PismoJoe's 2002 Tacoma Build-Up
04-07-2012, 09:41 AM
#62
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Thanks for the suggestion guys! I'll definitely look into that company!
For the time being, I'm gonna be a pack rat with my savings. I have about 1/2 of the cash saved up for a supercharger
. Glad I already paid for the front end parts a while ago, so I've had some time to save. Gonna get the LCE KIT. Should be interesting, I've never done any modifications to the 3RZ besides intake and exhaust, which is pretty much nothing.
Shocks are in route. Decided to go with the 9" 2.5" Icon Remote Reservoir shocks, and 9" double bypass secondaries. With the stroke that I'm pulling up front, 2 tube should be perfect.
So in about 2-3 weeks, should be seeing
-9" Icon 2.5" Front Shocks
-9" Icon Double bypass secondaries
-Total Chaos Heim Joint Steering
-Total Chaos Coil bucket gussets
-Around a 2" wheel tub up front to fit the full travel needs
Then the front is D-U-N. DUN!
For the time being, I'm gonna be a pack rat with my savings. I have about 1/2 of the cash saved up for a supercharger
. Glad I already paid for the front end parts a while ago, so I've had some time to save. Gonna get the LCE KIT. Should be interesting, I've never done any modifications to the 3RZ besides intake and exhaust, which is pretty much nothing. Shocks are in route. Decided to go with the 9" 2.5" Icon Remote Reservoir shocks, and 9" double bypass secondaries. With the stroke that I'm pulling up front, 2 tube should be perfect.
So in about 2-3 weeks, should be seeing
-9" Icon 2.5" Front Shocks
-9" Icon Double bypass secondaries
-Total Chaos Heim Joint Steering
-Total Chaos Coil bucket gussets
-Around a 2" wheel tub up front to fit the full travel needs
Then the front is D-U-N. DUN!
04-26-2012, 05:49 PM
#67
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Thanks guys!
Yeah I will be there, but I won't be hucking it for the competition. I'll watch someone else break their junk
My shocks FINALLY came in!!! Tomorrow she's going in for:
Icon 9" 2.5" body coil overs w/ remote resis
Icon 9" 2.5" body 2-tube bypass secondaries
Total Chaos steering Heim Joints
Total Chaos coil bucket gussets
New Total Chaos 1" unibals (mine are rusted out)
Also will get about a 2-3" wheel tub
PS: will have some King 8" 2.5" body coil overs with remote resis for sale. No leaking seals, but coils and shock bodies could use a new paint job due to some rust. Asking $500 as is, or $800 rebuilt with new shafts, seals, powder coated coils, and polished out bodies. 500lb spring rate. Tell your friends!!
Yeah I will be there, but I won't be hucking it for the competition. I'll watch someone else break their junk
My shocks FINALLY came in!!! Tomorrow she's going in for:
Icon 9" 2.5" body coil overs w/ remote resis
Icon 9" 2.5" body 2-tube bypass secondaries
Total Chaos steering Heim Joints
Total Chaos coil bucket gussets
New Total Chaos 1" unibals (mine are rusted out)
Also will get about a 2-3" wheel tub
PS: will have some King 8" 2.5" body coil overs with remote resis for sale. No leaking seals, but coils and shock bodies could use a new paint job due to some rust. Asking $500 as is, or $800 rebuilt with new shafts, seals, powder coated coils, and polished out bodies. 500lb spring rate. Tell your friends!!
05-08-2012, 04:59 PM
#71
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Finally got my Icons installed!
9" 2.5 Coil Overs With Remote Reservoirs
9" 2.5 2-Tube Bypass Secondaries w/ Remote Reservoirs
Total Chaos Heim Joint Kit
Total Chaos Secondary Hoop Kit
Total Chaos Coil Bucket Gussets
New Upper & Lower Control Arm Bushings
New Upper Uniballs
FYI for 3RZ Tacos: For the TC coil bucket gusset kit, the A/C compressor interferes on the front side passenger gusset, a new side will need to be fabricated.
Finally have secondaries!!
I hate the way Icon routes their reservoirs! Will be ordering a longer coil over reservoir hose and mount the can where the king one sat. I'll probably just tuck it on the frame well for now, or could clock the shock back and mount it vertically.
Nice to be able to rotate the bypasses as opposed to the Kings, which are welded in a fixed position. Icon FTW!
Also switched from the General 33x12.5's, they were too big to tuck well. Went back to the BFG 33x10.5's for now, eventually will upgrade to a 16" rim.
Should be finishing up the wheel tub and other side tomorrow
9" 2.5 Coil Overs With Remote Reservoirs
9" 2.5 2-Tube Bypass Secondaries w/ Remote Reservoirs
Total Chaos Heim Joint Kit
Total Chaos Secondary Hoop Kit
Total Chaos Coil Bucket Gussets
New Upper & Lower Control Arm Bushings
New Upper Uniballs
FYI for 3RZ Tacos: For the TC coil bucket gusset kit, the A/C compressor interferes on the front side passenger gusset, a new side will need to be fabricated.
Finally have secondaries!!
I hate the way Icon routes their reservoirs! Will be ordering a longer coil over reservoir hose and mount the can where the king one sat. I'll probably just tuck it on the frame well for now, or could clock the shock back and mount it vertically.
Nice to be able to rotate the bypasses as opposed to the Kings, which are welded in a fixed position. Icon FTW!
Also switched from the General 33x12.5's, they were too big to tuck well. Went back to the BFG 33x10.5's for now, eventually will upgrade to a 16" rim.
Should be finishing up the wheel tub and other side tomorrow
05-13-2012, 09:09 AM
#75
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More tub progress! Mike at Central Coast Prerunns is killin it on this build!
Passenger before
Passenger after
Drivers side
Front end is all done! Just need to figure out where all of the relays/wiring is going to be mounted under the kick panels. I'm going to silicone the inside of the tub welds also just to be on the safe side, then cover the rest of the interior with the dyno mat material.
Came out CLEAN!
Passenger
Driver
Coil over remote can hoses were extended. I really don't know what Icon is thinking with the bracket to mount a can at a 30* angle going straight up. Haven't seen anyone do a hose swap, but I really liked how the Kings were routed so thats what I made happen.
Some teaser pics
The blue total chaos stickers were really bothering me
Passenger before
Passenger after
Drivers side
Front end is all done! Just need to figure out where all of the relays/wiring is going to be mounted under the kick panels. I'm going to silicone the inside of the tub welds also just to be on the safe side, then cover the rest of the interior with the dyno mat material.
Came out CLEAN!
Passenger
Driver
Coil over remote can hoses were extended. I really don't know what Icon is thinking with the bracket to mount a can at a 30* angle going straight up. Haven't seen anyone do a hose swap, but I really liked how the Kings were routed so thats what I made happen.
Some teaser pics
The blue total chaos stickers were really bothering me
05-13-2012, 11:58 AM
#76
that is MONEY under there. how do you figure out what type of shocks to run and having two must make it harder to decide? or is this a set up others have used before? the black decals are much better than the blue!!
05-13-2012, 12:11 PM
#77
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Thanks!
Honestly, I haven't seen very many people run this particular setup. TC recommends an 8" travel (16" collapsed length) shock with this kit. Instead, I'm running a 9" travel (18" collapsed length) shock.
The extra 1" travel is due to the fact that Icon, unlike King, does not use an adapter plate to bolt into the factory shock tower.
The goal with shocks is to have the spring rate secure the ride height. I decided to stay with the 500LB spring rate because without a secondary, this setup was doing moderate. If you have too much spring rate, you're never going to maximize the ride quality by tuning the bypass secondaries down. In that case, you're going backwards.
Instead, the 500lb spring rate coil overs secure the ride height and a small portion of the rebound/compression control. This leaves me room to adjust the secondary bypasses to tune the suspension to my specific needs. In this case, you are going forward, utilizing the use of a secondary bypass to complete the tuning of the suspension.
Honestly, I haven't seen very many people run this particular setup. TC recommends an 8" travel (16" collapsed length) shock with this kit. Instead, I'm running a 9" travel (18" collapsed length) shock.
The extra 1" travel is due to the fact that Icon, unlike King, does not use an adapter plate to bolt into the factory shock tower.
The goal with shocks is to have the spring rate secure the ride height. I decided to stay with the 500LB spring rate because without a secondary, this setup was doing moderate. If you have too much spring rate, you're never going to maximize the ride quality by tuning the bypass secondaries down. In that case, you're going backwards.
Instead, the 500lb spring rate coil overs secure the ride height and a small portion of the rebound/compression control. This leaves me room to adjust the secondary bypasses to tune the suspension to my specific needs. In this case, you are going forward, utilizing the use of a secondary bypass to complete the tuning of the suspension.
06-12-2012, 05:21 PM
#79
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Come on over to the CO world, Mark!
Back to the drawing board for the front end. I'm going to be ditching the stock core support and wheel wells from the firewall forward in favor of tubing and a removable tower to tower support.
This front end has been twisting and shifting for some time now, so its time to go!
Core support tweaked
Passenger side crease
Driver crease
Battery creasing wheel well, will be moved to the bed
Rip and tear time!
Front end is off!
Back to the drawing board for the front end. I'm going to be ditching the stock core support and wheel wells from the firewall forward in favor of tubing and a removable tower to tower support.
This front end has been twisting and shifting for some time now, so its time to go!
Core support tweaked
Passenger side crease
Driver crease
Battery creasing wheel well, will be moved to the bed
Rip and tear time!
Front end is off!
06-12-2012, 06:45 PM
#80
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Schnikes.
