Since I see alot of IFS talk here, thought you guys might wanna get some inspiration to play sawzall fun

This is the latest rig that I have complteded, my buddy dans 91 runner. He got tired of bustin Cv's and the control arm mounts were so out of whack it could no longer be aligned, so it was time (he took a # and waited for me to get his in the shop) to take the torch and kill the ifs.... Here are the pics I took.

 

 

 

 

 

Very nice Crash. That idea has been in the back of my head, but man...
After I add up the price of new gears for the back to match a more desirable ratio that would be in the front solid axle, and a lot of $$$.

Would also go for a E locker in the rear.
Think I will put the $$$ into a dedicated trail rig one day.
That is nice though, and if I was willing to part with the $$$, I'd go for it.

Are those AP's leafs for the front?

 

I agree corey, its not cheap.. But your rig is too nice to do such a mod, since if you are going to spend that kinda $$$, you better use it, and things usualy go downhill on the sheetmetal side after that,lol....

NO All POOP stuff except the inserts for the shackles, I had not had the time to get a full stick of that material so i opted to get them from ALL POOP.... The springs are 44044 ranchos, we ended up removing one leaf to help get the nose down to match the rear.

 

Thanks...
Yeah, I figured if I did a SAS, my rig would start showing battle scars on it, and I'd like to keep it nice.
I might hand it down to junior one day.

A question...
I'd like to get an '85 EFI one day and flatbed it for trail use.
Is the factory solid axle setup good enough? As I still see some ripping it out I think and putting the AP stuff in.

Or can one still do the high cross over steering and have better flexible springs up front without having to rip out very much what Toyota put in there?

Could also start with an '89 to '95 truck and do the swap for more room inside, but I don't mind the older Toys.
My first Toy was a '79 2WD.
I just think it would be cheaper to start out with an '85 and try and build on that platform for a nice flex rig.
Corey

 

Hey, looks good and one heck of a project. Something you can be proud of. Way to go, but I don't think it is the road for me! Nice work though! Good job. :fireman:

 

Hell yea! I'll have some pics just like that sometime early next year!

 

Crash, do you make custom bumpers too?
How far are you from my town of Auburn.

I like the design of the one EClayton just got on his 3rd gen with the swingout.
I don't have a need thogh for the spare tire, but a rack built on it for jerry cans to swing away from the tailgate would be nice.

Here is another custom design from Rockware that would look good on a 2nd gen if one doesn't need a swingout.
Corey

 

Just give me a garage, mig welder, torch, a rental car, and $1500 and I'm there!

Someday I'll build up a zuki or a 4runner.

Steve

 

Well, the problem you have with the stock toy stuff is its thin rolled material. I do the same on non IFS rigs as far as the front spring hangers, and have yet to have one break, and 1 rig has been thru 2 Calrock events. The 1 and only downfall to the IFS rigs is the slope of the front frame rails in the area of the shocks, the straight axle rigs have a high slope where the IFS rigs don't slope up as much, and you usually end up having to notch the frame for the draglink, which if done properly is no biggy...

 

Thanks guys..

Wel, since I custom build all my parts, I could have done it in about 2 weeks, but due to the owner not having all the stuff needed( I had to totaly set up the front gears and rebuild the front end) It ended up taking about 5 weeks..

 

Ya, I do all sorts of custom stuff, have yet to try a rear bumper on a new generation runner, but always eager to try new stuff.. Only downfall, I am booked for a bit(1 rig to finish and 2 more coming in).