Brenjen

I just got my TC truss in today & it seems they make their truss 16 & 7/8" long (16.75" as I read 16 7/8's as I measured)

My problem is my 4Runner already has some spreading & measures 17 & 1/16" where the truss is supposed to weld in. I didn't measure this first (DOH) & now I'm wondering whether I should:

A - Get a Sonoran steel custom fabbed unit that bolts in & sell this TC unit

or

B - go to a body shop & ask them what I could do

or

C - Ask the welder to pop an extra piece of 1/4" plate in there as a spacer

or

D - Ask you geniuses what YOU would do

If the arms were too close together that'd be easy but being too far apart is a horse of a different color & I can't seem to get a picture in my mind of what I should do; any suggestions?

JohnnyRanger54

call it quits and just send the truss to me.. It will be too much of a hassle for you, just do away with it and good riddance..

Brenjen

I'd be more than happy to sell it to you & order one from Sonoran Steel. My truck is aligned correctly right now so I'd hate to try to tweak it back enough for the TC truss to fit & screw the pooch.

I ordered it from off road warehouse & they raped me on the shipping @ $32 for regular UPS ground - I paid $37 for the TC unit on top of that so you can see I'm into it for $70 already.

I'll sell this TC unit for $35 & actual shipping charges if anyone is interested. It hasn't been tacked in or anything, I just opened the box & said "I better measure this for fit" lol....whoops.

Heck I'll even send the Total Chaos stickers (3) & the Total Chaos catalog along with it that they sent me. (the item was drop shipped by offroad warehouse & came straight from TC)

CC_yota

Let me measure my front end and I'll let you know. Could you find out shipping to 78418?

Brenjen

I'm sure I could, depending on how a person wanted it shipped & with a few hours notice during the shippers business hours. If you're really interested (anyone for that matter) shoot me a P.M. with some contact info & we'll work it out.

Brenjen

I suppose no one else has anything constructive to add? If not, I'll post up a for sale ad in the classifieds.

4Hummer

Heavy duty Ratchet strap between the frame rails, Bring the Frame back to its original location. than weld or bolt in the truss.

Brenjen

I thought of that but the stresses pulling away from the weld would be harder to overcome than pulling into a piece of steel (out vs. in) I wouldn't want to come up with stress fractures where the steel was heated by the welder over the next year or two if the metal didn't bend inward & kept some outward spring.

My truck drives straight right now so I know it's not too far out to be aligned; I think I'll just go with a Sonoran steel truss (if they build anymore).

ToyoTech559

i know this is old but where can i get a bolt in version?