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Old 12-09-2009, 07:34 PM
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Low Budget Prerunner Build

ever since september i have been working on my truck and doing minor things to it and i finally got internet on my phone so i can post pictures of it all. I know its nothing like some of the ones with Full long travel and fiberglass all around, but this is from a 18 y.o fresh out of highschool going to college full time and working part time. First off when i bought it it had 31x10.5 goodies, and fabtech uca, since then first i did was put on some fiberglass fenders and a fiberglass hood, next i went to trying to increase the travel of it as much as possible so once i got the fiberglass on i put on some low profile bump stops and then put on some bj spacers,then i did the isr, after that i mounted some kc 100w lights and mounted them on the front, just the other day i got some american racing wheels and put those on and took off the "deepdish" wheels, To me they looked stupid and the p.o i guess liked them. Thats what i have done so far, someday this truck will have long travel and bedcage and fiber all around but slow and steady it is evolving

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What it looks like as of now.
Old 12-09-2009, 07:37 PM
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looks kinda like the setup on my 4wd, only you don't have to worry about any CV angles, lol


good job!


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that UCA looks a little scary dude....save up for BLAZELAND!!!!
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thanks man,used to have a 4x4 the one as my avatar good memories with that thing, and if anyone has any other small inexpensive ideas i can do to it to make it a lil bit better let me know thanks
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Originally Posted by camo31"10.50"
that UCA looks a little scary dude....save up for BLAZELAND!!!!
ha i wud but blazeland only does 4wd man,
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oh yea..forgot you're runnin a 2wd LMAO sorry dude hahahaha
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Originally Posted by camo31"10.50"
oh yea..forgot you're runnin a 2wd LMAO sorry dude hahahaha
im sure when im a old man ill be more into crawling but im young and the faster the better!!!! better mileage since i dont have a career soo i worry about gas and less parts to break
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LOL..i go fast offroad with my 4wd ..lol

i can't wait to get the Blazeland LT kit...i want it sooooo badd
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Originally Posted by camo31"10.50"
LOL..i go fast offroad with my 4wd ..lol

i can't wait to get the Blazeland LT kit...i want it sooooo badd
i wish he wud make a 2wd version, i wudnt mind being the tester of his if he decide to try fabbing one for 2wd
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Originally Posted by camo31"10.50"
that UCA looks a little scary dude....save up for BLAZELAND!!!!
oh god, here we go again.....

Originally Posted by SAMSON661
if anyone has any other small inexpensive ideas i can do to it to make it a lil bit better let me know thanks
upgrade your shocks. you could go with a replacement bilsten or if you know someone how can fab up some shock mounts look into a 2.0 fox, king, or f.o.a. reservoir shock. they can be found pretty cheap if you buy them used. also keep your eyes peeled for a downey idler arm gusset. it helped my steering a lot. try looking in the classifieds on race-dezert.com dezertrangers.com and sometimes things come up on CL also.

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Originally Posted by camo31"10.50"
that UCA looks a little scary dude....save up for BLAZELAND!!!!
Drowning in water scares me... I'm saving up to fill my pool with lead-based paint. THat tube UCA is probably DOM, Blazeland's is bolted together from old factory parts.
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no offense on the Blazeland kits, but I've learned the hard way of going cheap with things... I personally think i'd still go with total chaos kits... its actually a really easy install and my god those coil overs look sexy.
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Careful with the Fabtech upper and BJ spacers. That upper is a little longer than the stock upper and has the ball joint mount modified appropriately- the arm acts similarly to a stock upper + spacer. You are now at a point where the strut (the arm from the front xmember down to the lower arm) is adversely pulling on the lower arm as you lift / extend the front and this can significantly affect your alignment angles: more lift will pull the lower arm forward and aligning the suspension in this situation will result in all major alignment angles shifting in a detrimental manner when the suspension compresses.
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Originally Posted by abecedarian
Careful with the Fabtech upper and BJ spacers. That upper is a little longer than the stock upper and has the ball joint mount modified appropriately- the arm acts similarly to a stock upper + spacer. You are now at a point where the strut (the arm from the front xmember down to the lower arm) is adversely pulling on the lower arm as you lift / extend the front and this can significantly affect your alignment angles: more lift will pull the lower arm forward and aligning the suspension in this situation will result in all major alignment angles shifting in a detrimental manner when the suspension compresses.
so when my front end compresses my lca get pulled forward? is that bad? what shud i do about it?
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Sub'd for info. I have plans to use my 92 2wd 4cyl for rallycross and will need to do some suspension work to be competitive.
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