I have spent some time gathering all the parts and have almost everything for my swap. My 87 4runner will never be the same. Going with the usual, trail gear 4" front 5" rear, I love the height and look with this size of lift. There are so many threads with this same build I am nothing new but I would like to share anyways.

Ain't nothin to it but to do it!

 

Yay! Where's the pics???

 

I seem to be having some technical difficulties. I can't upload pictures at the moment but I will try later. I have the front axle finished. Starting on the rear axle tomorrow, hoping to get the swap done at a buddy's shop in a weekend. Is it doable in two days? Also, what are everybody's thoughts on rubberized undercoating, the type you apply with a shutz gun. I am thinking of undercoating the frame, bottom of the cab and axles with it.

 

Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

 

Let's try this.

 

Nice! Pictures working. This is when I found the limitations if the ifs.



So I decided to sas the old girl. Ordered my tg front 4" kit and rear 5" kit and started the rebuild on the from axle.



Welded on my upper gusset and large diff armour plate while I was at it. Ground off all unnecessary brackets. Put a lock rite in with 5.29s freshly set up.



I have the front done except for the manual hubs. I will be starting on the rear axle hopefully tomorrow.

 

Looks good. I have the majority of the parts gathered for my sas and rear leaf swap...just need to get some stuff take care of first before I start.

 

Today is the day! Headed to the shop and going to swap it over the course of today and tomorrow.

 

The 5.29 and lockrite.

 

Had a pretty solid weekend on the runner but didn't get as fr as I would have liked to. The front end is done except for shocks, and the back end is yet untouched.



Cutting off the ifs went smooth, there was a lot of grinding and cleanup but it turned out nice.







Cutting through the Fran was a pain in the but with the internal brace that's in there. Not to mention I ran out of oxygen for the oxy acetylene half way through the first one and switched over to the air arc gouger for the rest.

So it didn't go quite as smooth as I wanted it to buy a good start none the less.

 

Sick!!!

 

Back at it tomorrow. Hoping to get a good weekend in on the old girl and get the lift finished.

 

Looks good! I wish I would have gone with a lower profile front hangar though....

 

Yeah the front hanger is a bit much. I have it all together, just need to put rear shocks on. The factory mount stud is bigger than the 1/2 inch hole in the shock. Can I still use this mount and just bolt the shock to it? I have heard of guys using the factory upper mounts but not sure how it's done. Super excited to get driving her! Will be off to the driveline shop in the new year to get a front shaft and rear extended and away we go.

 

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French it next time...



http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyot...ugh-links.html

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#threadderail

I can always go in later and do that.

 

Yep. And it's what I plan on doing on mine right off the bat. Unfortunately the shape of the Tacoma's frame doesn't lend itself well to leaf spring swaps. Other than the Trail Gear frenched setup, most people end up mounting the shackle mounts on the underside of the frame. Typically, a Tacoma will end up with 2" more lift than the leaf spring is advertised for lift.

I'm too stupid for links so I'll have to get creative to get it low.

 

I like how he frenched the rear hangers too

 

Got my front shocks on today and bled my brakes. Took her out for a spin and it has a rumble in the first three gears when I am on the throttle. Probably driveline?

 

It works but in my opinion it's a pretty janky setup.
You don't really have many other opinions with these crappy frames though.

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Possibly. You've got a pretty decent amount of lift there.
Check the driveshaft and see if the joints are maxed out.