Here it is.... just about finished.....

[RockRoach]

Well I'm just about finished with the toyota axle swap... now all I have to do is put some locked and loaded 3rd members in! I cruised it down the street for the first time today and it doesn't vibrate nearly as bad as I thought it would I'm way excited to get it on the trails! Her'es a poser shot....

 

[Brett]

holy dark pic

 

[Greg]

Looks pretty good! The Toy axles under a Sammi seem like a good balance of width & strenght.

What T-Case gear ratio are you running? Have you figured out your crawl ratio with the 5.71's?

 

[RockRoach]

To figure the final crawl ration you multiply the transfer case X diffs X transmission 1st gear... right?? Well, the transfer case has 4:1, the diffs will have 5.71:1 and I don't know what the stock samurai transmission 1st gear is...

 

[Greg]

Actually, its 1st Gear X T-Case Ratio X Gear Ratio, in that order.

I'd bet first is somewhere around 4.0 to 1, so it would be:

4 x 4 x 5.71 = 91 to 1

Pretty respectable!

 

[bobdog]

Actually, its 1st Gear X T-Case Ratio X Gear Ratio, in that order.

I'd bet first is somewhere around 4.0 to 1, so it would be:

4 x 4 x 5.71 = 91 to 1

Pretty respectable!

You do know that it does not matter what order don't you Greg?

 

[Greg]

You do know that it does not matter what order don't you Greg?

I always hated math.....I just thought that it made sense to go front to back!

BTW, the Sami first gear ratio is 3.652...

3.652 x 4 x 5.71 = 83 to 1 Still, not bad.

 

[Hickey]

I always hated math.....I just thought that it made sense to go front to back!

BTW, the Sami first gear ratio is 3.652...

3.652 x 4 x 5.71 = 83 to 1 Still, not bad.

IMO, that will suck for a 4 cylinder.

 

[Greg]

IMO, that will suck for a 4 cylinder.

But it's twice as good as stock... and, the thing weighs nearly nothing. 108 to 1 in the Toyota was almost all I'd ever need & that was with a 4 cyl pushing it.

 

[RockRoach]

IMO, that will suck for a 4 cylinder.

Hmmm maybe I need 6 to 1 transfer case gears... nah I'll be juuust fine

 

[RockRoach]

Hmmm maybe I need 6 to 1 transfer case gears... nah I'll be juuust fine

However, with the 6 to 1, I would have a crawl ratio of..... 125 to 1... wow that's a big difference, maybe I do need them

 

[Hickey]

But it's twice as good as stock... and, the thing weighs nearly nothing. 108 to 1 in the Toyota was almost all I'd ever need & that was with a 4 cyl pushing it.

how much bigger is a Toy 4 popper compared to a Zuk?

 

[Greg]

how much bigger is a Toy 4 popper compared to a Zuk?

How much more does a Toyota weigh?

(Don't you hate it when someone answers a question, with a question??)

 

[jp008]

IMO, that will suck for a 4 cylinder.

My 77.1 seemed to do OK on the Con















But I still could use a little more.

 

[jp008]

how much bigger is a Toy 4 popper compared to a Zuk?

Actual size is a big difference.



Sami=1.3 litre
Toyota=2.0 I think

almost twice the motor.

 

[Greg]

Actual size is a big difference.



Sami=1.3 litre
Toyota=2.0 I think

almost twice the motor.

2.4l, to be exact. It's a pretty large 4 cyl, thanks for noting it!

 

[RockRoach]

Well I took it out wheeling for the first time with the new axles (still open w/ 4.10's) & the new paint job Here's a couple pictures, and one picture of my buddy in his yj...

 

[Vonski]

just curious... What did you end up doing with the rear driveshaft? Are you running a CV and are you getting any vibrations? do you have p/s? what did you end up doing for steering?

 

[RockRoach]

For the rear driveshaft I used a front toyota CV driveshaft.... I had it shortened by about 6 inches and I also had the ring that keeps the driveshaft centered on the flange machined a little bit bigger. The vibrations aren't bad at all. I can't feel any vibrations but when I look at my rearview mirror it is vibrating a little bit while accelerating. The samurai had Toyota power steering when I bought it. I used a toyota tie-rod, and I sleeved it for strength. For the drag-link I used the old draglink and I used a jeep balljoint instead of whatever was on it (the jeep balljoint was longer so it accounted for the wider axle). And for the steering arm I used one of these... 2 stock toyota arms, one is inverted and a gusset is welded in for strength. It's working well so far.

 

[James K]

saw you on your way back from the little moab direction on sunday. When hickey and I were going to shoot golf balls. Looks good going down the road.