Yopar's 1997 T100 Build-Up Thread

[Kuntryboy]

wow... awesome truck! super duper clean too!

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[yotat100]

nice truck coming out good i have a question where did u get those shackles from i have a t100 with the procomp 4 inch lift im looking to get rid of the blocks soon and go with 4 inch lift springs and the stronger shackles and that will take care of the rear for now

[Yopar]

"Shackles Rear Wide" from Trail gear, but you have to use extra spacers and a few nice washers to get the offset, as the originals are not the same width top/bottom. See post 51520815:
http://www.yotatech.com/f206/yopars-.../#post51520815

[Yopar]

Bed sides put on with steel bed frame pieces, galvanized hardware and pressure treated wood. Not much else done to the truck lately, some maintenance like valve cover gaskets, trans fluid change, etc. Driven a few more thousand miles.

[lakeville22]

excellent job my friend, i have the 97 version as well, just had a new motor put in last year with 22,000 on it, original had 197,000 but i submerged it in a water hole and those alum heads dont like getting cooled off so fast, cracked both of them, i did the top end rebuild on it and wouldnt ya know, the lower-end blew out, so crate motor i went, was a good experience though rebuliding that 5z. now i hae a vibration issue that i cannot find! seems to vibrate when it gets hotter! i repalced all the u-joints and center bearing on the shaft and had tries rebalanced thinking i lost some weights(i have to have barracudas on my rims or they will fly off in minutes of being on the highway), but im at a boggle, onl time it shakes is when im driving over 55 and then 70 it clams out and then 80 it comes back! any thoughts?

[westjohns yota]

drive shaft? maybe? try getting the driveshaft reclocked and balanced, has the same problem on my 87 when i first put my motor in, didnt makr how the drivesahft went, and i love the tires man, always loved that arraassive look, next bumpers?

[Yopar]

Originally Posted by lakeville22

excellent job my friend, i have the 97 version as well, just had a new motor put in last year with 22,000 on it, original had 197,000 but i submerged it in a water hole and those alum heads dont like getting cooled off so fast, cracked both of them, i did the top end rebuild on it and wouldnt ya know, the lower-end blew out, so crate motor i went, was a good experience though rebuliding that 5z. now i hae a vibration issue that i cannot find! seems to vibrate when it gets hotter! i repalced all the u-joints and center bearing on the shaft and had tries rebalanced thinking i lost some weights(i have to have barracudas on my rims or they will fly off in minutes of being on the highway), but im at a boggle, onl time it shakes is when im driving over 55 and then 70 it clams out and then 80 it comes back! any thoughts?

Make sure the U joints are opposing (clocked) correctly, if they aren't then move the spline joint to get them at 90 to each other. I think 90 is correct, do a search for clocking.

[area6]

good info here

[yotaman85]

good looking truck man, i might look into getting one now.

[Bass_rodder]

Great truck! My T100 has the same michelins that yours had, and im wondering if you think its worth paying several hundred dollars to switch them out?

[Yopar]

Originally Posted by yotaman85

good looking truck man, i might look into getting one now.

The T100 is a great truck. Great build quality, and definitely worth buying if you need something with a little bit more room. The 3.4 has plenty of power for the size of the truck, but we have not towed anything with it yet. A friend of mine has towed 5,000+ lbs with his 22RE 1 ton truck, so power is in the eye of the beholder.

Originally Posted by Bass_rodder

Great truck! My T100 has the same michelins that yours had, and im wondering if you think its worth paying several hundred dollars to switch them out?

If you drive only street, the Michelins are good tires. The Maxxis Big Horns are good dual purpose tires with a pretty aggressive tread.