Project Piggy Bank - 83 FJ60 Landcruiser

Jody Treadway said:
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Come and get it!
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What did you end up with for a pinion shim? I just finished re-gearing mine Sat and would like to compare. I know it will differ slightly from third to third. I ended up with .040 on the solid spacer and .055 on the pinion with .075 backlash.
 
GearHead11 said:
What did you end up with for a pinion shim? I just finished re-gearing mine Sat and would like to compare. I know it will differ slightly from third to third. I ended up with .040 on the solid spacer and .055 on the pinion with .075 backlash.
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I hope you mean .0075 in for back lash....
 
Jody Treadway said:
I know a place...Casa Torres I believe. Texas fajitas ring a bell?
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Uuummm... Yeah that and some cheese dip kinda rings a bell. Maybe hash it out over an iceless cold something to drink?
 
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GearHead11 said:
What did you end up with for a pinion shim? I just finished re-gearing mine Sat and would like to compare. I know it will differ slightly from third to third. I ended up with .040 on the solid spacer and .055 on the pinion with .075 backlash.
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I don't remember. I'll look in my notebook tomorrow and let ya know.
 
Chris_Keziah said:
How did your gear install go? I've still been debating on passing someone to do mine or doing it myself. Only ever done one third and have never done a clam shell. Being my DD the fuck room is zero.
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LC stuff is easy because it has threaded side bearing adjusters. The tacoma axle uses shims on both the pinion and the carrier and I haven't done one like that yet, only mini truck and landcruiser thirds. It's tough to wrap your head around at first but it's not too bad once you get it figured out.
 
GearHead11 said:
LC stuff is easy because it has threaded side bearing adjusters. The tacoma axle uses shims on both the pinion and the carrier and I haven't done one like that yet, only mini truck and landcruiser thirds. It's tough to wrap your head around at first but it's not too bad once you get it figured out.
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I have the elocker rear so it has the carrier bearing adjusters, the 8.4 use's shims. The front I think has one but I'm not sure, was hard finding info on it. More than likely going to use solid spacers on both to eliminate the crush sleeve.
 
Chris_Keziah said:
I have the elocker rear so it has the carrier bearing adjusters, the 8.4 use's shims. The front I think has one but I'm not sure, was hard finding info on it. More than likely going to use solid spacers on both to eliminate the crush sleeve.
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Solid spacers are the way to go, I have them front and rear. Can be a little tough to set up. When I got my truck the front third was freshly
"built" (I use that term loosely) and I took it for a run on my cousins farm. I ended up over crushing the crush sleeve that somebody re-used and added shims too.... Don't know how my gears survived. I could pull the pinion in and out at the flange lol
 
GearHead11 said:
Solid spacers are the way to go, I have them front and rear. Can be a little tough to set up. When I got my truck the front third was freshly
"built" (I use that term loosely) and I took it for a run on my cousins farm. I ended up over crushing the crush sleeve that somebody re-used and added shims too.... Don't know how my gears survived. I could pull the pinion in and out at the flange lol
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:eek:
 
Almost ready to bolt up

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What'd you set your pinion angle at? I'm wondering how well the offset diff is going to play with my centered tcase.
 
Plenty of mini truck guys run 80 rears without issue but I haven't studied the details.

If I recall correctly, my pinion is pointed up about 12 degrees. I don't think I would use those measurements on anything else. I've got different rear springs that changed my wheelbase.

When I first built the 60 rear I set it down on the tires and played with the pinion angle for a while before I burned it in. With the 80 rear I just transfered the same pinion angle. It should work...
 
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frankenyoter said:
Plenty of mini truck guys run 80 rears without issue but I haven't studied the details.

If I recall correctly, my pinion is pointed up about 12 degrees. I don't think I would use those measurements on anything else. I've got different rear springs that changed my wheelbase.

When I first built the 60 rear I set it down on the tires and played with the pinion angle for a while before I burned it in. With the 80 rear I just transfered the same pinion angle. It should work...
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I hear ya, I was just curious to compare angles. When I inboarded my chevy 63's on the tacoma rear axle I set it at ~23* which was pointed a hair below the top of the flange on the t case. I'll probably run the same angle this go around as well
 
I am running square drive shafts and made them before I welded the perches. It helped to visualize the drive line and what it should do while pulling hard.
 
Looking good, I finished up my swap Friday and have been putting some miles on the new gears. I still have to get some shocks under it though
 
Axle is finally in. Missing two drive shaft bolts though...

I took some time yesterday trying to find the residual valve in the master cylinder. Took:handed: a bunch of stuff apart and could not find it. After I bleed the brakes and add gear oil, I'll take it for a spin and see if it stops .

Rear is noticably wider.
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