look kinda shoert though. http://www.rumblemotorsport.com/datsun/drvtrain.shtml And a quote from that page that could be of interest to those that grab spare axles from the JY for thier wheelers: "Now it's not a well known fact (well it wasn't to us at the time!), but you shouldn't run a back left half-shaft in the back right location, and visa versa. This is because the shafts torque up in a particular direction and when you change this they simply shatter/shear from fatigue. This may have been the cause of one of our failures (however we only had one spare with us so it had to go in - regardless of the side). "

I would say thats a very good deal. By the time it's mounted and balanced that would pretty much cover only one new one.

They make a 14" all terrain as well all the way down to a 26" (and up) I was gonna pick up a set as they are the same size as the street tires I have on now (195/75/14) But the $$$, Swampers are cheaper and more agressive. At least new. You found used. if they are in good shape and gotten for a deal, then good score. http://www.coopertire.com/html/tireselector_bySize.aspx?twtd=195&artw=75&rd=14 (The Discoverer Radial LT)

Gonna be gettin' my crap ready tonight. Only rule I found for Wagon Wheel is that it's a $400 per tire fine if you drive into the Mollala river. Easy enough to not do that.

Let us know what you are working on. (model/year) And maybe someone on here can give ya some info.

hehe, I added it to my faves just cause I love me the Mogs. I'm sure the converter will come in handy as well.

Aux backup lights tucked up under the handle. Wired into the rear defrost switch as my defrost lines are gone off the window anyway. (I have a remote power port wired to a toggle on the dash that has a little 12V heater mounted in the back to defrost the window, can also use the port for air compressors, ect.)

Wagon Wheel sounds awesome!!! Been wanting to go there for awhile. Should be able to find it no prob. found it on a map.

Hey Mike. Any new info. Went to the site and it seems you need to get a pass ahead of time from some business in Mollala? But all they say is "That one place in town" And no location yet. They seem so secretive about it I'm wondering if we'll even be welcome..... (I understand that though to keep the riff raff form just showing up) Just wondering, as it sounds like you may have an inside line. Need to get the plan rolling so I know when/where to be if I can make it. You can always PM those of us interested and I'm sure we can all keep a secret if that's how it's done.

They had both batteries out of the vehicles linked together in series. Amazingly those old crusty batteries still started up thier vehicles afterwards. those premier power welders I linked to a few posts back seem like they are using a one battery setup. Just with a specialy built (ie beefed up) alt.

Didn't he have an EA81 Brat as well? Thought I had seen something on it last year. In a museum or something now.

:slobber: :slobber: (wait, there is not enough drool in the world to cover this build) I can't wait to see a shot of this on the trails.

http://www.premierpowerwelder.com/specs/PP160.html The GM 160 amp alt will fit a Soob just like the 100 amp that is so common for us. I've been told by GM wheelers that the case changes once you go up to the 180/190 amp alt. (they were confused as to why I didn't put the 160 in my Soob as it has the same case as the 100, I told them price/availability, and how much does my Soob really need?!?!)

YAY! whimpy mud! Yeah "Sober 4x4" would be too close to "Sore 4x4" (Another group I'm with) And a Sober 4x4 sticker just wouldn't look right next to my Rogue Nation sticker. I'll see if I can make it.