Went wheeling yesterday for the first time with the top off. With my tires aired down, it will definitely go places! Next mod on my list is a rear locker!

Here's some poser pics:

 

i counted 4 in that pic

3 of them were cars though :/

 

Not very good pictures.

 

Not very good pictures.

 

that bed looks sweet, and i wish i had an aluminum welder...

 

Yeah my bed is almost done not a whole lot left to do. A little here and a little there. I wish I would have taken more pics before I put the bed on. It started as just a plain wooden bed but it slowly grew. Here's a pic before the bed. I had done a few things but not very good.

And a pic of the basic FB

 

^^ that almost looks like brandon's (xxxtreme22r) rig

 

Yes yes it does. I kinda like that diamond plate one above as well. Everyone seems to like mine though. I still don't understand why, it's not like I built it, I just bought it used that way. lol.

 

yall are gonna make me get a flatbed, and not have money for an SAS

speaking of sas'es...



this



to this

 

Is that a 6x6 flat bed xtreme?

 

Bone stock '92 other than wheels, tires and bucket seats. I'm the 2nd owner, and plan on driving it until the V6 decides to go. Replaced by Toyota in 2007. Truck also came with a 1" thick folder of maintenance/work documentation.

Only mods I plan on doing is swapping the 4-pinion for a 2-pinion with a powertrax locker and possibly a 2" body lift for some extra clearance. Truck also came with a topper/canopy in perfect condition. Great for when I go camping!

This is my daily driver, so I try to baby her as much as possible. By the time the V6 goes, I should have a newer daily driver and this truck will be a straight trail rig.


-Kyle

 

Loomis, very nice!

Love flatbeds, .... A guy I know is shutting down shop(CARB Regulations, grrr) and it's time to retire in combination with that... and he's selling this one...........

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...483345146.html

It's immaculate, and he's now come down to 3500$ .... But anyway, I KNOW it's not a First Gen PU thread,...just thought I'd share it.

 

DKY, THAT THING IS SICK! Love it, and wow, it's VERY clean, man! You a Pilot by any chance? Or just an Aircraft lover? lol.

 

Thanks! There is some minor body damage on the other side, but I don't like to show that side off That's my winter project though, and I'll be sure to post a build thread when I do it. I love all the thumbs up's and comments I get from this truck, especially from other Yota' owners.

Not a pilot, but I do work in the aviation industry. I design/build/maintain fueling systems and refueling trucks across western Canada. I get to see all sorts of awesome planes and heli's and also get to see some very awesome terrain!


Also, just to clarify why I want to do a 2" body lift instead of balljoint spacers: This is my daily driver. I don't want to mess with the suspension geometry at all. I want to be able to maintain as much control as possible on the slick Canadian highways. This is why a body lift is perfect. It adds clearance, but does not raise your center of gravity. In the case of a spin out on the highway at ~110km/h, this could be the difference between rolling when you hit the ditch.

Also, I know this is kind of in the wrong thread, but wouldn't differential drop brackets provide lift as well? I already have my torsion bars cranked pretty high, and I'd like to keep my CV axles as straight as possible to save from eating through boots.

 

Well here's the thing 2" is 2" no matter how you get it. My opinion for what it's worth. get the bj spacers and uncrank you t-bars. You'll get a much better ride and it would be more stable. A drop bracket would give you 4" of lift I don't think the come any shorter although I could be wrong. Soooooo Get a different leaf pack or go the route of 63" chevys and add the BJ spacers and uncrank the t-bars.

I'm not a fan of a body lift for a lift. The only reason I'd do a body lift is to also to a drive train lift to get a flat belly.

 

Like I said before, that 2" of lift on the suspension raises your center of gravity, so there is a difference between 2" of suspension lift, and 2" of body lift. Also, I made a mistake when I said drop bracket. I meant the 1" diff spacers available from 4Crawler ( http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/DiffDrop.shtml ).

So, in theory, if I did BJ spacers and uncranked the torsion bars I probably wouldn't see much lift? Only thing I'd see is more suspension travel, right? Personally, I'd be much happier with a 2" body lift and a diff drop so loosen up the torsion bars. Also, is there a way to tell how much angle is too much angle on the CV axles?

edit: here's another picture to stay on topic

 

Just a differential drop itself wont give you lift. Diff drops are for when you do something like a bracket lift or BJ spacers. Since with those, the wheel hubs are "lower" than factory, the CV axle angles are steeper, and cause can cause more wear, and potentially break an axle. Diff drops just lower that angle while sacrificing U-joint angles in the front drive shaft. U-joints can typically take better angles than the CV joints that are in the front CV axles.

Body lifts have their places. I have a 2" on my 4runner. It came on it when I bought it. I prefer the LOOK of a suspension lift, but both ultimately do the same thing- allow you to run larger tires to increase actual ground clearance. Having a body lift really opens up areas under the vehicle that are normally difficult to reach, i.e. the upper bell-housing bolts. When I replaced my parking brake cable a few weeks ago, it took literally 2 minutes to snake it through and connect, whereas I have seen people say it took them like 30 minutes :\. And yes, body lifts raise your COG, but not as much as a suspension lift does since its "only" lifting the body, not the frame, engine, drive-train, etc.

 

That is a nice flat bed to low but it's nice.

 

since we're on the topic of flatbeds, i'll post up some of mine!















and a pic of my ammo cans and jerry cans



i bought the truck with the bed on there like that, i like it so far, and the sides come off with just a few bolts, yet its very sturdy. the only problem is thats its pretty weathered. im in the process of rebuilding it one peice at a time, and hopefully i'll get to incorperate alittle bit more diomand plate into it, and i really want to powdercoat it or whatever to change the color to black

 

looks awesome GI. somebody should make a flatbed thread