My 86 4Runner (56k death)
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Thanks, the camaro projects are work in progress. The Orange one is getting there...
What frame am I welding??
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wow. wanna be bestfriends big guy?
hahaha but seriously. those RCS are frickin amazin. also, teh stroker sled puller RC i seen.. any more pics of it? or vids? love the runner, love the ford on fiddyfos, love the rc's........ i love your life
hahaha but seriously. those RCS are frickin amazin. also, teh stroker sled puller RC i seen.. any more pics of it? or vids? love the runner, love the ford on fiddyfos, love the rc's........ i love your life
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I'm already buyin' the house next door to him....wanna go halfsies???
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Did some wheeling last weekend, couple of pics
You can't tell from the pics but that was a pretty serious climb
flexing out that awesome IFS
Lost a battle to a tree...I got myself wedged between two and slid backwards and tagged the one.
I got a 6000lb Warn mounted up and my Hi-Lift Jack mounts came in from 4Wheelparts. I ordered my fairlead from Marlin too.
Truck did pretty good, I pushed it hard to keep up with the all the XJs I was out with...they were all on 33s or bigger with 8.8 posi rears, long arm kits, etc so I was pretty happy that I did everything they did.
You can't tell from the pics but that was a pretty serious climb
flexing out that awesome IFS
Lost a battle to a tree...I got myself wedged between two and slid backwards and tagged the one.
I got a 6000lb Warn mounted up and my Hi-Lift Jack mounts came in from 4Wheelparts. I ordered my fairlead from Marlin too.
Truck did pretty good, I pushed it hard to keep up with the all the XJs I was out with...they were all on 33s or bigger with 8.8 posi rears, long arm kits, etc so I was pretty happy that I did everything they did.
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I always thought that a taller/skinnier tire does best in the snow? I thought if i aired down it would be worst? (giving it a wider profile with less air) So having it aired down will help in the snow like it does on the beach?
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SO I have had probably 80% of the parts needed to SAS my runner but had several set backs...No one to weld, no 220 outlet, no welder, bad birfield etc... I put in an order with TG on Monday for 2 new 4330 better then stock birfields, backing plate eliminators, ARB air compressor, 4.88 gears, solid spacer, bearing kit etc...Had the the birfields and backing plate eliminators 3 day mailed and started working on the axle last night. Everything came together this week, got a 220 line dropped in, found people to weld and friends to help
Sure enough, I put the new TG Birfs in all my problems went away. I was having this weird issue that when I installed the marlin one, only on the drivers side...soon as I put the spindle on the entire axle would start binding and it would get worst the more you assembled it. I called marlin they said theirs are beefier then stock and I need to clearance the knuckle ball...I thought this was weird because the other one fit perfect on the other side. I had my step dad's friend's machine inspect it and its only .002 larger in over all out diameter over stock. All the other measurements checked out as well so the only thing we could assume is that the bearings inside are bad...kinda sux cause they were NIB :? when I got them from my friend with the axle.
Anyways, I started cleaning up the frame friday night
I took the truck to my Step dad's friend shop and he welded the front hanger and tubes in for me, I then headed back to my garage and started tearing down
While I dissembled my friend Joe welded on the plate on the drivers side perch
Dropped the steering links
Cut the torsions bar and removed the upper A arms
Front spring perch
Shackle tubes and plated frame hole
My buddy Wade working the torch
Myself working the torch
Lighting my balls on fire...NFG
Yeah, they are still there....
IFS IS OUT!
Long days work...started at 7 am yesterday
starting to grind stuff down
and my friend Joe snapped this while I was acting like an ratard pretending to be pissing on the IFS crap
Sure enough, I put the new TG Birfs in all my problems went away. I was having this weird issue that when I installed the marlin one, only on the drivers side...soon as I put the spindle on the entire axle would start binding and it would get worst the more you assembled it. I called marlin they said theirs are beefier then stock and I need to clearance the knuckle ball...I thought this was weird because the other one fit perfect on the other side. I had my step dad's friend's machine inspect it and its only .002 larger in over all out diameter over stock. All the other measurements checked out as well so the only thing we could assume is that the bearings inside are bad...kinda sux cause they were NIB :? when I got them from my friend with the axle.
Anyways, I started cleaning up the frame friday night
I took the truck to my Step dad's friend shop and he welded the front hanger and tubes in for me, I then headed back to my garage and started tearing down
While I dissembled my friend Joe welded on the plate on the drivers side perch
Dropped the steering links
Cut the torsions bar and removed the upper A arms
Front spring perch
Shackle tubes and plated frame hole
My buddy Wade working the torch
Myself working the torch
Lighting my balls on fire...NFG
Yeah, they are still there....
IFS IS OUT!
Long days work...started at 7 am yesterday
starting to grind stuff down
and my friend Joe snapped this while I was acting like an ratard pretending to be pissing on the IFS crap
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Here are todays pics
Went at the frame with two grinders
While Wade and I were grinding Joe welded the bump stops up for the u bolt flip
Joe doing work with the welder, welded in the motor mount supports
Some last minute inspecting before hanging the shackles
Hanging some shackles
Hanging the leafs
Ready for the axle now
Axle slid under
Time for the shock hoops
Me fighting with the lower shock mount
Wade was pretty upset that i got over spray on my steering links, so he went at it with some toyota brake cleaner
Look at those silly 31s
All finished up...was a long weekend but it went really really well. Everything is done except for the brake lines and steering stabilizer...we didn't realize you have to weld a new bracket in for the new one and had already put the welding stuff away all neatly Gotta pick up some new calipers, truck had been loosing brake fluid a little bit over a long period of time...finally saw it was coming out of the caliper.
tomorrow I am going to drop the tank and get started on the rear stuff
for now its rolling again thanks to help of a few good friends
Thanks for looking
-Mike
Went at the frame with two grinders
While Wade and I were grinding Joe welded the bump stops up for the u bolt flip
Joe doing work with the welder, welded in the motor mount supports
Some last minute inspecting before hanging the shackles
Hanging some shackles
Hanging the leafs
Ready for the axle now
Axle slid under
Time for the shock hoops
Me fighting with the lower shock mount
Wade was pretty upset that i got over spray on my steering links, so he went at it with some toyota brake cleaner
Look at those silly 31s
All finished up...was a long weekend but it went really really well. Everything is done except for the brake lines and steering stabilizer...we didn't realize you have to weld a new bracket in for the new one and had already put the welding stuff away all neatly Gotta pick up some new calipers, truck had been loosing brake fluid a little bit over a long period of time...finally saw it was coming out of the caliper.
tomorrow I am going to drop the tank and get started on the rear stuff
for now its rolling again thanks to help of a few good friends
Thanks for looking
-Mike
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God, to do an SAS it looks so easy.
Wish i had the money to do one
Good job on yours though.
I never thought of welding the front hanger on, and the rear tube, and then cutting off the IFS.
Wish i had the money to do one
Good job on yours though.
I never thought of welding the front hanger on, and the rear tube, and then cutting off the IFS.
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My friend suggested I do the hanger and tubes this way. It is a little bit scary because I had my friend George fully weld the perch mount and tubes...if the shackle angle would have been off I would have been screwed but thanks to the help of several guys on here I followed their advice and recommendations and it worked out perfectly.
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Nice truck, hanging around here makes me want to replace my pickup with an earlier runner. They're really starting to grow on me... Is there a good source for the 1/10th scale rc bodies? I'd love to find an old z28 body for my tc3...