BLKNBLU's SAC - Page 4

westy44runner · 12-01-2008, 07:03 PM

Great progress. That came out real nice.

ARB front? Longfields? No spacers? 4" springs?

What are your plans for tires?

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BLKNBLU · 12-01-2008, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by westy44runner

Great progress. That came out real nice.

ARB front? Longfields? No spacers? 4" springs?

What are your plans for tires?

Thanks Brian. How was the GC?
ARB yes.
Longfields no. (for now)
Spacers are kicking around the garage somewhere.
4 inch springs yes.

I was looking at the spacers. Do I need a thin wall socket to tighten those? I didn't have anything that would fit in there but I only had my tire iron and an impact socket in 21mm.

For now I have some used (barely) Mastercraft AT in a 35/1250/15. In the background of this pic.

westy44runner · 12-01-2008, 09:21 PM

The Canyon was awesome! We are talking about doing another trip, probably in spring of next year. Probably go into Tapeats/Thunder River area this time to check it out, plus there are fish to catch there too. I meant to call you and get some info about it but obviously never got around to it.

back to Toyotas...

Yeah you will probably want to buy a thin wall deep socket. Trail gear sells a nice one, that is what I use.

I have those spare birfs and inners if you still need a set.

Can't wait to see this thing out on the trail. My front axle used to look that good!

Djlarroc · 12-02-2008, 03:05 PM

Awesome job Mike! Congrats!! Can't wait to see it all done and some trail pics as well.

sschaefer3 · 12-02-2008, 09:13 PM

Here are the picture I have of the project.

Front Hanger with spacer I made to fill the gap.

Spacer welded to hanger, this spacer is so there is no space in between the hanger and the frame and the bottom of the fame is not smooth, it is lower on the ends.

Hanger welded in place with supplied gussets and extra "Elvota" fix gussets.

Frame plasma cut, tube inserted and jigs holding them in place.

By tack welding the tube with the jig in place you get a perfect alignment, the down side is that you have to destroy them to get the off. No problem as every kit comes with a set of jigs.

sschaefer3 · 12-04-2008, 06:48 AM

Trail Gear parts will be here today, come and get them so you can finish this thing up and bring it over.

BLKNBLU · 12-04-2008, 08:28 PM

Thanks Steve. I'll see you sometime tomorrow.

BLKNBLU · 12-05-2008, 03:57 PM

Rubber back on the ground. Still some tidy up to do then back to Steve's to finish.

wormhole · 12-05-2008, 06:24 PM

Lookin good Mike.

toyospearo · 12-05-2008, 06:34 PM

THAT TRUCK LOOKS GREAT!
Good job. Got me all excited and now I am gonna go out in the freezing cold workshed and mess with my SA.

BLKNBLU · 12-08-2008, 04:37 PM

Thanks guys. Filled the diff, double checked for loose nuts/bolts, bled the brakes, yanked the front D shaft the rest of the way off (PITA), and played with the toe in a bit. Took her for a spin and it's not awful. I never did get the alignment right but close enough. Got it back over to Schaefer's today to finish up the shock hoops etc. Start on the rear on Monday.

Vermejo · 12-08-2008, 05:42 PM

Dang, that was fast. What size rubber are you going to run?

Elvota · 12-08-2008, 10:57 PM

Nice progress Mike.

So.. the rear is still stock height, right? Let's see a full side pic with the nose riding high.

That's gonna be a sweet drive to Schaefer's place. Will feel like hauling 3 tons of cinder blocks in the back... all at once.

904_runner · 12-08-2008, 11:06 PM

LOL

I can visualize what mine will look like soon. Geeze. I plan on going the 4" ifs eliminator kit, and then idk how soon i can get to the rear. But at least i already have 4" lift coils, so maybe it won't look too horrible for a week or two!

BLKNBLU · 12-08-2008, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elvota

Nice progress Mike.

So.. the rear is still stock height, right? Let's see a full side pic with the nose riding high.

That's gonna be a sweet drive to Schaefer's place. Will feel like hauling 3 tons of cinder blocks in the back... all at once.

Well, it's already to Schaefer's so no full on side pics unless Steve wants to post one. And yes, that was quite the circus side show driving over there. At least nobody actually pointed and laughed along the way.

sschaefer3 · 12-09-2008, 02:48 PM

Cell Phone Photo:

toyospearo · 12-09-2008, 02:55 PM

most of the yota pickups around here are loaded down with logs and look just like that..ahahhaha

BLKNBLU · 12-09-2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sschaefer3

Cell Phone Photo:

Right on! Now we can look forward to the next installment when it's up all around but still on the 31's.

SOAZtim · 12-09-2008, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLKNBLU

Right on! Now we can look forward to the next installment when it's up all around but still on the 31's.

For christmas I'm buying you a Flat Billed hat to go with your prerunner stance.

Its coming along nicely!

BLKNBLU · 12-09-2008, 07:29 PM

Bro we'll rip it up fo sho. Like this...

Cuz we allways lookin good like this.....Bro.

wormhole · 12-09-2008, 08:51 PM

That looks normal for around these parts. Bring it down here and you'll fit right in.

SOAZtim · 12-09-2008, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLKNBLU

Bro we'll rip it up fo sho. Like this...

Cuz we allways lookin good like this.....Bro.

The best thing is seeing guys with 909 tattoos... then the area code changed! hahahahahaha!

Djlarroc · 12-11-2008, 03:11 PM

Mike, how the heck were you able to stay on the road looking into the sky? Lol. Truck looks good!

BLKNBLU · 12-15-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Djlarroc

Mike, how the heck were you able to stay on the road looking into the sky? Lol. Truck looks good!

It was surprisingly not too bad...as long as you kept looking straight ahead. Using any mirror was a joke, but looking forward didn't seem that abnormal.

Okay. Todays progress. Let me say up front that these are not the most exciting pics as it was really just prep work today. On top of that, I forgot to get shots of the frame or axle after they were clean. I'll try to remember to get them before we start in tomorrow.

I seem to have lost something.

Oh. Here it is.

Steve starts to plasma off the original hangers.

Then moves on to the spring perches.

Almost there.

The driver side perch proved to be stubborn and the axle housing ended up with a bit of a divot.

No problem. Just add a bit of material back on.

Well thats todays dose. Hopefully tomorrow will be a bit more satisfying with some rubber on the ground pics.

toyospearo · 12-15-2008, 08:01 PM

looking good man

12-01-2008, 09:21 PM	#78 (permalink)
westy44runner Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 967	The Canyon was awesome! We are talking about doing another trip, probably in spring of next year. Probably go into Tapeats/Thunder River area this time to check it out, plus there are fish to catch there too. I meant to call you and get some info about it but obviously never got around to it. back to Toyotas... Yeah you will probably want to buy a thin wall deep socket. Trail gear sells a nice one, that is what I use. I have those spare birfs and inners if you still need a set. Can't wait to see this thing out on the trail. My front axle used to look that good! __________________ '86 Toy Flatbed with a few modifications

12-02-2008, 03:05 PM	#79 (permalink)
Djlarroc Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,322	Awesome job Mike! Congrats!! Can't wait to see it all done and some trail pics as well. __________________ '89 4Runner: 22RE 5spd, 4:10s w/202K, 16x8 w/265-75 MT, Diamond headlights, Aisin hubs, Tortis' custom roll on paint job, Home made bikini, 1" Body Lift, 1.25" greasable lift shackles, TG Sliders, 1.5" BJ spacers, Rust is gone! - SOLD! '00 4Runner: Locked F/R - sold!

12-02-2008, 09:13 PM	#80 (permalink)
sschaefer3 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 5,494	Here are the picture I have of the project. Front Hanger with spacer I made to fill the gap. Spacer welded to hanger, this spacer is so there is no space in between the hanger and the frame and the bottom of the fame is not smooth, it is lower on the ends. Hanger welded in place with supplied gussets and extra "Elvota" fix gussets. Frame plasma cut, tube inserted and jigs holding them in place. By tack welding the tube with the jig in place you get a perfect alignment, the down side is that you have to destroy them to get the off. No problem as every kit comes with a set of jigs. __________________ Steve Schaefer *WWW.SonoranSteel.Com* Suspension Lift Kits * Rock Sliders * Straight Axle Conversions * 4Runner/FJC Rubicon Express Lower Links * Accessories * Daystar Products Dealer * TJM Bull Bar Dealer * Deaver Leaf Spring Dealer * Tokico & Bilstein Shock Dealer * ViAir Dealer * Total Chaos Dealer * TOYTEC Dealer * and like everyone else a Trail Gear Dealer

12-04-2008, 06:48 AM	#81 (permalink)
sschaefer3 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 5,494	Trail Gear parts will be here today, come and get them so you can finish this thing up and bring it over. __________________ Steve Schaefer *WWW.SonoranSteel.Com* Suspension Lift Kits * Rock Sliders * Straight Axle Conversions * 4Runner/FJC Rubicon Express Lower Links * Accessories * Daystar Products Dealer * TJM Bull Bar Dealer * Deaver Leaf Spring Dealer * Tokico & Bilstein Shock Dealer * ViAir Dealer * Total Chaos Dealer * TOYTEC Dealer * and like everyone else a Trail Gear Dealer

12-04-2008, 08:28 PM	#82 (permalink)
BLKNBLU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,666	Thanks Steve. I'll see you sometime tomorrow. __________________ 86 4Runner, custom Sonoran Steel rear bumper, 4Crawler 1" body lift, rock sliders from Richard Stubbs, rear Lockright, SAS w/ARB My build thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f66/blknblu-s-sac-155872/

12-05-2008, 03:57 PM	#83 (permalink)
BLKNBLU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,666	Wheeeeee Rubber back on the ground. Still some tidy up to do then back to Steve's to finish. __________________ 86 4Runner, custom Sonoran Steel rear bumper, 4Crawler 1" body lift, rock sliders from Richard Stubbs, rear Lockright, SAS w/ARB My build thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f66/blknblu-s-sac-155872/ Last edited by BLKNBLU; 12-08-2008 at 11:01 PM.

12-05-2008, 06:24 PM	#84 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bountiful, Utah Posts: 1,526	Lookin good Mike. __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T"

12-05-2008, 06:34 PM	#85 (permalink)
toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,576	THAT TRUCK LOOKS GREAT! Good job. Got me all excited and now I am gonna go out in the freezing cold workshed and mess with my SA. __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/

12-08-2008, 04:37 PM	#86 (permalink)
BLKNBLU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,666	Thanks guys. Filled the diff, double checked for loose nuts/bolts, bled the brakes, yanked the front D shaft the rest of the way off (PITA), and played with the toe in a bit. Took her for a spin and it's not awful. I never did get the alignment right but close enough. Got it back over to Schaefer's today to finish up the shock hoops etc. Start on the rear on Monday. __________________ 86 4Runner, custom Sonoran Steel rear bumper, 4Crawler 1" body lift, rock sliders from Richard Stubbs, rear Lockright, SAS w/ARB My build thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f66/blknblu-s-sac-155872/

12-08-2008, 05:42 PM	#87 (permalink)
Vermejo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Cruces, NM Posts: 440	Dang, that was fast. What size rubber are you going to run? __________________ 1998 LTD\|DoubleLocked\|Yukon 4:88's\|BFG KM2 315\|SMP Bumpers & Armor\|Sonoran Steel Lift & Links\|BudBuilt Skids\|WARN Recovery & Hubs New Mexico Backroads \| Images and Exploration \| Blog SmugMug Gallery

12-08-2008, 10:57 PM	#88 (permalink)
Elvota Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phx, AZ Posts: 3,436	Nice progress Mike. So.. the rear is still stock height, right? Let's see a full side pic with the nose riding high. That's gonna be a sweet drive to Schaefer's place. Will feel like hauling 3 tons of cinder blocks in the back... all at once. __________________ ================ 1990 4Runner \| V6 3.4 \| 5spd \| 240 someoddthousand miles \| SR5 \| SAS \| RLS \| 35's \| ARB \| TJM \| 217 to 1 \| W8000 - four wheels \| three sticks \| two hands \| one trail - RIGITY DIGITY visit the sticki chronicles

12-08-2008, 11:06 PM	#89 (permalink)
904_runner Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chico, California Posts: 3,781	LOL I can visualize what mine will look like soon. Geeze. I plan on going the 4" ifs eliminator kit, and then idk how soon i can get to the rear. But at least i already have 4" lift coils, so maybe it won't look too horrible for a week or two! __________________ Mike 1990 4runner: 3.4 swapped, 5-speed, sas'd, Rear leaf swap, Locked, 5.29's, 39.5" iroks on Beadlocks, Armor'd Longfields, Duals coming soon: My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/904_run...thread-158746/ http://www.treadlightly.org/ http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...ery/index.html

12-09-2008, 02:48 PM	#91 (permalink)
sschaefer3 Contributing Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tempe, Arizona Posts: 5,494	Cell Phone Photo: __________________ Steve Schaefer *WWW.SonoranSteel.Com* Suspension Lift Kits * Rock Sliders * Straight Axle Conversions * 4Runner/FJC Rubicon Express Lower Links * Accessories * Daystar Products Dealer * TJM Bull Bar Dealer * Deaver Leaf Spring Dealer * Tokico & Bilstein Shock Dealer * ViAir Dealer * Total Chaos Dealer * TOYTEC Dealer * and like everyone else a Trail Gear Dealer

12-09-2008, 02:55 PM	#92 (permalink)
toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,576	most of the yota pickups around here are loaded down with logs and look just like that..ahahhaha __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/

12-09-2008, 07:29 PM	#95 (permalink)
BLKNBLU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gilbert, Arizona Posts: 1,666	Bro we'll rip it up fo sho. Like this... Cuz we allways lookin good like this.....Bro. __________________ 86 4Runner, custom Sonoran Steel rear bumper, 4Crawler 1" body lift, rock sliders from Richard Stubbs, rear Lockright, SAS w/ARB My build thread. http://www.yotatech.com/f66/blknblu-s-sac-155872/

12-09-2008, 08:51 PM	#96 (permalink)
wormhole Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bountiful, Utah Posts: 1,526	That looks normal for around these parts. Bring it down here and you'll fit right in. __________________ 2000 Toyota 4runner auto, 4x4, elocker, budbuilt skid, Sonoran Steel 7.2, 265/75/16 Yokohoma Geolanders AT-S Just call me "T"

12-11-2008, 03:11 PM	#98 (permalink)
Djlarroc Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,322	Mike, how the heck were you able to stay on the road looking into the sky? Lol. Truck looks good! __________________ '89 4Runner: 22RE 5spd, 4:10s w/202K, 16x8 w/265-75 MT, Diamond headlights, Aisin hubs, Tortis' custom roll on paint job, Home made bikini, 1" Body Lift, 1.25" greasable lift shackles, TG Sliders, 1.5" BJ spacers, Rust is gone! - SOLD! '00 4Runner: Locked F/R - sold!

12-15-2008, 08:01 PM	#100 (permalink)
toyospearo Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: way way nor cal Posts: 1,576	looking good man __________________ 94 Ext. cab 22re Aussied, 4.88's, SAS,ed, FLATBED, Old Man Emu rear leafs w/TG 5.5" shackles, TG sliders, LC Header, Marlin super HD clutch, 32's- Swamper TSL's- RC rims, Badland Bumper, lifted, lighted, LED'ed, Warned, alternatored (LC High ouput), Hammed, gusseted, trussed, etc, etc... My build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f152/great-w...ck-sas-164531/ My Flatbed build thread http://www.yotatech.com/f88/toyospea...-build-191787/ Last edited by toyospearo; 12-15-2008 at 09:02 PM.

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