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you mean you're going to wait til i get my SAS to wheel with me? hehehe

yes, i am getting rather good with the rattle can. I paint all his purple stuff. i use dupont engine enamel dodge plumb crazy purple. I wiped n cleaned the coils off before i started, and i am very pleased how they came out. this is what mini's factory coil and JGC coils looked like when i did the conversion

240k and all original except front seats and engine. nuthin wrong with original engine, just put one out of another one of my pathy's in it (rebuilt at 350k)..

nope, they arrived black and nicely coated, i just painted them purple with my usual dodge plumb crazy purple paint ( i got the coils from rock auto, they're to MOOG coils)

today, i went from just another set of coil springs...... to. KING BLING!

and just WHAT would the nunners mobile (aka: white owl) know about OFF ROAD? ooh, never buy a pathy from out here unless it's a parts pig lol there's something i never knew....... welcome to the forums! i used to live in the bowels of hell the central valley in CA til i moved to indiana 2 yrs ago. all 4 of my pathy's were CA born n raised, brought my 91 & 92's out here (sold the 88 & 90), second i unpacked i hit the frames and bodies to prevent rust, then i went wheelin so far i have been successful at preventing my beloved trucks from looking like the low mileage, pristine interiored, rusted, busted framed victims in our JY's... i'm pretty sure i have the only non-rusted 91 pathy with 240k on it in the state of indiana lol. enjoy the forums, ask away, go meet B & K (he's a GREAT guy, she's an awesome gal), and enjoy your pathy!

yer talkin smack about 4 doors again and of COURSE the smackdown will be live streamed on youtube! DUH! lol

lol! welcome to the forums! no inherited issues like the early 90's WD's for your R50. as far as off road, most just go with a simple 2" AC lift and 32's and do rather amazingly with their rigs, pathy's are very capable off road with very little modification.

josh, one of these days carri and i are going to show up on your front door step (me in my 4 door, carri in her R-50) and we're going to beat you up hello, and welcome to the family! sounds like the money pit part is due to a few owner mistakes, not 22 year old vehicle melt downs. why not do a VG30 (or even VG33) engine swap? a nice, fresh upgrade never hurt any pathy lol. enjoy the forums, ignore josh, and all will be wonderful in the world lols!

i know, right! damn things

uhm, ima chick don't worry, happens all the time lol ! yes, they worm their way in, so much so i ended up with 4 pathy's (at the same time) within a 3 year time span lol ^^^^ hehehehe

damn........... i went wheelin AGAIN.... so what did i do to him today? i got him muddy again

hello and welcome to the family! seems to always happen that the pathy is bought cheap as a beater for winter or weekends, and you end up falling in love with it. it's a pathy thing enjoy the forums!

you? beat on your pathy HARD? neverrrrrrrr! *insert sarcasm here*

welcome! and WHy a Pathy over the Yota? like pezzy said, you already have it, and PATHYS RULE! they are cheaper to buy, cheaper to fix, and twice as much fun! you take care of them, they will go forever. Pathy's have a way of worming their way into your heart, you can't help but love their quirky personalities. They run sick, broke & plain tired, are great off road stock, and... well... you'll see you'll forget you were ever looking for a 4 runner.

pathy's aren't "crazy"... they're "fussy" lol is everyone's friend. there are pinned topics on how to DL a picture, and how to use the search function. Many topics have been covered before from tires and wheels to lifts and extreme mods....... search is your friend.

*BUMP* anyone else?? c'moooon folks, lets do this!

my personal preference is 11.5 but i prefer the 12.5's, for a few reasons i have very little rubbing, even with my t bars dropped low, only when i am at a bad angle, full lock (my steering is not set very extreme) and i bounce. i have no width issues, i have gone everywhere anyone else has... remember, out here it is the land of the overgrown off roader. i am small in comparison i have yet to brake anything up front, i don't beat on my truck, and it's the 1 good thing about the trail master lift

oh, i had put a lot of thought into the BS, but don't know which way to "go" with it. i have no idea the current BS on these rims, they are yota rims. i have been wanting different rims for a while, and will probably go with a 15x8, i just don't like how the 12.5's hang over the rim so much, i really like the look of the 15x10's with these tires, but again, when it comes down to it, if i do go 35's, they will have to be narrower and run on a narrower rim...... *le sigh* decisions decisions!

i wish the diesels were legal here in the states be a great winter runner here. glad you will not just be junking your baby, but transplanting some goodies to your new project. always nice to see that. As Josh said, the Australian & New Zealand crew will be very helpful to you in the diesel project, as they are not legal here, we know little about actually working on one. Welcome to the forums!

I washed n waxed King today first time he's been waxed in the 7 years i've owned him needs a good buffing next time around.......

hahaha X2! because you're not sucking all the sheit out of the tank what did i do... well, i removed 5 stickers that just needed gone, added 3 (SHIFT_OFFROAD and my RR stickers), adn gave him a hug. today is wash & wax and interior cleaning of mud.... yay... the old ones the new one the new RR ones

i would go with a narrower tire if these fatties didn't do so well in everything BUT the real nasty mud. they are awesome in ice, snow,rain, loose dirt, and dry conditions, so of all those they have 1 fault..... deep, heavy mud, and i personally think it's my front end clearance that is the biggest issue. I think they also help stabilize the truck in turns (i have no rear sway bar). i was considering the 35's as i really have my heart set on having the SAS by next fall and don't want to buy ANOTHER set of tires if i chose to go with a 35 then. i am also looking for a VG33 to build up for more pony power, and an open diff for a locker.

i won't spend another penny on suspension mods as i am saving fro my SAS, which i hope to get done by next summer. yes, my tires really are 12.5's, but they are a WIDE 12.5 lol, i love them to bits, do great in everything (so-so in real bad mud), and will get another set. i dunno what my current BS is on these rims, they are 15x10's as well, a lot of people run 12.5's on 15x8 rims which makes a difference too... i am swaying towards keeping the size tire i have, but i will get the weights of the tires.

SO! I have been doing a LOT of thinking lately. (i know, right! brain burn!) those of you who know me and my rig will hopefully give me some sound input on this. I am seriously considering going with 35x11.5x15's on my next round of tires. Reason for this being it will help with my ground clearance issues. I have plenty of room now with my 33x12.5x15's in the rear, but up front they rub the inner fender at full lock on a bad angle. (i have cut front fenders to the max). now, my t-bars are very low due to alignment issues. but i will be getting the longer bolts so they can shim him out more, so i can lift my t-bars a good 2" more then. I don't want to go 10.5 width, narrowest i want to go is 11.5, personal preference. I think a huge part of my issue up front besides low t bars is the width of my tires, they are some wide ass tires. I will be getting the STT'again as I love them to death. my question is; stick with what i have (if i keep 33's, ima keep the 12.5 width), or go with the 35's? i am not even sure the 35's will work, or reduce my flex clearance so bad that they're a hindrance more than a help.