doing a sas on my 91 and using 6 shooter knuckles with IFS hubs. i keep reading that 2 of the mounting tabs need to be removed but can not find any info as to "why". is there anyone out there that has any pics involving this and an explanation? some before and after pics or installed pics perhaps.

 

I'm in the middle of a build using Sky's brake brackets for the IFS hub swap. On the OEM 4 stud knuckles they have you swap the knuckles side to side so the original caliper mounting lugs (cast into the knuckles) are now out front. This allows room for you to mount the calipers on the brackets and not have interference with the old mounting lugs. This doesn't work with Six Shooter Knuckles because they don't clear. Look at Sky's or Front Range Off Roads website for pics.

 

Copy that. using the yotamasters kit. Same result I hope. Just haven't seen any actual results. No one can explain "why" you have to cut the other ears off. What's in the way? ​​​​​​​before I go torching off part of my $600 knuckles I want to make sure it's absolutely necessary.

 

Well I wouldn't cut them off yet either. DON'T CUT OR MACHINE ANYTHING UNTIL YOU MEASURE AND TEST FIT!!

I got vague instructions with my kit and the spec they give you to cut the hub down to is wrong. MEASURE YOUR ROTORS BEFORE YOU CUT THE HUBS!

They tell you to have them turned down to "ABOUT" 6.680" That concerned me so I turned mine down to 6.700 and was planning to check and turn them a little at a time to get a snug fit. It was too loose at 6.700". I was pissed. So measure your rotors before you machine the hubs. I didn't have an inside mic that big and my 8" dial caliper doesn't fit down inside to measure it.

I was using the 2010-up 4Runner calipers and rotors and there are fit issues to address. The most obvious is that the caliper will not center on the rotors. It is off by the 3 mm that they tell you to machine off the caliper ears. DO NOT MACHINE YOUR 14WA CALIPERS. I found that if I put my backing plate eliminator plate under the bracket where it bolts to the spindle, the caliper centers on the rotor. The plate is actually 3.5mm thick. Only .020" over 3mm. There are other issues to address as well.

I have pics of all this on my build thread but it's on another forum. I deleted the pics from my phone so I can't post them here.

 

Understood.
measure 16 times, cut once.
Thank you so much.

 

I recommend running the Tundra or FJ Cruiser brakes. These 2010-up 4Runner brakes don't fit under my wheels. My wheels are 17" steel Raceline beadlocks with 3.5" backspacing. They will only fit after a lot of grinding on the casting. So I'm trading brakes with my wife's FJ Cruiser. She gets a bolt on upgrade.

 

Here's a link to my build thread. It's to page 33 for the knuckle and brake problems. I hope this saves you some headaches. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/86-.../post-14802027