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Toyodaaddict's 1980 Toyota "The Blue Truck"
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<blockquote data-quote="toyodaaddict" data-source="post: 1565662" data-attributes="member: 18655"><p>The tires that came on the truck had the steel belts showing so I bought a new set of 33"x12.5" Toyo MT's and began trying to get the truck road worthy. My original goal was just to get the darn truck to the local trails. Back in the good ol days we had miles of nice local trail starting 5min from home (not so much anymore) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />. Anyway, when I finally got the truck on the road I realized those pro-comp springs where not cool, especially the rear. This was a problem because I didn't know how to weld. I was also having vibration issues due to poor pinion/driveline angles (I knew nothing about that stuff). Eventually I figured out how to make those pro-comps ride smooth and flex great, that lasted about one run :redneck:. It was around this time that my good friend Jack taught me to weld. (if you drive truck or just enjoy a good story from an old timer checkout his book, its pretty good)</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/v64ClPIm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kq6ClxOm.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="toyodaaddict, post: 1565662, member: 18655"] The tires that came on the truck had the steel belts showing so I bought a new set of 33"x12.5" Toyo MT's and began trying to get the truck road worthy. My original goal was just to get the darn truck to the local trails. Back in the good ol days we had miles of nice local trail starting 5min from home (not so much anymore) :mad:. Anyway, when I finally got the truck on the road I realized those pro-comp springs where not cool, especially the rear. This was a problem because I didn't know how to weld. I was also having vibration issues due to poor pinion/driveline angles (I knew nothing about that stuff). Eventually I figured out how to make those pro-comps ride smooth and flex great, that lasted about one run :redneck:. It was around this time that my good friend Jack taught me to weld. (if you drive truck or just enjoy a good story from an old timer checkout his book, its pretty good) [img]https://i.imgur.com/v64ClPIm.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/kq6ClxOm.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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