Oh yeah, how do those guys keep thier tires beads seated without beadlocks?

 

STOP THE INSANITY!!!!!!!!! Tell everyone to liquidate their trucks and send me the money ;-) haha

On a more serious note, that is some heavy tippage but some nice trucks.

 

Progression seems to be surfboards -> skateboards -> trucks with wheels sticking out the side like a skateboard to get to the surfing spots...

But, as posted above, different strokes for different folks.

 

There are "moaks" who are huge ass somoan/hawaiian guys that you'd never mess with. So, if they like big trucks, thats cool with me!

 

Thanks Guys I dont mean to stir up everyone but I just wanted to let others know what we do to our trucks in HI. Its obvious everyone has different taste, but its cool thats what forums are about....but anyway I did get some usefull info from this site and probably will continue to picks peoples brain, if they let me. Thanks to sc4runner, he told me what coils to get for the back to get the height I want....And here is a couple more hawaiian truck pix


ALOHA

 

that's just so ODD looking to me to see such small tires when compared to such a HUGE lift...

weird to see that 1st gen buried completely to the top of the tires and the body isn't even near the sand.

also, that wheel width is CRAZY!!! how the heck to the reseat a bead on something like that?!?!?!

now that you showed a pic of one in action, i can see how such a huge lift can help to keep the body/frame off the sand so you're not dragging an anchor as you try to drive thruogh that soft stuff. i thought they were more for car crushing or driving in the mountains. lifts that high just look WAY tippy to me.

 

Islandbuilt- Thanks for sharing. I'mglad you are brave enough to keep yotatech diverse. Some of these guys think everything should be a mildly lifted SAS 3rd gen 4runner.

I'm curious about the Taco with the 8 2" Fox resevoir shocks. Is that really necessary? I have 2 2.5" shocks and they do plenty for my 33's..... I can't imagine what you would need 8 for. Just curious.

 

Hhaa, I love looking at these things... They are freaking CRAZY!

I would lke to see how that 3rd gen does with flex in the rear. I noticed the upper control arms were quite a bit shorter than the lowers...Doesnt that effect pinion angle on suspension cycle? I have been looking into lengthening the links bu I cant find anywhere to mount the uppers.

Do you have any other pictures of the rear of the 3rd gen 4runner?

 

I wonder what coils he is using for the rear too... Those things look wayy longer than anything I've seen.

 

those trucks are pretty sick! that black 4runner looks alot like mine.. except 8 times higher :-D

 

Yeah the overkill on the fox shocks are just for looks......and back when I was in high school in the 90s the look for the trucks was a real high lift with 40-44 inch tires all in the fenders, now the everyone wants to have as much clearance above the tires to the bottom of the body...lifted trucks seem to be a part of the local culture in the islands it started for practical purposes than evolved into looks and practical purpose, but they still get through the sand and over the lava rocks....

 

here you go sc4runner some more pix of the rear end

 

See, those guys don't care about no stinkin' panhard drop.

 

Wow, they put the uppers to the old lower mount.. trippy. I wonder if that works well?

 

a 2' upper with a 5' lower in a semi-X-link and then a 4' panhard that's at a 40* angle??? me thinks NO - at least in the FLEX department...

 

its a street queen, and doesn't need flex. It has no front dline, either. It is, however, an impressive set up. Some one spent a lot of buck on that. it is certainly different from any set up i've ever seen, and those fox shox are very nice. I really would love to get some of those someday.

 

With that much of a lift a three link becomes an option. You would also want a cv at the trannie and tilt the axle to prevent driveline vibration I would think.
It almost looks like they didn't sleeve the frame though. Look at the shape of the frame rail where the blue bracket is bolted to it. At least they should sleeve it at the top bolt.
My main concern is the panhard in this setup, way to much angle. The draglink etc. is not ideal, but with that much lift it won't handle all that well anyway.

 

Some REAL Hawai'ian wheeling...




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These trucks are purpose built...like the trucks in Iceland. I think of them the same way I look at lowriders or ricers that have tons of bling. I can appreciate all the work and $$$$

 

I didn't get my toyota driver yet!