Another tacoma build

pos97TJ · Mar 1, 2009

Another tacoma build w/ update pics

I got wrangled into swapping a solid axle into a buddies tacoma so I figured I would share some pics. He bought the sky hanger kit and I narrowed a HP dana 44 down to 64" for him. Here are some pics of day 1...

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stripped down and ready to start cutting

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let the cutting begin

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got her cut now for the grinding which youve all seen so we'll skip to the putting stuff on:redneck:

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well thats day 1 tommorow we will swap out the oil pan and try to get the shackles on and maybe even the front end in

Jaydog · Mar 1, 2009

Them are some pretty welds

pos97TJ · Mar 1, 2009

Jaydog said:
Them are some pretty welds

Thank you jaydog:awesomework:

I made a little more progress today, not much but progress is progress

I put on the rear sump oil pan, put a couple of plates on the front hanger w/ some nuts welded to help mount the front bumper, painted some stuff up and started eyeballin the shackle mounts.

painted frontend and start of a spring plate

I have skys french in shackle mounts and I am trying to figure where to mount them in as his kit didn't come with measurements from the spring eye back to the shackle mount or anything. I was planning on making the shackle mount 45" back from the spring eye(I squished the springs and they are around 44"-45") I figure after they settle that should give them a decent shackle angle but when I look on his site the mount looks to be closer to 47-48" back. Any Ideas?

toyotalandman · Mar 1, 2009

narrowing axle shafts do you do that or do you have that done? is it spendy

pos97TJ · Mar 1, 2009

I have the shafts done by a guy in federal way. He does them for a real reasonable price. It is 55 a piece for harderned shafts.

dan99taco · Mar 3, 2009

Looks good Wes when can you help me on my tacoma.

Grommit327 · Mar 3, 2009

I think I was 44" eye to eye with a MC 47" spring and 6" shackle and it's ok. Could have been 43.5 for a little better angle. But my shackle hangars aren't frenched so that might make a difference for you

Corey Y · Mar 4, 2009

pos97TJ said:
I have the shafts done by a guy in federal way. He does them for a real reasonable price. It is 55 a piece for harderned shafts.

Doug Dye?

pos97TJ · Mar 6, 2009

Crazy Daze said:
Doug Dye?

thats the guy:awesomework: does good work and is a good guy

pos97TJ · Mar 6, 2009

Grommit327 said:
I think I was 44" eye to eye with a MC 47" spring and 6" shackle and it's ok. Could have been 43.5 for a little better angle. But my shackle hangars aren't frenched so that might make a difference for you

We got ahold of sky and it is 44-441/2 inches. must be because the mount is frenched in. thanks though:awesomework:

pos97TJ · Mar 6, 2009

dan99taco said:
Looks good Wes when can you help me on my tacoma.

I am sure we can work something out:fawkdancesmiley: see you saturday:beer:

dan99taco · Mar 7, 2009

sounds good:beer:

pos97TJ · Mar 14, 2009

got a little more accomplished on friday

frenched in mounts

blingin four bolt outer knuckles

burly billet steering arms

and front all together with steering attached

We will do more next weekend hopefully get the steering box mounted and a new shaft and ps lines in and maybe the shock towers also. Depends on how much beer we go through i guess

WHITE TRASH1 · Mar 14, 2009

Nice job so far but I have a question... WTF is the story behind the driver side perch? The springs are supposed to be on top of the perch not spaced off to the side. And the passenger side perch looks crooked.. Whats the deal? Too much beer?

DHR Motorsports · Mar 14, 2009

WHITE TRASH said:
Nice job so far but I have a question... WTF is the story behind the driver side perch? The springs are supposed to be on top of the perch not spaced off to the side. And the passenger side perch looks crooked.. Whats the deal? Too much beer?

If you look close you can see he added an extra wide perch mount.
My guess was for driveshaft centering....????

pos97TJ · Mar 15, 2009

We narrowed the long side of the housing and left the short side stock and with the 31.5" spring width that skys hanger had the spring on the drivers side ended up right on the edge of the mount so I made it wider to relocate the mount. The spring perch is straight it must be the picture angle or something:eeek:. And too much beer.... never heard of such a thing

PHILLBILLY1 · Mar 27, 2009

Where are the updated pictures!!!!????:corn::beer:

pos97TJ · Mar 29, 2009

here is a few update pics, I still have to finish the steering throw on some frame plating, shock hoops, brake lines and then it is in with the crawl box.

got the front bumper on today

figured I would add some badass offroad lights and a winch for ya dan:fawkdancesmiley: