YotaAtieToo
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Why not do the 2 1/2" pipe trick since you don't need long slip?
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Slander
Team no stickys
I already have the square tube and I never go fast in 4wd.
Slander
Team no stickys
Well I'm officially ready to wheel in a couple weeks!
Side note this is the first thing I have welded in a long time actually on a bench and not curled up under the truck. It actually makes welding enjoyable
Side note this is the first thing I have welded in a long time actually on a bench and not curled up under the truck. It actually makes welding enjoyable
Penetrode Offroad
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Did you at least get any weld splatter on you? Catch a shirt on fire? 
Slander
Team no stickys
No it was weird.Did you at least get any weld splatter on you? Catch a shirt on fire?
Slander
Team no stickys
Just got back from wheeling hawk pride in Alabama. Truck worked great, I really need to unfuck this front end though. It works on the trail, but the lack of up travel has me pogoing off the bumps all day, what's the hotness in non Toyota leaf springs these days? Thinking about some yj leafs since those should be easy to source for the foreseeable future. The rear end is working awesome, I set the airbumps a little too low in the rear, but that means if I ever decide to upgrade to 40s I am setup for that lol!!
As usual no issues on the trail besides blowing the alt-s fuse randomly dropping hard off a rock. Truck drove me and my shit 80mph 8hrs there with the AC blowing and all my shit piled in the back, I wheeled anything I pointed it at for 3 days and did the reverse trip home
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So I'm thinking push that front axle forward to fix my suspension and steering issues, and farm out an exo cage for it are the next plans.
As usual no issues on the trail besides blowing the alt-s fuse randomly dropping hard off a rock. Truck drove me and my shit 80mph 8hrs there with the AC blowing and all my shit piled in the back, I wheeled anything I pointed it at for 3 days and did the reverse trip home
.So I'm thinking push that front axle forward to fix my suspension and steering issues, and farm out an exo cage for it are the next plans.
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chaplinfj60
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Slander
Team no stickys
Wheeling>setting up links.
Slander
Team no stickys
It's the work to do it that I dont want to do lol
Slander
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Anecdotal story, but everyone I know who has used that kit has either had to modify it or realized it would have been just a little extra work doing some math to save some money when they are done. It doesn't sound like assembling Legos for a front link kit. Anecdotal though.
The frame section I haven't re done is rotting apart, so leafs may be the interim until future Geoff deals with that.
Again I'm one of the new oddballs in the hobby that enjoys wheeling waaaaaaaaay more than building these trucks.
i dont like working on things either, but im poor so i have to.
YotaAtieToo
Thick skull
Hard to beat YJ leafs for the price. So many options at around $150-250 a pair. Personally I like bds for the double mil wrap, life time warranty and many different arch options
Slander
Team no stickys
Same here
Slander
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That's what I'm going for I think. There's like 1 Toyota vendor left these days and Toyota leafs are dumb expensive relatively speaking, so trying to move away from that. I like the fj62 RUF, but expensive and hard to find.
I'm not a fan of working on things either vs wheeling but once your done with the 3link you should be pretty dialed and only doing basic maintenance like replacing link ends. I would go with universal brackets and make your own kit. The 4WU stuff is cool but doesn't work out of the box for everyone
Slander
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That's down the road. I need to figure out what I'm doing long term with this thing frame wise. The winter work will get me through the next 1-2 seasons with my vertebrae intact.
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Truck looks great and Hawk Pride is always a good time. Are you going back for RBD?
whats the deal with the frame?
Slander
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Thanks man, love hawk pride! I won't be there for RBD though.
Midwestern 21yr old rotting taco frame, fronts new, rears new and the leftover is rotting apart, trying to decide what I'm gonna do with it.
rockota
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you should have listened to me.
Slander
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I already said why I didn't do that multiple times. I live within 5hrs of 20+ off-road parks, I'm not having my truck down for a year plus totally rebuilding it. Too much wheeling to do.you should have listened to me.
chaplinfj60
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sounds like a prefect time to build another truck..... here to help
ridered3
Low Talent Wheelin
Hawk Pride is probably my favorite place to wheel and only 2.5 hours away. That said, we only seem to go for RBD.
rockota
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I didn't listen to you, either.
sounds like a prefect time to build another truck..... here to help
thezentree
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I looked at the factory frame diagram I had out of the fsm
You willing to share that - if you have them for a single cab short bed, that is. I think I'm about to open this same can of worms on the truck I just bought.
Slander
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Search around Tacoma world, I think I found a reg cab one on there. Here are the measurements I used and sent to the vendor to bend up my frame rail. I recommend going that route instead of cutting and splicing stuff. I used sschassisworx near Charlotte to bend my rails up out of 2x3 3/16.
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