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This is a great question. A track bar does a better job of keeping the axle centered when cornering or side loading (off camber flexing) than simply leaf springs alone. It's not necessarily required but with a high center of gravity (camper) and a narrow track it's not going to hurt. When I...

After a day of detoxing, back at it.Checking out the flex in the rear Measuring for shock lengths, I had pulled a track bar off a ZR2 S10 quite a while back. here it is in its stock configuration: to make it work I turned this Into this, The SOA configuration required a much taller...

Yes, but I think it will be very minimal. The skinny 33's with stock backspacing don't look like they'll need much trimming at all. Here's lock-lock The nice thing about the long arms is I'll be able to move it around quite a bit. You & I both. Quite a bit of work to do but I'm hoping a...

^It's a princess auto special, in the states I believe it's harbor freight. I bought it second hand for $40. Great little press for bearings, bushings, etc. It will fit in the garage sans camper. With the camper I'll have to air down the tires fully or run the little donut spares. After this...

lol, Admittedly I ran a yellow, got lost trying to find the Indian restaurant, turned right 3 times, and then left 3 times. I would have definitely thought I was drunk as well. After staring at the explorer rear sway bar and trying to sort out packaging the shocks, pan hard and brake lines I've...

^Thanks, all I see is a very disabled truck at the moment. Some pretty good rain but I don't think it's comparable to what happened a year ago. Thanks, you & I both. I hate having this thing not running. May long is coming in a hurry and we have a trip planned for that weekend. Started...

^thanks, it's either aluminum or black in my world for wheels. I have a 4 link kit sitting on the shelf for this 8.8, but I really don't mind leafs in the rear. They are super easy to add or remove a leaf. The only reason why I didn't go leafs in the front is I wanted the...

Thanks for the good words guys. Bit of a daunting project, cutting up a perfectly good truck and all... Killing a couple of bird with one stone here; lockers, bigger tires, re-gear, stronger components, better suspension. The dana 30 isn't a huge strength gain over the ifs diff, almost exactly...

^ no kidding, a lift would be so handy for this project...

Yesterdays progress, T bars, front diff, everything deleted. A lot of crap on the ground, Rolled the front axle underneath to get an idea of how much cutting of brackets and cross members is required. Fitment of the new wheels is absolutely spot on, It fits, today I'll be...

We were planning to go on a week long trip to the island again this easter weekend. The night before we checked the forecast... We opted out of this one. Now that I had a week off and no plans, time to get after it. Fitting up the 8.8 Looks hilarious w/ the donuts W/ 33's Old...

Quick update, it's been a hot minute. Getting the canoe wet on the big lake after work. Some spring cleaning action Full mock up of the front end A couple of small camper improvements, external temp sensor for the diesel heater panel New usb charger for the main panel, previously...

Your setup is such an inspiration for me, such an awesome rig. Love this thread and all the different flavours of rigs, A few more of ours from this fall/winter Winter is the best time of year to camp, no bugs and every spot is available.

^^ thanks, so much friggin work. Out for a night last weekend, Lots of snow in the hills Inspired by the snow we hit the hill today, Can't beat blue skies and fresh snow Love this part of the world. Hitting the hill in the am, out for a cruise in the afternoon.

Learning the lakes and the honey holes takes a lot of time. It really depends on the species your after and where they reside in the cold water. For lures, again it really depends on the species. For trout, shall bays with lots of weeds and a small jig head with some type of live bait is usually...

4runner day, This muffler has been sitting on the floor for far too long. Felt like I was back in Ontario doing this job... Must be the heat because this is the most rust on the entire truck. Had to cut in a few pieces but it finally came out. What a pain. One size fits #$%@ all...

^ Yup, definitely. Butter, salt & pepper. We do fish tacos, fish & chips, rolls, etc, etc. Can't go wrong. Wife's on a trip to Hawaii w/ a friend, so I've had a bit of time to do some wrenching this week. Started modifying the truss for the upper arm. Picked up a piece of 3"x3" tube @ .25"...

Almost forgot, out ice fishing again. These perch are one of the best fish you can put on the table in my opinion,

Good memory, yes I finished up a civil tech program I had started in my youth. It's paid off 3 times over at the moment. I work in local government and have been very fortunate when it comes to opportunities to advance lately. Thanks for the suggestions. I think* it's a tps issue. I'm going to...

I almost forgot. I went on a bit of a snow blower kick in December. First I picked up this no-start Ariens 24" for $50. Got it running "ok" and it worked great. Then I picked up this craftsman 10-30. It was a pile, no fuel, no spark, no drive, no auger, seized chute cable. Cleaned the carb...