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longboardnj wrote:

Charlie don't surf wrote:

longboardnj wrote:like the new body.. anyone else here a big fan of the oldschool front tires in the first 2 pics in the first post?

Where are you guys seeing pics?

first post he has here has 7 pics in it .the first 2 pics has oldschool 4 rib tractor like front tires that i like

Huh, Linux must not be accepting his hosting site for me-

terry, what type of rear shock springs do you have? or are they just compressed a little too much?

Charlie don't surf wrote:

longboardnj wrote:like the new body.. anyone else here a big fan of the oldschool front tires in the first 2 pics in the first post?

Where are you guys seeing pics?

I use Fototime as a host, which seems not to play nice with some combinations of ISP/OS/browser now and then for no apparent reason.

Gonna try the "upload attachment" and see how that works . . .

littleVETTE wrote:terry, what type of rear shock springs do you have? or are they just compressed a little too much?

They were overcompressed, I think they are the original springs. I'd never moved them from where they were when I got the truck.

I recently cleaned and refilled all four shocks, installed new pivot busings on the upper mounts, and adjusted the springs them according to the manual. I have a full set of springs for the front that I got in a trade, and I'm going to get some for the rear as well.

The biggest problem area is the clamps, the ones on the front are stripped and I put in longer screws with nuts (the very small aluminum 4-40 locknuts) to make them work. The ones on the rear are not much better. And I have not found any replacements. I don't want to replace the springs without new clamps.

longboardnj wrote:

Charlie don't surf wrote:

longboardnj wrote:like the new body.. anyone else here a big fan of the oldschool front tires in the first 2 pics in the first post?

Where are you guys seeing pics?

first post he has here has 7 pics in it .the first 2 pics has oldschool 4 rib tractor like front tires that i like

You want them (not mounted)?

I'm not going to use them, say the word and I'll drop them into the mail.

[edited to add]

I just looked at them (to make sure I could actually *find* them). Printed on the sidewalls is . . .

TAMIYA RACING BALLON TIRE
56-106-56-06

You want them (not mounted)?

I'm not going to use them, say the word and I'll drop them into the mail.

[edited to add]

I just looked at them (to make sure I could actually *find* them). Printed on the sidewalls is . . .

TAMIYA RACING BALLON TIRE
56-106-56-06

thanks i already have a set sitting on the shelf (with my nitro hawk front tires ) and im trying to get rid of my crown for lord of the hoard .. they came on a tamiya hilux(king cab) i had. im a big fan of alot of the old school tires.

TerryC wrote:

littleVETTE wrote:terry, what type of rear shock springs do you have? or are they just compressed a little too much?

They were overcompressed, I think they are the original springs. I'd never moved them from where they were when I got the truck.

I recently cleaned and refilled all four shocks, installed new pivot busings on the upper mounts, and adjusted the springs them according to the manual. I have a full set of springs for the front that I got in a trade, and I'm going to get some for the rear as well.

The biggest problem area is the clamps, the ones on the front are stripped and I put in longer screws with nuts (the very small aluminum 4-40 locknuts) to make them work. The ones on the rear are not much better. And I have not found any replacements. I don't want to replace the springs without new clamps.

you could just move over with the shock preload clips. no screws to worry about, no more measuring to get right height.

Already considering that. I have some clips, I use them on my on-road cars. I don't have collars for the springs but I can improvise.

I would like to keep the stock "look" of the shocks if I can find some new clamps. If not I have a couple of ideas in mind.
(never turn a redneck loose in a machine shop)

i understand. you could also go the opposite direction with the clips. if you're going with the original look, you could also look for some alloy shock clamps. like the rc10 box art buggy. it'll give your car that baja look, with the shocks.