Here's my understanding of an EAS equipped vehicle:
All air lines terminate to a valve body. This valve body has one large air inlet and one large air exhaust port. Typically when a wheel is stuffed into the wheel well, that air bag is simply squeezed. As the height sensor sees this event...
Your logic is sound. My past experience has shown me that when one bag is compressed severely, the sudden movement of air to the other side causes a sudden unloading of the coil spring. The body movement "feels" more severe to me at that instance, YMMV.
This little point is totally subjective...
Sorry, didn't mean to sound cryptic!
The air bladders inside the rear coil springs can be compressed to the point where they're practically getting pinched during wheel stuffage. These bags are that robust. Consequently, you don't lose much wheel travel, if any. If you connect the air...
Couple of things to add:
- air shocks as we know them (mullet optional) are weight carrying items and the shock mounts on typical SUVs aren't made with that in mind. In the old days, the shocks mounts were beefy and air shocks did their job.
-if you want a little lift for occasional load...
Saw a decent shape '97 in the U Pull It yard on Broadway. It's the yard on the left where newer cars are kept. The vehicle is at the far North/East corner of the property. Still has some decent parts left on it, including the interior items. Front end damage. The Tcase and CDL still...
I'm still here, lurking around!
Yes, I did the Sanden air compressor in the old '91 RRC. Not sure if I can find the pics but I managed to use air/oil separator and then recycled the oil back into the air compressor intake. The air output was great and I could easily fill up two sliders and...
I'm sitting in the Phoenix airport as I read the posts...if only I had more time, I can rent a car and check out this bad boy!
Good news about the ABS sensor issue. You can use a Truspeed calibrator or something like that Slee sells for speedo calibration if that's all that is.
Ali
Good job Don. Now, get rid of that IL plate and put on AZ plate. That should take care of any corrosion issue :D
Regarding the Cat issue, find out the Emission requirement (visual check) before changing the 2 cats to 1 cat. For instance, in my case, the emission dude was told to look for two...
Nice project. Curious, what caster angle did you tell the fab shop to setup at? In a FZJ80, caster angle of 2.5* or greater works great. Looking forward to meeting up with you on the trails sometimes.
I'd get the ARB locker if possible. Elockers can be "lazy" at times when you need...
Don,
Good luck with your conversion; it should be an interesting swap indeed!
Just a couple of observations I've made since owning a FZJ80 for about three years:
-Most of my friends are running 315 75 16s (approx 34.7") tires on stock drivetrain w/o ANY issues. Depending on elevation, they're...
African Outback Drawers - $1200, yup, very pricey. I'd say build your own but don't knock these drawer systems. I built a drawer for my vehicle as well but I can guarantee that mine won't last if I regularly drive on corrugated roads for days on end.
Once you look at these, you'll know why...
Another point of comparison:
A friend traded in his '95 LWB with sliders and a rear ARB locker for $1500. I suspect he'd have gotten a tad more in the private world but this gives you an idea anyway!
Good luck with your search.
Ali
Your sway bar ends flipped over on the last wheeling trip! Just undo the ends for now, flip the sway bar over to the rear and bungee it out of the way and see how your ride is effected. This is avery subjective question; your idea of a crappy ride may be a nice ride to someone else!
Ali
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.