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chevys_4life
 Post subject: questions on suspensions
PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 5:07 pm 
some people tell me i should just ditch the old axles and get toyota axles and suspension. Is that the best thing to do?
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 5:17 pm 
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Is it a 4x4?

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 5:24 pm 
naw thats what sucks bout it
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Is the motor stock? The main reason to get rid of the stock axle is because it only comes in 4.10 or 4.56 gear ratio. Other than that, it's a pretty durable axle.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 12, 2003 5:56 pm 
ok heres the deal its a 80 stock motor and i want to turn it into the ultimate 4x4 luv see im new at the truck thing i know mostly bout dirtbikes and 4wheelers and about newer trucks. Im gonna have lots a questions about whats the best way to do stuff.
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You might concider getting a 4WD Luv instead of trying to build one from a 2WD. But if you're going the ULTIMATE route, you can pretty much do anything you want. Take a look around at some of the stuff thats being built on this site. It'll give you an idea of what you gotta do and how to go about it.
What kind of bikes do you have?

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i think this guy come close to having the "ultimate" 4x4 http://www.luvtruck.com/Gallery/MarkMon ... index.html

there was also the member that has a solid axle front end under his luv, and was putting a 350 in w/ the radiator mounted in the bed

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Lowkat has that killer setup he's building in his truck. His pics aren't showing up but that looks like he's got an ULTIMATE project comming together.

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some day ill have a set up like lowcats.
If you whant a bad ass set up, get the drive train form a K-5 blazer (full size) have the axles choped down and resplined to 31, regear em to 4:10 run some 35" tires and drop in a 350. Thats my dream luv...

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I really like Mark Montana's truck. Every time I see it, I start thinking about spending some "real" money on my truck. Dangerous for the old marriage though...
...Maybe when I sell the bike...hmmmmm...

I think I might start looking for the solid front axle though. In another post someone mentioned the Toyota SR22, another hmmmmm.

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chevys_4life
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 2:33 am 
to answer you question blue meanie i got a cr 250 and the predator (the new bike from polaris) n of course cant forget bout my little blaster. But getting back to the truck...it does have 4wd i thought it didnt ive only had it for 5 days. So what would you guys do to lift it? get toyota axles like Mark Montana did? also where does the sytem go at? Hope you guys dont mind helpin a girl out.
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toto_dave
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 1:16 pm 
Hey chevys, Well if you want to put a solid axle in it remember you have to put matching gears in both so if you get a toyo front end and it has 3.73 gears than it won't work with you LUV rear axle. I'm in the middle of putting front and rear axles from a 74 Jeep J 20 under mine(There alittle bigger than toyota's) There is alot to do (Suspension, Steering, Brakes) But it will be worth it. If you find some matching axles and some help(You've come to the right site for that) anything is possible. As for lifting it you can do the torsion bars(lots of posts on that). And what Sytem (System?) do you mean? keep the questions comin. Hope this helps...

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ya that helped alot actually thanks man. I did mean system sorry like where would you put a subwoofer and all that?
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