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85 Xtra Cab Evolution

look n good bud,

so did i see correct you had to extend the frame lower? and made the link mounts that bad ass.

and how far did you have to go below the factory frame, 2" or 2.5"?
 
The subframe is 2.75 " below the frame rails. It helped to lower the truck all around along with raising the upper coilover mounts front and rear..
 
Yep 3/16. The cross members between the rails are adjustable. The interior brackets that bolt to the subframe can be moved in 4" increments for different mounting locations.
 
I pulled the trigger a few weeks back and bought a set of 40/13.5/17 SX2 Stickies. Found a deal on some Vision Manx bead locks. Shiny wheels and fresh rubber is always fun. Let’s see if the tires work as well as the original SX sticky and the 39” Reds I replaced. Should get to test them out in a few weeks at K2 in Mason Tx.


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Boomtacoma01 said:
I pulled the trigger a few weeks back and bought the first set of 40/13.5/17 SX2 Stickies. Found a deal on some Vision Manx bead locks. Shiny wheels and fresh rubber is always fun. Let’s see if the tires work as well as the original SX sticky and the 39” Reds I replaced. Should get to test them out in a few weeks at K2 in Mason Tx.


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bump for more turbo noises... Stoked to see how you like the rz and boost. I'll be taking notes
 
After the last couple of trips out I've added a few more things to the to do list:

New solid motor mounts
Replumb the steering reservoir feed line to the pump
Replace the torched downstream O2 sensor
Rework exhaust
Clean up the wiring better from the engine swap
Inboard the front and rear lower links. Front steering angle sucks and rear needs clearance if I end up going rear steer.

Picked up 4 sticks of 1.75 .120wt DOM. Cab will leave the chat soon..
I may start building a 9" or 609 axle. The 14b is a rock magnet and digs a ditch everywhere it goes.
Not sure if I want to spend that kind of $$ yet.

I need to finish the 86 cab swap onto the 96 Tacoma first to clear out some room in my garage.
 
How do you like the SX2 stickies? Any idea how they compare to the 43 SX stickies? The 43 SX seem to be the standard in my part of the country.
 
Not too sure. I wanted some SXs but don’t have the room in the front without some major surgery. I’ll keep running them and let my buddy the_white_shadow give the comparison and our other buddy just bought a set of the 42 SX2 sickies. They seem softer than the SXs but that doesn’t necessarily make them better. The rubber compounds are different between the 2. The SX rubber recipe is under lock and key and is not provided to the manufacturer overseas.
 
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Had a buddy getting rid of some 42 reds on some Raceline Avengers. A deal I couldn’t pass up so….
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Had to do a shit ton of clearancing and it still may not be enough.. I may wait to run them so I don’t cut em up on the first run out.
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Chef’s kiss :smokin:
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Are you trying to just cut the cab off or saying that you are going to build a new chassis?
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I needed to do some fender and core support trimming since the SX2s were also hitting. I just threw these on for a visual.

I was originally going to try and chop the cab off and redo it all but I’m still stuck within the limitations of a stock frame and visibility issues.

I’m considering a new build since I now have 2 sets of tires, another motor and transmission and I want rear steer. I just need to make a decision.
 
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Boomtacoma01 said:
I needed to do some fender and core support trimming since the SX2s were also hitting. I just threw these on for a visual.

I was originally going to try and chop the cab off and redo it all but I’m still stuck within the limitations of a stock frame and visibility issues.

I’m considering a new build since I now have 2 sets of tires, another motor and transmission and I want rear steer. I just need to make a decision.
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Good call, I've never seen a rig turn out all that great where they tried to just cut the cab off.

You have all the downsides of building off the truck chassis with out the character of still having a cab :laughing:
 
What's the scoop on your other red Xtra cab?
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Good call, I've never seen a rig turn out all that great where they tried to just cut the cab off.

You have all the downsides of building off the truck chassis with out the character of still having a cab :laughing:
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I've discussed that with my buddy the_white_shadow, I'm going to look for another cab to revert back to having an enclosed cab hopefully. just don't want a rust bucket..
 
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