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Originally Posted by TexTJ209
i dont see why this isnt a good choice. they're stronger than a d44 and with the portal boxes, they arent seeing that much torque.
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Originally Posted by TexTJ209
i dont see why this isnt a good choice. they're stronger than a d44 and with the portal boxes, they arent seeing that much torque.
Not to mention they are not seeing that much abuse from the 6.2/6.5 and auto setups either. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
okay, enough with the thread snaking, especially for something with no relevance to my thread
IWOKS!!!!!!!! :flipoff2:
youse gotz them
not yet, but unless something goes wrong they be mine
okay, I need to collect some stuff from the parts stores. Where do we have hook ups again? I need some 1 ton TREs, as well as some brake parts for the rear disc setup and some brakelines. Where would be the cheapest place to get this from?
go to ADVANCE
I need stuff too. Would online be cheaper with split shipping?
Who turns rotors for cheap?
well ****, the part number I gave for the chevy spring bushings earlier in this thread isn't worth a ****. It shows a full set of bushings in the picture (springs and shackles), and even says shackle bushing is included, but all it is is 2 sets of bushings, instead of the 6 I was expecting. I should have ordered the jeep bushings, at least I would have gotten more for my money
so, does anyone want to do a group order for some stuff from summit? I still need a few more sets of bushings, so I'm gonna have to make another order
finally found some new seats for the 4runner. I'll get pics of them once they're mounted and my camera decides to behave
side note here. The closets in the efficiency apartments at plantation oaks can easily store four 40 inch IROKS plus two toyota doors with room to spare
My seats are mounted, I built the front spring hanger and have most of the stuff I need collected or on order. All I need to pick up are the little stuff from the parts store for my rear discs and steering, and a set of spacers for the front axle. If the adapter shows up in time, I hope to put the reduction part of my dual case setup together over dead days. If I get the rest of my parts in time, I plan on starting the SAS on the 22nd. I still need to buy or borrow a torch. Or I may look into what it would cost to rent a plasma cutter from a equipment rental place. Last week I took the chance on one of those harbor freight porta bands, and I got to say I am very impressed. It made short work of building my front hanger, which is all 3/16 and 1/4 thick tubing
BTW, here is a cool 4runner buildup that is basically mirroring what I have planned for my 4runner. I was planning on cutting the rear of the 4runner off similar to the way he did his (page 7), and after seeing for sure what it looks like, I'm gonna go for it. I'll just need to talk someone like creighton into welding up the sheetmetal for me
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=501518
Okay here are my final plans for the 4runner as it sits now. The SAS should start the 22nd.
Front axle - 88 Dodge D60 kingpin, 6.16s, open for now, superwinch hubs for the street, drive flanges for the hard stuff
Rear axle - Ford D70B (35 spline), 6.16s, disc brakes , welded diff
Steering - Crossover (krebs built arm, 1 ton TREs, 1.5x.25 wall tubing), home built hydro assist using surplus center ram modified for heims, stock steering box with 1 ton TRE pitman arm insert
Driveshafts - square tube toy front, CV toy rear heavy wall tubing, custom flanges, full set of spares
Front suspension - SAS, custom hanger, stock rear springs mixed with waggy springs, Bilstsien 5125s
Rear Suspension - Ford F150 springs, custom hanger, Bilstien 5125s
Drivetrain - stock toy engine and tranny, dual cases (MC07) , 126 to 1 crawl ratio
Tires/wheels - 39.5x13.5x17 bias IROKs, H2 wheels
Other - custom t-case crossmember based off of this , front wheel spacers, Chevy master cylinder with toy booster, 2 inch body lift , 2 inch drivetrain lift, 2 inch gas tank lift (hope to move tank eventually), nearly flat belly
one thing I still need to figure out is how to set up my rear suspension. I'm gonna use some F150 springs. My current springs are 48" long with a offset center pin (front 20.5"/rear 27.5"). The F150s are 57" (front 25.5"/31.5" rear).
So if I flipped them with the short side to the rear and used my stock shackle hanger and a new front hanger, I would gain 2 inches of wheelbase by my math. This combined with my front axle forward 4 inches would give me a 109 inch wheelbase. But the offset would cause interference with the body, and most likely require extensive cutting, or even outright chopping the rear off (think comp cut). There would also be alot less sheetmetal to leave behind on the trail, and allow me to keep the rig lower slung. While this sounds cool, it also seems like alot of work, and makes it much harder to seal the rear area up in bad weather. An example of what I'm thinking http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attac...1&d=1164418164
Or I could build new shackle hangers as well, and center them in the wheelwell, keeping the amount of cutting down somewhat, and allow me to keep the hardtop, or at least make it easier to seal the truck from the elements. So what do I do?