I just found this thread, I love your build. I like the big windows in your pop top.
I just re-geared my tundra from 3.90 gears to 4.10 gears. I have always been running 33's. I do not remember the specifics but I felt like the rpms dropped on the highway and the engine was not running as...
I appreciate the nice comments. It is hard to express how nice it felt to get it back on the road with the trip to Moab. My wife was equally excited to have it back in action.
I did not mention it but since I had to swap the rims I took it as an opportunity to get some new tires. I...
For what it is worth to anyone else out there considering a similar axle build, here is what I would share with you.
I placed my order with Front Range Off-road Fabrication aka Diamond Axles. I will never place an order with them again for anything. I would not suggest them to any friend or...
First trip out with the new axle setup. Took it to Moab for some light camping and a race. No issues with it at all. The ebrake still needs a little adjustment and I still need to finish wiring up the elocker but it should come together without any issues. In the end it all seems to have...
Here is my custom built camper here in the states. Build your own probably cost you less than buying one already done.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/115353-Tunook-Build-Has-New-Life
Are you looking for recent pictures of the axle progress or something else? If you want to see something specific to help you with your build just send me a message with your email and I try to send you what your looking for. If you have a build thread send it to me or post it I would like to...
Was that 7K for a FF 100 series axle? Who did you get the quote from to build it? I think when it is all said and done I will have around $5k into getting this axle under the camper. I am including into that the cost of having to get new rims to accommodate the FF hub. I am also not sure yet...
Thanks for the nice comments.
The axle build has been slow going. I got shipped the wrong parts and am still waiting on replacements to arrive. It is frustrating to say the least I was hoping to be able to use it this coming weekend but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. I am...
I have a set of Spidertrax 1.25" spacers that I pulled of my rig because I broke two of the studs on one of them. I pulled them and ordered another set. I then realized I could order replacement studs directly from Spidertraxs, so I did. I removed and pressed in all new studs from Spidertrax...
It has been a long frustrating purchase but I finally have the Full Float housing. I may write a full review of my purchase experience so others may benefit from it but for now my time is better spent getting all the parts prepped to assemble the axle. I just got it back from the fab shop...
I am still waiting on the axle but thought I would post a pictures of the powder coated rims that replace the 4runner rims on the Tundra. I am still looking for a spray paint color that will match the rims to paint the plastic center caps. I was waiting to install the tires on them until I...
It took about the first two and a half years to get it about 95% done. After we got it done to that point we took it regularly on some short trips and few longer trips. I still want to add solar power to it and replace the pop top canvas. The canvas works just fine as it but I would like to...
Pacer, I don't know if it will ever really be done. I have plenty more I would like to do to it but having to spend money on the axle replacement before I was ready definitely set some of the other projects back a while. That said after the axle is back under it, it will be back on the road in...
Spoke to Diamond axles last week and they said the axle parts should ship out this week. More progress soon I hope. I am working sandblasting rims right now to stay busy.
I test fit the 80 series rims with the spacers and as you said they seem to work fine with that configuration. I have to run the spacers to keep the 285 tires from rubbing on the control arms, so I don't think I will be removing the spacers. The 80 series rims have the same backspace as the...
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