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Old May 31, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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man, that thing is SICK! who did your tire carrier?

oh yeah, as for getting in and out, you need to get one of those rope ladders..... open the doors and roll it out!
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Old May 31, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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I have made everything for it, tire carrier, front bar, rocksliders, etc. My fiance is already throwing a fit about it. I have actually considered a small rope step, but I know she would slam it in the door all the time.

I found a pic of my grandpa while we were working on it. Looks like he's takin it easy.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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what kind of fender flares are those? i can see you trimmed the front fenders, but those flares look sr5 stockish.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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No your grandpa looks like he's been working. Your buddy in the clean shorts and white tennis shoes is the one who looks like the slacker!

Nice fab work.

I've had mine lifted etc. for several months now and it takes a while to get all those little things done just right...or forever!

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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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We need to get a thread going with all these monster Toys sportin' 35's and up.

Sweet rig man!
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by calrockx
what kind of fender flares are those? i can see you trimmed the front fenders, but those flares look sr5 stockish.
Thanks for all the compliments. They are bushwacker flares, which are very similar to the stock ones.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:29 PM
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the rig looks great! so you've got the 37's on now? or are you still waiting to throw them on?


Originally Posted by cubuff4runner
I have made everything for it, tire carrier, front bar, rocksliders, etc.
man you're good, may i need you to build me one
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by HOJU
the rig looks great! so you've got the 37's on now? or are you still waiting to throw them on?




man you're good, may i need you to build me one
Sure The 37's are on there in the pics. They look like 35's with the lift and the fenders trimmed.

We need to get a thread going with all these monster Toys sportin' 35's and up.
Through the whole process I was thinking that yotatech should start a section for SAS, like TTORA. It seems that more and more people on the forum are starting SAS's. The members on yotatech always seem to be more helpful and cooler about answering questions that may seem dumb. Some of the other forums have people that act like they were born with all knowledge of 4x4's and never had to ask a question.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by cubuff4runner
Sure The 37's are on there in the pics. They look like 35's with the lift and the fenders trimmed.
that's why i asked, i thought they looked like 35's too.... damn that thing is big, what's your measurement from the top of the arc, on the front fender to the gound?
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:53 PM
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that's why i asked, i thought they looked like 35's too.... damn that thing is big, what's your measurement from the top of the arc, on the front fender to the gound?
If I remember right I think it was about 48". When the spring s are flat I have about 2" between the fender and the tire, so I'm going to try to drop it a couple of inches. Hopefully then when it is flexed all the way the tire will go into the fender well.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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i'm sitting at 42" man you're up there-
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Old May 31, 2005 | 08:01 PM
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Mine is 42" and that's tall enough for me. Honestly I was more concerned with strength than height.

If mine was another 1/2" higher it would not fit in the garage.
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Old May 31, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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that tight huh? when i was on 285's i could barely squeeze in there.... that was before the Yakima went on-
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Old May 31, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by sschaefer3
Mine is 42" and that's tall enough for me. Honestly I was more concerned with strength than height.

If mine was another 1/2" higher it would not fit in the garage.
I really didn't want it as high as it is, I got done put the tires on and I have the 44044's on, but I think I'm going to go to the junk yard and get some stock waggy springs and try those out. As of right now the top of my rack it about 7'9", I need a 8' Garage door, wait I don't even have a garage :cry:

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Old May 31, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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... wait I don't even have a garage :cry:
Story of every student, or just was a student. Can't wait to check it out.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by sschaefer3
Mine is 42" and that's tall enough for me. Honestly I was more concerned with strength than height.

If mine was another 1/2" higher it would not fit in the garage.
I didn't think it would fit in any garage once the conversion was done. Big garage.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 06:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bighead
I didn't think it would fit in any garage once the conversion was done. Big garage.
I bet it would fit in your garage. It fits in Parking Garages.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 07:23 AM
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Originally Posted by sschaefer3
Mine is 42" and that's tall enough for me. Honestly I was more concerned with strength than height.

If mine was another 1/2" higher it would not fit in the garage.
What makes going higher less strong? I don't quite get that statement. Less height makes for better COG but strength, the method of attaching leaf springs to an axle is the same as well as attaching spring hangers and shackle hangers to the frame.
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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 07:30 AM
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What makes going higher less strong?
Nothing. My priorities were CTM's & Cro-Mo axles. I had no problem with the amount of lift I had with the 315's and IFS.

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Old Jun 1, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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How much do you think you spent on the conversion?
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