Overall Cost: ~$2100
We used:
83 Toy axle
trail gears kit with 4" springs and 12" shocks
IFS hub swap
square drive shaft
Sky's Axle Truss
Quick Lok Locker
Genuine 4.88's

Let me just say that with the kit, the hardest thing was getting the axle built with the gears, locker, braces, and IFS hubs. As far as the fab work and installation, I was very impressed with how easy and straight forward it was.

Now for the pics!



Day one, Get the IFS off!


Fully rebuilt, IFS hub swap, 4.88's, quick lok, sky's truss, red paint, and worn 34's. Sexy.


This is the IFS exterminator we hired.


End of day 1.5 - IFS, what IFS?


John is actualy getting ready to start an on-the-side modeling career. Cool huh?


Is that centered?


Burn baby burn!


Toyotas always look better bathed in the blue light of an arc don't you think?




Unfortunatly I went home after these were taken and when I came back to partake in part two, I forgot the camera. :pat:
So we will have pics of the finished product soon.

As it sits now in John's garage, the only thing we don't have is a driveshaft. Also the hard brake lines coming out of the calipers are going to get shortened.

 

hey TEXAS!!!! you spelled my name wrong but its ok. any it was cool working with you cant wait to get my bumper back on. im so ready to get my drive shaft built and go wheelin. this i a x-mas present for me from me. yea im happy i did this swap cause my ifs had served me well. it got me where i wanted to go but it was time to up grade.

 

Nice Jon and Chris! Now Jon might actually use his rig for some real wheelin!!
Can't wait to see it.
B

 

 

well today was the big high way test and man it rides so smooth. drove it 36 round trip to and from work. got my drive shaft made now i just have to finish it tommorrow after work

 

Hey make me one while your at it!!
B

 

great pictures, informative thread

 

thanks Brandi you can have the one i made. let me just get one made from tom woods or a high angle one or if you know of a place localy that makes drive shafts let me know.hope to have finished pics this sunday with my bumper install also. and ric cant wait to hit a trail with you havent see or talk to you since the jambo?

 

So hey Jon, what is happening with the truck? Did you really get the shaft built? What about the brake lines?

 

yeah i got the shaft built going to go get a flair tool today and go from threre

 

Finnaly got back over to Jon's and got some pics. Unfortunatly, there wasn't anything convenient around to flex on. Here are some pics of the finished product.















Next weekend Jon is coming wheeling with Ric and I so we will have some good shots of the performance soon.

Jon, tell 'em how it rides...

 

nice jackstands. u know those cinder blocks can crumble if u merely tap them with a hammer! [img] http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/9...5mediumcu9.jpg [/img]

 

i was thinking the same thing... i have bricks crumble on me.... luckly the jack was only a couple inches below the frame... otherwise it would have been bad news.

 

i like that bumper what did you make it with

 

it's so funny, that was the first thing I noticed as well.

this easily could have been a "jonathan now looks like a pancake" thread

 

You forgot the cost of additional black paint to cover that black again.


Those swampers have plenty of life in them, invest in a $60 groover and go to town.

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38847

30 bucks and WAY safer then bricks.

 

Very nice SAS and truck! John, how are you liking the front pinion angle?

David

 

Cinder blocks are not made to support loading in the manner/direction you were using them and can simply catastrophically fail. Please go out and buy some proper length jackstands or tell your buddy to before something very bad happens. I'd hate to see someone off Yotatech next year win the Darwin award and not be alive to accept it.

Nice build.

 

Looks like another case of a Newbie digging up an old thread....
But the point made by everyone is a Valid Point about the cinder blocks..Like Brian said, candidate for the Darwin Awards. 8x8x16 blocks crumble in a hardbeat...

since this thread was resurrected would be cool to see some pictures of the truck in action...